Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-04-25
LITTLE LOCALS,

The wind storm that prevailed in this
section last Sunday night was about as
bad as we usually get them. The wind
blew at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
Nj. B. Baker is having extensive i'm
provements made to the dwelling-house
owned by him on Princess street. The
house is beingnewly weatherboarded and
put in good condition generally.
Wheat has jumped upward agaiu-it is
quoted today $l.l0 bushel. Unfortu-
nately there is practically none left in this
section to sell, and the only effect is to
increase the price of flour. Corn is up to
rs cents bushel.
An automobilist from Harper's Ferry
ran his car into the gate 1.-THE Shepherds
town bridge last Sunday and broke the
pole in two, besides damaging the radia-
tor OF his machine. He said he never
saw the obstruction until he ran into it.
While the B. & o. Railroad is spend
ing so much money for Improvements to
It's roadbed, it ought to set aside some
thing for new station at Shenandoah
Junction. The old shack there is a dis
grace to any company, and it is outrage
Gus that respectable persons should be
compelled TO endure such conditions.
The Norfolk & Western station at this
place has been adorned with number of
very beautiful photographs, nicely framed,
OF pretty scenes along the line of the rail-
road. They add much to the appearance
OF our handsome station. Individual cups
in slot machines have also been installed
at the drinking fountain in the waiting
room.
Hon. K. Gray Williams, OF Winchester,
has been invited to deliver the address in
ShepherdStown on Confederate memo
rial day, the first Saturday Of June, and
has written President John H. Schoppet
OF the memorial association that he will
| accept. Mr. Williams is an eloquent
speaker, and will deliver an interesting
| address.
Ned Athey, OF Eastern College, at
Manassas, son of E. w. Athey, of this
place, was pretty badly hurt last week
while playing baseball. A batted ball
a hot liner-Struck him squarely in the
forehead, knocking him down and rem
dering him unconscious for an hour. He
has gotten all right again.
Thomas F. Kerfoot, for the past twenty
years lock-te tender at lock No. 40, on the
Chesapeake & Ohio canal,~a few miles
above Shepherdstown, has resigned his
place and moved to Hagerstown. He
had the reputation of being one of the
best lock-tenders along the canal, and
was always on the job. He is brother
OF Mrs. w. L. Arthur. OF this place, and
formerly lived here.
Farmers have been grunbling good
deal about the delay in spring blowing
and other work because OF the frequent
rains which have kept the ground so wet.
The showers ofMonday, however, ended
with high wind and bright sunshine,
which have done much to dry the earth,
and the prospect is now that farm work
can be pushed right along. The rains
have caused the wheat and grass TO grow
luxuriantly, however, and there are pros
poets Of fine crops OF wheat and hay.
The town authorities have men at work
giving Main street thoroughly good
Cleaning, thus removing the accumulation
OF tuSt and dirt OF the past winter. This
is very satisfactory to our people, for
everybody wants to see a clean town, an5
we hope thdt all the streets will be nicely
cleaned up. The people generally ought
10 CO. operate with the town officials and
make private as we'll as public prop
erty notably clean and tidy-Streets and
alleys, back yards and front yards, every
place in town.
Col. r. p. Chew and Capt. John T.
ColSton, of Charles Town, were in Shep-
herdStown yesterday, seeking to inilu-
enCe the members of the Democratic ex-
cutive committee in favor OF the passage
of the resolution of c. N. Cambell, pro-
viding Tor a more honest primary election.
At the last meeting OF the committee this
resolution was defeated by very close
vote. Ii ought to have passed. 1t pro-
videS safeguards that ought to be put in
force. 1t seeks to preventive buying and
selling and delivering OF votes. and would
undoubtedly 90 long way toward doing
so. We are satisfied that the great ma
jority OF the people of this county desire
honest elections. If the executive COM
mittee refuses to take steps toward this
end it ought to be held responsible.
B.& o. Detective Prince last evening
picked up couple on No. 81 who were
acting in suspicious manner, and found
them to be an Italian, Joseph Boggi, OF
Kearneysville, and an American girl,
aged about Is years, of The Ridge, JET
ferson county. The man was charged
with having enticed the child from her
home, but vigorously denied it. Both
the Italian and the girl acknowledged she
went with him voluntarily, and she said
her adopted parents were willing. She
was sent back to relative and the man
released. If it is found that her people
were unaware of her flight the man may
be dealt with according to law.-Mar-
hnSburg Journal.
Mrs. Cora Bacon-Foster, who visited
Shepherdstown last summer, has recent
ly completed her book, development OF
the Potomac Route" on which she was
then working, and from advance sheets