Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-05-31
LITTLE LOCALS.

Society Of this place are called to meet
in Shepherdstown on Friday of this
week to organize the society. The
meeting will be held at 2 80 o clock in
the Shepherd College building.
The Postoffice Department has just
issued this order: "Carriers are not
required to deliver mail at residences
where vicious dogs are permitted to
run at large. Persons keeping such
dogs must call at the postofice for
their mail
A splendid Knabe concert grand
piano Just bought for Shepherd Col
lege was received this morning and
will be set up at once in the audito-
rum. 1t is fine instrument and will
be ready for use for the approaching
commencement exercises.
Leetown chapter, U. D. c., will hold
a sale of refreshments and fancy ar
ticles in the town hall at Leetown on
Saturday evening, June I'd. A pro-
gramme will be rendered, and the
Southern Cross of Honor bestowed.
The public are cordially invited.
There is an alarming increase of
drunkenness in Shepherdstown, among
both white and colored persons. The
negroes in particular seem to be more
debauched than ever before, and APP.
parently the greater part of their
earnings is being spent for whiskey.
The Republicans of shepherdstown
elected as delegates to the county
convention which meets at Kearneys-
vile today W. G. Myers, ]. G. Tabler.
H. E. Mundey, ]. D. Billmyer, A. @
Morgan, E. R. Turner, 10 Walper.
and M. L. White. The colored broth
er was entirely ignored.
The drought which had prevailed
in this section for three weeks, and
which was beginning to do serious
damage to growing crops, was broken
last Saturday evening by gentle
shower. Sunday evening thunder
storm came up and heavy rain fell,
and this was followed by showers dur.
ing most of the night. Vegetation
has been greatly improved and wheat
and corn are growing finely.
The Shepherdstown Chapter of the
U. D. G. will meet Friday night of
this week at the home of Mrs. Fl. G.
Marten at $50 o'clock. Every mem
Der is urged to be present, SO that
arrangements for decoration day may
be completed. Every daughter is
also requested to come to the home of
Miss Annetta Entler at 3 o'clock Of
the same day to make wreaths for the
graves of the Confederate dead.
The jury expenses of the present
time in holding court are much less
than they used to be. Some years ago
it was a common thing for them to
run as high as $500 or $500, and
sometimes more, for single term OF
court. The jury expenses of the pres
ent term of court will amount to
$780,. This reduction is largely &C.
complished by the court promptly
discharging all Jurors not actually en-
gagged by the court.-Free Press.
Mrs. Minnie F. Renner, wife of the
famous A. R. Renner, of Sharpsburg,
was found guilty last week in Ha-
gerstown of selling liquor on Sunday.
Judge Keedy imposed fine OF $50
and costs, amounting in all to S66.3s.
He said he was sorry he could not i'm
rose a severer sentence. He warned
her that if she were convicted again
he would impose the highest penalty
$500 fine and 80 days in Jail. He
said that if he had his way no woman
would be in the saloon business.
Rev. J. Edwin Triplett, formerly
of Duffields, this county, who has been
assistant pastor of the Scotch Presby-
terrain Church in New York City, has
received and accepted unanimous
call from the Bedford Park Presbyte-
rian Church in that city. He entered
upon his new work the lst of May.
Rev. Mr.. Tripletts new charge is in
one of the choicest locations in the
city, and has cultured membership
of over 400. The outlook is a most
promising one, and we join with his
friends in wishing him a most success
full ministry.
A meeting of the preferred stock
holders of the Jefferson County Tele-
phone Company was held yesterday
in this place. The question of extend
ing the system into those sections OF
the county which are not now reach
ed was brought before the meeting.
1t was decided that the general de-
mand for telephone service through.
out the county was such as to war
rant the bonding of the company to
raise money for the building of new
lines. A large majority of the stock
holders were present, and were unani-
nous in this decision.-Spirit.
At the nineteenth annual session
of the Peninsular Horticultural So,
ciety, comprising adjoining sections
of three States-Maryland, Pennsyl'
vania and Delaware-held at Ches-
tertown, Nd, DR.. D. W. Border, o.
Kearneysville, this county, was award
ed diploma for display OF apples
This fruit came from his fine young
orchard on Elmwood, his farm mile
south Of Kearneysville. This or
chard is lust entering the bearing