Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-05-25
LITTLE LOCALS.

night of this week and hear the ora.
torio, Jerusalem" 1t is a fine mu.
steal production.
The weather has been delightful
the past week, though just trifs
cold at night. Slight frosts were OBJ
served several mornings, but they
were not heavy enough to do any
harm.
The Diocesan Council of the Epis.
copal Church will convene in Clarks.
burg, this State, on Wednesday next.
The delegates from Trinity Church
are John Aglionby, Lawrence R. Lee
and DR.. ]. L. Myers.
George W. Turner and Elmer Du.
sing have bought ]. G. Lambert's in
terest In the saloon on the corner of
Princess and New streets, and will
continue the business under the firm
name of Turner & Dusing.
The closing exercises of the Shep-
herdstown Graded School will be held
next Monday afternoon, beginning at
two o'clock. The parents of the chill
dien and the friends of the school gen.
orally are invited to attend.
W. Boyd Link, who has been weigh
ing mail between Kingwood and
Tunnelton, this State, has returned
to his home near Dufields, having
finished his work. He was employed
In this duty for three months.
Rev. H. G. Haithcox, D. D., of the
Lutheran Church of Sbepherdstown,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
an address to the Alumni Association
OF Susquehanna University at Selin 8
Grove, Pa, on June 7th. He is
graduate of this institution.
Walter Crowl was again the victim
of painful accident on Tuesday.
While helping to load logs at the rail-
road station log fell on his foot,
crushing it most painfully and per-
haps breaking the bone. He was
hurt once before in much the same
way.
Master Henry Shepherd has bought
during the past week two fine Shet-
land ponies, and will add a number
of others until he has a first. class
herd of these handsome little horses.
He will keep them at Bellevue, and
expects to raise them for the market.
We hope that his enterprise may be
very successful.
On Saturday evening, June Sd, the
ladies of Leetown Chapter, U. D. c.,
will serve refreshments and home
made candies at the town hall in Lee
town. This being the birthday Of
Jefferson Davis, southern crosses of
honor will be bestowed and a short
programme rendered. The public is
cordially invited.
Saturday, June 3rd, will be observ-
ed as Confederate memorial day in
Shepherdstown. and the usual i'm
pressive ceremonies will be held at
Elmwood Cemetery. The address of
the day will be delivered by Hon.
John Lamb, Member of Congress from
Virginia, an eloquent and distin-
guished Confederate veteran. The
programme will be published in our
next issue.
The Confederate Veterans and the
Sons of Veterans have decided to
build speakers stand for use at
Elmwood Cemetery on memorial day
and other public occssions-one that
may be taken apart and stored away
when not needed-and they will also
try to have some seats provided for
the people. Those who are willing
to help with this movement are asked
to confer with VIM. l.. Arthur.
The memorial exercises at Antietam
National Cemetery will take place
next Tuesday, May 30th, at 1890
o'clock. The chief address will be
delivered by Judge Ashley M. Gould,
OF Washington. The arrangements
for the day are in charge OF the G. A.
R. posts Of Sharpsburg, Hagerstown
and Keedysville. The Shepherdstown
Band and the Shepherd College Cadet
Corps will take part in the exercises.
At a meeting of the board Of d.
rectors of the Morgan's Grove Fair
Association last Saturday John P.
Smith was elected vice-president for
Washington county and James F.
Thompson vice-presiden Mt for Berkeley
county. The board ordered a num-
Der OF improvements for the fair
grounds. Permanent and much more
convenient water fixtures will be put
in for the accommodation of the peo-
pie.
Judge Dayton on Saturday last,
at Parkersburg, decided the ques-
tions involved on appeal from the
referee, James D. Butt, in what is
known as the George Porterfeld bank
ruptcy case. In a decision, review
ing the authorities involved and the
construction of the bankrupt laws OF
the State of West Virginia, he sus-
tanned the opinion that had been rem
dered by the referee, in favor OF Mrs.
Porterfeld.
Contracts for supplying poles and
erecting them have been awarded by
the Jefferson County Telephone Com
pany. George W. MOler, of the Ba-
kerton vicinity, will plant the poles