Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-08-26
LITTLE LOCALS.

I SnspneroStoWn Tor the excursion 10 Luray
over the n. & w. yesterday.
The Shepherdstown baseball team went
to Berkeley Springs last Thursday and
lost the game by score OF 6 10 /. This
afternoon they play Martinsburg here.
MIR. J. D. Wlhide, OF Keedysville, has
our thanks for line basket OF peaches.
They are the prettieSt We have seen this
year and We hope that he will come again.
The editor is iE Atlantic City this week
and The Junior Editor is at the helm again,
and We are bound TO admit that running
newspaper is not nearly so easy as nun
ming an automobile.
Postmaster W. L. Remnant, who has
been living in r. q. Miller's house on
Mil street for several years, has moved
into E. II. Remnants house over J.. c.
Reinhar's store on Main street.
Mr.. r. D. Farley, who has been agent
for the Norfolk & Western Railway at
Rocky Mount, Va, has been appointed
agent at Ripon, w. Va, and will assume
his duties there in about two weeks.
Lynford Beard, OF Hagerstown who
spent last week at the Hsgerstown Post
Office Clubhouse, on the Potomac, near
SharpSburg, caught bass weighing five
pounds and measuring "a inches in length.
The Jefferson county Teachers Insti-
tuie is being held in Charles Town this
week. The instructors are Prof. o. q.
Wilson, OF Elkins, and o. E. Cooper, OF
Bluefield. About l25 teachers are enroll
ed.
The weather the past week has been
delightful. Although the DAYS have been
warm, the nights have had tinge OF
Autumn, and coats and wraps have been
a necessity. The moonlit nights have
been beautiful, and all outdoors has been
particularly inviting TO both young and
old.
We call attention OF the town authorities
10 the condition OF Washington street be-
tween Church and King streets. The
heavy rains Of the past month have wash
ed the roadbed very badly and not little
work will be required 10 get il back TO
the standard.
Silas Shipley returned last Sunday from
an automobile trip 10 Philadelphia and
Atlantic City and reports fine trip. He
says that he ran his car over six hundred
miles without speck of trouble, not even
puncture, and that he never had better
time in his life.
Elisa Stehl, the small daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. w. B. Stehl, who are spending
a part OF the summer in ShepherdStown,
met with painful accident on Monday.
With number OF other children she was
playing near her home when she stumbled
and fell, breaking her left arm near the
wrist. Drs. Burwel and Banks were
hastily summoned and rendered the
necessary surgical attention TO the SUI
fering child.
Shepherdstown and vicinity seem 10
be in the midst OF a typhoid epidemic,
| quite number of cases having been re-
ported. Our people will do we'll to keep
close watch on their water supply, es-
pecially the surface wells which are nu-
merouS in and about town. lfthere is any
doubt about the water If would be worth
while 10 have the water tested for typhoid,
as this dreaded disease is hard TO control
unless strict precautions are taken.
Mr.. George B. Folk, son OF Mr.. and
/ Mrs. d W. D. Folk, OF the Swan Pond
neighborhood, has been appointed as
sistanl police prosecutor for The city OF
Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Folk for the past
two wears has been engaged in social
setilementwork in Cleveland while study
| ing al Western Reserve law school. This
is quite an honor for Mr.. Folk and we
hope that he may do well in his new Of
ice. The position carries salary OF
$500 year.
One of the county crushers is al work
on the Charles Town pike near Shep-
herdStown. We are glad TO see the road
force in this end OF the county, for prac-
tcally every road leading from town is
very badly washed and in need of i'm
mediate attention. To get them back TO
their former splendid condition will take
lots OF work for in great many places
the roads have washed or worn down 10
bedrock. We hope that the roads in the
district will all be repaired.
The Charles Town horse show, which
was held last week, was conceded by
everyone TO be great success. All
classes were we'll represented and many
finehorses were exhibited. Large crowds
were in attendance both days and The
managers are more than pleased with the
success OF the enterprise. The weather
was fine and people attended from all OF
this section of the country. One OF the
features was troop of cavalry from Fort
Meyer. which gave number OF exhibit
tons on the grounds.
Mr.. A. A. P. Neel. of Washington, was
in town Yesterday ia his new 1916 Hup-
mobile for which he is dealer. Jefferson
county is in his territory and he hopes TO
10 place a number of cars in this section.
Mr.. Neel established Hupmobile ser
vice station and sub-agency at the Ma
tonal Highway Garage, and anyone de-
string demonstration conformation should
call on the local dealers. The car, which
is fully equipped, is of moderate price,
and has many new and interesting fea-
lures.