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

There are Still few bad pavementS LEFT
in Shepherdstown which need attention,
and we hope that the street committee
will keep up the good work it has done
during the past year or Two.
Reports from Jefferson and Berkeley
counties and other frIit-growing sections
OF West Virginia and Maryland indicate
that this will be banner year for fruit,
provided no unforeseen disaster comes.
Fifteen applications are before the
County Court for license to keep bar
rooms in Jefferson county. Ofthese, ten
are for saloons in Charles Town, three in
Harper's Ferry and two in Shepherds
town.
"Aunt" Ellen Madison, faithful old
colored woman who has lived at Mr.. d.
F. Billmyer's for many years, was strick-
en- with paralysis yesterday. She is a
good woman, and has many white friends
who are sorry to learn OF her illness.
Mrs. L. J. Dunett has bought from
Alex Henson his Westinghouse and
seven or eight acres OF land opposite
Elmwood Cemetery for $3.50. She has
moved into the house, Mr.. Henson taking
the house on High street that she vacated
ShepherdStown is coming right to The
front with modern Improvements. One
OF the Registers valued subscribers,
civil engineer living in distant city,
dreamed the other night that he was
building trolley line right up the front
street.
John H. Schoppert is having his dwell
ing-house on Prospect avenue neatly
reprinted by VIM. r. Rutherford. Mr..
Schoppert'S home is one of the most at
tractive in town, and his beautiful flowers
are source OF admiration all through the
season.
The Farm Products Manufacturing
Company OF Philadelphia, in which Frank
S. Muzzey, well known here, is interest
ed, is building plant for the manufac-
ture of denatlred .alchohol at Quakertown,
Pa. Mr. Muzzey is very enthusiastic
over the possibilities of denatured alcohol
as fuel.
Rev. S. w. Leech, of Washington, will
deliver lecture on "The John Brown
Raid" on May Dist, in Shepherdstown.
The lecture will be under the auspices
and for the benefit OF the ShepherdStown
Athletic Association. Further notice will
be given.
Willis Skinner, proprietor of the Entler
Hotel, has been laid up this week with
the humps. He says that it isn't his fault
that he has been so long getting them, for
when he was al the proper age to take
them there weren't enough mumpS to 60
around in his family.
A charter has been issued to the John
son & Miller Company. ShepherdStown,
to manufacture ice and conduct a cold
storage plant The capital stock is $l0,-
600, OF which 5000 has been subscribed
and $500 paid. lnCorporators: F. L.
Johnson, J. H. Miller, J. L. Johnson and
F. w. Myers, all of ShepherdStown.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale one
of the finest country estates in Jefferson
county. The place contains over 200
acres, with fine buildings OF every sort,
in good neighborhood, on splendid road.
Will make fine stock farm or country
home for persons of taste. Inquire for
particulars of H. L. Snyder & Co., Shep-
herdStown, w. Va.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
of Shepherdstown is arranging for a
"Mother'S day" service in the college
auditorium Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock,
to which all the people are invited. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the united choirs
of the town, the members of which are
requested to meet in the auditorium Sat-
urday evening at 100 O'Clock.
Terrapin Neck sends lis the first snake
story of the season. 1t is to the effect
that Golden Walper, son of our friend 10
L. Waper, killed a blacksnake near his
home few days ago that measured eight
feet seven inches in length. We don't
like to doubt the veracity of our friends
in Terrapin Neck, but we admit that this
is trifle steep for so early in the season.
The Advocate says that George c. Ia
bier, OF Duffields, who was taken to the
Frederick City Hospital at Frederick, Md,
on Friday underwent an operation for
stomach trouble. A number of surgeons
of Frederick witnessed the operation,
which was performed by DR.. Hemmeter,
a Baltimore specialist. 1t has been pro-
nounced success, and the patient is now
believed to be convaleScent.
George Cooper, colored, was killed at
Josephine City, suburb OF Berryville,
inhabited by colored people, by a double
header freight train on the n. & W. Rail-
way. The man was beating his way from
Hagerstown to Clarke county and in at
tempting to jump off the tram he fell I'M
der, and the wheels of a number OF cars
passed over his body, which was cut in
two. His hands were also cut off. Death
was instantaneous.
Our old friend Josiah Kitzmiller, OF
South Auburn, Nebraska, writes us that
it makes him want to come back home,
to read of the fine rains and good pros
poets we have for crops and fruit in this
section. He says that they have had no
rain there for a month, but had dust
storm that lasted from Thursday until
Sunday, with snow storm and freezing
weather following. He says that Jeffer-
son county is the best place on earth, and
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