Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-07-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

Co.
Mr.. Francis Daniel and Miss Florence
Lancaster have been reappointed teach
ers of the public school al Shenandoah
Junction. Charles c. 1'riplett has beer
appointed teacher of the Bardane school
Mr.. Raleigh M. Williams, who had beer
under treatment in the hospital in Charles
Town for couple of weeks. returned 10
his home in Shepherdstown on tuesday
We are glad to say that he IS good deal
better.
Last Saturday evening, with the town
full OF people and vehicles, the street
lights were not turned on until . minutes
oil 9 o'ciock-Iong after darkness had SCI
in. We believe IN economy, but we don
believe in running il into the ground.
Rev. Absalom Knox and his family,
MeSsrs. w. p. and E. /. Licklider and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank W. Myers went TO
Stephens City, Va, yesterday TO attend the
district conference OF the M. E. Church
South. They made the trip in automo-
bileS.
The Jefferson County Camp OF Confed-
crate Veterans have decided 10 hold re-
union on the horse show grounds al
Charles Town on Saturday, August 18th,
TO which all old Confederates and their
friends ana the people generally are in
vited.
The Boy Scouts OF Hagerstowu spent
last Friday in Shepherdstown, camping
al K. L. Remnants place near the river.
They came here from Sandy Hook, and
were footsore and weary al The end OF
twelve or fifteen-mile hike. They footed
il 10 Hagerstown on Saturday.
Rev. |. D. Woman, pastor OF the Lu-
theran Church OF this place, has bought
new five passenger Maxwell touring car
from the National Highway Garage, and
is now engaged in the arduous underta-
king OF learning how TO handle the animal.
He is the third minister in town. 10 buy an
automobile, and the three others are get
ting bit restless.
The Lutheran Sunday School will hold
a lawn festival on the old college campus
on Main street Friday and Saturday nights
of this week. Old fashioned chicken
soup will be served, and cakes, home
made candies and other good things will
be sold. Chocolate, vanilla, caramel and
peach icecream will be served also by
pretty girls. The public patronage IS
solicited, as the proceeds are for good
cause.
Last Friday, July Dist, was the 18th an
niversary OF the first battle OF Bull Run,
where in 1861 the ConfederateS achieved
such a victory over the Union forces.
Company B, of Shepherdstown, took
part in the tight, and OF that gallant little
band who there had their baptism OF fire
only two are now living in this place
Vim. L. Arthur and b. S. Pendleton.
Mr.. Pendleton remembers the occasion
particularly well, because he went into
the tight with case OF the measles.
The Public Service Commission OF
West Virginia has granted permission 10
the Northern Virginia Power Company 10
increase the height OF lis dam al Mill
vile, This county, OIL feet3 inches. The
order grants the company franchise tor
30 years, with privilege OF renewal II con-
ditions permit renewal, and the right 10
condemn three acres OF land, which will
be Hooded when the dam IS raised. The
change in the dam, II IS said, will give
tue company $500 TO 1000 additional
horsepower.
One of the heaviest rains OF the year
prevailed throughout this section Tuesday
Monday night there were fine showers,
continuing until morning, and tuesday
afternoon the rain came down in torrents
for couple of hours, flooding some oi
the streets. The rain seems to have been
general in this section, and the creeks and
runs were all very high, causing the Poto-
mac river TO rise considerably. The ire
quent rains are causing the corn 10 grow
luxurianty, but the farmers are being
greatly delayed with hay-making and
hauling in OF the wheat.
Ms. Louise Licklider Morrow, wife Of
r. W. Morrow, is the latest She pherds-
Town victim of appendicitis. Mrs. Nor
row had been complaining for some
weeks, and on Saturday last her physi-
clan, DR.. Burweil. called DR.. Venning, Of
Charles Town, into consultation. They
decided that an operation was necessary,
ana she was taken 10 the Charles Town
Hospital at once. She was operated upon
Saturday night, standing the ordeal very
well, and is now reported to be getting
along nicely. Her friends hope that she
NAV soon be entirely well again.
The committee of the Eastern Pam
handle Cow Testing Association which
has in charge the work OF selecting the
official tester met in Shepherd College
"Wednesday afternoon and choose W,
Bason, OF North Carolina, nor the position.
Mr.. Bason is graduate OF the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege in the agricultural and dairy hus-
bandry courses, and he IS expected TO
reach Shepherds.own on the first of Aug
ust TO begin his work. There is still
room for other heIds in the association
and the opportunity for advanced work in
daring IS here.
The river has been too cloudy for bass
fishing this week, but the Mississippi cat
fish have been biting well. and some large
ones have been caught. Bill Swope had
several the first OF the week that weighe
five and six pounds each. Bill claims 10
have hooked one recently that was the
grauddaddy OF them all. He couldn't
pull il out himself, and an obiiging auto
mobile driver let HIM tie the line to the
car, expecting to haul il ashore this way.
II was Ford car, however, and stale d
as il was going up the little hill at the
river bank. In the confusion the fish I'M
hooked itself and got away. Jerry Phil
lips is OF the opinion that il was not cat
fish, but one OF those Jersey sharks that
has made lis way Up the Potomac.
AT the recent special term OF the Jefier-
son Circuit Court a demurrer was over
ruled in the case OF Mary Eta Roper VS..
Florence M. Giassford and others. This
is most interesting case. The plaintiff,
Mrs. Mary Eta Roper, seeks all assign
ment of dover in the real estate once
owned by her husband, n. Oliver Roper
who died some time last year in Balti-
more. The husband was the owner oil
1903 acres OF valuable land, situated on
the Berryville turnpike, two miles south
OF Charles Town. A short while before
his marriage 10 the plaintiff, he conveyed
the land 10 his sitter, MIS-. Florence M.
GIassford, in fee, the only condition be