Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-10-23
LITTLE LOCALS.

traitor OF the estate of the late d Frank
blllmyer. The only heir is Mrs. Hill.
daughter OF Mr.. Billmyer. The estate
was appraised at 5000.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Price
Butler, OF Shepherdstown, 10 Mr.. Harry
Hunter Burks, OF Roanoke, Va, will take
pace IN Trinity Episcopal Church next
wednesday evening at half-past seven
O'Clock.
Capt. John H. Leathers. of Louisville,
KY. has sent his check. fol. $50 as con-
tribution toward memorial window to
be placed in the Presbyterian Church in
Charles Town in memory of its late pas
tor, Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins.
Hughes Cole, a colored man who for
merly lived at kearneysville, was among
those who were lost when the steamship
Volturno was burned at sea a couple of
weeks ago. he was a cook on the Vol
turno. Cole had his life insured for
S,5OO, which goes to his mother. now
living in Washington.
On the ilrSt page of the Register this
week may be found an interesting article
concerning the scale that has infested
fruit trees in this section for a number of
years, and how it is being gotten rid of
In Pennsylvania. Apple growers in this
nelghborhood say that the scale is grad
ualiy disappearing here also, either from
Inc constant Spraying Of the trees or be-
cause OF natural enemies.
Miss Annie Kreglow, of Hedgesville,
lett Saturday for Cumberland, where she
was met by Mr.. Allen Baer, OF Bruins
WICK, Neb., and they were united in the
holy bonds OF matIimony. Ii is under
stood that the bride and groom will re-
turn to HedgeSville and make their home
in that place. The groom is 68 years OF
age and has been married before, having
two sons and a daughter in the west.
His bride is Is years younger. They
flrSt became acquainted about 81 years
ago when the groom was visiting in
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
During the four days of the Hagerstown
fair last week Us marriage licenses were
issued oY Court Clerk Edward Oswald
and his deputies. One minister, Rev. E.
X. Thomas, OF the Baptist Church, off,
Grated at thirty marriages. There were
not as many persons as usual from LEI
terSon county married this year, only two
couples being reported. Mr.. Jacob Mil
Ter, OF Shenandoah Junction, and Miss
Lillian E. OFT, OF Ripon, were married on
Wednesday, and on Friday Mr.. Joseph
Mercer, OF KabletoWn, and Miss Viola
klingenburg, OF Charles Town, were
joined together.
AT the meeting of the Grand Lodge OF
Odd Fellows in ParkerSburg last week
E. J. Davies, of Huntington, was elected
Grand Representative Thomas LiverS-
edge, OF Charleston, Grand Master; Rev.
D. L. Ash, OF MoundSviile, Deputy
Grand Master; W. F.Holllster, of Cowan,
Grand Warden; A. ]. Wilkinson, OF
Huntington, Grand Secretary; George
u. Stout, OF ParkerSburg, Grand TreaSur-
er. Edward I. LiCklider, OF Shepherds
town, was Reelected a member OF the
directors of the Odd Fellows Home, and
Charles w. Licklider, also OF this place,
was appointed deputy grand master for
the district composed OF Jefferson, Berke-
ley and Morgan counties. The Grand
Lodge will meet next year in ClarkSburg.
The following real estate transfers
were recorded in the county clerks office
last week: 5. w. Washington, trustee,
to Geo. w. Wilmington, house and lot
OF ga acres in Egypt, near Leetown,
consideration, $2O4; heirs OF Joshua
Cavalier to George SecriSt, house and
lot in Bolivar, $500; Frank H. RouSs to
M. o., Geo. w. and A. H. s. RouSS,
one-fourth interest in Avon Wood farm
of 397 acres near KabletoWn, and "a acres
OF mountain land, consideration $1,000;
Robert E. Mcdaniel and Thomas Jeffer-
son TO the president and trustees OF Storer
College LOT on Camp Hill, 81 200; Sarah F.
BOYD TO Bonn w. Grim, lot adjoining the
Baptist Church, Summit Point, $3.50;
Samuel J. Hodges 10 Frank o. Trump,
lot on south S.de OF the turnpike at kear-
neySvlile, $3.50.
The passengers on B. & o. train No. 80,
the New YUTk-St. Louis express, had
narrow escape from disaster last Thurs
DAY al line tunnel opposite Harper's Fer
ry. lust about the time the express was
Que coke Car on freight train jumped
the track and was thrown across The
mouth OF the tunnel. A brakeman ran
back 10 flag No. So and barely had time
10 signal the engineer, John Deck, VINO
was bowling along at rapid gait. DECK
threw on his brakes with such force as to
give the passengers severe shaking up,
While three postal clerks were thrown
right and lett in their Car, sustaining
bruises and real fright. The passenger
engine was but twenty feet from the
wrecked Car when II was brought TO
stop. The train was run back to Viewer
ton until the wreck was cleared, a couple
OF hours later.
Charles !. Miller has about completed
the handsome new dWelling-houSe on his
farm a mile or two west OF town that has
been in process of construction the past
wear. This is a large and substantial
brick building of fine appearance and
most conveniently arranged, and is iltteo
with modern Improvements OF every sort,
including a hot-Water heating plant, wa
ter service and acetylene Lighting. II IS
one OF the most desirable country homes
i'm this section, and will be Still further
beautified by Mr.. Miller by rearrange-
ment OF the lawn, new fencing, etc. The
house is on the site OF the old dwelling
occupied for so many years by Mr.. Mil
ler's parents and which was one OF the
landmarks along that road. The new
house and barn and the fine young or
chardS OF peaches and apples are I'M
provements made by Mr.. Miller that rem
der his farm one ofthe finest in this section,
and we hope that he may live longt en-
Joy it.
X. r. Jeffries, of the West Virginia
Agricultural Experiment Station at Nor
gantQwn, is in Shepherdstown this week
on mission of importance to fruit grow,
ers. Mr.. Jeffries is making an orchard
survey OF Jefferson county is, ne is
Observation-Disclosures from the apple
growers that will be collated and after
ward published in the form OF bulletin,
making what will be most interesting
and valuable publication. He seeks
every detail of orchard work and lnfor,,
nation, including acreage and number OF
trees, with their age and condition soil,