Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-08-23
LITTLE LOCALS.

fractions will be presented.
Some farmers think that the corn
has had too much rain and that the,
excessively wet weather of the past
few weeks will lessen the crop. They
say the ears will not fill well if there
is too much rain.
Electric lights have been installed
in the Episcopal Church Of this place,
making considerable Improvement
over the old.style method of lighting.
John R. Crowl wired the church and
furnished the fixtures.
w. E. Leedy, of the Irvin-Leedy
Cigar Company, of Shenandoah juno.
ton, has been granted concession to
sell cigars, tobaccos, cigarettes and
pipes at the jamestown Exposition, to
be opened in Norfolk, Va, next May.
Sunday will be observed as grand
rally day by the colored Methodist
congr egation of Shepherdstown, who
will make an effort to raise 500 for
church improvements. A number Of
visiting ministers are expected to be
present.
The members of the Shepherds
town Band are soliciting subscrip.
tions to buy new uniforms, their old
ones being about done for. This is
worthy cause, for the band is very
accommodating and does it's best to
enliven public occasions in our town.
NJ. Kercheval, of Charles Town,
originator Of the Tom Taggart tomato,
sent US a basket of these vegetables
the other day. We have never seen
tomatoes of such size and quality.
They are wonderful. and Mr.. Kerche-
val ought to reap fortune from
| them.
Rev. ]. David Miller, of Everett,
Pa, has announced that he will &C.
cept the call rendered him by the Re-
formed congregations Of Shepherds.
herdttown and Kearynesville to be-
come their pastor. He expects to
come here about the middle of Sep
TENDER.
A considerable number of persons
went from Shepherdstown to the
Berryville horse show yesterday. w.
l.. Remnants fine Hackney stallion
took the second premium, winning
over large number Of competitors.
Mr.. Clapp's horse got first premium
in this class.
Misses Ada Knode and Grace
Knott have been appointed teachers
of the public school at Moler's; George
P. Unseld will be principal of the
school at Shenandoah Junction ; Miss
Louise Lickider gets the Dufields
school Charles II. Reinhart will re-
turn to Uvilla.
A horse being driven to pillow by
Mr.. Mac Myers near Shenandoah
Junction on Monday became fractions,
and Mr.. Myers was very severely if
not dangerously injured. The single.
tree hook caught him above the eye
and made bad cut, and he was for
a time unconcious.-Sp1rIt.
We are requested to publish the
following: Rev. DR., W. H. Cooley, of
the Baltimore Conference of the Free
Will NJ. E. Church, has arrived and
will preach every night on the river
hill, also on Sunday at II a. m. and
3 and 7.3O pm. He was at one time
pastor of Wesleyan Chapel in Bristol,
England.
While returning from Charles Town
in his automobile last night Lawrence
r. Lee got stranded in Rattlesnake
run, couple of miles south of town.
The water was 60 deep that he could
neither push through nor back out,
so the machine was left in the run
all night. Mr. Lee waded out and
got Geo. B. Coffnberger to bring him
to town.
The REGISTER last week omitted a
thrilling incident in connection with
the flood. AS young lady was GIN
gerly picking her way down Princess
street, she made a missstep in the
darkness and plunged headlong in the
rushing waters. Her escort ran for
lantern, so that he could plunge in
and save her, but she didn't wait for
him-she rescued herself and reached
the house as quickly as he did.
A special term of the County Court
was held on Friday last to take action
in regard to damage done by recent
rains to the county roads near Shop
herdstown, and the following order
was passed: Ordered that the county
will pay one-half of expenses of build
ing iron bridge over leagues run,
below Shepherdstown, cost of same
not to exceed $500 for the one-haif
to be paid by the county, N. T.
Snyder and Jas. NJ. Hendricks are
appointed committee to draw speci-
fcations, contract for bridge and su-
perintend construction of same.
R. D. Shepherd has commenced ex-
tensive improvements to the mansion
house on his Wild Goose Farm. He
will raise the house to more imposing
proportions and will erect a very
handsome colonial porch at the front.
The dwelling is to be reprinted also,
and the style will be entirely changed,
Mr.. Shepherd having concluded to
use the colonial colors instead of the
olive and red that has been the Wild