Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-06-24
LITTLE LOCALS.

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the freedom from dust during the balance
OF the summer and fall.
Shepherdstown is 10 have display OIL
fireworks Saturday evening, July Sd, in
honor of independence day. Contribu-
tons have been made by our people to
buy generous quantity of fireworks and
they will be set off at the north end oil
King street. Light refreshments will be
served to the children.
George N. VanMetre, who recently
purchased from Mrs Bertha Yontz the
loug-vacant lot adjoining the residence OF
Mrs. Eliza Caster on New street, has
moved his lumber yard to that point, hav-
ing erected suitable building for office
and storage purpose. The National High
way Garage will use the place he vacated,
after remodeling the same.
Francis Jones, a well-known resident
ofthe Uvilla neighborhood for many years,
is critically i'll in the hospital in Charles
Town. He has been sick ever since he
attended the Richmond reunion the first
of the month, and few days ago was
taken to the hospital for treatment. He
has kidney trouble and erysipelas, and il
is said that there is but little hope of his
recovery.
Willie Shaeffer, son of DR.. Daniel
Shaeffer, deceased, formerly OF Harper's
Ferry, was drowned in the waters OF Or
egon on June 18th, according to advices
received by friends in this county. No
particulars of the distressing occurrence
have been received. He was hand
some. manly young fellow about 20 years
of age, and was the only support OF his
widowed mother.
The ladies OF the Lutheran Church will
hold a gypsy camp Saturday night, July
Sd, on c. S. Miller's lawn at the VIZ
ginia House. This promises to be very
pleasant affair, and everybody is invited
to attend Various amusementS will be
provided and refreshments will be served.
Pretty girls in gypsy costumes will wait
on the customers and gipsies will tell
fortunes. Everybody invited.
Arrangements have been about con-
cluded tor the sale OF the Magruder prop
erty on Main street to q. w. Hoffman, OF
Kearneysville, at price said to be s., 300.
This is substantial brick Westinghouse
that was owned by the Misses Magruder
for many years, and which at their death
passed to their nephew and nieceS in
Washington. We understand that Mr..
Hoffman will move into the property,
which is now vacant. as soon as certain
Improvements shall be made.
VIM. H. Martin, who lives north oftown
on Maple Shade Farm. has joined the
ranks of the Automobiles, having yester-
day purchased one of the new 1916 Over
lands from the National Highway Garage.
Mr.. Martin is "a years OF age, but he is
as active and progressive as most men
twenty years younger. Frank 0. Trump,
the Kearneysvile contractor, has also
bought one of the new OverlandS from
the same establishment. These cars,
which sell at $3.50, seem TO meeta general
demand and are very popular.
The junior baseball team, OF which
Winnie Mcdonald is the enthusiastic man
ager, went to Charles Town yesterday TO
have a game with the boys there, and
they returned triumphant later in the eve
ming. having won by the score OF II to 5.
Our battery was Turner and Snyder, who
played line game. Turner famed ten
men aHd allowed only four hits. Our
BOYS knocked the first Charles Town
pitcher out of the box, and the second
and third were not much more effective
The game was clinched for Shepherds
town when in the ninth inning "CoXey"
Turner knocked a home run with the
bases full, scoring, besides himself, Me-
lester, Pyles and Snyder. Areturn game
is expected here soon.
One hundred and twenty-five children
OF Neighborhood House and their moth
ers were entertained in Washington as
guests of David Belasco, the playwright
and theatrical manager of New York,
with a ride through the parks OF the Dis
trict, and an icecream feast to top il OF
with. Through Miss Odette Tyler, wife
of r. D. MacLean, the tragedian, Mr..
Belasco provided four large jitney buses
for the outing, and in addition he had one
OF the big film producing companies Of
the country make moving pictures OF the
party, which, il is understood, he will
use in New York and perhaps elsewhere
in ar appeal for summer outings for "the
kiddies." Mss Tyler was chief manager
OF the enterprise Washington Star.
E. L. Eavey, of Keedysville, had mis-
fortune last Thursday, when he backed
his new Overland touring car over stone
wall six or eight feet high while turning
the machine in the road about a mile
northeast OF SharpSburg. He was just
learning to drive the car, and threw it into
reverse when he thought he was putting
il in low, and it backed over the wall
Claude Harris, boy who was in the Car,
was caught under il when it fell, but Mr.
Eavey and his little girl were thrown ouI
in soft place and escaped unhurt. Just
al this time H. L. Snyder's car appeared
on the scene, and the occupants assisted
Mr.. Eavey in raising the car and releasing
young Harris, who was yelling for deaf
life. He was bruised about the legs, but
was not badly hurt. Luckily the Car was
damaged only slightly. notwithstanding
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