Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-06-09
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.


week in and week out becomes a nui
sanee to that neighbor. Don't be q
nuisance if you can avoid it by pay
ing dollar for the REGISTER from
now until the first of next January.
The editor is indebted to Mrs. Mar
| garet f. Bowers for a basket Of the
/ finest strawberries we have seen fol
many "a day. They we're so large and
fine that it actually seemed a pity tc
eat them They were, nevertheless
/ put where they would do the most
( good. Ii any person thinks Mrs
Bowers'S berries can be beaten we are
willing to act as Judge.
y very enjoyable concert was given
/ by the Sunday School of the NJ f.
| Church last Friday in the church, al
which time the new church organ was
I tried. The new organ if very fine
one and was skiIlfully played on by
Mrs. J. ID. BilhIver. The singing by
Rev. Mr.. Schultz was greatly enjoyed
as were also the exercises of the
school, which consisted of cantata
entitled Gates Aiarn
The managers of Morcen's Grove
Fair will soon issue their annual fair
book which will be much larger han
usual. An effort will be made to
make the coming exhibition better
and more enjoyable in every pa~ticu
lar than ever before We hope the
citizens of The surrounding country
Will begin at once to prepare 'heiG
exhibits and see TO it that all depart
ments are filed 10 overlooking.
The State Board of Examiners will
hold examinations for teachers as fol.
lows: Wheeling, Huntington and Fair.
mont. June Is and is; at MartinSburg,
June 10 and %; at ParkersbUrS and
New MartipsviIle, June % and Of; at
Concord, June % and 80; at Charles.
ton, July 3 aud I. Those who expect
TO apply at one of these examinations
should so notify the secretary Of the
board, \. j. Wilkinson, Grafton, w
Va
News was received here on Wednes
day that Mr.. Wells Fayman had died
suddenly in Cincinnati Tuesday morn
Ing. No further particulars Were
given. Mr.. Fayman was a native OF
ShepherdStown, but has lived in the
west ever since the war, and has not
been in Shepherdstown for over TWEEN
~ years. He was about As years of
age. His niece, Mrs. Emma Young,
aud his nephew, Mr.. Ross Fayman'
lived with him in Cincinnati.
Rev. J. 0. Knott will give an illus
trdted lecture. entitled How We saw
Europe on $3.50" in the town hall on
Saturday night. June nth. Some of
the pictures are really beautiful,
with Il sprinklipg of humorous ones
among them, and altogether the out
fl is a lirst-class one. Tie comments
on the pictures are brief, and the
whole connected "a ii one were tax
iug Il journey. We hope good au-
dieuce will greet Mr. Knott.
Mr.. John NJ. Byer>, Of Louisville,
has sent IL copy of his latest poem,
Norma Hildebrand: \ rhyme of the
iron road" Loyal to his native place,
Mr.. Byers take Shepherdstown, beau
tiful for situation, as the scene of his
poetic story. He begins it with the
ancient romance OF our Indian lovers
leap. that melancholy legend of the
Potomac'S lovely cliffs, and the thrill
inc recital ends with the crash of the
great iron bridge under the train
bearing human freisht-the last
terrible act of woman spurned. 1t
Is striking story strikingly told.
Memorial day was observed in Shep-
herdstown last Saturday, and the
graves of the Confederate soldiers in
Elmwood cemetery were strewn with
flowers in accordance with the usual
simple and appropriate ceremonies.
The old veterans marched to the GEM
e,ery in a body, headed by the band >
aud after the service at the monu
ment short but well-prepared ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. Frank y.
Strother, of this place. Appropriate
music was rendered by Il choir and
the band. The crowd present wa
about the usual size. We are glad to
note that our memorial day is OBJ
serve ed in such a proper spirit. 1t is
not regarded aS a frolic, but lis a day
when the people drop business and
pay their annual tribute to the mem
DRY of the gallant boys who wore the
gray.