Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-02-23
LITTLE LOCALS.

nave pancakes al least LOT one meal, hi
sorts of trouble will come to house.
keepers.
II you wish TO vote at the approaching
corporation election you must pay your
poll-tax on or before March LIST. Next
Wednesday is the last day ofgrace. Town
Sergeant Shipley reports that good
many persons have so far failed to pay
up.
Owens & Miller, the enteresting drug
gists in the Register building, had very
attractive display in their show window
for Washington's birthday. Ancient guns.
pistols and other relics OF old times were
effectively grouped and attracted much
attention.
The Tri-State League Of Odd Fellows
held meeting in Charles Town on Tues
day. Among those present were E. T.
Licklider. president OF the League. ].
Ferd Randall, representing Caledonia
Lodge, and Mrs. Mollie Folk, represent
ing the Rebekahs.
Live stock has been bringing good
prices at public sales in this neighbour
hood. Taylor Whittington's sale amount
ed to over S., 500, everything selling well.
A SOW and pigs brought S65. The Ham
mond sale was also a fine one, horses
selling up 10 $26l, $255, and other good
prices.
Joe Capponi, an Italian laborer employ
ed at the quarries at Engle's. this county,
fell under freight train he was trying to
board at Martinsburg last Sunday, and
one of his feet was cut off, the other be-
ing badly hurt. He was taken to the
Kings Daughters Hospital. His wife is
on her way from Italy to join him here,
not knowing of his misfortune.
John Wilkinson, an aged colored man
who was born and reared in this neigh
borhood, died in New York City last
week. During slave times he belonged
10 the Turner family, north OF town, and
after he became free he made his way to
New York. For more than forty years
he was faithful and trusted servant in
the Ruyter family in that city. "Uncle
Jack" occasionally visited this neighbour
hood to see his old friends, and last sum-
mer made long visit that he enjoyed
greatly. He was good man and was
respected by all who knew him.
In the appropriation bill now under dis
cusSion in the State Legislature the fol-
lowing items are recommended by the
committee For Shepherd College State
Normal School, 1911 and 1912, for sala-
ries, each year, $l0.6O0; for current ex-
penses, each year, 5000; for repairs
and Improvements, each year. ST 600.
For the Rumseyan Society of Shepherds
town, each year, $2.500-a total of S. 900
in addition to the appropriation hereto
fore made. For Storer College, each
year, 5000. For Kings Daughters and
City Hospitals, Martinsburg, each year,
$4,000.
While the teachers and students of the
public school at Moler's Cross Roads were
in their places just few moments before
noon on Tuesday they were startled by
seeing plaster drop from the ceiling, and
then they noticed that the upper part OF
the building was afire. The attic was
blazing merrily, having caught fire from
a faulty flue. The school folks and some
men WHO were near by hastily formed
bucket brigade and by good work manag-
ed to save the building, the damage only
TO about SIS, which is covered
by insurance. This is the fourth time
that this schoolhouSe has been afire, and
the flue will now be rebuilt. Ira DER
and Miss Edith Donley are the teachers
in the school.
Mr.. c. Piquette Mitchell, vice and dep
uty consul-general OF the United States
at the City of Mexico, has been appointed
vice and deputy consul-general OF the
United States at Cairo, Egypt He and
his wife, who was formerly Miss Nellie
Butler, of Shepherdstown, are expected
to reach the United States about the 10th
Of March, and will remain here for some
weeks before starting for their new home
on the other side OF the earth. Mr.. Mitch
ell's new post is an important one and
in the line OF promotion. RE will have
charge of five deputies, besides the office
force OF clerks, Stenographers, Interpreters
and minor attaches, and will practically
be in charge of the consulate.
The Shakesperean rea6ing in the COL
lege auditorium last Friday evening oy
Mr.. Hannibal Williams was notable
literary treat. Mr. Williams had selected
for this entertainment the play King Hen
ry w, and he rendered if with consum-
mate skill. While none OF the characters
was sighted, he made the most OF the
lnimitable Faistaff-that Shrewd and witty
rascal whose humor has made him one OF
the mmortals of Shakespeare's great fam
lily. In tone, in gesture, in movement,
Mr.. Williams interpreted Falstaff most
and we can say that we
have never heard more acceptable
reading. We hope that ne
may return another season to Shepherds
town. incidentally. it is arather wonder
full feat to deliver three thousand lines
without book and with never shadow
Of hesitation for the right word. This is
what Mr.. Williams did.