Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-09-15
LITTLE LOCALS.


fall pastures and late crops.
A meeting of the U. D. G. will be
held at the home of Mrs. Lee Fl.
Moler, Friday evening of this week at
8 80 o'clock. The meeting is an i'm.
portant one, and every member of the
chapter is urged to be present.
Miss Lucy Beltzhoover left on
Tuesday for Fayetteville, this State,
where she has been appointed teach.
er in the Fayetteville Academy of
which Prof. A. G. Kimler is priinci-
pal. 1t is very desirable position.
Chas S. Billmyer exhibited horses,
cattle, hogs and poultry at Morgan's
Grove fair last week, and everything
that he entered took either first or
second premium. Mr.. Billmyer
knows how to raise good stock and he
has some excellent specimens.
The Presbyterian Synod of Virgin.
ia, which also includes Maryland, West
Virginia and the District Of Columbia,
will convene in Martinsburg septem-
Der 20. There are about 800 members
in the body. The Lutheran Synod,
which comprises about the same num-
Der, will meet at the same place and
time.
Among the visitors to Morgan's
Grove fairat Shepherdstown last week
was Col. John T. McGraw, of Grafton.
Col. McGraw was particularly at
tracted by handsome saddle horse
entered in the horse show by Osburn
Bros, of this county, and before he
left the grounds the animal was his.
He paid 1925 for it.
The severe storm last Friday eve-
ming seriously interfered with the re.
ception given by Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Reinhart to their sons Edward L. and
R. Lucien Reinhart and their wives.
Most persons were afraid to venture
out during the war Of the elements,
but those who did gather under the
hospltable roof spent delightful eve-
ming.
The dedication of thirteen monu-
ments on Antietam battlefield Satur-
day Of this week promises to be
highly interesting event. They are
erected to Pennsylvania regiments,
and Governor Pennypacker will take
part in the ceremonies. Each monu-
ment will be separately unveiled in
the morning, and at 2 clock general
exercises will be held at the rostrum
in the cemetery.
The large barn and corncrib of
Isaac D. Vanmeter, couple of miles
from Kearneysville, were destroyed
by fire last Thursday afternoon, to-
gether with a considerable quantity
OF hay, grain and farming implements.
About the same time another barn or
stable, some distance away, was also
burned, either by an incendiary or
by sparks from the other building.
The loss is pretty well covered by in.
surance.
The Republican judicial committee
for this circuit held a meeting in Mar
tinsburg on Tuesday, ard decided by a
vote of two to one not to nominate a
candidate for Judge to oppose Judge E.
Boyd Faulkner, the Democratic nomi-
nee. The members from Jefferson coun-
ty insisted upon the nomination being
made, but the members from Berkeley
and Morgan couldn't see it that way
and declined to call convention. This
is well.
Traffic on the Shenandoah Valley
division of the Norfolk and Western
Railway was delayed for about twelve
hours by freight wreck at Buffalo
Ford last Saturday afternoon. The
train was drawn by two engines, and
the pony wheels ofone Of them jumped
the track at the switch and slowed
both engines crossways Of the track.
The engines were both damaged and
several cars were wrecked, while the
track was badly torn up. Ittook a long
time to clear the track.
Edward Mcdonald, Baltimore &
Ohio agent at Duffields, had mighty
close call from death last Friday
night. He had been to Martinsburg,
and returned to Shenandoah Junction
on train No. 46, intending to walk to
Dufields, a mile east. AS he was
walking along the track a freight
train came up behind him and struck
him, throwing him along the track.
He lay unconscious for a couple OF
hours, when he revived and was able
to 90 home. He was pretty badly
bruised and shaken up.
Cards have been issued for the we'd
ding of Miss Mary Elizabeth McConn
and Mr.. William Chalmers Hender-
son, the ceremony to take place next
"Wednesday evening at the home of
Mrs. McConn at West Liberty, W. Va.
Miss McConn was formerly teacher
in Shepherd College, Shepherdstown,
and has number of friends here who
extend their fluctuations. She taught
in the Fairmont Normal School last
year. Mr.. Henderson is merchant
of West Alexander, Pa, and they will
reside in that place.
J. R. Edmonds, Of Hagerstown, rep,
resentipg J. G. Harrison & Sons
nursery at Berlin, Nd, had a nice ex-
hibit of fruit trees of all sorts at Nor
oan's Grove fair last week and made