Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-10-03
LITTLE LOCALS.

sketch Of the famous old floating bat.
terry" that pestered the citizens Of
Shepherdstown number of years ago
Bishop W. L. Gravatt, of Charles
Town, Mr.. McOorkle, of Summit Point,
and DR.. Hopkins Gibson, of this place,
took the Royal Arch degree of Free
Masonry in Charles Town last week.
Tuesday night brilliant meteor
flashed across the northern sky, firt.
ing blazing tail and lighting up the
heaven for few seconds. 1t was a
beautiful spectacle and was witnessed
by number Of persons in this vicini-
ty.
Of the ten applicants for teachers
certificates who took the uniform State
examination on Friday and Saturday,
September 6 and 7, in Charles Town,
none failed. Three of them received
No. l certificates, two got No. 2, and
Eve No. 8.
Malester's threshing outfit broke
down while crossing the railroad in
Shepherdstown the other day. A
south. bound freight train had left An.
tietam, and it had to be tagged while
jacks were procured and the machine
was moved from the trackA
Invitations have been issued to the
wedding of Mr.. Charles ]. Faulkner,
Jr., of Chicago, son of Ex-senator
Charles ]. Faulkner, of Msrtinsburg,
and Miss Elizabeth Durkee Parsons,
of Chicago, the ceremony to take place
in the latter city October 18th.
The property of the late Mayberry
Beeler at Bridgeport, opposite Shep.
herdstown, was sold at public auction
in front of the City Hotel, Sharps-
burg, last Saturday. Mr.. Crawford
Bowles, of Altoona, Pa, was the pur.
chaser, and the price paid was 81 Jos.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
are arranging for great Thanksgiv-
ing dinner in the town hall next
month. This is the day usually taken
by the ladies of the Reformed Church
for a similar event, but they have gen.
erously given up to the Lutherans this
year.
Miss Inez Kenny, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, secretary of the Young Women's
Christian Association of Ohio and West
Virginia, spent several days in shep.
herdstown the past week in the inter-
est of that organization, and while
here delivered several interesting adj
dresses to the students of Shepherd
College.
Prof. A. O. Kimler, formerly prin-
cip,l Of Shepherd College State Nor
NAL School in this place, but more re-
Gently teacher of chemistry and phys.
les in the Charleston high school, has
been chosen principal of the high
school at Little Washington, Kappa
hammock county, Va, and has moved
with his family to that town.
Miss NJ. Eva Wright, the accom-.
plished music teacher for Shepherd
College, arrived some days ago and
has taken up her work again. She
will instruct in both vocal and in.
strumental music, and will take pupils
not only from the college, but from
outside as well. Shepherdstown has
never had better music teacher than
Miss Wright.
Announcement has been made of
the approaching marriage of Miss
Alice Raisin. youngest daughter of
the late l. Freeman Rsisin, of Balti-
more, to Mr.. Barbour Dainger6eld.
The wedding will take place on No.
vember 16. Miss Raisin is well.known
in Shepherdstown, where she has fire.
quently been a guest at the home of
Mrs. r. @. Ringgold.
Last Wednesday night FIRE destroy
ed the power plant at Waynesboro,
Va, owned by Rife g. Schoppert,
which furnished light for the town
and pumped the water supply. The
losG was about $40, 900, with no in
surance, and the town is in darkness
and has no water. Captain George
Schoppert, one of the owners of
the plant, is well.known in Shep.
herdstown.
Rev. @. E. A. Marshall, who at.
tended the convention of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew. held in Wash
ington last Sunday, will give an &C.
count of the meeting at the morning
service in the Episcopal Church Sun
day morning. This was probably one
of the largest religious gatherings ever
held in America. The Bishop of
London delivered the address to
congregation of about 10000 peraons.
Augustus Trump, the well-known
lumber man, of Kearneysville, had
narrow escape from serious and per-
haps fatal accident last Friday.
While working at sawmill in Berke-
ley county he was caught in the car
riage of the sawmill and was being
swiftly drawn toward the saw when
the machinery was stopped. His left
leg was badly hurt. the muscles and
tendons being torn and the knee pain
fully squeezed, and he will be housed
mp for several weeks. 1t is said that
he made narrow escape from death.
The REGISTER is in receipt of an