Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-10-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

Roads has been closed tor the present,
because OF the prevalence of diphtheria
in that locality. Three cases have been
reported in three different families.
Practically all OF the apples in this
neighborhood have now been picked.
Jacob S. Osbourn finished on Monday,
having barreled about 400 barrels of fine
fruit, mostly Black Twigs and Bens.
AT the spelling bee at the Uvilla hall
last Friday night the honors were won by
Miss Ada Knode, who spelled down all
the other contestants and received the
prize. A considerable crowd was present.
OF the twenty-six honor men at Wash
ington and Lee University this year, four
are from West Virginia. Henry Jackson
Blackford. of Bardane, Jefferson county,
is one, and James Carl Fisher, of Mar
tinsburg, is another.
There are two cases of diphtheria in
town-the children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Burnett, on Washington street.
The house has been quarantined. The
attending physician reports that the chill
dren are getting along very nicely.
AS may be seen by advertisement in
another column, Mr.. r. d. Shepherd,
executor, will sell the personal property
of the heirs OF Henry Shepherd on Sat-
urday, November 9th. The residence so
long the home of Mrs. Shepherd will be
offered at public sale on November 18th.
A considerable number of Shriners
from Shepherdstown and vicinity were in
Martinsburg last Saturday 10 enjoy the
sessions OF the Ancient Arabic Order Of
the Mobiles ofthe Mystic Shrine. Astreet
parade and banquet in the evening were
features OF the gathering, and eighteen
candidates were conducted overthe burn
ing sands.
A. B. Freeman, principal OF the colored
graded school, is down with an attack OF
typhoid fever at his home at the edge Of
town. 1t is said that aspiring from which
the family has been getting water is bad
ly contaminated. A daughter OF Princi-
pal Freeman has been brought home from
Harper's Ferry with case of the fever
also.
Class No. of the Lutheran Sunday
School will have an exchange in the store
room OF the Masonic building on Satur-
day, October 30tt, when cakes, pies, rolls
and other good things will be sold. And
in the evening Halloween party will be
held, when chicken soup and icecream
will be served, home made candy will be
sold and pleasant entertainment afforded.
Keep the date in mind. Further an
nouncement next week.
Melvin d. Engle, son OF James M.
Engle, of Washington, with six other
boys took an examination for entrance
into the sophomore class at the Maryland
Agricultural College. Young Engle was
the only one who passed This college
has 325 students and strict military
course added to the college curriculum.
Miss Lavinia Enge has been organizing
suffragette clubs at Trenton, N. j., for
the last three months 10 help carry New
Jersey for equal suffrage.
The annual meeting of the Aztec Club
OF lS47, the famous organization founded
in Mexico City after its occupation by the
American Army in October, lS47, was
held in Washington City last Wednesday.
II was the 6Sth anniversary of the institu-
ton OF the club. Col. George A. Porter
field, of Charles Town, who will be 90
years old next month, was elected presi-
dent for the ensuing year. The member
ship OF The Aztec Club at the time OF its
formation was principally made up OF
young lieutenants who wished TO increase
the social advantages which such an or
ganization would give them in the Mexi-
can capital city. Its membership then
and since has included many illustrious
soldiers and statesmen. Only men en-
gagged in the Mexican campaign and their
nearest relatives are eligible to member
ship.
Last Thursday night number OF Shep-
herdStown folks came over from Hagers-
town on train No. |, due here at 30 al
M, but which does not stop regularly al
this place. The train dispatcher reSo-
lutely declined to stop the train TO LET them
off here, and their next chance was TO
get off at Antietam, where the train pass
ed No. 2, and walk the two or three miles
to Shepherdstown. They did this, and
as they tridged along the road they heard
the "toot tootp Of the locomotive which
showed that the train was going to stop
here after all. Sure enough, it stopped a.
the station to take on couple OF paSSen-
gers bound south, and the feelings of the
weary walkers were at cuSsing point.
Most folks think that il wouldn't have
hurt the railroad any if the officials had
been bit accommodating TO its patrons
Wonder why they wouldn't be?
Sometimes sorrow and trouble are
needed to bring out the innate kindness
and good feeling OF ones friends and
neighbors. During the recent distressing
illness of Mrs. ]. Butler RonemouS, which
ended in her death a week or two ago,
the family OF Mr.. Ronemous was the
object OF the greatest sympathy, and all
that was possible was done TO help them.
Mr.. Ronemous was kept at the bedside
of his wife almost constantly and so was
unable 10 proceed with the pressing farm
work. One day the neighbors by pre-
arrangement gathered in his corn fields
in large numbers, and in one days hard
work had cut the entire crop OF corn