Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-03-16
LITTLE LOCALS.

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Railway at Shepherdstown, has moved
with his family into the Poffenbergel
dwelling corner of Princess and High
streets. Miss Bette Hill will move into
the house that Mr.. Spedden vacates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gibson have
moved into Mrs. Ida Chapline's house on
King street, she now occupying her
building on Main street. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Cooley have moved into the
Hartzell house near the cemetery. vaca-
ted by Mr.. Gibson.
Ten men and two women were arrest
ed for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct on the streets of Martinsburg last
Saturday night, and ten men and four
women were arrested in disreputable
resort II seems to be time to close the
saloons in Martinsburg.
1t is said that water will be turned into
the canal about the 18th Of this month
and navigation resumed as soon as the
waterway is filled. Four new canal
boats were built at Cumberland this win
ter and number Of the old boats repair
ed and put in good condition.
The new charter for for the Morgan's
Grove Fair Association has been received
from the Secretary of State, and as il runs
until 1860, no one need be concerned that
it will run out shortly. A meeting OF the
stockholders for the election of officers,
ETC.. is called for April 9Th next.
DR.. w. Nj. Roland, OF Greencastle, Pa +,
will locate in Shepherdstown for the
practice of his profession as veterinary
surgeon. DR.. Roland is graduate of the
Ontario (Canada) Veterinary College. and
we hope that he may do well in this Sec
ton. He will open his office here March
9th.
Harry q. Hendricks has moved to the
home owned and occupied for many years
by the late Joseph E. Engle. near Shen-
endoah Junction, recently purchased by
the former, and Norman Lucas, who
bought the place vacated by Mr.. Hen
bricks, has moved to that place from his
former home near Duffields.
Robert Marker, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Marker, of Sharpsburg. was ar
rested last week on complaint OF the Ma
tional Biscuit Company, OF Hagerstown,
Tor ENLIGHTENMENT, the company claiming
that he is SAIL short in his accounts
Marker was formerly travelling Sales
man, and is known in this section.
The Jefferson County Court last week
entered an order declaring it to be the
duty of the town OF Charles Town to keep
in repair that part of the turnpike-the
main straet-withln the corporate limits.
The town has insisted that the county
was obligated to keep the street in repair,
as it was in reality part of turnpike.
The Martinsburg Journal was pretty
badly mixed in its report of Mondays
election in Shepherdstown. Itgets DEM
ocrats and Republicans and vets and
drys mixed up in inextricable confusion,
when as matter of fact there was no
politics and no liquor issue in the election
just plain, ordinary citizens striving
for municipal hohors.
Auction Auction Thompson & Bill
myer will have auction at the store al
Moler'S Cross Roads Tuesday, March
18th, when they will sell show cases,
scales, international stock food, paints,
mating, carpets, laceS, cotton, shoes,
gloves, suspenders and many other ar
ticleS ON their general stock. This will
be an opportunity to get goods cheap.
County Road Engineer James R. Hen
bricks has ju.t purchased a powerful new
motor cycle which enables him to skip
over the roads at the rate oftwenty miles
an hour or more. Mr.. Hendricks is
about to begin another seasons campaign
Of good roadmaking, and the coming year
will show greater Improvements in our
roads than has ever before been accom-
plished, if present plans are carried out.
A statement sent lis yesterday by the
director of the census shows that the pop
llation of Jefferson county is 1889, as
against 1895 in 1900. The population
Of Charles Town district, including the
town, is 5,444. in 1900 1866; Harper's
Ferry district, 3.l76, in 1900 1909; Ka-
oletown district, 2.l32, in 1900 2,lS4;
district, 2,105, in 1900 2,8l
district 1902, in 1900
},l06.
A stranger, evidently demented, fright |
ened number OF persons in this COM
nunity recently by appearing at their
homes and demanding lodging for the |
night, saying that the Lord had sent him.
lie refused to accept money when offered
him, stating that he had never yet taken
money, as the Lord did not wish him to. |
At one place. when he told the lady OF
he house that the Lord had sent him
here. she replied that the Lord hadn't
sent her any word about it, and calmly |
oSed the door upon him.
We are informed that quite a few fami-
les from other sections OF this State are
anxious to locate in Shepherdstown so
Is TO have the benefit of Our excellent
school system, especially Shepherd COL
eye State Normal School, but are deter
ed by the fact that they cannot find suit
IDLE dwelling houses. This is TO be re-
,retted, for these families would prove
,ery desirable additions to our community.
We hope that arrangements may be made
" which all who desire to come TO our
own may be accommodated.
Fl. c. Brooks, of ClarkSburg, w. Va.