Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-06-16
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

Toliver, the enterprising colored mer-
chant, and stone pavement along the
premises of Jacob Keller on Duke
Street Let the good work go on.
Miss Ellen NJ. Wentzell, of Harper's
Ferry, and Rev. A. A. Harryman, Of
Baltimore, were married at the Camp
Hill Methodist Protestant Church
Wednesday evening of last week. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Frank Thomas Little, of Baltimore.
Mr.. VIM. A. Eckels, a former teach
er in Shepherd College, will receive
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
from Johns Hopkins University, Bal
timore, on June l4th, when the grad
uating exercises will be held. We are
indebted to Mr.. Eckels for the courte-
sy of an invitation.
The Shepherd College catalogues
have been printed and are being dis
tributed this week. The catalogues
were printed at the REGISTER Office,
and are the best piece Of work, we
think, that the school has ever had
in this line. 1t is bit oftypography
of which we are proud.
The ladies of the Uvilla NJ. Z.
Church South will hold an icecream
and strawberry festival in the Uvilla
hall Saturday night, June 18th. Mr..
Fulton, noted whistler and vocalist,
of Charlestown, will be present and
entertain the crowd. All are invited
to attend and patronize literally.
Capt. Frank P. Cord, of Hagers-
town, freight conductor on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad, attempted
to get off the train at Shenandoah
Junction the other night and was
struck by the projecting roof Of the
station and rendered unconscious. He
was taken home, and soon recovered.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county will be held at Charlest own,
beginning August 8th, and will be
conducted by Prof. c, J. Bennett, OF
California. Prof. Bennett will also
conduct the Berkeley county institute
beginning August l, in which he will
be assisted by Mr., Wilbur Neel, OF
Romney.
Those who have signed the paper
preliminary to forming an organization
of the Sons of Veterans are requested
to meet in Shepherdstown Saturday
afternoon of this week at the home of
Mr.. Robert Gibson, where further
steps Will be taken to this end. All
others eligible for this association are
invited to be present.
Mr.. G. T. Licklider celebrated his
seventy-ffth birthday last Sunday in
a quiet way by giving family dinner,
which was attended by his sons and
daughters. Our esteemed fellow
townsman is still enjoying the good
health with which he has been blessed
all his life, and is as active as many
persons a score Of years younger. We
wish him yet many years of usefulness
and comfort.
The board Of education has deter
mined not to erect a new building for
the Shepherdstown graded school this
year, as had been contemplated. They
have not sufficient funds to putzup a
building such as is needed by the
school, and have concluded to bear
with the discomforts of the old school
house another year. They will en-
deavor to rent additional rooms out
side to serve until the new building is
secured.
The premiums to be offered in the
ladies department Of the Morgan s
Grove fair have been arranged for ex-
hibition in a room on the second floor
Of the REGISTER Building. 1t is a
beautiful display, and we are sure
that our fair friends need only. to see
the many desirable articles to resolve
to win as many Of them as possible.
The premiums this year are the hand
soonest and most valuable that have
yet been offered. After this week
they can be inspected by applying to
Mrs. Kate Reynolds or Mrs. D, l.
Rentch,
The Charlestown AduOcate says that
the Harper's Ferry brewery has been
again sold. The former owner being
in arrears in his payments, Trustee
J. NJ. Mason, Jr., took the matter il
hand and on Thursday consummated
a deal with a syndicate of capitalists,
who will put it in shape and control
the trade of the lower valley and ad'
jacent country. Mr.. ]. H. Savage will
be president and Mr.. Ralph Savage
both distillers, will be manager. Mr.