Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-11-05

"ionS Tue Sidewalks before winter
sets In. These unsightly places are
not creditable to the town.
The bridge of the Virginia and
Maryland Bridge Company at Shep-
herdstown Is undergoing extensive re-
pairs. A new floor is being laid and
many new joists are being put in.
Charles Kretztr is in charge of the
work.
The annual meeting of the Jefferson
County Sunday School Association
will be held in the Williams Metho-
dist Church at Shenandoah Junction
on Monday and Tuesday, November
18th and 18th. An interesting pro-
gramme will be arranged for the aes.
sions. Rev. Charles Ghiselin, Of
Shepherdstown, is president of the as
ISOLATION.
John L. Livers has been in town
this week looking after electric light
affairs. 1t is just a year since his
company took hold of the local plant.
Many improvements have been made
since that time and ths service has
been frst-class. New customers are
being added each week, and O. L.
Carter, the manager, is still wiring up
additional houses.
There was remarkably good order
in Shspherdstown Halloween night.
There were the usual crowds Of pred
atory boys, but Sergeant Shipley and
a couple OF assistants kept so close a
watch upon them hey soon found out
that if they got beyond bounds they
would have trouble. Several incip-
lent escapades were nippsd in the
bud by the vigilance of the officers.
1t was a great satisfaction to the older
folks to know that their property was
SO well protected.
The election passed off very quietly
in Shepherdstown on Tuesday. The
day was an ideal one, and voters and
workers enjoyed the pleasant weather.
There was no disorder Of any sort,
and both sides kept in good humor
Returns were received at several diff
terent places, and by nine o'clock sniff
Gent news mad been received tolindi-
cafe the election of Taft. Subsequent
proceedings did not interest the DEM
ocrats, and they had no desire to stay
out late.
Our good friend Bennett Lancaster,
of New Castle. DEL, in renewing his
subscription to the REGISTER, writes :
Il enjoy reading your splendid paper
very greatly. 1t deserves the patron
age of every good citizen in your State
and outside your State, also. You
nave nothing to regret, and never will
nave, in this world or the next, for
the worthy stand you take on the
leading issues of the day, namely, the
temperance problem and the political
of our beloved country. You
ere surely on the right side of both of
these greet questions. May the Reg
IsIER and its dass live long and
prosper. "
Local hunters have been killing
great many rabbits the past few wseks
IN this locality. The REGISTERS
devil" William Orowl, went hunt
ing on Tuesday, the understanding
being that he Was to bring back no
less than len rabbits. He didn't
keep his promise, however. In the
first place, his dogs nose got cold and
be couldn't trail the bunnies, Then
the gun wouldn't shoot straight, and
the rabbits refused to remain still long
enough to be shot. Bill walked 422
miles, was ordered off of 19 farms,
used up Is cents worth of ammuni'
ZION, wore out one pair Of shoes, got
954 scratches from the brisrs, and
killed 90 rabbits.
An Italian whose name was I'M
known met horrible death last Thurs
day afternoon about four O'Clock at
Junction. He was riding
on an east-bound B. & o. freight train
when his hat blew off. He jumped
from the train and picked it up, and
then in attempting to get back on the
train he was thrown under the wheels
of the car. He was literally ground
TO pieces, his head and the upper part
of his body being cut in shreds, and
his features utterly unrecognizable.
He was, of course, instantly killed.
The accident was witnessed by a num-
Der of persons about the station, In
Guiding a number of Italians, but no
one knew anything of the man. The
remains were taken to the Alms House
and buried at the expense of the coun-
ty.
At a session of the County Court
last week John G. Burns, Daniel Hefe-
bower and N. T. Snyder were appoint
ed viewers OF proposed road from a
point on the Charles Town and Duf.
fields road at the corner of Elliott
aud Starry lands to the Charles Town
Boom. The proposition was brought
before the court on a petition signed
by a number of residents who travel
the Dufields road to Charles Town.
The petitioners ask for a route along
the Starry land to an avenue on the
Boom already dedicated to public use.
1t is proposed to intersect Railroad
avenue with the new road and follow
it to Mildred street at the B. & 0.
depot. The court also appointed Mr..
T. C. Green a Justice of the peace for