Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-14
LITTLE LOCALS.

VIM. H. Wilson announces himself as
a candidate for the Office of prosecuting
attorney for Jefferson county. MIR. Viii
son Is a lawyer of ability, and his an
nouncement is manly statement that
will find favor with the people
The contract for the erection of new
high school building for Charles Town
has been let by the board of education to
II. +. Cline, a local contractor, who is TO
complete II by the first of next Novem-
Der. The total cost OF the building will
be about $4,000.
MISS Lou d. Mann announces her mil
linery opening for Friday and Saturday OF
this week. Sne has an unusually attract
i've selection OF new spring hats, besides
a beautiful line OF embroloerles ana fancy
goods. She invites everybody to call
and see the new goods.
F. l.. Johnson. proprietor of the Home
Cate, is installing an outfit OF new ma
| cninery this week tor the manufacture OF
icecream, including an electric motor and
other up-to-oate appliances. The ice
cream business IS steadily growing, and
Mr.. Johnson is preparing Tor a big output
next summer.
Hon. c. M. Wetzel is announced as
Candidate tor Reelection to the West Viz
glnia Legislature from Jefferson county.
Mr.. MetZel has represented this county
In the Legislature ior several terms pre-
viouSly, anu was speaker OF the House of
| Delegates al It's last session. He made a
ifne record while in the Legislature.
The Western Maryland Railroad has
plans for line new passenger station in
Hagerstown, out the big brewery occupies
The site that the company needs most.
| ne Hay Mail IS wrltnlng in torture tor
teal that the brewery may be shut down
while building on a new location. Ills
terrible, thinks the Mail-oh, S-p-a-r-e
the brewery
VIM. K. Moler, who has been travel
ing for the Egerton Grocery Company,
OIL Baltimore, has resigned his place TO
accept better position with the American
Tobacco Company. ]. K. Show has
taken Mr.. Moler's old place with the
Egerton people and will travel this ter
rltory. Charles Show will succeed Mr..
show al the Home Cafe.
VIM. A. Morgan, son Of Mr.. and Ms.
A. L. Morgan, u this vicinity, has gotten
very desirable position under the gov
| eminent, and has been assigned to duty
| dt Wheeling, w. Va. Mr. Morgan re-
| Gently took the civil service examination
dS a Stenographer anu typewriter, anu
passed with high grades. His present
appointment comes under the civil ser
vice. We congratulate him upon his
good fortune.
Ii is reported that VIM. L. Renhart, of
this place, is 10 be taken on the VIM. u.
Bates assessors ticket as deputy FOL
ohepherdStown district. Ii Mr.. Reinharl
shall De so fortunate as to be elected to
This position, we believe that he would
Ill the place with fidelity and use his very
oeSt efforts TO serve the people acCepta-
oily. He says that he is going to hustle
lively during the ensuing campaign and
ne wants all his friends to stand by him.
The Shepherd College basketball team
will try to-puli itself together oy Saturday
night TO play the last game of the season.
II will tackle the Pennsylvania ForeSterS,
from Mont Alto, a team that has been
here before and played good, clean bali
at 8 o'clock, and a fine contest may be
| nerd College will p ay here Friday night
with the MartinSDurg High School boys,
'at 8 O'Clock.
We publish this week the announce
| ment OF w. Ed. OSbourn, OF this vicinity,
candidate for assessor OF Jefferson county.
he names as his deputies ID. Hunter
| Watson, of Charles Town, and Grove
henkc. OF Harper'S Ferry district. This
IS a suong conformation. MIR. OSbourn Is
d popular and capable man, and we are
sure that he would I'LL the office ct assessor
"a highly acceptable manner If he should
| DC elecled HIS ticket will getNa big vote
n this district.
what viii doubtless be a very enjoy
| able ptriO nance is announced tor We'd
| neSddy. March 9th, in the Shepherd
| College auditorium. Ii is an entertain
nent by the Special Grand Concert Com
pany from the Ithaca Conservatory OF
.auSlc, the personnel OF which includes
| MISS Florence WILBUR, reader; Miss
Helen Doyle, viollniSt MISS Grace
! Covey, soprano; and Miss Bessie Smith,
pianist. Further announcement will be
made next week.
A distressing accident occurred near
| DuffieldS about halt past 1--WE O'Clock
| Yesterday afternoon, when Walter Law
son, young man who lived short dis
| lance east OF DutfieldS, was fatally man
sled oy the cars. Young Lawson was
riding on freight train on the b. q y.
railroad, and in attemptingto jump from
d Car he slipped and fell under the wheels.
| Both legs were crushed to pulp and he
sustained other injuries. He was carried
to Duffields, where DR.. Melvin gave HIN
surgical attention, but he died IN few
| hours. The unfortunate young man, VINO
was unmarried, was about 3 years Of
age.
lanes B. Osbourn, of the DuffieldS
nelghborhood, has announced his sheriff.
atty ticket. He will head the ticket as
nigh sheriff, and names the following
deputies Charles H. Johnson, Middle
way district; q. Newton Harris, Kaole-
Town district; VIM. M. Burns, Charles
Town district; John Leavy, Harper's
| Ferry district; James A. Smith, lailer:
This IS a strong ticket, and il is believed
that the fight tor the Sheriffalty will DE
| close Mr.. OSbourn, the head OF the tick
| tt, is one of Jefferson County'S most SUD,
stantial farmers and business men, and
well able to fill the place If ne should be
elected. He is Confederate veteran,
and has wide circle OF friends who will
rally around him.
The heating apparatus that is being
tested in the courthouse this winter has
not proven satisfactory. AT special
term of the court on Tuesday the SUD-
iect was discussed. A representative OF
the firm OF E. S. Mobley & Bro, OF Fred
erick, the contractors who installed the
plant, was present and promised the
court that the attention OF the Warren
Webster Company, the makers of the
apparatus. would be directed to the
| trouble and an effort made to obviate It.
The complaint is that the plant does not
heat the building uniformly, there being
at times difference OF Is TO 20 degrees
between the southern and northern rooms
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