Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1906-10-04
L1rrLB LOCALS.

at his desk again, much benefited by
his ten-days' vacation. He wishes to
thank his friends for their efforts to
make the paper the regular screamer
that it was last week.
| A disastrous freight wreck occurred
yesterday on the Norfolk & Western
Railway at Island Ford, between
Shenandoah and Waynssboro. Va.
All trains were greatly delayed.
No. IA, the passenger train due at
Shepherdstown at 9.18 last night.
did not reach here until about 8
o'clock this morning.
| Remnants Pharmacy tell Us they
were glad to report to the manufac-
turers' agent increased sales on Hy-
omei and Mona in the past six
months. These remedies are the
latest and most improved methods Of
treating catarrh and dyspepsia and
sold under q positive guarantee to do
good or money refunded.
The ice famine has at last struck
Shepherdstown. ]. N. Toliver, who
has made strenuous efforts to supply
the town during the past summer,
hauling ice from Martinsburg and
getting it by train from Hagerstown,
no longer delivers it to his customers,
only buying enough for his own needs.
Fortunately the mint julep season is
over.
Winchester Presbytery at its recent
session at Keyser created new field
of church work that effects this county.
The Kearneysvills church will belong
to group of congregations including
Bunker Hill and Tuscarora, and will
have q new pastor who will also have
pastoral charge of the Middlsway con.
gregation. The pastor of this charge
will reside at either Middleway or
Bunker Hill.
Hon. George @. sturgiss, Republi-
can candidate for Congress, who was
billed to speak in Shepherdstown and
other places in Jefferson county the
past week, cancelled all his engage.
ments for some reason. We have
heard it said that he postponed the
opening of his campaign until Hon.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of the
Treasury, shall speak in Martinsburg
some time next week.
John R. Crowl, who has been the
efficient engineer in charge of the
Shephsrdstown electric light plant
for the past year or two, has resigned
his position to manage the gas works
at Charles Town owned by Lawrence
R. Lee. He will move to that place
with his family next week. Raleigh
VanMetre, who was engineer at the
electric light plant several years ago,
is again in charge, having been ap.
pointed to the vacancy.
The thirty.seventh annual fair of
the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
Society will be held at Winchester,
Va, October 1919, and its managers
are arranging for a very attractive
exhibition. The Winchester fair is
always popular with the people of
Jefferson county, and we have no
doubt but that it will have its usual
large attendance this year. Many
special features for the entertainment
of visitors will be provided. and ev.
erybody is promised pleasant time.
The stonemasons have been busy
at work on the new Lutheran church
building this week, and some of the
front wall has been laid, showing
what it will look like. The stone is
very pretty blue limestone from the
Wysong quarries near town, and be-
ing of uniform color will make
handsome appearance. The commit.
tee is proceeding with the arrange
msnts for the laying of the corner
stone, which will be on November
10th, and in charge of Mt. Nebo
Lodge of Masons. Among those who
have accepted invitations to be pres.
| snt on that occasion are Rev. L. L.
Smith. D. D., of Strasburg, Va, and
Rev. O. q. Rookey, Of Waynesboro,
Pa.
The Indianapolis Morning Star Of
| recent date publishes the following
complimentary item concerning Miss
| Wright. the new music teacher for
| Shepherd College: "Miss Eva E.
Wright, of Owensville, Ind, who this
week assumes the duties of chief di-
rector of mueic in the State Normal
School of West Virginia, is talented
musician and vocal instructor and has
achieved success in training pupils to
a high degree Of proficiency. She
has held similar positions in the AL.
fred University Of New York and the
William Woods College of Missouri.
Miss Wright is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. R. Wright and is
graduate of one of the foremost mu.
steal institutions of the country.
W. ]. Solbsugh, Of Pittsburg, q
member of the International Union Of
Elevator Constructors, was struck and
killed by an engine at Engle's switch
about 5 o'clock last Sunday morning,
while walking along the Baltimore
| and OHIO tracks to Shenandoah juno.
ton, where he intended taking train
for Lynchburg to work. At the time
of the accident he was accompa MED