Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-08-06
LITTLE LOCALS.

ONtOOCl.
A large force OF workmen are employ
ed this week changing wires and cables
preparatory to removing the telephone
exchange from the Blllmyer building TO
the company's building next 10 the Reg
lister office.
The annual reunion OF Companies A
and ID, 18th Virginia Cavalry, will be held
at the harvest home of The Lutheran
Church at Uvilla on the 18th OF August.
All Confederate veterans are cordially in
vited TO join us. The ladies ofthe church
will serve dinner at p cents.
Moorehead Miller, OF Berkeley county,
has bought ]. L. Sheetz's Westinghouse
on Washington street for So 600, and will
move to town with his family next spring
Mr.. Sheetz will buy building lot from
his brother, c. M. Sheetz, on the boom,
and will build a dwelling there.
Harry Mundey caught asnapping tur-
tie the first of the week in the river above
town that weighed Is pounds. Last
night William Swope caught three more
big fellows. All of the snappers were
brought to the Jefferson Lunch Room,
which is serving fine turtle soup these
days.
A special dinner will be served at the
Hotel Rumsey in Shepherdstown Sunday
from II 10 2 at fifty cents. Spring chick
en- and all the good things that 90 with it
will be on the bill of fare, and Mrs. Ship
ley, the proprietor of the hotel, invites
everybody who wants a good Sunday
dinner TO come to the RumSey.
Our baseball team won a notable vic
tory last Thursday when they beat the
strong Winchester team at that place by
a score of TO a. Brandy Myers pitched
a splendid game for our team. A return
game is booked for Shepherdstown this
Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, and
strong fight may be expected.
Supervisor James M. Hendricks is hav-
ing an important improvement made to
the river road east of Shepherdstown.
The top of the hill just outside of town is
being taken off and the material is being
placed at the foot of the Staley hill. This
will very materially reduce the grades Of
two very steep hills. and the farmers who
use this road will appreciate the improve
ment.
Robbers have been busy at Shenando-
ali Junction the past week. The railroad
station was entered early Thursday morn
ing while the employees were busy out
side, and the money drawer with $45 in
cash was carried off. DR.. w. w. Brown
was robbed OF some clothing, eleven dol
lars in money ard his watch. The
thieves also broke into the homes OF H.
D. Grove, Charles Miller and J. B. OS-
| bourn.
AT Island Park last Thursday Deputy
Marshal E. w. Athey arrested two men
for peddling liquor among the crowds that
had gathered there TO attend the railroad
employees picnic. The men were jailed
until a hearing could be given them.
Marshal Athey also arrested T. c. Edle-
man al Shenandoah Junction few days
ago on the charge OF bootlegging. He
was taken 10 jail in MartinSburg.
The annual premium list Of the great
Hagerstown fair, which will be held Oc-
tober 13 to l6, has been issued The To-
cal board OF directors for Jefferson coun-
ty is composed of c. D. WySong, chair
man, E. Rush Turner, secretary, J.. VIM.
Rider. |. w. Williams, M. B. Baker Mel
son T Snyder, A. S. cambridge, N. r.
Roberts, n. L. Snyder, J. P. Kearfott,
w. F. Alexander, E. H. Remnant.
Charles B. VanMetre, OF the National
Highway Garage, sold three Overland
automobiles the first OF the week-to
Henry Dutterer, Samuel Michaels and
| George B. Hooff, all ofthe Charles Town
neighborhood. They were all touring
cars of the 1914 model, with elf-starters
and full electrical equipment. Mr.. VAN
Metre and VIM. B. Snyder brought two
of the cars from Washington on Tuesday
and the third will be delivered on Friday.
The friends of Mrs. R. D. Shepherd in
this community are extremely sorry to
learn of serious accident that betelI her
a few days ago. resulting in broken
knee-cap. Mrs. Shepherd fell from a
doorstep in such manner that the bone
was fractured, causing her intense suffer-
ing for time. Physicians gave her i'm
mediate attention and the injured limb
has been placed in plaster cast. She
is getting along now as comfortably as
can be expected, and it is hoped that she
will speedily recover.
County Pike Commissioner Mcdonald
has had his road-making equipment at
work this week on the turnpike between
Shepherdstown and Morgan'S Grove tair
grounds, and is crushing stone and pla-
cling it on this stretch OF road. The old
store fence along Mrs. D. L. Rentch's
farm is furnishing the material for mac
adamizing the road, and as the stone is
spread, the steam roller is being run over
it, making an excellent piece OF work.
This turnpike, which had been in bad
condition, is being repaired its entire
length. The Shepherd turnpike will also
be repaired while the outfit is in this end
OF the county.
The Republicans of Jefferson county
held their convention at Charles Town
last Friday. Besides selecting delegates
to the congressional and State senatorial
conventions. they nominated full coun-
ty ticket as follows: For county clerk, E.