Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-07-30
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofnterest that are HappenIn 4 1
Our kelEhborhood and Elsewhere.

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The Baptist and Lutheran Sunday
schools of Luray, Va, will hold their
picnic at Morgan's Grove on Satur-
day, August 18th.
All trains on the Norfolk & Western
Railway were ordered to stop for ten
minutes today at l0.45 o'clock, as q
tribute of respect to F. J. Kimball,
the late president of the road, whose
funeral occurred at that hour.
DR.. John L. Meyers will offer his
professional services to the people of
Shepherdstown and vicinity after the
first of August. DR.. Meyers is a
graduate of the Baltimore Medical
College and is well-known in this Sec
ton, where he was born and raised.
The members of the Presbyterian
church will have their annual lawn
fete at the residence of T. F. Jones at
Billmyer's Mill on Friday and Satur-
day evenings, August 7 and s. The
usual excellent bill of fare will be
provided and the public are invited to
attend.
The ladies of the Reformed church
will hold lawn festival at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. McQuilkin,
near Shepherdstown, on Friday and
Saturday nights, July 81 and August
l. Supper, icecream and cake will be
served. Coach will run from the
Main Street to the festival.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
has issued order. to its locomotive en-
gineers to reduce the speed Of their
trains to eight miles an hour in pass
ing through the towns on the Shenan-
doah Valley division. The trains
now go through Shepherdstown at a
much slower rate than formerly.
Mr.. Joseph F. Nicely, of Osawa-
tonne, Kansas, formerly of this coun-
ty, in renting his subscription writes
US an interesting letter. He notes
with regret the probability that the
postoffice at Leetown will be abolished,
and wonders what his old home town
will do without this ancient institution.
Invitations are out for the marriage
Of Miss Mary Francis Calvert to Mr..
William Bernard Thompson. The
ceremony will take place in the Luth-
eran church at New Market, Va, Au-
gust 18th, at 5 o'clock. Miss Calvert
lived in Shepherdstown for time,
but recently has resided ia Grand
Forks, n. D.
Prof. ]. D. Muldoon has begun the
erection of brick dwelling-house on
the lot at the corner of King street
extended and Prospect Avenue, near
the Presbyterian church. 1t is to be
comfortable dwelling two stories
high, containing seven rooms. 1t will
be occupied by Prof. J. G. Knutti
when completed.
Edward Cook, who lives couple OF
miles south of town, met with pain
ful accident Monday. He was work.
ing with the threshing machine at W.
c. Links when he fell from the top of
a straw,tack to the ground, distance
of about fifteen feet. He hurt himself
quite badly, though no bones were
broken. DR.. Banks, who is attending
him, says he sustained internal inJur-
les.
DR.. J. NJ. Biedler, of Rockingham
county, Va, was in Shepherdstown
last week, and after looking over the
place has concluded to locate here for
the practice of medicine. DR.. Bled-
Ter is young man Of pleasing ad-
dress, and is a graduate Of the UNI
yersity College Of Medicine, of Rich
mond, Va. He expects to be here
within the next week or two, or as
soon as he can arrange his affairs at
home.
The contract for the completion Of
the new Shepherd College building has
finally been signed, and S. A. West
enhaver, the contractor, will push the
work with all speed. The contract
for the plastering has been awarded
to Geo. Edward Copephayer and c.
B. Grimm, of Winchester, and they
are now busy with their work. Alex.
Zeck has finished the heating plant.
Mr.. Westenhaver hopes to have the
building completed some time in o.
tober.
The Epworth League Conference,
NJ. E Church South, in session at
Charles Town last week, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, VIM. P. Licklider, Shep-
herdstown; fret vice-president, H. A.
Barrich, Martinsburg; second vice
president, Miss Matte Dorsey, Charles
Town; third vice-president, Miss Ella
Hout, Shepherdstown; secretary, l..
P. Magruder, Woodstock, Va. Edin-
burg, Va, WAS selected as the next
place Of meeting.
John Fraley, son of David Fralsy,
of Scrabble, met with serious acct
dent yesterday. The young man is
employed by ]. Frank Vanmetre, and
was hauling lumber for new barn to
be erected on Jacob Rushs place. AT
Billmyer's Mil, in drawing the rub
b.r on the wagon he fell in front OF
the wheel, and though the wheel did
not pass over him it caught him by
the shoulder and showed him along
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