Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-11-09
LITTLE LOCALS.

| WITHOUT ioSlHg ClcQit tOT absence rom
their schools.
| The owners of several orchards in the
Kearneysville neighborhod lost heavily
on their..apple crops because the parties
who bought the fruit failed to pickit from
the trees, and, becoming ripe, the apples
fell to the ground and could not be class
ed as No. /.
The Baltimore Sun of Sunday last
contained an interesting article on the
burning of Fountain Rock" the home
OF Col. A. R. Boteler, in July, 1864, by
the Union soldiers. 1t printed a good
picture of the ruins as they now stand in
the fair grounds.
Edward w. Athey, who is erecting a
new barn on the farm Of ]. S. Bragonier,
west of town, expects to raise the frame
this week. Mr.. Athey has also contract
ed to build new barn for ]. B. Osbourn,
near Shenandoah Junction. to replace the
one destroyed by fire last summer
The executive offices and clerical force
OF the Citizens Fire Insurance Company
will be moved from Charles Town to Bal
timore the first OF December. Richard
w. Alexander, secretary of the company,
will 60 to Baltimore, but for the present
his family will remain in Charles Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. Hudgell, Of Van
clevesville, brought their little two-year-
old daughter TO the Anna Hughes SAM
tarium on Thursday to undergo an opera
ton. The child will remain at the hos
pital about week, and her mother will
remain with her until she mas recovered
sufficiently to be taken home.-CharleS
Town Advocate
AS an evidence of the wide distribution
effected by the Virginia Fruit Exchange
in distributing this years apple crop,
Manager William Campbell states that
shipments have been made in the last
week or two to the following points
Helena, Ark; Pittsburg, Memphis and
Chattanooga, New Orleans, New York,
Nashville, Louisville, Milwaukee, Ha-
vana, Cuba.
Rain fell throughout this section all day
last Monday, beginning early in the
morning and keeping il up until dark.
Between six and seven o'clock in the ev-
ening heavy shower suddenly ceased,
and in a few moments every cloud had
disappeared and the full moon was shin
ing brilliantly in beautifully clear sky.
Next day the wind veered around to the
west, continuing the fine weather. twas
lightning change.
This mornings papers state that Me
rebel forces In China have attacked the
city OF Marking, and it is very likely that
il will soon fall into their hands, although
the imperialist troops are making strenu-
Gus resistance. Rev. Edmund J. Lee and
his wife, of Shepherdstown. are in Nam
king, where Mr.. Lee is missionary OF
the Protestant Episcopal Church. 1t is
not thought that they are in any personal
danger,
The sale OF George n, Bowers's prop
ery near Leetown on Tuesday was large
ly attended and very successful. The
sale of personally amounted TO $500,
horses bringing as high as $2l5. The
farm of 81 ga acres, known as the Rams
burg place, was bought by B. F. Fulk for
$45 an acre, and the Elmwood farm, con-
tanning liz acres, was purchased by
Thomas o. Everhart at $3.50 an acre.
Dodd & Hoffman were the auctioneerS.
David R. Hudgel has sold the farm Of
100 acres, a part of the Morrow estate,
located just north Of Mt. Zion Church,
three miles north OF Leetown, to Allen
Noll and Ernest Williams, of Martins
burg, and Marshall w. Mcdonald, OF JEFF
ferson county, for IS 900. The purchasers,
it is stated, will plant out an orchard on
the place, preparations for it having
already been started by force OF men
who are removing stumps from a piece
OF new ground.
Mrs. James S. Phillips has bought nom
Alex. Henson the fifty acres Of land hall
mile west of Shepherdstown, lying along
the Martinsburg road, that Mr.. Henson
bought couple OF years ago from St.
John Dyer. The price paid is s., 600, and
the sale was made through the real estate
agency of II. L. Snyder &Co. This land
was formerly part Of the Chapline farm,
owned by Mrs. Phillips father, the late
Judge Chapline, and il is gratifying CO.
incidence that il now comes back into
the family. 1t is Mrs. Phillips intention
to ultimately improve the property and
make a comfortable home OF it. The
land is fertile and beautifully situated,
commanding magnificent view OF the
Shenandoah Valley and overlooking the
Antietam Battlefield. 1t will make
charming suburban home.
Express Agent James E. Barnhart had
a deal of trouble with his safe the past
week or two. A representative OF the
Southern Express Company was here
few weeks since to make the semi-annual
change of the combination. In making
the change in the lock he LEFT one small
screw out, and that caused lot OF trou-
BILE. The door locked all right, but when
an attempt was made to open it, the
blamed thing obstinateIy remained closed.
Mr.. Barnhart's valuables and papers
were so safely locked he couldn't get at
them himself, and he had to stand of
his creditors, offering, however, to pay
off any of them who would open the safe
An expert came along ana worried with
the combination for several hours, but