Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-24
LITTLE LOCALS.

Road Supervisor ]. A. Link is improv-
ing the road between Shepherdstown and
Shenandoah Junction by putting on il
several long stretches of crushed stone.
This road will soon be entirely macadam-
lied.
Jefferson Security Bank has just de-
clared dividend of six per cent nits
capital stock for the past six months. The
bank is prosperous and solid and an
institution of which our community is
justly proud.
Frank o. Trump, of Kearneysville, has
been appointed to and accepted the po-
sition of member of the Board of Review
and Equalization for Jefferson county, in
place Of Geo. H. Child, who declined the
appointment.
Profs. ]. d. Muldoon and Walter M.
Duke have decided not to accept the prop
osition to 60 to Martinsburg and take
charge of the schools of that city, but will
remain in their old positions with Shep-
herd College.
Rev. James McLaren, retired minis
ter of the M. E. Church and former pas
tor of the Methodist Church of Shep-
herdStown, was stricken with paralysis
last Thursday and now lies seriously i'll
at his home in Walbrook. Baltimore.
The three liquor saloons in Shepherds
town will have to 60 out of business next
Wednesday night at II o'clock, their Ii
cenSes expiring at that hour. II is said
that the Entler Hotel and ]. p Watkins
will keep their places open for the sale OF
soft drinks, while Lane and Hamilton
will move away from town.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Ringgold are max
ing number of Improvements to Belle
vue, their handsome home near town.
The interior of the house has been re-
modelled and beautiful colonial porch
will be erected at the front of the man.
sion. A large number of young trees
have recently been set out on the grounds
surrounding the house.
The workmen who are Stringing the
wires from the electric power plant in
Martinsburg to ShepherdStown reached
this place yesterday. The connection
with the town system will be made in
short time, and we will see whether or
not Sufficient current will be carried from
Martinsburg to give us plenty OF light.
DR.. M. H. Crawford went to Baltimore
the first of the week and bought fine
new automobiles handsome Maxwell
seven-paSSenger touring car, for which
he paid s., $50. Davis Humrickhouse will
be the chauffeur, and goes to Baltimore
today to learn the running Of the machine.
DR.. Crawford expects to bring the car
home in about week.
Larry Brown was painfully hurt last
Thursday afternoon at the home OF Fl.
w. Potts, near town. He was doing
some hauling for Mr.. Potts and his team
became frightened and ran away. Mr..
Brown was knocked down and the wag-
on ran over him, inficting painful bruises
and rendering him unconscious for time.
Fortunately he escaped serious injury.
A party of straw-riders from Martins
burg made an unearthly racket in Shep-
herdstown last night. They landed here
about II O'Clock, screaming and yelling
at the top of their voices, and after stay
ing here an hour or two went away with
a renewal of their noise. Sucha nuisance
would probably not be tolerated in Mar
tinsburg-why, therefore, should it be SUI
fered in Shepherdstown?
A very unusual proceeding was noted
here this week, when c. N. Whiting, pro-
prietor of Billmyer's Mill, west of this
place, came to town and bought guam
tity of wheat from w. N Lemen & Sons
elevator, paying 81. so for it. The supply
of wheat that Mr. Whiting had in stock
ran short, and there was nothing else to
do but buy from the elevator in order that
his trade might be taken care OF.
The completion of the new telephone
line from Moler's Cross Roads TO Baker
ton for the Jefferson County Telephone
Company gives a gratifying increase in
the company's business. The line is
slightly more than three miles in length
and the extension adds the following sub
scribers: Virginia Ore Bank, c. d. Car
ter, p. S. Willard, Kidwiler Brothers,
Douglas Moler, Cruise Link and Charles
Nichold.
Now that the old railroad bridge has
been removed and hauled away, work.
men of the Norfolk & Western Railway
are taking up the useless track on the
Maryland side of the river and will make
the permanent connection between the
new track and the new bridge. When
This work is finished the useless track in
Shepherdstown will be removed and
the street crossings properly graded up.
We have also heard that work on the new
station will probably begin within a few
weeks.
VIM. A. Layton, who says that he is
going around the world on bicycle, was
in Shepherdstown last Thursday. He
left New York on the first of July, 1906,
without a cent is his pockets, and has
since almost completely encircled the
earth. II he gets back to New York by
the first of July he is to get 5000. Lay
ton, who is IS years old, is a pleasant
spoken man and talks very interestingly.
II will be close shave if his clothes and
bicycle hold out until he reaches New
York.
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