Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-17
LITTLE LOCALS.

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The blackberry crop is being gathered.
II is said that the berries have not been
as plentiful in many years as they are
this season.
K. H. M. Billmyer mas suffered severely
the past week or two from articular
rheumatism. He is barely able to get
about with the help of crutches.
Bass have been biting well in the Po-
tomac river the past week, and some
good strings have been caught. DIR. John
L. Meyers got three-pounder a few
days ago.
We once more have to remind Our
readers that we cannot publish news
items sent to us anonymously. Let us
have your name and we will be glad to
print matters of local interest.
Among those who attended the Luth-
eran Sunday School Normal Institute at
Winchester last week were Misses Mary
Derr, Anna Link and Fay Ronemous and
Mrs. Bert Myers, all of the Uvilla church.
Our mail facilities are improving. The
Baltimore mail and the morning papers
have missed only twice this week. Un-
der the circumstances we ought to be
thankful, we suppose, TO get the mail
half the time.
A summer wind storm of unusual vio-
lence prevailed throughout this section
last Sunday night. The wind blew in
fierce gale and kept many folks awake.
We have heard of but trifling damage in
this section, however.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gibson have
started the work of remodeling their
dwelling house on Main street. 1t will
be raised an additional story and other
Improvements will be made. Messrs.
Maddox are doing the work.
DR.. Charles F. Russell, who has many
friends in this section, where he is af-
fectionately regarded by his fellow Con-
federate veterans, has been appointed
postmaster OF his home town, Herndon,
Va. Congratulations, old friend.
II is becoming fad here to take the
serum incubation as preventive OF ty-
phoid fever, although there is not a case
of the disease in or near ShepherdStown.
DR.. Burwell has within the past week or
two given the treatment to four persons.
There is talk of extending the sewer
from the corner OF Princess and High
streets block or two further up town.
We should like to see this done, and
hope that our city fathers and property
owners may work together unitedly to
this end.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale one
of the best farms in this section-good,
smooth, fertile limestone land, IL acres,
in excellent neighborhood, on fine road,
price reasonable. Such farm seldom
comes on the market-inquire quickly
for particulars.
The board of equalization and review
for Jefferson county, composed OF
MeSsrs. w. F. Alexander, c. S. MuSser
and VIM. T. Elliott, was in session.
in Shepherdstown yesterday, going over
the assessment of real estate in this dis
trict. Assessor T. o. Link met with
them.
A party of workmen have been busy in
this section the past week or two putting
in good order the lines of the old United
Telephone Company, which had become
almost worthless from neglect. Poles
have been replanted, new cross-arTns put
in place, additional wires strung and gen.
eral repairs made.
A few days ago as little Nancy Os-
bourn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John IA.
Osbourn, of Sandy Ridge, was going to
the mail box near her home she came
across a grounding She called her dog
and soon there was lively fight, which
resulted in the death Of the grounding.
II was an unusually large one.
Secretary E. T. Licklider is circulating
the Morgan's Grove fair books, which
have been printed and are now ready for
distribution. Mr.. Llcklider has engaged
for the fair this year the largest portable
Ferris wheel in this country, which will
be managed by Slime, who will also have
the merry-go-round concession.
Most of the men at work on the con-
crete foundation for the new Masonic
building went on strike last week. They
were getting $3.50 a day Tor laborer's
work, and wanted $l.75. Contractor
Trump refused to grant the increase,
whereupon they quit work. He after
ward filled their places with other hands.
C.E. Walters, who has just returned
from Roanoke, Va, where he visited his
son the past couple Of weeks, informs us
that Albert Merchant, son of our former
felIow-to wnsman, w. H. Merchant, is
extremely ill with a complication OF dis
eases at his home in that city. His
friends here very earnestly hope that he
may recover.
!. Wilmer Latimer has been confirmed
by the Senate as Judge of the Juvenile
Court OF the District OF Columbia, and ne
will at once take up the duties of his po-
sition. Mr.. Latimer is native OF Shep-
herdstown, a son of our former fellow
townsman, T. w. Latimer, and his friends
here rejoice that he has been so highly
honored by President Wilson.
B. S. Pendleton few days ago re-
ceived letter from war time comrade
who is an official in the Confederate
Soldiers Home at Richmond, Va, in