Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-05-02

The Confederate veterans have ap-
pointed the several committees to ar
range for the observance of memorial
day in Shepherdstown on Saturday,
June LIST.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Shepherdstown Chapter of the U.
D. G. will be held Friday evening of
this week at the home of Mrs. Geo.
w. Banks.
Andrew Strobe. son of the late DR..
Strobe, of Swan Pond, has entered
the employ of Rsinhart's Pharmacy.
He is alright boy and we hope that
he may prosper.
Mr.. J. Richard Baldwin ar1 Miss
Matte Stickley, both Of Front Royal,
Va, were married Tuesday in Ha-
gerstown by Rev. r. A. Boyle. The
groom has relativesin Shepherdstown,
where he has occasionally visited.
The Shepherd College baseball team
went to Charles Town last Saturday
and played game with the town
team Of that place. They were pretty
badly beaten, the score being 81 to 8,
but they are not at all discouraged.
Rev. H. 1. Stephens preached an
able sermon last Sunday afternoon in
the Southern Methodist Church to the
Odd Fellows of this vicinity. Gale.
donna Lodge turned out in full force
and many Odd Fellows from neigh.
boring lodges also attended.
Prof. J. D. Muldoon. assistant prin-
cipal of Shepherd College, was taken
suddenly i'll yesterday while teaching,
and had to be taken to his home.
1t is thought that he sprained his back
while playing baseball. He suffered
great pain for time.
A number of Shepherdstown Odd
Fellows attended an interesting cele.
bration by members of that order In
Hagerstown last Friday. Sixty-eig ht
new members were taken in by the
Hagerstown lodge-one for every year
since the organization of the order.
The Eastern Convocation of the
Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia,
comprising the churches in the coun.
ties of Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan
and Hampshire, is in session in st.
Andrews Church, Blue Ridge. Rev.
G. E. A. Marshall, Of this place, ID In
attendance.
VIM. A. Turner was the victim OF
painful accident at Billmyer's Mill
Monday evening. A horse that he
was riding stumbled and fell, throw
ing him to the ground, and the animal
being unable to recover Itself fell upon
him. Mr.. Turner had a rib fractured
and sustained some severe bruises.
The Vehicle Company of Martins.
burg has been reorganized, and Cap
tain D. W. Shaffer, popular business
man of that place, has been added to
the company and elected to the office
of vice-president and general manager.
Max Robinson is president of the COM
pany, and S. R. Snodgrass secretary.
Charles F. Kruger, formerly of
Shepherdstown, with two associates,
has organized the Adrian Machine
Tool Company. which has just com
menced business in Adrian, Michigan.
Mr.. Kruger will be superintendent Of
the new establishment. and we hope
that he may prosper in the undertake
ing.
We are indebted to our two young
friends, Miss Texana Strobe and Mas.
ter Andrew Strobe. for two interest
ing additions to our museum this week
"a Sharp's cavalry carbine and an
old-fashioned selfcocking pistol. We
greatly appreciate these gifts and
shall treasure them among our curiosl.
ties.
Mr.. Charles Mason Kearns and
Miscellany Cornelia Ringer were
married Tuesday evening in the I'm
ion Church at Middleway, this coun-
ty, the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Mr.. Hammond. Mss Sadie
Watson Drake, of -Berryville. was
maid of honor, and Mr.. Walter
Kearns was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan VanMetre
expect to move in their new house on
next Monday. 1t will be remembered
that their home. large stone house
standing at the stone bridge over the
Opequon, was destroyed by fire about
a year or more ago. The new house,
which is built on the site of the former
house, is of brick, large and commod
ious, and will be beautiful home.-
Aartinsbatrg Statesman.
A pretty wedding took place in
Charles Town last Thursday morning
al the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Higgs, when their daughter, Miss
Fannie Higgs, was married to Mr..
Samuel Johnson Hockensmlth by Rev.
A. G. Hopkins. There were no at
tendants. After a wedding breakfast
the couple left for northern trip.
They will reside in Charles Town.
Notwithstanding that it is against
the law, number of persons have
been fishing for base the past week or
two in the Potomac river in this vi
cinity. 1t is also reported that bass
less than FIVE inches in length are be-
ing taken from the river-probably
some of those with which the stream