Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-03-29
LIrrLH LOCALS.

be laid where needed throughout the
town. There is plenty of work ahead
along this line, and we hope to see a
lot of it done this year.
Work has been commenced on the
remodeling of the Reinhart building
on Main street by Samuel P. Hum
rickhouse, who has the job in charge.
A handsome glass front will be put
in and the lower story converted into
a most desirable store.room.
H. G. Marshall has bought from his
father, P. P. Marshall, the latter 8
farm near Kearneysville, this county,
and takes possession the first of April
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Marshall will
make their home with their daughter.
Mrs. Charles E. Jones, near Leetown.
Jacob Wintermoyer will rebuild
the brick dwelling-house on Wash
ington street occupied by the late
Captain John Criswell for half cen.
tury or more. 1t will be enlarged
and made two stories high and when
finished will be very comfortable
home.
Rev. II. @. Mcdaniel, who is on the
superannusted list of the Baltimore
Conference of the M. E. Church, does
not feel we'll enough to go to Balti.
more to attend the Conference now
In session in that city. 1t is the first
time he has missed an annual confer.
euce in SO years.
There will be no oratorical contest
between representatives of the several
normal schools of West Virginia this
year. A. ]. Wilkinson, who has been
offering the prizes, has written to
Prof. Knutti, of Shepherd College,
that no arrangements will be made
for the contest for this year.
Jesse A. Engle, Jr., of the firm of
Willard & Engle, Bakerton. this coun-
ty. has purchased the Mrs. L. A. H.
Crowell Mountain View" farm in
Loudoun county, Va. D. w. Hen
bricks, Jr., of the Uvilla neighbor-
hood, will movs on the farm April LIST.
Mr.. Engle paid $4,000 for the place.
H. L. Snyder & Co. have for sale
two very desirable farms, one of 1872
acres near Kearneysville and one OF
102 acres near Vanclevesville. Such
good land is not easy to secure nova
days. and prospective purchasers will
do well to look up these places. In
formation promptly given by the
above named firm.
Miss Lille Lee Derr, of Hagers-
town, and Mr.. Fred 81. Kremer, Of
Winchester, were married last Satur-
day at the parsonage of St. Mark
Lutheran Church in Hagerstown.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry A. Deer, formerly Of
Shepherdstown. and has relatives and
friends in this place.
Miss jamie Strider will go to Co.
lumbus, Ohio, in few days to take
position with a large publishing COM
pany. The company is preparing
history of West Virginia, to which
Miss Strider has made contributions
In supplying some Of the natural his
tory OF the State, especially its bird
and plant life.-AdUscate.
Mr.. Robert E. Lee Orndorff and
Mrs. Sallie Felkner, both of Berkeley
county. were married last Saturday
at the Franklin House i'll Hagerstown
by Rev. A. H. Mckinley. The groom
is a son of William Orndorff, of Mis-
souri,, and the bride daughter of the
late John B. Files. They will make
their home in Berkeley county.
W. P. Licklider will erect brick
addition to his property on Main
street, formerly known as the Quig-
ley house. 1t will be an extension
in the rear of the house and will con-
tain dining room and kitchen on
the first floor and couple of bed
chambers above. Mr.. Licklider will
move into the house when it is finish
ed.
We hope our people will keep in
mind the good roads meeting to be
held in Charles Town on April 18th,
when experts in road-making connect.
ed with the national association will
be present and provide an interesting
programme. Jefferson county already
has the best roads in West Virginia,
and we hope to see still greater i'm
provement.
Shepherd College State Normal
School began its spring term Tuesday
under very favorable conditions. A
large number of new students were en-
rolled, some twenty coming in from
the counties composing this district
to take the special work for teachers.
We welcome the new students to our
town and hope they may find their
work here congenial and beneficial.
The members of Virginia Lodge
No. l, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, of Harper's Ferry, will on
April 26th next celebrate the s7th
anniversary of their lodge. Virginia
Lodge is the oldest Odd Fellows
Lodge in this State, and it proposes
to make the proposed anniversary
celebration a most interesting and en-
ioyable occasion. The Grand Master
of Woot VIRGINIA ia expected to be