Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-09-07
LITTLE LOCALS.

Tuesday, September 18th.
Monday was observed as labor day in
Shepherdstown in the usual way-that is,
many persons did no work.
The Register goes TO press Wednesday
evening this week, instead of Thursday,
so that all hands may enjoy the fair on
Thursday.
The town authorities did good work
the past week by thoroughly cleaning
Main street so that ii looked its best for
the visitors to the fair.
Shepherdstown now has two up-to-
date garages, built especially for the pur-
pose of caring for automobiles. Tour
lists will find first-class accommodations
here now.
Prof. Frank o. Woerner, graduate of
Shepherd College, who last year taught
in Berkeley Springs, will have charge of
the public school at Logan Courthouse,
w. Va, the ensuing year.
Miss Veda Pearl Row, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Row, and Mr.. James
Burnett, son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H.
Burnett, all from west of Shepherdstown,
were married in Hagerstown on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Rush, who have
been occupying the Rickard house on
Main street, have moved into the dwell
ing formerly owned by Alex Henson, OPP
posite the cemetery, recently purchased
by Gee. F. Turner.
DR.. w. A. Coyner, a graduate veter-
mary surgeon, formerly of Augusta
county, Va, has located in Shepherds
town for the practice of his profession.
He is located at Thompson & Carriers
livery stable at present.
Some farmers have begun to cut off
the corn crop, and by next week this
work will be in progress generally. The
crop in this county will be fairly good
one some farmers have unusually good
corn. The price promises to be excel
lent.
Col. |. V. Johnson has moved into the
house on King street extended that he
recently bought from ]. D. Muldoon, and
he and his family are now comfortably
settled in their new home. Later Col.
Johnson will build an addition to the
house.
The boys who were arrested last week
for jumping trains on the Norfolk &
Western Railway were tried before Mag
istrate Rentch, who imposed upon them
all small fine, amounting with the costs
to $4.l0 each. Train jumping has been
broken up in Shepherdstown.
Especial attention is called to the ad-
vertisement of the Shenandoah Valley
Barrel Company, of Charles Town, in
this issue. This firm is making fine
grade of apple barrels, and fruit-growers
in our section are requested to get their
prices before contracting for barrels.
A "Kewanee" water pressure system
is all that is required to give you the full
benefit OF pure water at all times in all
parts of your residence and outbuildings.
Look for our big display at Morgan'S
Grove fair. September 5, 6, 7, and 8, 1911.
]. N. Zinn Co., Inc, Charles Town, w.
Va.
Last Saturday Charles Nichols made
miSs-step while working on his farm
wagon, and instead of putting his foot on
the wagon tongue he stepped on the air.
He got very painful fall, and later dis
covered that he had fractured two ribs.
Charlie says that he is not the only per-
son who has had trouble on account of
Vaughn tongue.
In another column will be found the
advertisement of the Winchester fair,
which will be held September II, Is, IA
and Is. The fair this year promises to
be better than ever, land thousands OF dol
lars in prizes are offered-over 1850 in
racing purses alone is given. One OF the
attractions will be the encampment OF a
troop of U. S. cavalry on the grounds,
which will give exhibition drills daily.
Newton D. Baker, nephew of M. B.
Baker, of Shepherdstown, and son OF the
late DR.. Baker, of Martinsburg, has been
nominated by the Democrats for mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Baker is re-
garded as one OF the ablest men in that
city, and he is almost sure to be elected.
He was an intimate associate for num-
Der of years of the late Tom L. Johnson,
Cleveland'S famous mayor, and the peo-
pie look to him to carry out the policies
of his friend and co-worker.
An interesting sight is TO watch the
swallows in Shepherdstown every even
ing about shutdown as they gather around
the big smoke-stack at Shepherd College
to going to roost in that Ca
pacious bed-place. Although it is not
possible to count them, if is estimated
that several thousand circle around the
chimney until, apparently, all the swal-
lows in town have joined the throng.
Then they begin to flutter into the open
top, dropping down by tine hundreds until
the last one has disappeared. Some per-
sons have wondered why the swallows
have not been roosting in the big CHM
neyS of the older houses, as they have
done in former years. The mystery is
explained when the cloud of birds is seen
about the college chimney.
The heavy rains last week, that gave
the earth a soaking such as it has not
had for couple Of years, filled a long
felt want in that il caused the underground
streams to revive once more. Wells that