Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-06
LITTLE LOCALS.


miles north of Charles Town, to John
Fox, colored near Bardane, at $85 per
acre.
Mrs. Florence Shepherd is having a
new barn built on her Red Pump farm
two miles south OF town. John Stanley
is the contractor. The barn will be 40 by
so feet in size.
Multitudes of wild ducks have been
gathered on the Potomac river in the
vicinity OF Shepherdstown the past week,
and our local sportmen have shot quite
a number OF them.
The first boat TO load at Cumberland
for the canal season OF 1911 was No. 6,
with Captain Charles Underdonk in COM
mand. She took on l16 tons of coal,
consigned to Georgetown.
Shepherd College has game Of base
ball scheduled for Saturday afternoon Of
this week on our home grounds with the
team of mutes from the institution for the
deaf at Frederick, Md. Game called at
2.3O.
The enrolment at Shepherd College
reached high-water mark this week.
There are now 206 students, of whom | 10
are young women and 90 are young men.
Still other new students will be enrolled
next week.
D. B. Wilburn, who farmed the Neel
place near Billmyer's Mill, recently pur-
chased by c. N. Whiting, has moved to
| C. Unger's farm, near DutfieldS. James
Price, of Frederick county, Va, has ia
ken Mr.. Writings farm.
The real estate of the late Jacob Mich
OILS at Halltown was sold recently at
public sale. Frank Nichols bought the
house and three-acre lot near the public
school for $500, and William Bowers
bought the toll-gate house for $50.
A peculiar occurrence was noted here
last Saturday. A snow squall came up
late in the afternoon, and snow fell thick
ly in big flakes. Then the clouds broke
away, and though the snow was still fall
ing rapidly the sun was at the same time
shining brilliantly. 1t was an interesting
and beautiful phenomenon.
A special meeting OF the stockholders
of the Morgan's Grove Fair Association
will be held in the firemen's hall, Shep-
herdstown, on Saturday afternoon of this
week at 2 O'Clock. Directors for the
ensuing year are to be elected and other
business transacted. A full attendance
Of the stockholders is urged.
John c. Randall has moved into M. B.
Bakers house on High street, in which J.
c. Chenowith formerly lived, Mr.. Chen
owith going to Berkeley county. H. F.
Needy, ST., moved into the Poffenberger
house on Princess street, and c. w.
Brown goes into the house the former
vacated.
Owens & Miller have made a rear
rangement of the furniture in their drug
store that gives them considerably more
room about their soda fountain. This
popular spot has been crowded so much
since they put in their handsome new
fountain that they had to provide addl-
tional space.
Miss Almira Marten, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. H. c. Marten, entertained her
friends Wednesday afternoon and an
nounced her approaching marriage to
Mr.. Ernest Reid Darby, of J. B. Ferguson
& Co., engineers, Hagerstown, Md. The
wedding will take place Saturday, May
the thirteenth.
Something like 100000 will be used
on the Site highways during the present
year. These figures are based upon the
figures compiled by the department OF
public roads, and consist of the State roa1
tax collected during the years 1909 and
1910, as we'll as the amount secured from
county road levies. OF this sum Jetfer-
son county will have approximately ST.
432, Berkeley $40 .374, and Morgan 50 ,67O.
We hope that our people generally will
make prompt and satisfactory answer to
the questions propounded by those who
will take the religious census of the town
on Saturday. None of the questions are
officious or embarrassing, and are in
tended solely for good purpose, name
", TO ascertain to what church each per-
son in the community belongs or inclines.
This information will be used in an effort
to have larger and more regular attend
ance at Church and Sunday school.
The fifth series of stock in Potomac
Building Association matured last week,
and the money due the stockholders,
amounting TO some $2l 900, OF which over
SIS, ZOO was payable in cash, was distrlo-
uted among the fortunate ones. ms
was snug sum to be turned loose, and
came in mighty handy to those who re-
ceived it. This building association IS
excellently managed, and money placed
in it yields good interest. AT the same
time il is first-rate Institution for saving
money, as the amount paid in week by
week counts up at gratifying rate.
We wish to urge upon the people OF
Shepherdstown the importance OF en-
couraging the company that offers to in
stall here system of waterworks. Mr..
Bush, who is canvassing for contracts,
has been well satisfied with the respon-
ses from our business people, but private
householders seem slow to commit them
selves. The question is now up to this
community-if we want waterworks we
can have them by agreeing to take water