Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-03-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

ter auu MlPs ANNE T.. Welsh, both o
Jefferson county.
Fishermen with nets managed +,
get some pretty good fish last weel
while the river was raising. A cou
pie of beautiful trout were caught a
the foot Of Princess street.
F D. Polhamus has purchased o
j, d. Dutterer the Coyle farm, locat
ed about two miles west of Summit
Point. 1t contains 166 acres. Tn,
price paid was $50 an acre.
The contract for building the gov
eminent road between Burnside
bridge and the Mckinley monument
on Antietsm Battlefield has beer
awarded to Samuel s Stouffer, OF the
vicinity of Sharpsburg.
The teachers institute for Shep
herdstown district was held at the
graded school last Friday, and an in.
teresting programme was rendered
by the teachers Of the public schools
County Superintendent Engle was
present.
The river was higher the past week
than it has been for number of years
the result of rains and melting snow
1t overAowed into the canal, but
caused no serious damage. Another
rise took place yesterday, but was moi
so high.
Messrs Elmer and William Mar.
shall will have public sale next Tues
day at their home near KearDeysville
They will give up their farm to n
T Snyder, who bought it last week
and VIII move to town, having rented
Alex. Henson's place near the GENE
terry.
Fountain Pens-We don't mind
Boosting about our fountain pens, be.
cause We have the stock, and, best Of
all, can back them up with our per-
sonal guarantee. Let US fill one fol-
you-it won't cost you cent unless
you are satisfied with it. Reinhsrt'
Pharmacy.
The food in the Potomac river last
week caused some damage to the
Chesapeake g. Ohio canal. Part Of
the towpath on the level below Will
Transport was washed away, and sand
bars were formed at a number OF
places. Repairs will be made as soon
as possible and the canal put in order
for navigation.
The spring equinoctial storm came
on time-indeed, day or two early
1t began Tuesday morning, and a
driving east wind dashed heavy show
ers upon the earth. Two mild thun-
der storms, one IN the morning and an.
other at night, were thrown In for
good measure and to assure the awak-
ening of the snakes.
The company that owns the fine
imported Belgian horse Coguac D'Al
vsux is very greatly pleased with the
unusually handsome colts that have
recently been dropped. Secretary A
W. Blllmyer says that no finer colts
have ever been seen in this section,
aud he believes that they will devel-
op into very valu .ble horses.
The news has just been made pub
lie of the marriage of Miss Jennie
Barnhart, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles l.. Barnhart, of Duf.
fields, to Mr.. Thomas E. Howell, of
Washington, formerly Of this county
The ceremony was performed Janus'
ry 26th last by Bishop W. L. Gravatt
at the Episcopal residence in Charles
Town.
LOWE Zsndt Purcell, the famous
contralto of the Schubert Lady Quar-
tette, has one of the deepest voices
ever given to a woman, and Is the
only lady vocalist able to sing an oc.
tave below middle @ in concert. Her
voice is very powerful and yet so me-
lodious that her strongest tone loses
none of it's sweetness Hear her at
the town hall April 9th.
II D Wlntermoyer, writing us
from McKeesport, Pa, says that he
has charge of the brick work of new
building being erected for the Nation
al Tube Company at that place which
will be the largest structure in the
world under one roof 1t is l $50
feet long and $50 feet wide. and 20 :
900 900 bricks are required in its
construction. Mr.. Wintermoyer says
that be anxiously awaits the REGISTER
each Friday evening.
The Leetown Horse Company has
been fully organized by the election
OF D z. Roger president, V G.
Moore secretary, and W. A. Fulk
treasurer, with the following addi-
tional directors George Bowers, D
W. Bowers. NJ K. Bowers, W. E
McSherry, J. F. Casey, William Bus
ey, T. o. Everhart, j B. Wiltshire,
J. T. Campbell and D. j. Fuik. The
horse recently bought by the company
is a splendid imported Belgian, Prince
DOndonmont, said to be one of the
handsomest horses ever brought to
this section. He is three years old,
weighs 1910 pounds, and is beauti-
iul dapple bay with black points. We
are glad to see such fine horses being
brous ht into our county, for it means
marked Improvement and higher
prices for stock.
The reorganization of the National
Citizens Rank of Charles Town has