Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-08-24
LITTLE LOCALS.

grade has been established and some of
the property owners have com menced
work on the drains.
Frank r. McQuilkin has bought one OF
the handsomest automobiles that is to be
seen In this community. II is seven
passenger eight-cylinder Cadillac touring
car, with all modern accessories and con-
veniences, and is powerful and COM
Portable machine. The Car cost 81 200.
The National Highway Garage has sold
automobiles TO the following during the
past week; Maxwell touring cars TO W..
L, Manuel, Bakerton, and Joseph Will
liams, colored, west of town Ford tour
ing car TO E. T. Licklider, Ford chassis to
B. F. Hartzell. and Ford roadster to
Golden and Leo Walper.
At an adjourned meeting OF the town
council on Tuesday night the proposed
levy for the ensusing year was passed,
the rate being IS cents for each 500 val
uation. The electric light franchise was
also granted to the Shepherdstown Light
and Water Company, and the contract
for lighting was approved.
The whiskey jitney line between
Charles Town and Sharpsburg by way OF
Halltown and Shepherdstown has been
discontinued. The object Of the propri-
etors was to carry booze-hoisters to their
saloon in Sharpsburg, making three round
trips daily, but the patronage was so linn
tied that il didn't pay except on Satur-
days.
The wheat market has been more,or
less variable the past week and today
the local dealers are paying $l.44 per
buShel, and increase OF nine cents a
buShel over our last weeks report.
Many of the farmers are selling their
wheat at these prices, which are unusual
for this season. Corn is quoted at 81
cents a bushel.
The town authorities have had a con-
siderable quantity Of rock crushed for use
on the streets, and the various streets OF
the town are being put in good condition.
The frequent rains have done good
deal OF damage-mainly because OF
stopped up drains and ditched-and a
good deal of work will be necessary to
put them in first-class condition.
A very pleasant little party was held on
the lawn at H. L. Snyder's home last
Friday evening, when his two little
granddaughter, Ida Baldwin Lynch and
Isabelle Phelps Lynch, received their
youthful friends. A cake with one little
candle indicated that Isabelle has finished
her first year. Monday evening Rose
Maria Burwell gave aparty in celebration
of her sixth birthday.
Tuesday was the hottest day of the
summer so far as Shepherdstown is con-
cerred. The thermometer reached 100
and our people suffered much from the
oppressive heat. Yesterday evening
many storms passed around Shepherds
town, doing some damage in nearby
places, and the heat is relieved and the
humid atmosphere was clarified. Only a
slight shower OF rain fell here.
Clayton Chambers, the ten-year-
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Chambers,
of Martinsburg, accidentally killed himself
near Sprinkle's dam while playing with
ashotgun last Thursday. The entire load
penetrated the brain, entering the boys
head almost directly between the eyes,
taking an upwadr course, and death enSued
almost Immediately. Three other boys
had gone with the little fellow to the
Opequon creek to battle and play, and
while he was handling the gun on the
bank of the creek it accidentally went OFF
and inflicted rhe fatal wound.
Surveyors have been in Jefferson coun-
ty for week or more locating proposed
trolley route from point on the Potomac
river between Marinsburg and Hagers-
town, near WiliamSport, through the
northern section OF the county, passing
the Northern Virginia Power Company'S
plant at Millville. crossing the Potomac
near Harper's Ferry and going through
Loudoun county to Leesburg,Va. Eight
surveyors were in the corps. FortyyearS
ago the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
which was built from Hagerstown to
Roanoke, surveyed this same route. On
Monday a party OF twelve surveyors
opened headquarters in the Jefferson Sc
curity Bank building and have since been
surveying around ShepherdStown, both
in Maryland and West Virginia.
Our venerable ow-townsman, D. S.
Rentch, Esq, celebrated his 95th birth
day on Tuesday. The occasion was cele-
brated by family party at his home
Sudley Place, his son-iu-law and his
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS. D. Wy
song, being host and hostess. Mr.. Rentch
II
enjoyed the little celebration as much as
did any OF those who were assembled 10
pay their respects. Although almost a
centenarian, he still rejoiceS in good
health and retains practically perfect pos
session OF his faculties, being in his Of
| flee every day and satisfactorily attending
10 his duties as magistrate of this district.
We Join with his friends in sincere good
wishes and we earnestly hope that he
may round out the full century with as
much comfort and pleasure as any oil
these his latter days have afforded him.
The open-air service last Sunday
evening on the college campus was one
OF the most enjoyable that has yet been
held, and another very large congregation