Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-07-18
LITTLE LOCALS.

mlcc hillldH huOees VI ehS 'ASAAAsy
of Moler's, gave very pleasant party
Monday evening in honor of her
guest, Miss Mamie Bechtol, of Wash
ington City. Mr.. Bayne Johnston,
of Leesburg, Va, has been visiting
Mr.. Robert Knott.
George B. Senseny, of Middleway
district. sent US few days ago a head
of timothy a little over twelve inches
long. This comes mighty near beat.
ing the record, We suppose, and If
anybody can 60 ahead Of it we should
like to hear from them.
Monday was St. Swithin's day, and
as there was not drop of rain during
the day we should have had forty
days of dry weather. As matter of
fact. it has rained every DAY since.
and now st. Swithin must take
back seat as a weather prophet.
. DIR. J. L. Meyers, Joseph B. Van
Meter and R. L. VanMeter have
bought the block of stock in the Nor.
gan's Grove Fair Association, sixty
shares in all, belonging to the estate
of the late Mrs. John P. Smith, Of
sharpsburg. They paid par for it.
George W. Gross, Of Rocky Marsh,
has und ertaken tesecure contributions
to improve the Berkeley end of the
road between Shepherdstown and
Martinsburg by way of Winebrenner's
cross roads. About $500 in cash has
been subscribed, and a number of
farmers have agreed to furnish stone
Jacob s. Reinhart has sold his gen.
eral merchandise store at Molers
Cross Roads to Luther W. Thompson,
who will take charge within the next
thirty days. Mr.. Reinhart. who is 8
popular and competent business man.
has not yet announced what he will
engage in. We hope Mr.. Thompson
will prosper in his new enterprise.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Goldsborough,
of Walkersville, Nd. have just COM
pleted their trip by buggy through
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. Their first stop after they left
Walkersvale was in Shepherdstown,
Mrs. Goldsborough's old home, thence
to Winchester, Luray, to Charlottes-
vile, and from there home. They
covered distance of 262 miles and
enjoyed the trip very much.
]. Hugh Miller, of this place, has
taken the agency for the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company Of
Newark, N. j., one of the oldest and
most reliable of the insurance com.
panies. Mr.. Miller will be glad to
consult with any person contemplating
insurance, and has plans that are not
only protective to the insured, but
good investments beside. See adver.
tisement in another column.
Those persons from this vicinity
who attended the Presbyterian reun-
ion at Pen-Mar last Thursday had a
rather unpleasant experience. A
heavy storm prevailed during the af-
ternoon and prevented enjoyment Of
the mountain scenery, and while the
people were packed together in the
buildings to escape the rain they were
the victims of gang of pickpockets
that energetically worked the crowd.
1t is said that several persons from
Shepherdstown were robbed.
State Superintendent of Schools
Miller has issued his schedule of coun-
ty Institutes for 1907. The Jefferson
county institute will be held at
Charles Town the week beginning Au.
gust 10, and the instructors will be
Joseph Roster, of Fairmont, and Geo.
w. Briudle, of Martinsburg. The
Berkeley county institute begins at
Martinsburg August II, and will be
conducted by A. @. Kimler and Jo-
seph Roster. The Morgan county in.
stitute begins August 18th and will
be conducted by ]. D. Muldoon and A.
G. Kimler. ]. G. Knutti and F. A.
Byerly will conduct the institute for
Hardy county, beginning August 49,
at Wardensville, and Prof. Muldoon
will assist in the Grant county insti.
tute, commencing August rs.
Mail Carrier B. F. Hartzell was
Jogging along the river read the other
day viewing the beauties Of nature
and trusting his faithful old horse to
keep in the middle of the road. when
suddenly he found himself flying
through the air. His horse had one
of its moon.eyed spells, and, failing to
see washout along the edge Of the
road, walked plump into the hole.
Mr.. Hartzell awoke to to the catastro-
phe in time to avoid personal injury
by taking flying jump, landing near
the rivers edge, but the horse and the
vehicle were badly mixed up in the
chasm into which they had fallen.
The horse was gotten out without
much hurt, though the wagon was re,
duced to small pieces. Uncle Sans
mail was about an hour late that day.
Ever since last winter former Coun.
ty Superintendent ]. A. Eugle, of the
Bakerton neighborhood, has been miss.
ing corn from his crib. The thief was
mo lest, only taking little at time
probably just enough for his needs
end Mr.. Engle didn't say much
about it. The other night Mr.. Engle g
son Forrest came home somewhat later
than usual, and as he was putting his