Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-05-13
LITTLE LOCALS.

= A'N'"ioi OShOOl, VIII DC III
Shepherdstown Friday of this week. and
will attend chapel exercises at Shepherd
College and probably make an address.
The closing exercises OF the Shepherds
town Graded School will be held Friday
morning, May 2lst, at 10 O'Clock, and an
interesting programme is being prepared
The friends and patrons of the school are
invited to be present.
A number of persons at Kearneysville
have had electric lights put in their homes
and places OF business, the current being
furnished by the Northern Virginia Power
Company. There is talk Incorporating
the town, electing mayor and lighting
the principal streets.
Hundreds OF bass are being caught by
pot-hunting fishermen in the Potomac
river in the vicinity of Shepherdstown,
and although It is violation of the law
and shame to be taking spawning fish
from the river at this time the State Game
Warden nor his deputies take any action
whatever.
The wheat market has been very lively
the past week, going up and down with
sudden Jumps owing to war news and
reports OF crop failures. Ii fell off about
ten cents buShel, but part of this was
regained, and the price in Shepherds
town this morning is $3.50 a bushel.
Corn is Is cents.
An involuntary petition in bankruptcy
has been filed with Deputy Federal Clerk
Nadenbousch in Martinsburg against S.
M. Behrend 6 Company, of Charles Town,
who have been conducting the A. B. De-
partment Store in the latter place. The
petition was filed by John ]. Hanes &
Company and other creditors.
The Shepherd College baseball team
was beaten in Martinsburg Tuesday by
the High School boys by the score of IA
too Our team was badly disorganized,
owing to the fact that several of its best
players had been disqualified by not
making the proper grades in their studies.
They played very loose game in the
field.
r. T. Staubs, H. M. Weaver and Harry
Schlotterbeck, all of Hagerstown. were
arrested last Sunday, charged with catch
ing and having in their possession bass
less than 10 inches in length and with
fishing out OF season. They were found
guilty in that city by Justice Ankeny and
each fined $40 and costs or ten days in
jail.
Potomac Commandery No. 5, Knights
Templar, will observe Ascension Day in
ShepherdStown by holding services in
Trinity Episcopal Church, Rev. J. W..
Ware, rector, this Thursday evening at s
o'clock. The Knights will assemble at
the Masonic Temple and proceed to the
church. The services will be conducted
by Ri Rev. w. L. Gravatt, who will de-
liver the address. A large attendance is
expected and the public is invited to be
| present.
Someone calls our attention TO the fact
that few OF the boys about town have
been stoning birds occasionally. We are
sorry TO hear of this, for everybody in
the community-everY man, woman and
child-ought TO be active in protecting
and encouraging the birds. Just now as
they are beginning to build their nests
they ought 10 be especially we'll treated,
so that they may know that they are well
come, and they will repay kindnesses
many times over by devouring noxious
| insects and seeds.
The work OF putting in the concrete
foundations for c. N. Writings new mill
is progressing favorably under the direc-
ton OF William Mcdowell, foreman for
the H. c. Brooks Company. Many DIFF
ficuties have been encountered, but about
three-fourthS of the work has been COM
pleted, three sides OF the foundation being
brought almost to the level OF the ground.
| On the south side the excavation had to
be made to depth OF seventeen feet
through mucky formation that had TO
be watched carefully and in which coli
| ferdams had 10 be built. A number Of
springs were encountered, and pump
has been kept going constantly. The
formation of the ground there is a very
peculiar one, being slippery yet tough
substance that is exceedingly hard to
manage.
The long and disastrous drought that
has prevailed in this section since last
February was broken yesterday, when
showers began early in the morning and
continued throughout the day. The rain
came down gently and and almost every
drop was drunk in by the thirsty earth.
II was OF incalculable benefit TO the grow
| ing crops. The wheat is revived, and
although the straw will be short, there
is no reason why there may not be
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favorable. The wheat is now about TO
come out in head. The corn that was
planted early has come up nicely, and
the rain comes very timely for it. If there
shall be seasonable rains from now on
we may also have fair crop OF hay.
The garden vegetables that needed the
rain so badly will now take on new life.
Governor Hatfield has written letter
to !. w. Stewart, president OF the Mar
hnsbug Board of Trade, relative to the
payment OF claims for the destruction OF
cattle, hogs and sheep on account OF the
foot-and-mouth disease. Governor Hat
field does not think these claims can be
paid unless there is asession ofthe LegiS-
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