Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-09-12
LITTLE LOCALS.

vi doout lUO dCIcS-Soou lduu III gOOu
neighborhood. H. L. Snyder 6 Co.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale a
large corner lot in Shepherdstown that
will make very desirable location for a
handsome home. Inquire for particulars.
A Democratic club is to be organized
at Duffields Saturday night oil this week.
All persons interested are requested to
meet at s O'Clock in the brick store-room.
Let everybody turn out.
c. w. Carter, of the vicinity of Moler's,
is rejoicing in the birth of another fine
son-No. II in his large and growing
family. Congratulations, Charlie. and
may you have many happy returns.
Name the new boy Wilson.
Many farmers in this section are using
the hog cholera serum in order to prevent
the ravages of the disease, and the treat
ment is said to be very effective. DR..
Coyner, the local veterinarian, has been
kept busy, and has also done much work
in Washington county, Md. The treat
ment is rather expensive, but where it is
successful it saves hog raisers lot of
money.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Athey, Ned and
Strother Athey and Mr.. Athey's regular
force of carpenters have gone to Elkins,
w. Va, where he has contract for the
erection of a barn on the farm on which
is located the Odd Fellows Home. MIR.
Athey thinks that he will rush the job to
completion in about month. Mrs. Athey
will keep house for them while they are
at Elkins.
The Democrats of Shenandoah Junction
are arranging for big demonstration on
Saturday afternoon, September 2lst. An
old fashioned pole-raising will be fea-
ture of the occasion, and addresses will
be delivered by Hon. c. w. Osenton, an
eloquent public speaker from Fayette
county. and Hon. H. O. hump, candidate
for the State Senate, of Hampshire coun-
ty. The people generally are invited to
be present.
George T. Sisler, of the firm Of J. N.
linn & Co., Charles Town, has landed
some nice contracts in Shepherdstown
during the past few days. He has con-
tracted for the heating and plumbing in ].
H. Hills remodeled building on Main
street; for hot water heating plants in the
homes of Mrs. H. M. Turner and D. B.
Lucas and will install Kewanee water
system in the home of H. L. Snyder.
There was only one disturbance on the
fair grounds last week, and, as usual,
whiskey was at the bottom of the trouble.
Two brothers, one from Shepherdstown
and one from near Charles Town, en-
gagged in drunken fight and were arrest
ed. They resisted the officers and abus-
ed Magistrate Rentch, who fined each $40
and costs and gave one of them an addi-
tional sentence of ten days in the county
jail. II was generally agreed that they
were treated very leniently.
Shepherd College began its fall session
yesterday with an enrolment OF LOT for
the first day, and considerable number
have been added today, with many yet
to come for the next week. Most OF the
old students are back again and there are
many new ones from this vicinity and
adjacent counties. Principal Thos. c.
Miller created mild sensation by refuS-
ing to enroll students who belong to the
girls sorority or the boys fraternity. He
will not permit either of these societies
to have place in the school.
A case OF local interest was heard in
the Supreme Court at Charles Town last
week. IL was that of Shipley, admins
traitor, VS.. the County Court of Jefferson
county, which was argued by George M.
Beltzhoover, Jr.. and Judge I'M. Woods,
Tor the plaintiff in error, and Prosecuting
Attorney 6. D. Moore, J. M. Mason, Jr.,
and Forrest w. Brown, for the county.
A decision will not be reached for some
months. The case of Thorn VS.. Barring
er, from this county, was continued until
the January term at Charleston.
AT Hagerstown last Thursday ITO tick
cts were sold to the Morgan's Grove fair.
Had train been provided to run at
convenient hour there would doubtless
have been five hundred tickets sold. But
Mr.. Bevill, the general passenger agent
of the N. & w., remains firn1-we do not
like to say very obstinate-in his deter
mination not to provide any extra paSSen-
ger facilities for this division of the road,
and so folks who would travel if they
were properly encouraged remain at
home
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Wysong, who have
lived in Front Royal, Va, for the past
couple of years, have sold out their ba-
kerry business there and returned to
Shepherdstown. They are in the Rein
hart building on Main street, and expect
to 90 into business again. Yesterday,
through the agency of H. L. Snyder &
Co., they purchased the property OF Mrs.
Sarah, ]. Osbourn, on Main street, next
to the Licklider building, paying $500
for it. When they obtain possession OF
the property they will remodel and i'm
prove if and fit it up suitably for their
business-that of bakery and restaurant.
Mr.. A. d. Kenamond, the new science
teacher for Shepherd College, has arrived
here and begun his work. Mr.. Kena-
mond has rented the dwelling-house OF
Edward L. Remnant, next to the Episco-
pal Chapel, and will install his house