Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-06-20
LITTLE LOCALS.

wide, and the contract price is 81 GAG.
"When you think of fire insurance think
OF us" and OF our special crop policy,
and then phone us or write us to put
one in force on your wheat crop at once.
Low rates and prompt service. Wash
ington, Alexander & Cooke. F. w.
Myers, Sub-agent.
Charles Ghiselin, who last week grad
uated from Washington and Lee Univer-
sity at Lexington, Va, had -honors con-
ferred upon him, receiving the A. B. de-
gree and having awarded to him the
James j. White scholarship in Greek.
He will have work IN Danville, Va, this
summer, where he will be director of ath-
letics for the Y. M. c. A.
AT the commencement of Gettysburg
College last week the degree of Doctor
OF Divinity was conferred upon Rev.
Charles S. Trump, pastor of the Lutheran
Church OF Martinsburg. DR.. Trump
graduated from Gettysburg College in
1877, and got his A. M. degree in 1880.
He has been pastor of the MartinSburg
congregation for nearly twenty -four years
ane is highly esteemed in this section.
The board of education of Harper's
Ferry district will lay the cornerstone of
the new high school building in that place
on Tuesday, July End, at 2oclock. The
stone will be put in place by the Masonic
fraternity, and addresses will be delivered
by Congressman VIM. q. Brown and 9TH
erS. Music will be rendered by the City
Band. The exercises promise to be very
interesting and the people generally are
invited TO participate.
Henry Kyd Douglas Camp, Sons OF
Confederate Veterans, was recognized
at meeting held here Tuesday night, the
following officers being elected for the
ensuing year: Commander, W. T. Nc
Quilkin lieutenant commander, Robert
Gibson; secretary, DR.. Hopkins Gibson;
treasurer, DR.. g. w. Banks; chaplain,
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin. A good deal
of interest was manifested in the camp,
and it is hoped that it may again become
prosperous. All persons who are eligi-
bic to membership are cordially invited
to enroll their names.
Harvest will be here in few days, and
it is expected that most farmers will be
cutting their wheat by the first of next
week. The wheat crop in this county
will be light. Conditions at seeding time
last fall were not very favorable, and the
intense cold OF the past winter was ad-
verse to growth, while this spring there
has been still further injury by the unu-
sual quantity of dog fennel and other
weeds. The wheat has headed out fairly
well, but it is not thick on the ground and
il is generally believed that the crop will
be under the average in this section.
Tuesday night the grocery store ofFrank
T. Carter was broken into and robbed by
some unknown thief. Entrance was eff
fected by forcing open shutter, break
ing window and removing the faSten-
ing, thus allowing the sash TO be raised.
The robber burned good deal OF paper
all around the store-room in lighting his
way about, and it's wonder the place
was not set afire. All that Mr.. Carter
missed was about Is pounds of sugar in
sacks, and perhaps few other articles,
and the presumption is that the thief be-
came alarmed and left before he got a
full load.
The matter Of issuing licenses for liquor
saloons in Harper's Ferry came up in the
Jefferson County Court yesterday, and
was the occasion of a great demonstration.
Many persons from Harper's Ferry and
other sections OF the county were present
10 express their opposition to the grant
ing of license, the fight being led by the
members of the Law and Order Commit
lee A number OF persons made earnest
addresses against licensing saloons, while
Lawyer Forrest w. Brown represented
the saloon-keepers. The whole afternoon
was taken up with the discussion OF the
question, and the fight was resumed this
morning No decision had been reached
up to the hour OF going to press.
We are extremely sorry to report most
unfavorable news concerning the condi-
ton of Harry L. Wintermoyer, whose
ankle was broken in an accident in the
Register building last winter, when a
heavy piece of machinery fell upon it.
The injured foot failed to heal properly,
and although Mr.. Wintermoyer has been
able TO be out on crutches, he could not
improve as he had hoped. Last week
he had an X-ray photograph made OF the
injured ankle, and a report made few
days ago by the surgeons is to the effect
that the bones in the ankle are dead and
the only thing left is to amputate the loot
above the ankle joint. This is a most
distressing alternative, and is shock to
Mr.. Wintermoyer and his friends, who
had hoped that the foot could be saved.
He is in Charles Town at present, and
arrangements are being made for the OPP
Grafton in hospital in that place, and
the foot will be amputated on Sunday.
We hope that he may endure the ordeal
safely.
An interesting piece of work is being
done this week under the supervision OF
Mayor Martin-the repairing OF section
of the stone wall enclosing the old college
campus where it spans the town run.
This wall was erected more than fifty
years ago under the direction of the late
Joseph Randall, and older persons re-
member we'll the large number OF stone