Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-03-10
LITTLE LOCALS.

The first thunder storm of the season
passed over this section last Sunday night.
There was shower Of rain, vivid flashes
of lightning, and several claps OF thunder
quite loud enough to waken the snakes.
Former Deputy Sheriff James Grantham
has announced himself as candidate for
the office of county superintendent of free
schools for Jefferson county. Mr.. Gran
than is popular resident Of Middeway
district.
There is to be an interesting entertain
ment in the schoolhouse at Moler's Cross
Roads Saturday night-"An Old Maids
Entertainment" -aDd if you want to know
more about il you will have to 60 and see
il for yourself Old-time chicken soup
will be served. Everybody invited.
VIM. T. Wilmington has sold his dwell
ing-house, blacksmith shop and orchard
at Summit Point to Robert E. Boyd
for $500. Mr.. Wilmington will 60 to
Florida, where he will make his future
home. A. g. Baker has sold his grain
elevator at Summit Point to his son, R.
w. Baker, for 5000, and has also gone
to Florida TO make his home.
The Norfolk & Western Railway has
replaced with steel the woodwork of the
culvert at the water tank just south OF
town. The passing siding is being ex-
tended 900 feet, and when completed
will reach from Lemen's elevator to the
Morgan's Grove siding. The grading
has been finished and most of the track
is ready for the ballast.
The grounding has been lenient with
us the past week, for the weather has been
clear and sunny and part of the time as
balmy as in May. He's fooled the birds,
too, for they have been acting like spring
was really here. The bluebirds have
been swarming, the redbirdS singing
cheerily, the little song sparrowS render
ing their sweetest notes, the robins are
chattering among the trees. Spring is
coming, but it isn't here yet, even accord
ing to the almanac.
1t transpires that the Roxbury Distilling
Company, the whiskey mandatory near
Hagerstown that recently went into the
hands OF receivers, was rotten in more re-
spects than one Its president, George
T. Gambrill, now fugitive from justice.
issued fraudulent certificates amounting
to thousands of dollars, and the affairs Of
the concern are in ScandalouS entangle-
ment. The distressing condition OF this
exemplary business" must bring great
sorrow to the Dickybird of the Hag Mail.
A number of ladies of the town and vi
cinity have arranged an interesting en-
tertainment for the town hall Friday
night. There will be programme OF
music and readings on the stage, talks on
temperance, and special feature OF much
interest is being managed by a we'll
known lady Of the community that is so
far a secret. No admission will be
charged and everybody is invited to at
tend. Chicken soup will be served from
5 10 100 O'Clock and also after the enter
tainment.
Elmer Tabler, son of Edward Tabler,
who lives on the Andrew Snyder farm
near Sharpsburg, formerly resident of
this vicinity, was picked up by the police
in Hagerstown last Sunday. With anoth-
er young man he was on his way to Ok
lahoma, where he was going TO work as
a cowboy at $50 month, become famous
as a scout and Indian fighter, and event
nally marry an heiress and own thousands
OF acres of land and millions of cattle. He
was sent back home by unfeeling officers
of the law.
The ladies' OF the community have ar
| ranged to have an exchange on Saturday
in the Lambert building on Main street
for the benefit of the Anti-Saoon League.
Bread, cakes, pies, country produce,
homemade candy, and provisions in
| general will be sold, and the patronage
OF the people is solicited. Town and
country folks alike are urged to send
contributions, which may be left with
Mrs. D. L. Rentch or Miss Lizzie Broth
erton. you can't send anything else
send money. One good woman in dis
tant city shows her interest by sending
check for five dollars.
The "Allen Dale" farm in Berkeley
county. owned and occupied for many
years by the late Captain J. N. Cunning
ham, near Vanclevesville, was sold at
public sale last Saturday, being purchas-
ed by Geo. w. ID. Fulk for $50 an acre.
This place, which contains 1872 acres, is
fine farm, though il has been to some
extent neglected and allowed to run
down. II is improved with large Colo
NAL mansion, and was formerly known
as the McCleary homestead. Mr.. Fulk is
an enterpriSing and successful farmer, and
when he shall have improved this prop
erty as he doubtless will do, he will have
one Of the most desirable places in this
section. The other Cunningham real es-
tate advertised was not sold, the sale be-
ing deferred until March 10Th. The farm
belonging to the heirs OF Otha CuShwa,
known as the Lamon farm, four miles
west JOHANNESBURG, containing PAL acres,
was bought by Mrs. Edith Rice for $50 an
acre.
The entire population of not only Paris
and New York, but now ShepherdStown,
have gone Chantecler mad. The Rooster
has stamped himself upon the daily life OF
our people in every imaginable way. He
has taken in the world of human beings
o,tite &c eyaIted 2 rlace' &C fhe one he