Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-07-15
LITTLE LOCALS.

LniS hilllpS berkeley was expert
menting with homemade aeropiane {
lew days ago, but il had a detective flew
and Phillips got a considerable tumble
he was bit scared, but not much hurt.
Why raise crop OF wheat and run the
risk OF losing il by fire. A special fire
policy protecting you against fire and
lightning is small. Phone or write us and
we will put your policy in force at once.
Washington, Alexander & Cooke. F.W.
Myers. sub-agent.
A Shepherdstown lady gave a little
party the other evening, and the guests
having failed to bring lanterns with them,
the festivities ended at 10 o clock in order
that the visitors might get home before
the street lights were put out. Progress
slve town management. this
The size limit for packages by parcel
post has been increased by the Postoffice
Department from II TO "a inches in length
and girth combined. The principal effect
is to bring the commercial crate within
the regulations. Hereafter the sender OF
package may obtain receipt for il or
payment OF one cent.
Mr.. Carl B. Wetzel, OF Millvile, this
county, son OF Hon. and Mrs. c. M.
Wetzel, and Miss Ethel Storm, daughter
OF Mr.. Samuel Storm, of Harper's Ferry,
were married at the home OF the bride on
Monday OF last week, by Rev. Mr.. Brien,
OF the M. E. Church. The groom, who
was formerly student at Shepherd COL
lege, has been for several years tele-
graph operator in the service OF the B. 6
o. Railroad.
The Norfolk & Western Railway will
run an excursion TO Pen-Mar on Thurs
day, July 10Th, on account OF the Fresby-
terrain reunion, the special train leaving
Shepherdstown at $40 a. M; and on
Thursday, August 9Th, the date of the
Odd Fellows reunion, another special
will be operated. leaving Shepherdstown
at 9.40 a. m. Both trains will leave Pen
Mar on the return trip at 25 p. m. Very
low round-trip fares will be given.
AT a meeting of the Equal Suffrage AS
ISOLATION last Saturday evening it was
decided to hold lawn fete on the lawn
OF the old college building on Main street
Saturday evening, July oath. The usual
refreshments will be dispensed on this
occasion, and entertainment will be pro-
vided for all who shall attend. lis hoped
that some original and pleasing novelties
will be provided and that the occasion
will be one of much enjoyment to the
people. The public patronage IS solicited.
Charles c. Jones, Jr., had very pain
full experience yesterday at his home
northwest of town. One OF their horses
had broken through board in the barn
floor, and Mr.. Jones was trying to extri-
cate the animal when it tossed its head
and struck him in the face. The blow
caused him to bite his tongue so severely
that it was partly severed. DR.. Burwell
was summoned and he found it necessary
to put three stitches in Mr.. Jones's tongue.
Incidentally, a block and tackle had to be
rugged up TO eXtricate the horse.
Aletter from correspondents Charles
ton, W. Va, informs us that Edward Ran
dali, the evangelist who was so we'll
known in this section many years ago,
and who printed Scriptural texts on the
rocks along the roadside, is still living in
Charleston and is engaged in missionary
Nork He is upwards OF eighty years OF
lge. and though he cannot get out on the
county roads any more, he reads the
Scriptures on the street corners in the city
and distributes tracts 10 the. passing
throngs.
At a meeting last Friday OF the stock
holders OF Rothwell & Co.. apple dealers
and cold storage people at MartinSburg,
The company was reorganized and the
scope OF IFS activities greatly enlarged.
James Nj. Rothwell, OF Martinsburg, was
elected president and general manager;
Hollis Rinehart, Charlottesville, Va, vice.
president, and Frank M. Yerick, Martins
burg, secretary. The company decided
to take over large cold storage plants now
in course of erection at Charlottesville
and Staunton, Va, and TO assume the
lease on the plants now operated at Mar
tinSburg and Frederick, Md. 1t was also
decided to remove the main offices of the
company from Martinsburg to Charlottes-
vile, where President Rothwell will make
his headquarters. When the new plants
are completed the company will be the
largest apple dealers in the East, and will
have storage capacity fl55, 900 barrels.
The whiskey joints at Weverton were
responsible for fierce riot near that place
last Saturday night. There are many dill
ferent stories as to the details, but the
facts seem to be that there was general
fight between crowd ofnlen, both white
and colofed, who had gathered about the
distiIlery there, in which number were
more or less badly hurt. Gerling Ruther-
ford, OF Harper's Ferry, was bruised and
battered so badly that he had 10 be taken
to a hospital in Martinsburg. Charles
Hoffmaster, OF Duffields, was shot during
the fracas, the bullet striking him in the
forehead just above the eye. He was
painfully but not seriously injured, and
his wound was dressed by DR.. Ransom,
ofHarper's Ferry. ltissaid thatrevolvers,
stones, clubs and fists were used and
many black eyes were received in the
fight. Respectable residents of the We
verton neighborhood are often terrorlzed
by the gangs of toughs that frequent the