Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-10-25
LITTLE LOCALS.

Mail Carrier Ben Hartzell found a
dozen grain sacks on the, road the
other day. The owner can have
them by applying to him.
Judge W. r. Dent, Democratic
candidate for Congress, will speak in
the town hall, Shepherdstown, THURS
day night. November LIST.
| VanMetre Bros. have established a
lumber yard next to the Norfolk &
Western station in.thia place, and will
install gasoline engine and some
machinery necessary in their line of
business. A - 80
The choral society will meet Sat.
urday evening of this week at 7.30
o'clock in the old college building,
to reorganize for the winters work.
Members are urged to be present
promptly.
Attic meeting of the Potomac
Synod of the Reformed Church, which
adjourned at Chambersburg on Mon
day, Rev. ]. David Miller, of Shop
herdstown, was elected a member of
the Board of Education.
Miss Eva Wright rendered some
splendid music in Shepherd College
last Friday morning. The people are
invited to attend the chapel exercises
each Friday at 10 o'clock, when spe.
cial musical programme is given.
Next Wednesday night will be
Hallow Fen. We hope the young
folks may have plenty of the proper
sort of fun, but we trust that the town
officers will see to it that there is no
wanton destruction Of property.
Married at the residence of Henry
@. Reynolds, on New street, Shep.
hel dstown, Wednesday morning, DC.
tober "a, 1906, by Rev. j. David
Miller, pastor of the Reformed Church
of this place, Mr.. Edgar ]. Parker
and Miss Jeanette M. Maxim. both
of West Chester, Pa.
A very unusual spell Of weather
prevailed in this section the past ten
days. Beginning with Tuesday Of
last week, there was not a ray of sun
shine until this morning-making
nine DAYS of continuous cloudy and
rainy weather. Today is like beau
tiful spring day, and it is good to see
the sun once more.
The engagement of Mr.. Arthur
Davenport to Miss Eliza Sappington
Gallaher, both of Charles Town, has
been announced. The wedding is to
take place at high noon next Thursday,
November l, at the home of the bride.
Mr.. Davenport is wealthy and pro-
gressive citizen of Charles Town, and
Miss Gallaher is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Horace Gallaher, and
an attractive and popular young lady.
Reports from the farmers of our
neighborhood indicate that the corn
crop will not be as good as last year,
and come think that it will be below
the average. The unusually wet
summer is responsible for the short
crop, as the corn did not fill out as
well as it should have done. The
rainy weather of the past ten days is
not doing it any good, and both corn
and fodder are in danger of moulding.
Very little corn has been husked out
yet.
The engineers who have been sur
veying for the approaches to the pro.
posed new bridge of the Norfolk &
Western Railway in Shepherdstown
expect to get through with their
work today. They are at present
making surveys for map of the vi
ciDity through which the line will run,
showing the elevations and the contour
of the land. The route will be pro.
jected in the main Office at Roanoke,
and after it is selected will be verified
by further surveys and the line then
located.
The reopening services Of the South.
ern Methodist Church in Shepherds
town, which has recently been so
handsomely improved. were held last
Sunday and were attended by large
congregations. Rev. j. o. Knott, of
Lexington, Va, preached morning and
evening, and his sermons were ear
nest and able. Subscriptions were
taken up at each service and liberal
contributions were made, reducing
the remaining Indebtedness to about
"a hundred dollars. The Southern
Methodists have now handsome
church, convenient and comfortable,
and they are very proud of it.
The laying of the cornerstone Of
the new Lutheran Church on Satur-
day, November 10th, promises to be
a most interesting occasion. Among
the ministers who will take part IN
the exercises are Rev. DR.. L. l.. Smith,
of Strasburg, Va; Rev. G. q. Rock
ey, Of Waynesboro, Pa; Rev. Q. s.
Trump, of Martinsburg, and perhaps
others. The cornerstone will be laid
by the Masonic fraternity. and sew.
eral lodges have accepted the invita-
ton of Mt. Nebo Lodge, of this place,
to participate in the exercises. The
ladies of the church will serve din
ner in the town hall on that occasion.
Charles F. Byers has returned to
his home near this place from his tour
of two months through Pennsylvania
and Maryland, where he exhibited