Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-03-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

The Glee Club OF Franklin and Mar
shall College, OF Lancaster, Pa, will give
concert in the college auditorium in
Shepherdstown on Tuesday evening,
April 9Th. This is fine aggregation OF
singers and they will give splendid en-
tertainment.
Meat is higher both in the town and
city at the present time than it has been
within the memory OF the present gener-
alton. One cause of the scarcity of cattle
is that farmers are selling so many calves
to the butchers. being tempted by the
high prices.
w. L. Erwin has resigned as poStmaS-
ter at Harper's Ferry, the resignation to
take effect the Both of June. Congress-
man Brown has recommended J. Garland
Hurst for the vacancy. Mr.. Erwin will
60 10 Brooklyn, N. Y, where he will en-
gage in business.
Obed Wiseman, who month or two
ago bought from Clarence B. Clipp for
$4,000 farm of rs acres mile west OF
Charles Town, has sold it again to Mrs.
F. E. Swimley, OF Winchester, who paid
him $l1 600 for it. Mr.. Wiseman will re-
turn to his former home in Shenandoah
county, Va.
T. o. Everhart, the wellknown farmer
and dairyman OF the Kearneysville neigh
borhood, last week sold to ]. I. Camp
bell three sucking colts at 500 each.
These were fine young animals and they
brought fine price. They were shipped
TO Chambersburg, Pa. Mr.. Everhart won
premiums with these colts at Morgan's
Grove fair last fall.
There ought soon TO be considerable
reduction in the price of coffee. The
wholesale price OF standard grades has
been steadily declining for some weeks,
and has gotten down to l2centS apound.
This is the lowest price reached in along
time, and it is said that there will be a
further drop. The iobberS and retailers
will feel the effects of the lower prices
soon.
Flip, the lively little fox terrier be-
longing to Geo. w. BilImyer, which has
been familiar object here for the past
ten years, has departed this life. He got
a dose OF poison the other night, and
despite the efforts to save his life he was
soon stretched out stiff. Flip was great
pet of Mr.. Billmyer'S children, and had a
barking acquaintance with every automo-
bile that passed through ShepherdStown.
The real live Buster Brown and his
dog Tige will be in ShepherdStown next
Monday and will give an exhibition IN
the opera house. This entertainment
will be free and everybody is invited to
attend. A souvenir will be given free to
every boy and girl present. The exhl-
bition will be under the direction OF M.
B. Baker, agent for the Buster Brown
shoes in ShepherdStown. Remember
the date, Monday, March 3lSt.
The county assessors Will begin their
work OF assessing property on April LIST.
heretofore this work was commenced on
January 1St, but under the new law the
time was made three months later. The
assessors must have the work finished by
the last OF June, so it will be seen that
they will be kept busy. Assessor Floyd
Watson will be in charge OF the work IN
Jefferson county, and his deputy, /. OgIe
Liak, Vii. iuuN alter ShepherdStown dis
tTICt.
Burwell c. Snyder, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel ". snyder, OF this county, who
has been on the staff OF the Baltimore
sun Tor several years, has been promoted
to The position of State editor, and will
have charge of the news from the Viz
ginias and the CarolinaS. We hope that
Mr.. Snyder will improve this department
of the Sun, which has gotten to be very
weak and unntereSting, and bring il up
to the high standard OF the late lamented
Henry D. Beall.
James Benner has contracted for the
erection of fine new bank barn on his
farm near Middleway, OIL the west side OF
the pike. The Advocate says that the
style of construction will be somewhat
unique for this section. The building is
TO have balloon frame with colonial
roof. AT the end of the stables under the
overshoot glass will be used extensively
to admit light, thereby doing away with
one OF the objections to the bank barn
a lack of light MeSSrS. Myers Brothers,
OF Middleway, have the contract and ex-
pect TO have the work completed in time
to house the coming crops in it.
Shepherdstown has gotten the flag end
OF the great storms that devastated the
central and western States the past week,
but mercifully this section has suffered no
damage. There was a sharp thunder
storm and heavy rain Tuesday evening,
and "Wednesday morning there was an
intense rainfall from angry-looking clouds,
but it lasted only few moments. Last
night and early this morning there were
tremendous rains, causing the town run
TO get out OF its banks and sending the
overflow down Princess street. The
weather at this writing is very mpch I'M
settled, with indications OF more rain.
A terrible tornado passed over the city
OF Omaha, Nebraska last Sunday night.
More than 900 homes were demolished,
200 or 300 persons were killed, and hum
dredS of others injured. Ten thousand
persons were rendered homeless, and
the property loss will reach $ll ,OOO,O 900.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. &. d. Hutch
inson, who are knownin ShepherdStown,
was right in the path of the tornado, but
fortunately eScaDed anv DAMAGE what