Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-05-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

| SISSSioHdi SOHSCutiOH, Whit HiCSlo dl
Keyser on July 9th.
! VIM. c. Link has been Dragging about
his three-legged chicken, but a man al
Centerville, Md, has chicken with four
legs. Considering the price asked for
spring chickens, each one ought to have
half dozen drumsticks.
We call particular attention to the ad-
vertisement ofthe Southern States Mutual
Life Insurance Company in this issue.
This is home company, is thoroughly
reliable, and should be patronized by
West Virginians. Look into its PROPOSE
tons.
The closing exercises of the Shepherds
town Graded School will be held Friday
morning, May 9th, at 10 O'Clock, and
Principal c. T. Smooth and the faculty
invite the patrons and friends of the school
to be present. An appropriate pro-
gramme will be rendered by the pupils.
There are twelve members of the gradu-
ating class
A few days ago James P. Wintermoyer
found a regular nest of Civil War relics in
a field near the Packhorse Ford east Of
Shepherdstown. There were sixteen
pairs OF brass epaulettS, number OF but
tons, hat ornaments and other articles that
had probably been lying there since 1862.
Just how so many of these articles come
to be in one locality is not explained.
The subject of waterworks for Shep-
herdstown is still agitating the public
mind, and our people are almost unani-
nous in favoring the project. The COM
mittee of councils in charge OF the matter
are pursuing their investigations and &C
quiring useful information, and are await
ing now a consultation with engineers
for expert opinions on certain phases of
the proposition. We hope that the COM
mittee will follow up the subject closely,
for the more the people think of the ad-
vantages of water supply the more anx-
iouS they are to see the system installed
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county will be held in Shepherdstown the
week beginning August 22d, with r. b.
Tetrick, of Harrisburg, Pa, and Mrs.
Anna R. Bourne, of Bethany, Pa, as in
Structors. 1t is possible that this date
may be changed, as the Lutheran Synod
of Virginia will meet here the same week,
and there is desire to have the two
gatherings at different times, if possible.
The institute for Berkeley county has al
so been fixed for the week of August I'D,
with Superintendent Geo. M. Ford, of
Bluefield, and Principal c. S. Drills, of
| Wheeling, as instructors.
Quite a number of persons from this
neighborhood will go on the excursion
Friday to Washington, where the Worlds
Sunday School Convention is in session.
The rate for the round trip from Shenan-
doah Junction will be $3.50, good for the
day only. Passengers from Shepherds
town can leave here at S.l4 a. m. on the
N. & w. Railroad, and get special B. &
o. train at the Junction at 90, reaching
Washington at II o'clock. Returning,
they will leave Washington at go p. m
reaching the Junction at 0S, where they
take the N. & w. train due here at about
midnight, and which will make special
stop here for these passengers.
Charles P. Light, State Road Commits
sioner, has just purchased a new horse.
If the beast is of any account, we advise
Mr.. Light not to let him travel over the
Berkeley county roads, for they will soon
do him up. On the other hand, however,
| il would be worth the sacrifice OF horse
to have the commissioner note the con-
dition of the public roads in his own
county, which are disgraceful to a rich
and enterprising county such as Berkeley
county iS-or ought to be-with abund-
ance of the very best road-making ma
terial lying along its highways, only wait
ing to be used. Is Mr.. Light doing any
real good for West Virginia roads &? If so,
why does not Berkeley county show up
| better?
The new schedule of the Norfolk &
Western Railway went into effect last
Sunday. The only important change is
in the running OF train No. 81, the accom-
mediation between Hagerstown and Elk
ton, which is an hour earlier than under
the last schedule. This train is restored
to its old time because of the complaints
from many patrons OF the road who, COM
ing from Baltimore and Washington on
B. & 0. train No. |, objected to the long
wait at Shenandoah Junction. A diSad-
vantage is now felt by those who here
tofore found afine connection for this train
at Hagerstown by way of the Pennsyl-
vania and Cumberland Valley roads from
Philadelphia and other points north. No.
27 now leaves Hagerstown at p. m. and
reaches ShepherdStown at 5.34.
B. F. Langdon, of this county, lost his
suit against the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way, trial at Hagerstown last week. he
had sued the company for $3.50 and in
terest. Last year Mr.. Lansdon shipped
from Antietam Station to Baltimore car
load of hogs. In Hagerstown the Norfolk
and Western delivered the hogs to the
Western Maryland Railroad for shipment
to Baltimore, but because OF quarantine
regulations the Western Maryland refused
TO receive them. The Norfolk and West
ern then sold the hogs for S. per 100
pounds and rendered the receipts TO
Langdon, who refused to accept them,
claiming he paid $3.50 per hundred rthe
hogs and the market price in Baltimore
when sold was $500 per hundred. Judge
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