Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-08-09
LITTLE LOCALS.

"Fair View" near Duffields, on The even
ing OF August 18th.
The Martinsburg World makes the
claim that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
station at Martinsburg is the worst be-
tween New York and Chicago. We chal-
lenge the statement How could il be
any worse than the bug-house maintained
by the b. & 0. al Shenandoah Junction
This year will be one of most moment
Gus interest, both as to local affairs and
matters OF national interest. Every family
in the community ought to subscribe for
the Register, and all who are interested in
Shepherdstown and vicinity should take
the paper. II will be sent to any address
one year for dollar
E. H. Barnhart, who has been division
engineer on the B. & o. Railroad in
charge OF the Grafton Wheeling division,
has been made travelling engineer, with
headquarters in Baltimore. He has moved
his family from Wheeling to Baltimore
His duties take him to various parts oil
the B. & o. lines between Philadelphia
and ST. Louis.
Our venerable fellow-townsman Mr..
George Rebo StaleY, celebrated his Saith
birthday on Tuesday. and we are glad to
report that, though he has reached this
advanced age, he is still in the enjoyment
OF excellent health and in possession oil
all his faculties. His son. Mr.. ]. c. Staley,
came down from New York TO help cele-
brate the happy event.
Arrangements are being mcde for a
concert to be given in the college audi
forum on Friday, August l7th, for the
benefit OF the Red Cross. Our local
musicians and visitors from other places
who are in the neighborhood will have
part in the concert, and very enjoyable
programme will be prepared. A silver
offering will be the only admission charge.
Further particulars next week.
Work has been commenced on the
filtration plant for the Shepherdstown
waterworks system. and il is hoped that
it may be speedily pushed TO completion.
The filtration plant will be located in the
old paper mill property now belonging 10
K. Lucien Remnant, near the river, and
the water will have TO be pumped but a
short distance There will be no limit
to the supply when the Potomac is con-
nected up with the system, and when il
has been filtered the water will be soft
and fine-the equal OF the Washington
City water.
An investigation as to the cause of the
disastrous wreck on the Norfolk & West
ern Railway at Ripon last week was held
on Saturday and Monday. The men in
charge OF the investigation were R. H.
May, trainmaster, NJ. w. Baker, assistant
trainmaster, representing the N. & W.,
and Mr.. Cash, OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission. 1t is reported that
the railway company has dismissed
from its service the two engineers of the
north-bound train who forgot their orders
and the night operator who failed 10 hold
them up by signal.
The soldiers of the Fourth Maryland
Regiment, who have been guarding the
bridges al Shepherdstown, Harper'S
Ferry an ! other points in this part OF the
country for the past several months, have
all been recalled. The men who have
been in Shepherdstown left Tuesday
afternoon. and with other men from near
by points assembled at Harper's Ferry
yesterday, where they were entrained
and left for Laurel, Maryland. The
regimenl will later 90 to Admission, Ala
bama, and after briefperiod OF training
there they will be sent to France.
George Mccain, a colored man better
known as George Mile, was arrested in
ShepherdStown for bringing into the
State more liquor than the law allows.
He was boldly carrying a cargo OF both
whiskey and beer when he was nabbed,
and after a hearing before Justice r. q.
Miller he was given asentence OF sixty
days in Jail and 500 fine. He will work
out his sentence on the public roads, I'M
less he is released to 60 a-soldiering. He
was called in the first draft, was passed
physically and not exempted, and has
been ordered TO report for military SER
vice.
A reader OF the Register calls attention
to the fact that good deal OF damage to
our roads may be charged up to The tele-
phone and power companies. Their
linemen 60 along the highways trimming
trees and throw the brush alongside the
road, where il fills the bitches and OBJ
structs the flow of water, causing it to
run into the roads and wash them badly.
The companies should be compelled TO
clear up the mess they make. Our roads
are made unsightlY in appearance and the
taxpayers are compelled to pay unneces-
sary money to repair roads because OF
this careleSsness. Let our County court
get after these offenders.
Paymaster w. Gilmore Neill, of the
United States Navy, was in Shepherds
town last Sunday, TO spend the day with
his mother. Paymaster Neill is on the
Kaiser Wilhelm II, one OF the great Ger
man liners that was informed in New
York and taken possession OF by the
United States when our country declared
war against Germany. This vessel,
which is next 10 the largest ship in the
country, was almost ruined by the Ger
mans when if became certain that il
would fall into the hands Of our govern
ment. The damage, however, is being