Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-08-09
LITTLE LOCALS.

or at the REGISTER Office.
The district conference of the M. E
Church South is in session at Summit
Point this week. and Rev. d. l. Ste
phens and E. w. Athey are in attend
ance from this place. Mr.. Atheys
family is also visiting at Summit
Point.
Mrs. Fanny s. Allen and Alex. B.
Shepherd have sold to U. 8. Martin
their river front property at Shep'
herdstown for $500 cash. This in
cludes the old stone wharf and ware
house site and the river front as far as
leagues run. The sale was made by
II. L. Snyder & Go.
Miss Alice Beach was the hostess
Of merry party of young folks who
went on a straw ride on Monday ev-
ening last. The start was made from
Sudley Place, and refreshments were
served before and after the journey.
The young ladies and gentlemen en-
jOyed it very greatly.
A Hagerstown negro by the name
Of Keyser got obstreperous at the mer.
ry.go- round last Saturday night, and
when he was put off the machine for
not paying for his rides he threatened
to throw stones among the persons en-.
Toying themselves there. Sergeant
Shipley arrested him and Mayor Bast
imposed a fine of $3.50.
A good deal Of complaint has been
made against the crowd of colored
idlers that is always to be found at
the corner OF the college property at
Main and King streets. 1t has be-
come positive nuisance and Is most
Objectionable, especially to ladies who
have to pass there. We hope that
the town authorities and school Off
Gals will break it up.
Last Wednesday afternoon Balti.
more and Ohio train No. e killed a
man near Engle's Switch, three miles
west of Harper's Ferry. He had
nothing upon his person to identity
him. He was rather tall and stout,
with a study beard, and looked to be
in the ffties and working man. He
was taken to Harper's Ferry and
buried in the potter's field at the COM
panys expense.
The weather the past week has beer
extremely hot throughout the country
and Shepherdstown has been just
about the center of the torrid zone.
Although there have been frequent
rains, they have cooled the atmosphere
only temporarily, and the humidity
has simply increased the discomfort.
There have been many deaths from
heat in the cities.
The campmeeting at Shenandoah
Junction will continue over next Sun
day, on account of the great interest
being manifested. Twenty persons
have professed conversion so far, and
the interest seems to be increasing at
each service. Sunday, August 18th,
will be the closing day and several
prominent ministers of the Baltimore
Conference will be present to assist
Rev. T. G. Jones, who has charge of
the services.
Last Wednesday night freight
train backed into the rear end OF pas
senger train No. IA at Shepherdstown.
The steps OF the Pullman car were
torn off and the passengers had jolt
that scared them considerably. The
caboose was almost demolished. The
| sidings at this place are not long
enough to hold a freight train, and a
good deal OF maneuvering is necessary
to get trains past each each other.
Some of these times there will be
serious accident from this cause.
Three mornings in succession last
week the Western Maryland Railroad
failed to get the early mail from Bal
timore and the East to Hagerstown
in time to make connection with the
Norfolk g. Western train for the South.
Thus the people all along the line of
the latter road were deprived of their
most important mail-some Of them
until late in the evening and the
greater part until the following day.
The postal authorities ought to take
up this matter and see if the condi-
tions cannot be remedied.
The board Of education of Shep.
herdstown district has bought from
Jacob Wintermoyer strip of land
Just north of the graded school prop
erty, which it adjoins, for 5000. The
lot secured is about 100 feet in width
and extends the full length of the
school property. The board finds it
necessary to build new closets, and
the additional land was needed for
this purpose. 1t will also provide a
desirable playground for the school
children and permit the identifying
of the grounds Immediately about the
building.
The editor of the REGISTER has just
added as an ornament to the hallway
| in his home the big bald eagle recent
" shot by Will Shipley in Billmyer's
woods, north of town. Mr.. Shipley
was out cunning, when he saw the
eagle after some young crows. He
fred at the big bird and badly wound
ed it, but before it gave up it man.
age to give its slayer a vicious dig in
| the hand with its claw. The eagle