Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-08-10
LITTLE LOCALS.

has been chartered by the secretary OF
state at Charleston. Its head office will
be kearneysville, Jefferson county. The
incorporators are Robert H. Stewart, Mrs.
Elsie Stewart, B. G. Pratt, ]. M. Woods
and Nota X. Viewer. The capital stock
is $4,000.
One of the county stone crushers is at
work placing fresh stone on the Uvilla
road several miles below town. Several
crushers and the steam roller have been
at work rebuilding several miles of the
Harper's Ferry and Charles Town road
and when it is finished it will make the
best road in the county.
The school board met Tuesday night
and fixed the salaries of the teachers rs
follows: teachers holding No. l certifi-
Gates, $45; No. 2 certificates, $35; No. 3
certificates, $50. The salary of the prin-
cipal of the graded school is fixed at SIS.
Frank Allen was appointed trustee in the
place OF H. P. Schley, resigned.
The annual meeting for the election OF
officers of the Tri-State League of !. o.
o. F. will be held at Shepherdstown,
next Tuesday, August Is. This meeting
will be held at the Morgan's Grove Fair
grounds and all Odd Fellows and Rebek-
abs are invited and urged to be present.
Bring your baskets for good old-time
picnic. The N. & w. R. r. will stop all
trains at the grounds.
The Norfolk & Western railroad will run
their annual excursion to Luray, August
18th. The train passes drought Shop
herdstown at $50 a. m, and returning
leaves Luray ats o'clock. Thefare is $50
for the round trip, including transporta-
ton to and from the cave. Holders of
the special tickets will be admitted to the
caverns for fifty cents.
One of the heaviest rains that has fall
en- for years broke the drought in this
section last Friday afternoon. The rain
came down in torrents for an hour and
half and everything got good soaking.
The streets were flooded and in some
places pretty badly washed. The Kear-
neysville pike and the Shepherd Grade
road were pretty badly washed.
Handing u. S. Commissioner w. H.
Thomas certified check for $500 as bond
for his appearance at the Clarksburg term
of Federal Court, October 2, 9. D. Schill-
ing, the Hagerstown bartender, was given
his liberty last Thursday night in Mar
tinsburg. Schilling had hearing on the
charge OF illicit sale Of liquor and his case
has attracted much attention in Martins
burg and vicinity as the authorities held
him in the sum of S205.5O for appearance
at the Circuit Court in September for So
Letting whiskey orders.
The Teachers Institute for Jefferson
County will be held in Charles Town be-
ginning August l4th. Besides the regu-
lar daily exercises, entertainments and
lectures for each evening are being pre-
pared, and County Superintendent James
Grantham is expecting to make this
combined week OF pleasure and instruc-
ton. DR.. Barbe and Prof. Otis Wilson,
Superintendent of the Elkins schools, will
be the instructors, and State Superintend-
ent Shawkey will deliver lecture on the
night of August 18th.
Clifton Entler, who is working for the
Potomac Auto 6 Supply Co., was arrest
ed on Wednesday for speeding in an au-
to and brought before the Mayor who
fined him $3.50. This is the first arrest
Tor speeding in Shepherdstown and it
comes as note OF warning to the auto
lists who have a tendency to 60 faster
than a safe and reasonable pace. The
authorities have decided to put a stop to
the fast and reckless driving and unless
this law is complied with they intend to
arrest all who persist in speeding.
We hope that the subscribers will ap-
preciate our efforts this week in getting
out the Register, in the absence OF the
chief. We believe that we have given
him few pointers as to how a paper
should be run and when The scarcity OF
local news is considered, we feel sure
that he could not have improved on this
issue very much. Those whose sub
scriptions are in arrears might well show
their appreciation and approval by pay
ing up their Indebtedness, and if the
paper doesn't suit you come In and hand
us your dollar and we will make an hum
bic apology and be just as well satisfied.
Fire broke out one night last week in
John Eckard's residence at Hedgesville,
and before the flames could be extin-
guished the building, including the dining
room, was damaged to the amount OF
about $500, covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown. Lauck
Beall, son of Mr.. E. P. Beall, merchant
in Hedgesville, was pretty severely burned
about the hip while helping to fight the
fire. People of the town responded to
the alarm and. forming bucket brigade,
succeeded in extinguishing the fire before
the flames had gained further Roadway.
But for the prompt and heroic work the
house would surely have burned down.
Mrs. K. c. Ringgold gave delightful