Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-09-28
LITTLE LOCALS.

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The forty-third annual meeting of the
Shepherdstown branch of the Jefferson
county auxiliary to the American Bible
Society will be held In the Lutheran
Church in this place on Sunday evening,
October Sth, at 7o'clock.
Town Sergeant Shipley took to the
State Asylum at Huntington the first of
the week an afflicted boy, son of Mrs.
Frank Keller, of this place. The child
has been afflicted since his birth, and it is
hoped that under expert care his condi-
ton may be improved. He is about nine
years old.
By combination of errors last week
the statement of the Farmers Bank
Shepherdstown was badly muddled by
the printer and was unintelligible as pub
lished. II will be found correctly ar
ranged in another column this week.
The statement shows continual growth Of
| tnlS excellent pdnk.
Mayor U. S. Martin has bought the
Dixon house on Princess street, occupied
by Walter Brown, for 81 800, the sale
being made through the agency of H. L.
Snyder & Co. Mr.. Martin, who recently
sold his property to E. D. Wissler, Of
Waynesboro, Va, has moved temporarily
into the Magruder house on Main street.
wv. Gardner, of this vicinity, has
been appointed administrator Of the estate
of Miss Ruth Howell Brown. who died 4
few weeks ago near Charles Town. Mr..
Gardner is nephew Of the deceased and
is one Of the legatees under the will.
Joseph Trapnell had been named in the
will as executor, but he declined to serve.
The estate is valued at $4,000.
H. E. Melester has bought from the
Geiser Company new and up-to-date
portable saw-mill equipment, which ne
will operate in this section. His first
work will be in the timber on 5. Bra
gonier's farm, in Berkeley county, where
he will saw out the lumber for new
barn to replace that which was destroy
ed by lightning the past summer.
Shepherdstown people will have an
opportunity OF seeing Gov. Hoke Smith,
of Georgia. He will be with the Glidden
tour when it passes through this place
in October. He will be an entrant, and
being much interested in good roads and
a national highway, will ask the Cover
nors of ten States through which the
tour passes to ride with him from bound
airy to boundary.
Lizzie Taylor, colored woman who
formerly lived in Shepherdstown, but who
gained nothing in reputation by herrecent
residence in Hagerstown, was arrested in
the latter place last week as an all-around
disorderly character. Justice Hartle sent
her TO the "Cut" for six months. Petite
Domer, another ex-Shepherdstowner,
was also arrested for drunkenness. He
declared that he was not drunk, only In
toxicated, but he was sent TO jail just the
same.
Mrs. Cora Baeon-Foster, ofWashlng-
ton, was in Shepherdstown day or two
last week, looking up the facts concern
ing the Potomac river in their relation to
this stream in its early history as awater-
route to connect the East and West Mrs.
Foster made much appreciated talk on
this subject to the pupils of Shepherd
College, in which she brought out some
interesting facts concerning James RUM
sey, inventor of the steamboat.
Mr.. Frank o. Woerner and Miss Emma
Swisher, both of Hardy county, w. Va,
were married in Huntington, this State,
on September 9th. Mr.. Woerner was a
popular and well-known student OF Shep-
herd College, and graduated in the class
OF 1909. His wife was also a student at
this institution, having boarded while here
at Mrs. H. c. Martens. Mr.. and Mrs.
Woernerwill reside at LoganCourt- House,
where he is principal of the high school.
Leroy Branson, little colored boy
four or five years old, son OF Edward
Branson, was the victim of shocking
accident last Wednesday. The child's
mother had made kettle of Jelly and had
set il on board across barrel. The
little boy climbed up on the barrel and
fell in, and the hot jelly fell upon him,
burning himTerribly about the shoulders
and body. He was unable to extrlcate
himself, and by the time he was rescued
he had been fatally injured. He lin
gered in great pain until Monday, when
death relieved his suffering.
A valuable horse belonging to young
Devereux Morgan. who lives several
miles north oftown, met an untimely death
a few days ago. The horse was in
pasture field, in which were two depres-
sions or sink-holes almost adjoining each
other, but which were apparently not at
all dangerous. While standing on the
ground between the two Sink-holes the
earth suddenly gave way under the horse,
and it dropped distance OF about fifteen
feet. Its back was broken, and after a
few struggles it died. The horse was
fine young animal and its DEATHS aheaVy
loss to its owner.
Frank L. Johnson and J. r. Show have
rented part of H. L. Snyder's building
on Main street, near the Entler Hotel,
where they will open first-class restau-
rant and lunch rooms. They have bought
a new and attractive equipment and will
have their place nicely fitted up for the
accommodation of patrons. They will
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