Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-10-15
LITTLE LOCALS.

Inc work OF erecting the iron via
duct which is the approach to the new
n. & W. Railway bridge across the
Potomac at this place is now bein,
pushed, and several spans have beer
put in place.
Charles F. Byers, of Shepherds
town, has an extensive exhibit of live
stock at the Hagerstovn fair this week
He shows II head OF Shorthorn cattle
10 Ootswold sheep, 10 Lincoln sheep
IA Shropshires, 9 Hsmpshires and
Cheviots.
A new brick pavement has been laic
along the King street side of the prop.
erty Of Misses Bette and Katie Sheetz.
The new pavement is 120 feet il
length, leaving about rs feet of old
stone pavement yet along that side o.
the street.
Miss Virginia Schley has been sp.
pointed teacher of a public school al
Morgantown, this State, and will take
up her work in a few days. Miss Ell.
Ia Marshall has been appointed teach.
er of the school at Jones Spring,
Berkeley county.
Miss Jessie Hoffman, one Of the
teachers Of the Shepherdstown Grad.
ed School. was taken to DR.. Venning'i
hospital in Charles Town, where she
was operated upon for appendicitis.
She is reported as now getting alone
very well, and her early recovery il
anticipated.
T. B. Line, the clothier and fur.
nisher, has moved his stock of goods
into the room in the REGISTER build.
ing, and is now at home in the new
store with full stock of suits, over.
coats, hats, and general furnishings.
He invites the people to call and see
the new store and the n.w goods.
A thief entered the residence of
Harry Blackford near Bardans while
the family were at church and stole
eleven silver teaspoons, Eve silver Ia
blespoons. two watches. . gold chain
and locket and a small bank contain
ing ten dollars in cash. The thief
was we'll acquainted with the house.
Hon. ]. NJ. Woods, of Martinsburg,
addressed the Democratic voters last
Saturday night in Shspherdstown. Mr..
Woods made a fine speech-sensibls,
convincing and logical, and added a
good deal to the high opinion with
which he is regarded by our people.
His exposition of the issues Of the cam.
paign was a mastery one.
The weather has been ideal the past
week. With cool mornings and even
ings and bright sunny days, the air
has been like wine. A walk or 4 drive
in the country now is most delightful,
for the foliage has taken on its most
becoming fall tints and all nature
seems to be peculiarly attractive aud
lovely before the winter sleep comes.
VIM. O. Link, executor, has sold
the farm belonging to his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Link. deceased, to
VIM. W. Myers,for $ll 800. The place
contains TIA acres, we'll improved,
and has % acres of excellent timber
upon it. 1t is about three miles south
of Shepherdstown and is q good lime.
stone farm. Mr.. Myers gets posses
sion the first of next April.
Mrs. Ella Miskimon has Just re-
ceived from Panams the inaugural edi-
ton of the Pres" of October LIST.
1t is the first paper Of that style pub
lished in Central or South America.
1t is the size of our newspapers, but
in magazine style of 80 pages, and
partly in Spanish. On October lst
when President Obsldia was insugu-
rated Mr.. Beale Miskimon, formerly
of Harpsr's Ferry, had the honor Of
representing the United States.
The daily papers Of Tuesday pub
lished the following item from Sher-
man, Texas 1.-THE Governor Of Cali
fornia has requested that man known
as Hatfield, who is in custody Of fed
ersl officers here, be held until the
sheriff of San Jose can arrive. Hat
field is suspected of being James O.
Durham, wanted in Santa CLARA coun-
ty, California, for the murder Of si1
persons II years ago" The victim, re-
ferred to were the McGlincy family.
The REGISTER q couple of weeks age
published an article concerning Dun.
ham, or Hatfield.
These deeds evidsncing the trans
fer of real estate have been filed fol
record in the Office of the county clerk
Heirs of Robert Mcdaniel to George
Davis, house and lot half mile south
east of Charles Town, $500; John o.
Aglionby, to the Jacksonville Manu-
featuring and Improvement Co., Is
acres, a part Of the Gap View" farm
adjacent to Shenandoah Junction, $3,'
$3.50; Ambrose Hendricks to Daniel
W. Hendricks, IS acres 3 miles south
of Shephsrdstown on the Halltovn
pike, 81 ,575; same to Kate L. Hen
bricks, II acres, 81 .278.8O.
officials of the Washington Build
ing Lime Company deny that their
company has attempted to induce 1T
vorkmen to vote for the Republican
ticket this fall by threatening to dis
continue the qusrries and the lime
kilns in the event Of Bryans election
Mr.. Houser, who is one of the super
k-I a.. oo,or,apt,pc