Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-07-13
LITTLE LOCALS.

the past week and is quoted today by
our local dealers at 81 cents. Corn has
jumped to 10 cents bushel-only IL
cents lower than wheat.
The home of John H. Schoppert on
Prospect Avenue is being handsomely
improved by the erection Of large porches
around the east and north ends and the
addition OF bath room on the second
floor.
The gray horse which Mr. and Mrs. l..
T. Porterfield have been driving for the
past six years, and to which they were
much attached, fell over a twelve-foot
stone wall last Saturday and was hurt so
badly that it died the next day.
A bad break occurred in the towpath of
the c. & O.canal Wednesday afternoon a
couple of miles above Shepherdstown on
the five-mile level. II is reported that
the break is Us feet wide and that week
or ten days will be required to make re-
pairs.
Frank L. BillmYer has bought from
John L. Athey the latter's property at the
south edge of town, along the Halltown
pike. The lot contains several acres and
is improved with a comfortable new
dwelling house. The price paid was
$500.
George F. Turner has bought from
Mrs. Lady Johnson Kemper the property
opposite Elmwood Cemetery formerly
known as the Henson place. II contains
about seven acres of land and is improved
with brick house and stable. The price
paid was $500.
George B. Folk, who has been principal
of the public school at Kingwood, this
State, has been appointed principal of the
high school at Williamstown, near Par
kersburg. MIR. Folk is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. g. w. D. Folk, of Berkeley County,
and is a graduate OF Shepherd College.
An informal recital will be held in the
Shepherd College auditorium this Thurs
day evening at SIS O'Clock, when Miss
Blanche Barnes and her music pupils,
assisted by Mr.. Arthur Conradi, violinist,
will render an attractive programme.
Admission will be free and everybody
will be welcome.
The David Billmyer estate has settled
with David Lemen, who inherited the
share of his deceased mother in the prop
ety. Mr.. Lemen got SCI 500 as his por-
ton. Frank L. Billmyer has also receiv-
ed his share of the estate. The admins
traitors expect to sell all of the real estate,
and will shortly issue catalogue describ-
ing it.
An unknown man, foreigner who was
employed at the quarries in the Keller
neighborhood, was killed by B. & o.
train short distance below Shenandoah
Junction yesterday afternoon. He was
walking along the tracks, and in stepping
out OF the way of freight train got in
front of a fast passenger train. He was
buried by The county authorities.
The B. & o. Railroad has just COM
pleted its new passenger station at Graf
ton, which is said to be one OF the finest
in West Virginia. Perhaps it may now
toin in with the Norfolk & Western and
erect a suitable union station at Shenan-
doah Junction. That wretched old shack
in which passengers are compelled to
huddIe is disgrace to modern railroad.
Mr.. Harvey H. Pendleton left on Tues
day for Franklin, Pendleton county, w.
Va, where he will 60 into the newspaper
business. He has secured control OF the
South Branch Review, the only news
paper in Pendleton county, and will pub
liSh it as a Democratic journal. Wehope
that Mr.. Pendleton may find the news
paper field one to his liking and that he
may prosper in his new enterprise.
The Board of Equalization and Review
for Jefferson county will hold meeting
in ShepherdStown next Wednesday, July
18th, when it will hear persons from this
district who may have anything to say
concerning land values or other phases
OF the assessment question. All who
have views to express or complaints to
make are invited to appear before the
board. The board will sit in the council
room.
Miss Texana Lucas has our thanks for
a couple of copies of the Virginia Free
Press, published at Charles Town in 1853.
They have much interesting reading, the
political news being especially spicy, as
it was in the heat of the congressional
contest then being waged between Col.
A. r. Boteler and Hon. Chas. J. Faulkner,
both of whom long since passed away.
We hope to publish extracts from these
papers later on.
The street fair or carnival has been
holding forth this week on the lot on
Fairview avenue, at the south edge OF
town, and has been attended by fairly
good crowds. There are several shows
and number of booths and games OF
chance where prizes are to be won by
the lucky felix's. One of the interesting
things is monkey that lodges balls that
are thrown at him. An Italian band &C
companies the carnival and renders ex-
cellent music upon the streets each even
ing. The carnival will continue the bal
ance of this week.
The other night Albert Johnson, who
lives north of town on the old Johnson
place, heard one Of his chickens squawk-
ing in a very excited way, and he went
out to investigate. He found that hen