Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-01-06
LITTLE LOCALS.

very desirable property read the list in
another column. Several new places
have been added the past week or two.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Potts and the
Misses Potts gave delightful afternoon
reception on New Years day. which was
attended by quite number of their
friends in this vicinity. The guests were
most charmingly entertained in their spa
cious and beautiful home, and the occa-
sion was one OF genuine pleasure.
Robert Early, who had been assistant
agent for the N. & w. Railway at Charles
Town, has been appointed assistant to
Agent E. B. Spedden at Shepherdstown,
and has entered permanently upon his
work here. Mr.. Early, who is an agree
able and accommodating young gentle
man, was formerly from Sharpsburg.
Harry NJ. Show, formerly ofShepherds-
town, who has been with the department
store of Woodward & Lothrop, Washing
ton, for a number of years, has resigned
his place with that firm, and now repre-
sents as travelling salesman the Southern
Bedding Company of Baltimore. Mr..
Show will have his home at Harper's
Ferry.
The Farmers Bank OF ShepherdStown
at the last regular meeting OF the board OF
directors declared dividend OF three per
cent out of the earnings of the past six
months. Besides this dividend, the bank
has placed 5000 TO its surplus account
during the past year. The friends Of this
institution are greatly pleased at ITS pres
ent prosperous condition.
Prof. J. D. Muldoon has contracted
with ]. Butler Ronemous TO manage the
farm that the former recently purchased
from Capt. H. c. GetZendanner, two
miles west of Shepherdstown, and the
latter takes possession at once. Prof.
Muldoon expects to begin right away the
improvement of the place, and will de-
velop it as fruit and poultry farm.
Last Sunday night about midnight some
person or persons driving through Shep-
herdstown in buggy fired revolver
four or five times. This was the act OF
very foolish man. for anyone who carries
a revolver in West Virginia does so at
the peril OF his liberty. If convicted OF
carrying a pistol there is absolutely no
hope of escaping sentence OF six months
in jail.
A meeting of The Jefferson County |
Fruit Growers Association will be held |
in the courthouse in Charles Town next |
Tuesday. January 18th. Hon. J. H. Stew
art, director OF the West Virginia Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, will be pre-
sent, and address the meeting. Other |
speakers are expected. Members OF the |
association are requested 10 be present, |
and all fruit growers are invited TO attend.
We had a very white Christmas in
Shepherdstown and all through this sec
ton. When folks awoke Christmas |
morning they found the ground covered
and snow coming down steadily. ltkept |
inches of it on the ground. A high wind |
that followed drifted the snow very badly, |
and some of the county roads were
blocked by deep drifts for several days.
There was fairly good sleighing for a
week, when a warmer spell caused most
OF the snow to melt.
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by the current from the great electrical
plant al Dam No 4, the transformer that
burnt out few weeks ago having been
replaced by another. We have electrici-
ty all day and all night, and several OF
our local industries will probably install
electric motors in place Of gasoline and
steam engines. The engine that furnished
the power for our town electrical plant
has been removed and semitic Ephrata, Pa
The DYNAMO is still here, and in case OF
emergency will be run by traction en-
CINE.
A young man who gave his name as
Vernon Ashby and his residence as White
Post. Va, made bad start for the new
year by getting into trouble the first OF
the week. He got check cashed at
Hodges store on a bank in Berryville,
but there was no money TO meet ii and he
was arrested and taken before magistrate
Rentch. The story he told was not
very plausible, but he refunded the
money, and the officers tempered justice
with mercy and let him 60. He left his
horse here as security for some debts and
took the first freight train for home.
Our good friend, Judge J. Q. A. Met
calf, of Palmyra, Mo-, in renewing his
annual subscription TO the Register for
the 9th time under the present manage
ment, sends us kindly greetings. He says
that he was 50 years old on December
18th last, and he notes with sadness the
passing Of many old friends here. He re-
fers TO the death OF James r. Richard and
John p Hill, and says that he remembers
going TO school with them many years ago
IN the old frame building now owned by
the Billmyer heirs. just north OF the Pres
byterian manse. George Byers taught
there, and the old school house saw ma
nv interesting events in those times.
Among the Registers subscribers who
called during the holidays TO renew their
subscriptions and say good word for
the paper were ChaS. T. Nichols, J. W.
Gardner, VIM T. McQuilkin, J. F. KEEP
linger, r. T. Banks, R. L. Wiutermoyer,
H. H. Hendricks, John W. Mitchell, J. A.
Hawn, c. J. Miller, q. H. Hendricks, H.
q Hendricks c q Moler Nj and Mrs.