Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-10-26
LITTLE LOCALS.
The wheat that was sowed early has


Tuesday night the first hard frost of the
season made its appearance. The night
was cool and still, and when morning
came the frost showed thick and white
and the more tender forms of vegetation
were badly nipped.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale a fifty
acre tract of land within half mile OF
Shepherdstown, on fine road, desirably
located, elevated, with beautiful outlook,
that will make splendid fruit farn. or
country home. Call or write for particu-
lars.
Rev. T. M. Hare, superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of Jefferson county,
will preach in Shepherdstown Sunday
morning in the M. E. Church South at II
O'Clock and in the Lutheran Church at 7
O'Clock. The people generally are invited
to attend both services.
Geo. w. Billmyer went to Washington
on Tuesday and returned yesterday with
two Maxwell automobileS-one touring
Car for himself and the other arunabout for
the National Highway Garage, which has
the agency for the Maxwells. Will Sny-
der and Will Goodrich drove the cars
from Washington to Shepherdstown
without trouble of any sort.
Next Tuesday night will be Halloween.
In view of the wanton destruction OF
property that occurred last year, and for
which no one was ever punished, it is to
be hoped that our town authorities will
see TO it that there is ample police service
and that the street lights are kept burning
all night. Our people should be pro-
tected from this sort OF ruffianism at
whatever cost.
Milton y. RousS, one of the large ap-
ple-growers Of Jeffersoncounty has solved
the question of marketing his fruit for
himself. He has erected a complete and
up-to-date cold storage plant on his place
at Kabletown, with capacity OF between
1000 and 5000 barrels. II is constructed
of concrete, lighted with electricity and
the compressed air system is used Mr..
Rouss will store his apples until he re-
ceives satisfactory price.
George T. Trundle, Of Bakerton, thinks
that his pumpkin crop will average up
pretty we'll with any one else's, and is
positive that he has Charlie Nichols badly
beaten. He has one pumpkin that weighs
90 pounds, another IS, and dozen that
will weigh from 40 TO go pounds each.
If there is TO be pumpkin contest, the
editor Of the Register is willing to serve
as Judge if each contestant will send in a
batch OF pies for examination.
The Norfolk & Western Railway is |
still after train jumpers. A couple of de- |
tectives spent last week at Shenandoah
Junction, and they rounded up thirteen |
persons who were travelling by freight or
jumping cars. The prisoners were pen
ned in a box Car, and magistrate went
over from Charles Town and held court |
at the Junction. Each offender was fined
$40, and those who could not pay the |
price were sent to the county Jail.
Town Sergeant Shipley, DR.. Hopkins |
Gibson, Judy Rodgers, George Moler
and John Remnant went on 'possum
and coon hunt Tuesday night and had a
grand time. They didn't get any game |
of either of the above varieties, owing to |
the fact that none of the party could climb |
a tree, but they captured very fine pole
cat-a large and active polecat. They |
didn't intend to tell about the polecat,
well, you know how such things |
get out.
While /. H. Petrie, of KearneySvile,
was driving an automobile along the pub
lie road at that place Tuesday evening a
colored man named Williams. walking |
along the road, became confused and got |
directly in the way of the machine. He
was knocked down and painfully hurt.
At first it was thought that he was fatally
injured, but he is now getting along all
right. Mr.. Petrie could not avoid the
accident.
The Spirit says that Pi Commission
err Mcdonald means to do away with the
breaks, or thankyma'ams on our turn
pixies, and also to get rid ofthe numerous
ditcheS or drains across the roads, Sub
for them drain pipes which shall
be covered over and present level SUI
face. Good work, Mr.. Mcdonald, and
we earnestly implore you to take account
of two very bad places on the Shepherds
town and Halltown pike-one at Uvllla
and the other at Ambrose HendTickS's-
which are a nuisance and danger.
The chestnut crop this year is phenom-
enal-the oldest inhabitant doesn't re-
member a time when the trees have
borne so profuSely and the nuts been so
excellent. The mountains east of Shep-
herdstown have been filled with them,
and they have been selling at $l.5O TO
500 A bushel. Hundreds OF bushels
have been shipped from points nearby.
Parties have been enjoying the sport OF
but it is getting a bit late
now, as large quantities have been gath
cred and hogs that have been turned into
the woods have been devouring them.
An old saying is that an abundant crop
of chestnuts indicates long, hard winter.
Matthew Page Andrews, OF Baltimore,
a native Shepherdstown boy OF whom
our people are justly proud, has sent us
his latest literary offering-"The Dixie
Book OF Days" This is calendar OF
quotations for each day of the year, illus
trating the history, literature, traditions,
and folklore of the South. The first issue