Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-07-25
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

general painting. We trust it will al
so hurry up that new station at Shen-
andoah Junction.
There has been another advance in
the price Of wheat the past week
a net gain of about four cents-result-
ing from the unfavorable crop reports
from the West. Our dealers here are
offering 81 cents-a bushel today.
The market for lambs in New York
is so demoralized that Reinhart Bros.
have stopped shipping for time.
They had car load ready to ship on
Tuesday, when telegram showed such
low prices that they turned the lambs
out to pasture.
The harvest home will be held by
the members of Mt. Wesley NJ. E.
Church next Thursday, August 1st,
in Jones's Woods, near Billmyer's Mill.
Dinner and supper and refreshments
of various sorts will be served, and
the patronage of the public is solicited.
The proceeds are for a worthy cause.
A. D. Osbourn, of Shenandoah June.
ton, has undertaken the work of build
ing the new Methodist church at Hall
town, and will push the work along
rapidly now until it is completed.
S. P. Humrickhouse, of this place,
drew the plans for the church, which
will be neat building to cost about
$4,000.
Little VIII Cookus, son of Jos. L.
Cookus, has had an attack of the lock-
jaw this week, the result of the injury
to his hand from frecracker on the
4th Of July. DR.. Reynolds called into
consultation DR.. Standish McCleary,
of Baltimore, on Monday, and the
little fellow is now a little better as a
result of their care.
The Pennant Knitting Mill, our new
industry, is getting ready for business,
and this week the girls who will oper-
ate the machines are receiving instruc-
tions in the work from an operative
from Hagerstown. The boiler was
fired up yesterday and the engine
found to be in good working order af-
ter its long period OF idleness.
A certain bachelor near Shepherds
town has fallen in love with two girls,
but they are both so sweet he couldn't
make up his mind which one to take.
He has finally settled the difficulty by
resolving to propose to the girl that
weighs the most, and as soon as be as
certains which is the heavier of the
two he intends to pop the question.
H. c.. Marten, the enterprising hard
ware man, has an automobile on exhi-
bition in his store window. 1t is the
product Of the inventive genius of his
clerk, Ashton E. Boswell, and has at
ttacted a good deal of attention. If
the weather is favorable for automo-
biles on Saturday he may make run
with the machine. A lady was the
first one to ride in it.
J. A. Link, of Dufields, has in oper-
alton a splendid new threshing outfit
that he recently bought from the Geiser
Manufacturing Company at Waynes-
boro, Pa. Mr.. Link threshed his own
wheat crop and got 1900 bushels
from Sc acres. ]. G. Tabler made
900 bushels from 46 acres, and Capt.
J. S. Melvin got an average of about
20 bushels an acre for his crop.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have arranged to hold their lawn fete
Saturday evening of this week at
| Sudley Place the home of Mrs. McLain.
Supper will be served and icecream
and other refreshments will be sold.
Everybody is invited to attend and
the ladies will endeavor to make it
pleasant for all who will patronize
them. The Sons Of Confederates will
| be present IN UNIFORM.
The annual reunion Of the Presby-
terians from Pennsylvania, Maryland
and West Virginia will be held at
Pen-Mar next Tuesday, July 80. The
programme is an interesting one, and
the music, which will be furnished by
the PRESBYTERIAN reunion chorus, of
Harrisburg, Pa, promises to be very
fine. Addresses are to be delivered
by Rev. DR.. Jos. T. Smith, of Balti-
more; Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Fraser, of Staun-
ton; and Rev. DR.. j. L. McClurkin,
of Pittsburg.
Mr.. William Clarence Janney. Of
Frederick county, Va, and Miss Mar
garet J. Anderson were married by
Rev. F. A. Strother in the NJ. E. Church
South. Middleway, Wednesday, July
II. After the ceremony refreshments
were served to large company Of
friends at the home of the brides
father, Mr.. G. W. Anderson, The
whole occasion was complete. There
were four ushers and six attendants.
The bride and her attendants were
beautifully gowned in white becom-
ingly trimmed, and the groom and his
attendants the conventional black.
The church was filled with friends
and we'll wisbers of this popular
couple.-Adrocate.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
will sell tickets at reduced rates next
week on account ofthe Lutheran Sun
day School Convention at Luray. The
rate is one and one-third fare for the
round trip, or $2.S5 from Shepherds.
town and return. Tickets will be sold