Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-06-26
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things oflnterest that are Happening In
Our keighborhood and Elsewhere.

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three sections of FIVE grains EACH
SPIRIT.
A great many of the farmers have
commenced harvesting. They report
that although the wheat is thin on
the ground, the heads are we'll filled
and the grain of excellent quality.
Corn is growing nicely and if there is
nothing further in the way of injury
to it, there will be good crop.
The kissing, rushing, rafting song
of the merry young locust, which for
more than a month has been almost
constantly ringing in the ears of the
farmer, has noticeably decreased in
volume during the past few days, and
within a very short time the millions
of insects which have numbered the
earth in this section will have disap-
peared.
Attic Baptist parsonage in Leetown,
Wednesday evening, June Is, Miss
Clara D. Custer, of Summit Point, and
Mr.. Michael Bowers, of Brunswick,
Nd, were married. The ceremony
was performed by the brides pastor,
Rev. ]. P. Essex, and was witnessed
by only few friends of the contract
ing parties. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers
will live at Brunswick.
The net apportionment of the gen.
eral school fund to Jefferson county
for the scholastic year ending June
80, 1908, is S 7,445 fl. 1t has been
distributed to the several districts as
follows: Charles Town district,
$2661 40; Shepherdstown, $l508 GA;
Harper's Ferry, Sl3O305; Middle
way, $lO62 Oh Kabletown, $1,000.
There is an increase over the amount
apportioned last year of $467.50.
Miss Elizabeth Rawlings Hedges,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Decatur He'd
ges, and Mr.. Henry Walton Miller,
who is engaged in the fruit business
at Paw Paw, Morgan county, were
married Thursday at Cedar Grove"
the home of the bride, in the northern
section of the county. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. William Miller,
of Oakland, Nd, a brother of the
groom.-MartinSbalrg World.
1t is stated that DR.. J. ]. Koser and
W. H. Kappes, of Shippensburg, Pa,
who are interested with the syndicate
engaged in prospecting for gold on
the Carroll land near Myerstown, this
county, visited the mine where the
prospecting is in progress on Thursday
last and found a number of fine speci-
mems. Both DR.. Koser and the gentle
men interested with him are enthusi-
astic over the outlook for more valu-
able discoveries than those already
made.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Hoffman, MADEIRA, California, was the
scene of a very pretty wedding on
May Oath, 1902, when Miss Anna E.
Hoffman and Mr.. Claude R. Iceland
were married. The ceremony took
place under beautiful wedding bell
of sweet peas and smilax. The bride
is the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Hoffman, of Madeira, and a niece
of Mrs. Kate Staley, of this vicinity.
Her friends here extend their best
wishes.
The corrected schedule of the B. &
o. Railroad may be found in the REG
IsTER this week. Several changes of
time have been made. Train No. So,
the Washington and st. Louis express,
now makes regular stops at Shenan-
doah Junction, and connects for all
points in the west. This is a great
convenience to the people of this Sec
ton, as it gives quick service from
Baltimore and Washington and good
connections west. It's time at the
Junction is 1908 noon.
The town electric light committee
has been busy this week. Two incan-
descent lights have been placed at the
old paper mill, one near the colored
Baptist church and additional ones
between the squares on Main street.
Further work has been done to the
wiring in the Reformed church and
many more residences have been
wired. Recorder Geo. w. Billmyer
is chairman of the electric light COM
mittee and is pushing matters along
with discretion and energy.
A new surveying party has started
over the proposed line via Shepherds
town to Harper's Ferry this week, and
the talk of the building of that line
has been renewed. Officials of the
company state that there is little doubt
now that the road will be built, and
that work on it will begin at no late
date. There is now talk again of the
road diverging from the main line
about or beyond the Opequon bridge,
in which case all freight trains will be
run through neutrality-suspicious.
burg Statesman.
The musicale given at the home of
Miss Katharine Adams. Sharpsburg,
Nd, last Saturday evening, was de-
cided success and the programme was
pronounced the best one yet given i'll
a series of entertainments of like ma
ture. Miss Gassman, Miss Protzman,
Mr.. Sicily, Mrs Carrot and Miss
Lyme, who are favorites with Sharps-
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