Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-04-02
LITTLE LOCALS.

OF baKerton, brought us q curiosity
last week-a potato growing through
the neck of bottle. Must have been
something mighty good in the bottle
to cause the potato to go after it
that way.
The Red Men will organize a lodge
in shspherdstown Saturday night,
starting off with a membership Of
about thirty. Tribes from Martins.
burg, Sharpsburg and Charles Town
are expected here to assist in the pre-.
hminary work.
James Z. Hendricks is announced
this week as 4 candidate for county
surveyor for Jefferson county. 1t is
Mr.. Hendricks good fortune to be
without opposition for this Office, and
1t Is equally fortunate for the county
that so capable and satisfactory an
official is bound to be elected.
The concert given by the Shepherds.
town Band last Friday night was a
very enjoyable one, the programme
furnishing pleasing variety Of e1.
cellent music. both vocal and instru.
mental, while Prof. McGarry gave sew.
eral readings. The proceeds were
$59.25 and expenses $40. 25, leaving a
net profit of $40 for the band. The
members are much encouraged at the
liberal patronage.
The baseball season opens in shsp.
herd College on Saturday, April 4,
when the College boys meet st. James
team on the athletic field. A large
crowd is expected. The game will be
called at 2.30 p. m. Admission II
cents. The lineup will probably be-:
Morrow, c; Unseld, p. and Srd Bak.
or, p; Muldoon lst; Wilt End; Unseld
3rd; Lambert Sc; with .Harr, Gardi-
ner, and Smith or Avery in the field.
Mason Marshall, one of our well.
known farmers living west of town,
met with a painful accident last Sat-
urday. He was blowing in a field,
when one of the horses got its leg over
trace. In trying to put it back the
horse kicked Mr.. Marshall on the left
leg. breaking the bone couple OF
inches above the knee. He was of
course entirely disabled, and he had
to lie in the field for several hours un-
til assistance was brought him and he
was carried to the house. DR.. G.. w.
Banks gave him surgical attention.
Mr.. Marshall will be laid up for some
time.
The town council held a meeting
last Monday to settle up its financial
affairs and to transact routine bust
ness. Town Sergeant Shipley made
settlement with the finance committee,
and the financial statement was read
and ordered published in accordance
with the law. Elmer Dusing asked
for a return of his 5000 license fee,
he having concluded to 60 out Of the
liquor business, and it was ordered
that the money be refunded. The
council will meet next Monday night
to finally wind up its business, and
when it adjourns the new council will
meet and organize.
A congregational meeting was held
in the Kearneysville Presbyterian
Church Saturday afternoon, March
2Sth, moderated by Rev. A. O. Hop.
kins, D. D., at which action was tax
en-, unanimously and cordially ill.,
viting Rev. Charles Ghiselin to preach
for them at such stated times as he
may find practicable, and to do such
ministerial work among them as may
be convenient to him. and proposing,
if he consents to this arrangement, to
ask Winchester Prssbytery at its
spring meeting in Charles Town, April
l4th, to appoint him stated supply
for their church for such time as may
be agreeable to him."
Another sherifalty ticket is an
nounced this week. 1t is headed by
James B. Osbourn, of the Duf6elds
neighborhood, with Charles @. Conk.
lvn, of Charles Town district, and IL.
E. Trussell, of Middleway district, as
deputies. Other deputies will be an
nouncsd later, one Of them probably
being L. G. Engle, Of Harper's Ferry
district. Mr.. Osbourn, who heads
the ticket, is well.known and popu-
lar farmer, who commands the conf.
dence of wide circle Of friends, and
if elected would make capable Of
fetal. His deputies, 80 far as an
nounced, are men highly regarded in
their respective districts.
Sbepherdstown is getting just full
of strange game. Tuesday morning
Charles G. Walters killed big musk
rat on the Main street. The beast
had evidently come from the town
run and made its way up the gutter
as far as Mr.. Walters meat shop,
when the latter saw it and ended its
career. Uncle Jesse Peterson hap.
pened to be on hand, and when ne
srst saw the muskrat he felt mighty
queer. He had just been down town
for a morning nip, when he observed
the strange animal frOlioking about.
he rubbed his eyes and took another
look-and it was still there. He
thought he had 'em, and resolved
that he would sign the pledge right
away. He felt greatly relieved when
Mr.. Walters came out and proved
that it really was a muskrat. We be-
lievs Uncle Jesse would have perma-