Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-07-21
LITTLE LOCALS,


the Mouse and the Man" She has
recently written play Of her own in
which she may star later on.
The farmers are beginning to thresb
their wheat, though it is hardly dry
enough yet to be put on the market
The quality is only fair, dealers re.
porting that there is good deal of
garlic mixed with the wheat. The
crop will be a light one in this section.
Raleigh Vanmeter, formerly enein-
eer at the electric light plant, has
taken charge Of the engine that runs
the county stone crusher. Pike Com.
missioner Hendricks will push the
work of improving the county turn.
pixies right along the balance of the
summer.
The Village Improvement Society
is called to meet the first Friday eve
ming in August at 7.9O o'clock at the
home of Mrs. James H. Shepherd. |
Persons who are in arreaIages for
dues are requested to make prompt
payment, and those who do not desire |
to continue their membership are re-
quested to notify the secretary, Mr.. |
<. II. Bowly.
The young people of Shenandoah |
junction have invented new game
that is already proving very popular.
1t only takes two to play it, and the
process is as follows: A young man
calls on young woman, taking with
him a small red apple. At the prop.
er time he losses the apple in the air.
If the apple comes down he kisses the
girl, if it stays up, he doesn't.
NJ. E. Snavely, Sharpsburg, has re-
ceived the contract for the erection Oh
Antietam battlefield of thirteen new
monuments for the State of Pennsyl.
vania. The aggregate weight of the
monuments is some $50 tons. They
will be erected in different parts of
the battlefield. A statue adorns the
top of each one, four being of bronze
and the balance of granite. Most Of
the stone comes from Vermont.
At the sale of the effects of the late
Lafayette Miller, near Sharpsburg,
some old and interesting articles were
brought to light. An old lounge,
solid mahogany, brought 800, and two
mahogany tables brought $3.50. A
big lot of farming implements, which
were up-to-dste articles about IS
years ago, were offered. They in
cluded handmade shovels, rakes, ham,
mers, hay forks, etc. The proceeds
of the entire sale amounted to some
$500.
Mr.. F. G. Butler, the well-known
merchant Of this place, was married
Tuesday to Miss Mabel Harrison Ben
ton, daughter of Mr.. W. H. Benton,
of Aetna" farm, near town. The
marriage took place at the camp
meeting ground at Hamilton, Loudoun
county, and Rev. F. A. Strother off,
ciated. After the ceremony the bride
and groom started on wedding trip
to Baltimore and New YORK.
Charles TOM Free Press.
A Keedysville correspondent sends
US this item: 1.-THE family and friends
of Miss Maude Virginia Pofenberger
wish you to print the following in the
REGISTER. The report that was in
the American was false. it not being
Maude Virginia Poffenberger, daugh-
ter of w. H. Poffenberger. 1t was
mountain girl living in the same vii
lage as a servant. Miss Maude is
refined young lady and has host of
friends. "
George F. Ryan, who has been road
supervisor for the past couple of years
on the Shenandoah Valley division of
the Norfolk & Western Railway, has
been promoted to be assistant super
intendept of Scioto division. Mr.. Ry-
an is a young man, but he is getting
to the front rank in his chosen avoca-
ton. 1t has taken him comparative
ly short time to rise from section hand
to assistant superintendent, and we
are sure that still further promotion
is in store for him. He is capable
railroad man, and his friends IN this
neighborhood rejoice in his good for
tune.
Mr.. George Bedinger and Mr.; FL.
kuzawa were guests the past week OF
Hon. A. S. cambridge, near town.
Mr.. Bedinger has been instructor IN |
English in the University Of Toxic,
Japan, for the past two years, and MIR.
Fukuzawa, full blooded japanese,
is son of the founder Of the Unlver-
sity, one of Japan's greatest educa'
tors. Mr.. Bedinger has been an as
sociate of Prof. E. H. Vickers, form
erly of this place, in the University OF
Toxic, and Mr.. Fukuzawa has been
a pupil of Prof. Vickers and will now
finish his studies at Harvard Univer-
sity. Both gentlemen called upon
Mr.. William Vickers, father OF Prof.
Vickers, while they were here.
George Demory, of Loudoun county,
had very narrow escape from losing
his life in Harper's Ferry last Satur-
day. He had come to town with
some marketing, and seeing run
away horse dashing down Shenandoah
street he started to cross the street to
his own team to care for it. The run
away ran into him and threw him Vi
olently to the ground. His right |