Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-02-11
LITTLE LOCALS.

The grounding has given us fairly good
weather the past week. Sunday was a
disagreeable day, with snow at intervals,
but several days OF crisp, cold weather
followed. The predictions today are for
warmer weather.
The town sergeant or the town council
or somebody else is responsible for a
good deal OF criticism on account of ne
glecting the town clock. This venerable
timepiece runs only about halfofthe time
Why not keep it going?
The price of wheat has been maintain
ed The past week, though fluctuations
have caused il to go up and down at
times. There is NET gain of a cent a
bushel since our last report, our local
dealers offering $l.56 today. Corn is so
cents bushel.
Miss Kathryn Tissue, who graduated
from Shepherd College in 1913 and who
is now teaching IN Rowlesburg, w. Va,
met with severe accident a short time
since. She fell and sustained compound
fracture OF the left arm, from which she
suffered greatly.
The interest of q. H. Trump in two
tracts OF real estate formerly belonging 10
the late Augustus Trump. at Kearneys-
vile, was sold at public sale last Satur-
day in Charles Town by Special Com
missioner Chas. E. Williams. Frank o.
Trump was the purchaser at $500.
M. Reynolds Moler of this place, has
sold his farm OF So acres at Uvilla to Ran
dolph Moler, OF Charles Town. This
place is what was formerly known as the
Eichelberger farm. and was bought by
Mr.. MolerSome years ago from the Eichel-
berger heirs. The new purchaser, we
understand, expects TO erect new dwell
ing-houSe upon the place.
AS result OF the agricultural meetings
held at Shepherd College the past several
weeks, farmers association has been
formed for ShepherdStown district the
object of which is TO advance the cause
OF agriculture, fruit growing, etc. Charles
D. Wysong was elected president, Geo
S. Knott president and J. D. Null
doom secretary. Arrangements will be
made to have county institutes held in
ShepherdStown in the future.
Miss Bette BarnhaIt, an aged lady of
this place, met with very serious acct
dent on Tuesday at DuffieldS, where she
has been staying with her SSter-in-law,
Mrs. Charles L. Barnnart, since last fall
She went into the cellar, where she Slip
ped and fell, breaking one OF her hips at
the joint. DR.. Johnson, OF DuffieldS, and
DR.. Meyers. of this place, were summon
ed and gave her surgical attention, but
the injury is serious one and she will be
disabled for long time. Miss Barnhart's
friends here will be sorry TO learn OF her
misfortune.
Representative and Mrs. w. O. Brown
and Representative and Mrs. Howard
Sutherland were among the guests enter
t,ined last week by Mrs. K. d. Shepherd,
at her home on Biltmore street, Washing
ton. The affair had been planned to at
ford Mrs. Shepherds friends the oppor-
tunity of meeting Mile. Cora de WilhorSt.
OF Paris and Washington, who was the
first French woman to volunteer for Red
Cross service at the front. Nile. de Viii
horst gave a most interesting recital OF
conditions as she had found them at the
front and tola OF the things most needed
by the held and other hospitals.
Ben Hoffman, who lives east of town,
is thinking of suing the Hagerstown Mail
'or SANDER An unfortunate man was
killed on the Norfolk & Western Railway
in Maryland a few days ago, and just be-
cause he was reported TO be exceedingly
ugly the Mail jumped TO the conclusion
that II was Ben. While admitting that he
IS no Apollo Belvedere, Ben claims that
when he gets a good, clean shave and
dresses up in his Sunday clothes the girls
always turn TO have a second look at HIM;
and we know this TO be true, because we
have seen If ourselves. Anyhow, Ben
says that he has never heard OF the Mail
man taking prize at beauty show.
There was very disastrous farm fire
in Clarke county on Monday, when the
barn on the farm of Robert N. Vorous, at
Old Chapel, was destroyed with all its
contents. The fire, which is believed TO
have been of incendiary origin, was dis
covered about 4 a. m, and when first
seen had gained such Roadway that moth
ing could be saved. Thirteen fine heavy
horses and eleven Cattle were burned
to death, and all the feed and implements
and harness were destroyed. The loss
is placed at $1,000, with insurance OF
about two-thirdS OF this amount. Mr..
Vorous had intended TO have sale next
month, and all his property was IN fine
condition.
Those 1.-Two Old Confederates," Col.
Tom Booker and Capt. Tony Miller, as
sisted by Polk Miller'S famous quartette
of genuine Virginia negroes, will give an
entertainment Friday evening OF this week
at O'Clock in the Shepherd College au-
dltorium. The general admission will be
IS cents, reserved seats 80 cents, children
25 cents. This entertainment will be one
OF genuine pleasure. Both Col. Booker
and Captain Miller are old Confederate
soldiers, but they have banjos under their
arms instead OF muSketS on their should
efs. Their humorous stories OF old times
in the South, their inimitable playing and
singing, keep their audience in good
humor, and there is not dull minute IN
the programme. The negroes are said
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