Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-07-25


of Mt. Wesley M. E. Church will be
held in G. w. D. Fulk's woods neal
Swan Pond. on Thursday, August Let.
Cakes. candies, icecream, etc., will be
sold. All are cordially invited to spend
the day.
At the annual meeting of the Board
of Education, Synod of the Potomac
Reformed Ghurch in the United States
held at Chambersburg, Pa, July 18th,
Rev. ]. David Miller, of this place,
was reelected treasurer of the board.
Thirteen young men. as candidates
for the holy ministry, were provided
for.
The fret new wheat of the season
has just been received at Hodges ele-
vator in Shepberdstown. 1t was
raised by Robert Emory on the Byers
farm. near town. Mr.. Hodges paid
IS cents for it. The price Of wheat
has declined couple of cents this
week, and today dealers are offering
but 83 cents.
Several more nice new brick pave
meHts have been LAID this week, among
them being one in front of Mrs. Nc.
Anly's property on Duke street, at the
property Of Mrs. Daniels's heirs on
Washington street, and about the
property of Charles B. Chase, corner of
New and Princess streets. Let the
good work 90 on.
The growth of the corn during the
past week has been phenomenal-the
oldest inhabitant doesn't remember
anything like it. The frequent show
ers and the warm weather has been
just what was needed, and the corn
has been shooting skyward alta re.
markable rate. There is now every
indication Of a large crop.
The festival held by the Marvin
Chapel Sunday School last Friday
and Saturday evenings was a COM
plete success. The weather was de.
lightful and the crowds were large and
liberal. The total receipts amounted
to $94.S3. of which about SIS remain
ed with the school. The public is
hereby thanked for its patronage.
At special meeting of the town
council on Tuesday night the levy for
the current year was fixed at 35 cents
on each 800 of real and personal
property, the poll tax at 70 cents. and
the dog tax at 81 .OO-all of these fig
ures being the\ same as last year.
About $4,000 must be raised by taxa
ton, in addition to the amount re.
ceived from licenses.
Il. A. McClain was in Hagerstown
on Monday with young Tom Lea,
whose father, Edward s. Lea, was
one of the men in the Glidden tour of
automobiles making the run from
Cleveland to New York. Tom saw
his father for only moment, as Mr..
Lea stopped only long enough to kiss
the boy before he hurried on. There
were about sixty automobiles in the
race.
A romantic wedding took place in
Sharpsburg last Saturday evening,
when Miss Emily Catherine Jackson,
of Shepherdstown, was married to Mr..
Perry W. Snyder, of Summit Point,
this county. The wedding was sur
prise to the friends of the young coup
lie. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. II. 1. Stephens, of Shepherds
town. Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder will re-.
side at Summit Point, where be is a
rural mail carrier.
The second drowning accident since
the District National Guard has been
encamped at Harper'a Ferry occurred
last Sunday, when William Daily, II
years old, of Washington, lost his life.
The boy had gone in swimming In
the Shenandoah river with compan-
ion, and in diving struck his head
against a rock, stunning himself 80
badly that he could not swim. His
body was recovered few hours later,
and his father, DR.. VIM. A. Daily,
took it to Washington for burial.
News from York, Pa, is to the eff
feet that Miss Mary PendletoD, Of
Snepherdstown, was successfully oper.
ated upon for appendicitis last Friday,
and has since been doing splendldly.
The operation was performed in the
York Hospital, and the appendix,
which was found to be diseased, was
speedily removed. The patient stood
the ordeal well, and her quick recov-
cry is assured. She is under the es.
pecial care of Miss Elizabeth Spohn,
of this place, who is trained nurse
in the hospital.
Real estate transfers have been fled
for record in the Office of the county
clerk as follows John P. Keariott
to A. E. Trussell, a lot Of 8 acres, ad-
joining the lands of John P. Kearfott
and Henry Rogers, near Kearneys-
vile. 81 900; Mary E. Wilt and 9TH
srs to R. F. Grove and E. s. Grove,
the Mountain Retreat farm on the
east eide of the Shenandoah river, u
acres, for $3.50; Samuel Price to Geo.
W. Wilmington, lot Of 8 acres in
Egypt" near Leetown, $50; Sallle
T. Armstrong to Thos. w. OFT, sc
acres on the east side of Shenandoah
river, $3.50.
D. T. Williamson gives us some in
teresting statistics of his harvest this