Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-09-29
LITTLE LOCALS.

| issued invitations 10 The marriage OF their
daughter, Edna Bell, TO DR.. Joseph How
ard Hodges. The ceremony will take
place at the brides home on October the
18th.
Harry b. Sigler, who farms II. M. Tur-
ner'S place, near town, raised 633 bush
els OF wheat on q acres, an average OF
about p l-2 bushels TO the acre. Mr..
Sigler also raised 90 bushels~of barley on
two acres OF ground.
A flock of partridges came TO town one
evening recently-some fifteen or eigh-
teen being in the ceveY. They became
separated, and il was interesting to note
their efforts to get together that evening
and the next morning.
William r. Moler, who has conducted
a grocery store in Shepherdstown for the
past couple OF years, has gone into bank
ruptcy. A meeting of creditors will be
held at Martinsburgon October Sd, when
trustee will be selected.
Shephcrdstown was without electric
lights Monday and Tuesday nights. The
low water in the Potomac has rendered
the plant at Dam No. 4 idle, and on Mon
day the power plant at Martinsburg broke
down, leaving us in darkness.
Here's the sort OF letters we like to
read: editor RegiSter-Havlng spent
the past month in Shepherdstown, fell
in love with your newsy paper, and miss
it so much | send money herewith so
that may become regular subscriber"
Mrs. c. c. HarkleSS, Portsmouth, n. H.
The trustees of the Shepherd Grade
public school have made great improve
ment at that place by digging an arteSian
we'll, so as TO insure an ample supply OF
pure water for the children. Afine stream
of water was struck at a depth OF "a feet,
and the old ciStern has been abandoned
for drinking purposes.
Five persons, farmers OF the neighbour
hood, were arrested in HagerStown last
week on the charge ofSelling Short-weight
butter Instead of the pounds" con-
tanning sixteen ounces, they were short
from one to two ounces. 1t is said that
a good deal OF butter sold in Shepherds
town is short in weight.
Particular attention is called TO the big
advertisement on the first page OF the
Register this week-that OF Letter Bros,
of HagerStown. This firm has built up
wonderful trade in handsome garments
for ladies, and all they ask is that those
who are interested in stylish dresses call
and see what they have to show. The
firm is thoroughly reliable and depend
able one and courtesy and fairness is as
Sured to all of its customers.
Charles w. Allen, the genial travel
ing passenger agent OF the B. & 0. Rail-
road, made us a pleasant all on Tuesday
and gave us very useful map OF that
road. Mr.. Allen was here to arrange for
tickets for Charles r. Koontz and his FAM
lily, who will leave Shepherdstown for
California about the middle OF October.
They will go by the B. & o. 10 Chicago,
thence by way of Utah to Pasadena,
where they will make their home.
We have received an interesting letter
from E. L. Magruder, former popular
student of Shepherd College, who has
entered the law school at Valparaiso, In
diana. MIR. Magruder says that Valpa-
raSo is 40 miles from Chicago, and is a
town of about 5000 inhabitants, eXclu-
Siye of the 5000 students enrolled in the
schools there. He likes the school and
the students and the surroundings gener-
ally. His friends here will wish him good
fortune in his new work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. TruSSell and their
little daughter, of Kearneysville, made
pleasant call at the Register office yeSter-
day. Mr.. TrusSell met with very pain
full accident Tuesday afternoon. One OF
the gauges Of the steam engine at the
Kearneysvile elevator, where he is en-
ployed, blew out, and in attempting TO
close the valves both OF his hands were
Scalded, one of them being bliSteredvery
badly. He suffered intensely until DR..
Lucas applied remedies and gave relief.
The enormous freight engines built by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Phil
adelphia for the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way are now being delivered to the rail-
road company The contract was for
fifty engines, and about third OF this
number have been delivered. They are
passing through ShepherdStown under
their own Steam-anew way OF receiving
them, as usually they are sent dead to
their destination. The engines are pow
erful machines and are to be used princi-
paily to haul coal trains.
The great drought continues in this
section, and at this writingth is no ap-
parent prospect Of Gain. Tuesday even
ing a thunder storm passed to the north
OF us, and refreshing showers fell in
Washington county, Md. Great incon-
venience is caused many farmers by the
lack of water, some OF them being obliged
to drive their stock long distance.
Streams are very low and wells and els
terms are becoming exhausted. Farmers
are seeding wheat in clouds OF dust, TAX
ing comfort in the old saying, "Sow in
the dust, reap YOU must"
The Jefferson county courthouse at
Charles Town is being repainted for the
first time in eleven years, and ii is inter
esting to note the advances in the price
OF paint supplies since the last time the
building was painted in 1899. The whole
sale price of oil then was % cents a gal