Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-08-02
LITTLE LOCALS.

slime is returned to Oak Grove school
again, and Miss Julia Hill gets the
Shepherd Grade school, which she
taught last year.
The managers of the Morgan's Grove
fair are getting busy with their ar
rangements for the next exhibition,
September to 7. Secretary E. T.
Licklider is negotiating for some ex.
cellent attractions.
Col. E. V. White, Of Loudoun coun'
ty, Va, a gallant Confederate vete-
ran, and Rev. DR.. w. NJ. Dame, of
Baltimore, have agreed to be present
and deliver addresses at the Confeder-
ate reunion at Flowing Spring, near
Charles Town, on August 18th.
The campmeeting conducted by
Rev. T. G. Jones at Shenandoah juno.
ton was well attended last Sunday,
though the threatening weather pre-.
vented very large crowd. Rev. b.
l. Stephens, of this place, has preach
ed at the campmeeting a couple OF
times.
Mr.. John Wilson, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Wilson, and Miss Flor.
ence Leggett, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Leggett, both of Shep-
herds;own. were married Wednesday
evening of last week at the Presbyte-
rian manse in Charles Town by Rev.
DIR. A. @. Hopkins.
Jefferson Savings Bank has had its
new electric light fixtures placed, and
they were greatly admired Sat urday
when they were turned on. The fix.
lures are massive and handsome and
in harmony with the beautiful bank
ing room which they adorn. Three
lights illuminate the main doorway.
The board of education of Kable.
town district has raised the salaries OF
public school teachers FIVE dollars a
month, and will pay $40. to holders
of No. l certificates and $35 for No.
IL. The levy for the teachers fund
was cut from 90 cents to 8 cents and
the building fund from 5 cents to 4
cents.
The Democratic county committee
of Berkeley county has fixed Saturday,
September LIST, as the time for holding
primaries for the election OF delegates
to the congressional, senatorial and
county conventions, in the country
districts. In Martinsburg ward meet
ings will be held Friday evening, Au-
gust 3lst.
The Martinsburg school officials
have been inspecting school buildings
in various parts OF West Virginia to
serve as model for the proposed high
school building in that city. If they
had come to Shepherdstown they
could have seen the handsomest school
building in the State and one that
cannot easily be improved upon.
The First and Second Regiments of
the West Virginia National Guard
went into camp at Martinsburg Tues
day morning, where they will remain
until Friday night. The camp is To-
Gated at the northern edge Of town,
along the Winchester pike, and Is now
under full military discipline. Gen.
eral w. w. Scott is in command.
On the 18th of September several
monuments erected by Pennsylvania
military organizations will be un.
yelled on Antietam Battlefield. All
veterans of the Third, Fourth, Sew
enth and Eighth regiments of Penn
sylvania Reserves who wish to at.
tend the exercises will be provided
with free transportation by the State.
Steps have been taken by the
Washington county authorities to put
into effect the power granted by the
recent Legislature to the county COM
missioners to put to work on the roads
all able.bodied prisoners serving SEN
tence in the county Jail for petty OF.
lenses. The commissioners will pro-
vide stone to be broken on public
roads in the suburbs of the city and
employ deputy to guard the prison
ers and see that they keep at work.
We are requested to publish the
| following: The Free Will Camp
Meeting on Mill street near the river
is crossing under Bishop Messen.
ger. Eight souls ask for prayers and
resolved to lead better life. Holy
communion was observed Sunday
night. The campmeeting will be
continued until next Tuesday night.
Rev. Glen Nelson, presiding elder OF
the Southern Methodist Conference,
Rev. ]. S. Henderson, and Elder
Tudor and brethren from the South
will continue the meetings here. All
are welcome.
Conductor CLANCY had lively ex-
perience with gang OF negroes on
train No. IA of the Norfolk g. West
ern Railway Monday night. The
negroes got on the train at Riverton
and were noisy and troublesome from
the start. At Antietam Station the
trouble eliminated. One of the ne
groes struck at Conductor CLANCY,
when the latter knocked him down.
Another negro struck the conductor
fearful blow over the left eye, cut
ting considerable cash, but he f.
nally subdued them. When the train
arrived in Hagerstown the two ring.