Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-10-28
LITTLE LOCALS.

/ cl since ldSI thursday. lOQdy our local
dealers are paying $l.04 cents bushel.
Corn is 45 cents.
Attend the Halloween entertainment
Saturday night in the room in the Masonic
building and have good time while you
are helping good cause.
Especial attention is called to the adj
vertisement this week of I. b. Line,
Shepherdstown's clother, who handles
the famous Styleplus line of clothing.
The body OF Claude Kellison, of Har-
per's Ferry, who disappeared on October
10Th, was found last Sunday in the Shen-
andoah river near the pulp mill. He had
fallen over the race wall and was drowned.
Architect S. P. Humrickhouse is pre-
pairing plans for the new clearinghouse
of M. X. Moler, to be erected at the
corner OF Washington and Church streets.
II is to be comfortable and commodious
brick residence.
The rewly-sown wheat is coming up
beautifully throughout Jefferson county.
and already the fields have carpet OF
living green that gives promise OF good
har' est next year. Most of the fields
look as ifevery grain planned has sprouted.
A very spirited game of basketball was
played last Saturday night between the
graded school team and the junior quint
of Shepherd College. The college boys
won by the score of II to II, but the
little fellows were pushing them hard in
the last half.
Frank T. Osbourn, of Tunnelton, w.
Va, formerly of this county, has had a
handsome granite monument erected in
Elmwood Cemetery to the memory OF his
deceased parents, John and Jane Osbourn,
who were prominent residents of this
section a number of years ago.
The heaviest frost of the season was
observedlast Monday morning, the ground
and the roofs of buildings being almost
as white as snow would have made them.
Those flowers and vegetables that had
escaped the former frostS got their death
sentence on Monday and wilted right
away.
g. w. Hoffman has moved from his
farm near Kearneysville to the dwelling
house on Main street that he purchased
some time ago from tine Magruder heirs.
Mr.. Hoffman has had the property much
improved. 1t has been repapered and re-
painted and modern heating plant has
been installed.
Washington Cover, the aged man who
was hurt in the runaway accident just
west of town a couple OF weeks ago, is
at the home of relatives near KeedySville,
Md, and is said to be getting along but
poorly. His wounds refuse 10 heal, and
we understand that gangrene has set in
in one of his feet, which will neceSSitate
amputation OF his leg.
The barn on the ]. Frank Myers place
at Berkeley Station was destroyed by
fire last Saturday afternoon, together with
practically all OF its contents. w. Howard
Couchman, rural mail carrier, came near
losing his life in rescuing a horse from
the burning structure. He inhaled the
smoke to such an extent that he was
barely able TO get out of the barn.
The proposition OF Philadelphia parties
for the establishment OF milk station at
Kearneysville was discussed at the latter
place last Saturday. If the dairymen OF
the neighborhood will obligate them
selves 10 furnish at least thousand gal
Ions OF milk daily il is said that they will
BE- given an extra good price for it and
special arrangements will be made for
shipping it TO Philadelphia.
A. q. Gillespie, aged II years, OF Har-
per's Ferry. was fatally injured yesterday
by being run over by B. & o. freight
train near that place. He attempted TO
board the train, but missed his hold and
fell under the cars. He was so badly
hurt that he died within half hour. The
young man, who was an adopted son oil
Capt q. w. Graham, was employed at
the B. & o. transfer sheds at Brunswick.
The happiest boy in the neighborhood
is our youthful friend Tom Will Turner,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs.. Charles E. Turner,
north OF town, who is the proud owner
of fine Shetland pony presented to him
by his uncles. Tom Will is becoming
accomplished i'll cowboy performances
and Can already jump off and on the
galloping steed. He expects to teach the
pony various tricks until he has him
thoroughly educated.
The public school at Leetown has been
ordered closed for period oftwo weeks
because of the discovery of smallpox in
that section. DR.. ]. Nj. Miller, OF the
county health board, made an investiga-
ton OF conditions and ordered the school
to be temporarily closed. 1t appears
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known as egypt have had what APP
pears TO be mild form OF the disease,
and it is feared that they may have spread
the contagion. James Coates, one OF the
men OF the neighborhood, is said to have
a very severe case of smallpox.
Charles Miller, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Miller, OF this vicinity, was very
painfully hurt last Saturday by being
kicked by horse on the Welsh farm
near Greensburg, Berkeley county. He
was coming in from tile field, when he
attempted 10 jump on one of the horses
and ride. The animal turned and let fly
at him with both hind feet, striking him
a fearful blow in the breast. 1t was al
first thought he was fatally injured, and