Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-09-12
LITTLE LOCALS.

laid the past week-in front of ths
houses occupied by John F. Madden
aud Mrs. Trainer. New pavement il
also being made in front Of the home
of DR.. r. @. Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Hendricks
have announced the engagement O
their daughter. Nellie May, to Mr.
NJ. s. R. Moler, Of Keller, this coun.
ty. The wedding will take place the
middle of October.
The fall term Of Shepherd Oollegs
State Normal School will begin mex
"wednesday, September 18th. Thii
excellent school should have large
attendance, AZ its facilities for good
work were never better.
Mr.. I. D. VanMetre, of the Kear.
neysville neighborhood, has returned
from the great live stock exhibition at
Toronto, Canada, which he says wal
one of the finest shows of the kind
ever seen in America.
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin preached
last Sunday at Round Hill Church
near Winchester, and the coming Sun
day will preach In Piedmont. Rev.
DIR. D. &. Scanlon, Of BerrYville, will
Eli DR.. Ghiselin's pulpit in Shepherds.
town on Sunday.
The Shsphsrdstown chapter, Q. D.
O., will m et Friday evening at the
home of the president, Mrs. G. w.
Banks. at z o'clock. The delegate
from the Lswisburg convention will
be on hand to report, and every mem
Der is urged to be present.
Victor Smith, who lives on the E.
Rush Turner farm, near town. lost q
valuable young driving horse last
Friday. He had driven it to town,
when it became sick and in a few
hours was dead. It was a handsome
iron.gray driver and was worth fully
5000.
= Mr.. Benjamin Hsrtzell was called
to Baltimore the first of the week by
the illness of his son, Mr.. Norman
Hartzsll. of Roanoke, Va, who has
had a return Of his old trouble, a
ruptured blood vessel in bis back, and
who was taken to a hospital in Balti.
more for treatment.
Piquette Mitchell, Of Washington,
has been appointed vice and deputy
consul general 10. the city Of Mexico,
and will sail on the 10th of Septem.
Der. Mrs. Mitchell, who was former.
ly Miss Nellie Butler. of Shepherds.
town, and her sister, Mrs. Laura Lo.
rain, will accompany Mr.. Mitchell to
Mexico.
James K. Hendricks, county pike
commissioner, has his stone crushing
plant in operation at the edge Of
having contracted
with the corporation authorities for a
considerable quantity Of macadam to
be placed on the streets. Stone is
now being placed upon King street,
and other sections will be repaired as
needed.
Prof. J. G.. Knutti, principal Of
College, has received word
that Mr.. W. r. Shaw, Of Fairmont,
and Miss Ella May Turner, of this
have been appointed as
teachers in this school. They take
the places of Miss Butcher and Miss
Moderwell, who were appointed in
June. but who declined the appoint
ment.
We direct attention to statement
of the condition of the Bank of Charles
Town, which will be found in another
column of this paper. This is one Of
the oldest banking institutions in the
county, having been organized in 1871.
It has withstood several financial
panics, and enjoys the distinction OF
being one of the most conservative
and reliable banks in the Valley Of
Virginia.
DIR. N. McKendres Wilson has
rented the dwelling.house Of D. s.
Rsntch on Princess street, and will
shortly move here for the practice of
dentistry. Mr.. Rsntch will make his
home at Sudley Place. where his
Mrs. Wysong resides. DR..
Wilson, who is native Of Sharpsburg.
formerly practissd here, but for sew
eral years past has resided at Davis,
W. Va. BE has finally concluded to
move back to Shepherdstown.
The Shepherdstown Graded School
began it's fall term on Monday last
with an enrolment Of l64. and with
Principal F. A. Byerly and all his
teachers in their places. The school
grounds have been much improved
during the summer, including fine
growth of graes in the front and side
yards. Our graded school is a hand:
some property, and convenient and
in every respect. The
enrolment of the colored school, OF
which Alex. Freeman is principal,
was IS.
Before the baseball season closes
Manager Triplett will make an effort
to secure several good games for this
place. Arrangements have been made
for game here Friday with Martins.
burg, which team has strong lineup,
picked principally from the tri.State
league team. The Shepherdstown team
will also be much strengthened, and
thie game will probably be the most