Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-02
NOTES FROM NEARBY.
I is said that the Old Dominion Acad-

III Is SAID t1dt Tie Oiu DOiniiiioh hSoa-
envy OF Reliance, Va, which was de-
stroyed by fire few weeks ago. will be
located at Berkeley Springs. The J. r.
Hawvermale property has been bought
for the site, and buildings costing $soOOo
are to be erected. The academy had loO
students last year.
While laying concrete walk near the
entrance to the Luray caverns, workmen
discovered a'hole in the ground, which
proved upon investigation to be another
opening to the caverns. The opening
has been enlarged and steps constructed
for the use OF visitors in entering or leav-
ing the caverns. Large crowds can now
be more easily handled because OF the
additional entrance.
The Northern Virginia Power Com
pany, which has great electrical plant at
Millville, has made change in its custom
of supplying light and power only in the
larger towns in its territory. Transform
ers are TO be installed at Shenandoah
Junction to supply light TO the railroad
yards and station as we'll as to residences
there. Kearneysville people are 10 be
supplied with light also, if they so desire.
Senator Blair Lee and CongressmanDa-
vid ]. Lewis, OF Maryland, are in dead
lock over the appointment OF superin-
tendent for Antietam Battlefield. Sena-
tor Lee recommended The appointment
of James F. Staubs, OF SharpSburg, and
Representative Lewis has put forward j..
E. s. Pryor, OF Hagerstown. Both IN
sist on their right to name the man, and
as neither will yield the appointment will
probably not be made for some time to
come.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has
taken over the Hampshire Southern Rail-
road, extending from Romney to Peters
burg, w. Va, a distance OF 80 miles.
This road was built several years ago by
West Virginia men who were backed oy
Frank A. Vanderlip, OF the National City
Bank of New York. The B. & o. will
operate the road as part OF IFS Romney
branch, and will run through trains be-
tween Green Spring, on the main line'
and Petersburg.
A great discovery was made several
days ago at Cold Spring near Edgar
Arnolds'S place above Keyser, when
some men were digging out rock. The
air is remarkably cold near the spring
and when the men got in the mountain
about three feet they found tons OF ice
formed there, and later icicleS froze on
the ice that had been exposed. Some OF
the ice was taken away. MIR. Arnold said
it was natural cold storage plant, as the
air caused the thermometer TO drop to 81
degrees.
F. Vernon Aler, Jr., OF MartinSburg,
VINO was appointed midShipman at the
United States Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis by Congressman Brown, has passed
both his mental and his physical exami-
nations and has been admitted to the
academy. George S. EySier, OF Charles
Town, who was appointed by MIR. Brown
cadet at the United States Military
Academy at West Point, successfully
passed his mental examination, but was
not accepted on the physical examination
because he had had a loot mashed re-
Gently. He was given till July 18th,
when he will have another examination,
and by that time it is believed his foot
will be all right again.
Farmers interested in getting farm help
either for dairying, gardening or orchard
work will be interested in the effort OF
Prof. J. B. Krak, OF the State Experiment
Station al Morgantown, to get such help
from Holland, the country famous for its
intensive farming. Prof. Krak, who is
native OF Holland, plans 10 spend several
months this summer with relatives, friends
and acquaintance who are practical Dutch
gardeners. AT the suggestion OF Com
missioner H. E. Williams, Prof. Krak
desires to know whether he can tell the
young men who might be interested in
coming to America that farmers in West
Virginia are looking for competent help.
County Agent J. V. Shipman will be glad
to furnish information TO dairymen and
farmers generally about this class OF help.
Edith, the young daughter OF Harry
Kaplan, of WilliamSport, Md, is suffer-
ing with case OF PHOSPHORUS poisoning
on the hands and arms caused by CATCH
ing lightning bugs. Both OF her hands
and arms are swollen and very painful
from the poisoning. She is being at
tended by DR.. W. S. Richardson. The
child contracted the poisoning by CATCH
ing lightning bugs and placing them in a
bottle. She was first affected by an if
ritation and severe itching and later her
hands began swelling and the swelling
extended up her arms TO the elbows.
The physician was called in and found
that it was due to the PHOSPHORUS from
the bugs. This is rare case, though
PHOSPHORUS is poison, the physicians
state. TO some persons in any form.
a
Examination of Postoffice Applicants
Messrs. David Fulton, Perry w. Bari
and Frank Mundey, comprising the loca
civil service board of examiners, Conduct
ed an examination of applicants for post
office appointments in this county or
SATURDAY. The examination was held ir