Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-04-10
LITTLE LOCALS.

and l07 boys.
Fruit growers are busy this week spray
ing the orchards. Although the nights
have been very frosty the past week. it
is not believed that the apples have been
damaged TO any considerable extent.
The growing wheat is looking unusual
ly green and flourishing forthis season of
the year. Ii got good start last fall, the
winter was favorable to it, and now it is
growing luxuriantly. At this time there
is every prospect of an abundant crop.
M. w. Wissler is making a careful ex-
animation OF the iron bridge of the Viz
ginia and Maryland Bridge Company, and
with Wilbur Hebb is putting it in good
order. They are tightening up bolts and
making the minor repairs that they find
necessary.
Ralph w. Border, son of DR.. d. w.
Border, OF this county, has been nomina-
ted tor judge OF the corporation court OF
Ell Paso, Texas, where he has been prac-
ticing law for several years past. Mr..
Borders friends in this section hope that
he may win.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lake. of Crannog,
Forest Hill, Md. near. Baltimore, have
announced the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Marguerite B. Lake, to
, Mr.. Dudley D. Pendleton, of Pittsburg,
Pa, formerly of Shepherdstown. The
wedding will take place in the fall.
Charles B. Mcdonald has return ed TO
duty as boss of the pumping station OF
the N. & w. Railway at Shenandoah
Junction, after an absence of nine weeks.
Mr.. Mcdonald had TO undergo serious
operation at Charles Town, and his con-
valescence was slow. He is entirely well
again and hopes that he will be bothered
no more.
John Tucker, well-known resident OF
Kearneysville, met with serious acct
dent at Kearneysville yesterday. In at
tempting to jump aboard freight train
he slipped and fell and one OF the cars
ran over his foot, crushing it so badly
trat it had to be amputated above the
ankle. He was taken tc a hospital in
Martinsburg, where surgical attention
was given him.
Our friend Rev. ]. A. Trostle, of Warm
Springs, Va, writes us as follows: "That
was good record which Mrs. Charles
Miller's 20 Leghorn pullets made, but |
have pen of IL S. c. Rhode Island Reds
II months old that laid PAP eggs in March,
an average of p eggs each, while hers
was 2O.7. have another pen that did
almost as we'll" Rev. Mr.. Trostle is
greatly pleased with his charge at Warm
Springs.
H. B. Grimm, of Winchester, contractor
for the brick work of E. H. Remnants
new building on Main street, began work
with his force OF brick-layerS on Tuesday,
and will now push the work right along.
| Mr.. Grimm has done the brick work on
several OF the most important buildings in
ShepherdStown, and is known here as
dn expert in his line and reliable and
atisfactory contractor. His old friends
here are glad to see him again.
On account of the flood and fire that
aas swept Huntington, the West Virginia
State Sunday School Convention will be
held il CiarGsourg On Wednesday, Thurs
day anQ FRIDAY, April q, "a and 25, 1913
| CHURCH. workers and business men have
unanimously invited the convention. 10
relieve the stricken city of Huntington
The original programme will be carried
out. Credentials may be secured from
w. P. Lcklider, Shepherdstown, County
Sunday School Ass citation secretary.
Sometimes we get lt-and sometimes
we don't. We mean our Baltimore mail
and morning papers. Twice this week,
on Monday and Tuesday, the Western
Maryland morning train failed to connect
at Hagerstown with the Norfolk & West
ern, and instead Of getting the mail at
SIS it laid in HagerstoWn until 5 O'Clock
IN the afternoon. The Western Maryland
road has so many troubles that it can't
get its trains very close to schedule time,
so we are likely to get our mail by the
| morning train only occasionally. This is
very annoying, with so much going on IN
Congress and at the White House.
Policemen OF Winchester, Va, are
searching for band of women who are
alleged to have swindled number OF
persons in that city by lace. scheme.
One of the victims is Mrs. Bessie b. Nc
Cam, who is said to have given two OF
the women checks amounting to several
hundred dollars. The women claimed to
have a shipment OF lace from Scotland
held in the custom-houSe in New York
city pending payment OF customs duties
and wanted to borrow the money to pay
the duty and have the lace released.
Mrs. Mccain gave them two checks
which they cashed at local bank and
disappeared. There were four women
it the party.
While out driving in an automobile live
miles from Hagerstown yesterday John
D. Oswald was instantly killed and r.
Earl Neikirk and J. Ernest Shockey were
seriously hurt. The men, all OF whom
were from Hagerstown, were with S. w.
Kent Miller in the latter'S car. AS the
car was crossing bridge over Antietam
creek spring hanger broke, causing Mr.
Miller to lose control OF the car. 1t dash
ed into an embankment, throwing all oil
the occupants out. Mr.. Oswald was