Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-07-04
LITTLE LOCALS.

" ~' hoo Just SOtHpietcQ ana
moved into comfortable new dwelling
house on his farm near Keller, this coun-
ty. The house is frame structure of
good size and occupies avery beautiful
situation on hill overlooking that entire
section.
"When you think of fire insurance think
OF us, and OF our special crop policy,
and then phone us or write us to nut
one in force on your wheat crop at once.
Low rates and prompt service. Wash,
ington, Alexander & Cooke. F.. w.
Myers, Sub-agent.
The cornerstone of the new Harper's
Ferry High School was laid on TUESDAY,
with appropriate exercises, including the
Masonic ceremony. A comparatively
small crowd was present. Brief addresses
were made by Hon. c. M. Wetzel and
Hon. T. L. Jeffords.
Jiles H. Robinson, who for many years
was in charge of the Hodges elevator at
Duffields, has come to Shepherdstown,
where he will manage the elevator for
the same firm. Mr.. Robinson is a popu-
lar man with the farmers, and his old
friends are glad to see him return to town.
An interesting game of baseball has
been arranged for Tuesday, July 10th,
when the Nebraska Indians will play our
local team. The Indians played here a
year or two ago, when we got one game
and they the other. A good game may
be expected. Admission will be Is cents,
children Is cents.
J. M. Racey has bought a fine new
threShing outfit from the Geiser Company
in WayneSboro, Pa, and expects it here
the last OF this week. He will be in bus
mess on his own account, and he asks
the farmers of this section to give him a
share OF, their patronage, promising to
treat everybody right.
Two young men from Charles Town
were riding at a rapid pace on a motor
cycle last Sunday, and went so fast that
they could not make the turn in the road
at Geo. B. Coffinbarger's, two miles from
Shepherdstown. They were both thrown
violently to the ground, and though they
were cut and skinned pretty badly. no
bones were broken. They were brought
to town, where their injuries were at
tended to.
The wheat harvest is over in Jefferson
county and the grain is in shock in the
fields. The shocks are neither numerous
nor large, as rule, and the yield will
probably be from Is 10 Is per cent less
than the average. The wheat seems to
have been damaged good deal by the
fly, while the hard winter and an unusual
pest Of weeds the past spring also played
their parts. The growing corn is Still
rather backward.
King street gets fine stretch of new
concrete pavement. The full length OF
the Virginia House lot, owned by c. S.
Miller, from Washington street to the al
ley in the rear, has been nicely paved,
and DR.. @. w. Banks is having new con-
crete put in to replace the brick sidewalk
along his property. These two sidewalks
add several hundred feet more OF most
excellent pavement to the towns system
let the good work go on.
Another big batch of applications for
remission of Jail sentences and for par
donS have been passed upon by Gov
ernor Glasscock and the pardon attorney.
These included Joseph SpinkS, sent up
from Jefferson county at the February
term i'll 1910 for burglary and given five
years, who complains that he got a too
severe dose. Two other men were con-
victed with Spinks, one OF whom received
seven years and the other two years.
The one receiving seven years had pre-
viously served term in the penitentiary.
Spinks claims he was drunk when he
and his pals committed the burglary and
therefore was not accountable for his
acts. A pardon was refused him.
Harry L. Wintermoyer, whose foot was
amputated last week in the Charles Town
Hospital, is said to be getting along most
excellently since the operation. The
wound is healing nicely, Mr.. Winter
moyer is in good spirits, and he hopes to
be atle to leave the hospital next week.
The leg was taken off about midway be-
tween fhe ankle and the knee, and it IS
said that the condition OF the foot and
ankle, as revealed by the operation, was
such as to fully justify the removal, for
they could not have healed. Mr.. Win
termoyer will have an artificial foot made,
and he has the assurance that he will be
able TO get about comfortably, even if he
will not be able to do any more good
baseball playing. We join with his
friends in the hope that he may soon be
all right and be at his place OF business
again.
The will of the late Miss Ella Maxwell,
for many years resident OF Charles
Town, has been filed for probate. In
directing division of her estate, she be-
oueathed to the trustees of Zion Episco-
pal Church, Charles Town, $1,000, the
income from which is to be given to home
missions cause in the Diocese of West
Virginia. The house wherein the tesla
trix lived is given TO her cousin, Mrs.
Elizabeth Kemp, of Gulfport, Miss, tor
life, with remainder to Misses Eliza +.
and Minnie Timberlake, Mrs. Keightley
Wilson, Miss Margaret Timberlake and
Mrs. ]. L. Luke, who are also made the
residuary legateeS. Articles OF household