Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-03-14

Qullkln, and driven to a sleigh with
another horse, created some excite
ment on Main street Monday after.
noon by doing some high jumping
Mr.. MeQuilkin was dragged from the
sleigh, but he held on to the reins I'm.
til help came and the horse was con-
trolled.
Samuel P Humrickhouse has given
us very pretty Photographic view OF
Shepherdstown, taken from the steeple
OF the Reformed Church. The picture
is made from two plates and gives a
hne birds eye view of the town, in
Guiding the prominent buildings. Mr..
Humrickhouse sells the pictures at
very reasonable rates.
81. L Snyder g. Co. have for sale
an urusually desirable property at
the edge of Shepherdstown. New
brick clearinghouse, brick stable and
Other outbuildings, and about eight
acres of land. This is not only very
nice home, but it cannot but prove a
good investment. Write or call upon
this firm for particulars.
County Commissioner Nelson T.
Snyder has bought from the heirs the
farm Of the late John w. Marshall,
near KearneYsville. The place con.
tains 1881 acres and the price paid
was $40 an acre. The sale was made
through the real estate agency of h.
L. Snyder & Co. This is a very de-
sirable farm, and the mansion house
upon it ID an unusually substantial
brick dwelling. Mr.. Snyder gets
possession the lst of April.
An interesting game of basketball
was played in the Shepherd College
gymnasium last Monday afternoon be-
tween the college team and the Ran
dolph- macon Academy team. The
visitors won by g. score of 46 to 20.
Our boys put up good fight, but the
R. NJ. A. team were the better play
ers, besides being heavier weights.
The large crowd of spectators rooted
vigorously for the home boys, but
they had an uphill fight from the
first.
Charles Sigler, formerly Of this
place, now employed in the baggage
transfer of the Chamberlain Hotel
at Old Point Comfort, Va, had an
exciting experience the other day.
He and R. D. Hope, watchman at
the hotel, had some words, when Hope
drew a revolver and sent bullet af-
ter Sigler as the latter was going up
stairway. Sigler was not hit, but
Hope was fired from HE job right
away.
Last Sunday was a typical winter
day in this section. Snow began to
tall about midnight Saturday night,
and kept up until Sunday night. when
there was about eight inches Of it up
on the ground. Until about one o'clock
In the afternoon 1t came down thick
and fast, and the attendance at church
services was very slim. The sun shone
bright and warm on Monday, and the
snow melted very rapidly. The storm
was a general one throug bout the East,
and recalled the memorable blizzard
OF March IL, l969-just ninete N
years previous.
Nobody need say a word about the
round hog az weather prophet.
He mas made good this year, as he did
last year also. When be saw his
shadow on the second OF February he
didn't hesitate moment but retired
into his hole, remarklug that there
would be something doug In the Way
of bad weather for the next SIX weeks.
II has been even 80. Snow storms,
tornadoes, electrical storms, rain, cold
and all sorts OF foul weather have pre-
vailed, and We sha mt feel comfort
able until after Saturday, when his
SIX weeks will be up. We hope that
when the ground hog comes out
again some one will shoot him on the
spot.
The fire department has in prospect
an engagement OF the celebrated
Schubert Symphony Club and Lady
Quartette Company of Chicago, and
1t is expected that they will be secured
to give one of their delightful enter.
tainments abrut April 9th. This
company gives a program OF the
greatest variety, consisting of lady
quartettes, mandolin and guitar clubs,
string, violin and vocal solos, anus.
ing reading, etc. In the Schuberts
we will get musical entertainment
that is enjoyable from first to last
not long, dull classical affair, but a
bright, interesting program of musics
choicest gems.
There has been big smash in sggs
or, rather, in the price of the fruit
of the estimable hen For the past
year the price Of eggs has been graft
tying to those Who sold, but just the
contrary to those who have to depend
upon the market for their supply.
Last week, however, there was a tum'
BILE, and now you can buy good, fresh
eggs in Shepherdstown at Is cents
dozen. The decline in price started
In the cities. In one day last week
100000 eggs reached New York
from the memories of the West, and
the wholesale price dropped to Is
cents dozen. In the meantime, the
hens are busy laying Easter eggs. and
town and city folks hope the price
l..o. ,-ht I'd II