Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-10
LITTLE LOCALS,

Our esteemed fellow townsman, Mr..
w. N. Lemen. who has been in failing
health for the past year, was extremely
i'll last night, and though he is slightly
improved this morning, he is still in Sc
riouS condition.
A big washout occurred early yesterday
morning on the c. & o. canal at Four
Locks, when section of the bank Is
feet deep and Is feet long went out at a
culvert. Navigation will be interrupted
for several days.
The body of James w. Fayman, who
died in California recently, reached Shep-
herdStown Tuesday night After funeral
service yesterday in the Reformed Church,
conducted by Rev. Chas. F. Freeman, it
was inferred in the Reformed Cemetery.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale the
desirable property belonging to R. L.
Reinhart, corner of Princess and Rocky
streets, near the Potomac river. This is
one of the finest sites for home in this
section. II could be cut up into nice
building lots.
Mr.. Frank L. Johnson returned home
Monday evening from the Charles Town
hospital, where he had been for the past
month recuperating from an operation for
appendicitis. He is recovering nicely
from the ordeal and is mighty glad TO be
back under his own roof-tree.
During the storm that passed over this
county last Wednesday evening the barn
on the farm of M. M. Moler, near Engle's
Station, was blown down and completely
wrecked. A good deal OF damage was
done in the Harper's Ferry neighborhood
and north OF Charles Town by the storm.
Our town clock surely has gotten good.
Last Sunday it refused to work minute
on the Sabbath-stopped 20 minutes be-
fore IL on Saturday night and never
licked once all day long. True, it over
did the thing by keeping silent until a
O'Clock Monday afternoon, when the Of
fetal winder got on the job again.
The directors of Elmwood Cemetery
have erected long and substantial hitch
ing rack along the side of the road OPP
posite the cemetery. This is conven-
fence that will be appreciated by those
who drive 10 the cemetery, and as Dan
Demory put it up it is not likely to blow
down or be uprooted any way soon.
In runaway accident about midnight
Thursday night Susie Bradford, wife Of
John Bradford, colored, was thrown
from buggy and killed on public road
one mile southwest of town. John and
his wife had been attending party near
Claymont and were on their way to their
home at Harmonytown, when the horse
took fright and ran away. The unfortu-
nate woman's neck was broken.-CharleS
Town Advocate.
The extremely hot weather OF last
week was followed Saturday by severe
storm that passed over this section late
in the evening. A much-needed rain
accompanied the storm and freShened up
vegetation. Sunday evening cool wave
came from the north with high wind,
and the thermometer took a big drop.
Monday and Tuesday were delightfully."-
cool. Yesterday there were fine showers
nearly all day, and the prospect this
morning is for more rain.
Every day some additional benefit OF
having a Democratic President becomes
apparent. Last week prosperity came to
the two little daughters OF VIM. H. Mar
tin, north OF town. Mr.. Martin is such
an ardent Republican that he took it fer
granted that Taft or Roosevelt would be
kept in the White House indefinitely,
and last fall when his two girls 'teased
him for new piano he put them OF by
saving that he would buy them one when
Democratic President should be elected.
He forgot his promise, but the girls didn't,
and when President Wilson was elected
nobody in the country was happier than
they. They had witnesses on their side
to their fathers promise and he was not
allowed to 60 back on his word.
Last week the new piano was safely in
stalled in the Martin home at the Lower
Farm.
The b oard OF equalization and review
was in session in Charles Town last week
correcting assessments of real and per-
sonal property in Jefferson county. Dur
ing the balance of the month sessions will
be held in several districts of the county,
when property owners are requested to
appear before the board and see that their
assessments are correct. The meeting
for this district will be held in Shepherds
town next Wednesday, July 10Th, from
II a. m. to a p. m, at the market-house
The Board OF Public Works has reap
pointed w. F. Alexander as member oil
the board for Jefferson county for term
OF six years, and has appointed VIM. T.
Elliott, of Middleway district, to fill the
unexpired term OF Frank o. Trump, who
recently resigned. c. S. Musser, o.
Shepherdstown, is the other member o.
the board.
Jacob S. Myers, formerly OF Shepherds
, town, was sitting in front of the Baldwin
Hotel in Hagerstown Tuesday night
when his pocketbook containing SIG ii
cash slipped from his hip pocket unoe'
! knownst. Shortly afterward il was tounc
i by Leroy Johnson, night bellboy at thu
Baldwin, who Immediately made plans t
spend the fortune that came so easily
When Mr.. Myers discovered his los:
early next morning he got very busy ant
called on couple OF officers to help him