Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-22
LITTLE LOCALS.

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stitute convened in Charles Town on
Mondag with about eighty teachers
in attendance. County Superinten-
dent E. D. Turner Is in charge and
Prof. Joseph Roster. Of Fairmont, and
Prof. Geo. W. Brindle, of Martins.
burg. are the instructors
Secretary e. T. Licklider announces
| that there will be the usual number
Of tenters at the Morgan's Grove fair
this year, and this insures pleasant
social conditions. Some few Of the
old tent.holders have dropped out,
but new ones have come in to take
their places and tent row will be as
big and as pleasant as ever.
Although the Potomac river has
been clear for the past several weeks.
very few nice strings of fish have been
caught. Some of our local sportsmen
attribute this to the fact that these
are dog days, and others say that the
bass are not hungry, as they are feed.
ing on the white-winged bugs, thou.
sands of which can be seen floating
on the water.
At a meeting of the Tri.State
League of Odd Fellows, held in Ha.
gerstown on Tuesday of this week, E.
T. Licklider, of Caledonia Lodgs.Shep-
herdstown, was reelected secretary
and H. L. Wintermoyer, of the same
lodge, was elected second vice-presi-
dent. The place for holding their
annual picnic will be decided later.
The town authorities have had men
at work the past week cleaning the
weeds and grass from the sides of the
streets and removing rubbish general
ly. We like to see these efforts to
make our town clean and tidy, and
property owners and householders
should help along in the same good
work. Let us have our town looking
unusually attractive by the time the
fair begins.
Charles F. Byers leaves today with
lot of live stock to attend the ex-
hibit of number of fairs in Pennsyl-
vania and other northern points. He
will 90 first to Wilkes Barre, and
from there to Bethlehem, Allentown,
Trenton and other places where there
are big fairs. He will exhibit Short
horn cattle, Lincoln, Cotswold and
Cheviot sheep. and Poland. China and
Berkshire hogs. His stock is in nice
condition.
Farmers Of the neighborhood and
persons in town will do well to keep
close watch upon their chicken-houses
for the next couple of weeks. 1t will
be recalled that for several years past
Just prior to the Morgan's Grove fair
thieves stole hundreds of chickens in
this community, presumably for use
or sale during the fair. 1t is to be
hoped that the chicken stealers will
greeted with a shotgun reception if
they 60 a-marauding this year.
Last SATURDAY. afternoon game OF
baseball was played by the married
men and the single men OF Shepherds
town. The single mems team, which
was composed mostly of the members
of the regular team, won easily by the
score of Is to 5. The benedicts, after
they had gotten some of the stiffness
out of their joints, cavorted around
and kicked up their heels like young.
sters. The next morning, however,
there were good many sore arms
and stiff joints.
The seventy. eighth annual meeting
of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Virginia convened Tuesday evening
in the new Trinity Lutheran Church
at Stephen City, Va, with ministers
and laymen present from all sections
of the Synod. Rev. DR.. L. L. Smith,
of Strasburg, the president, presided
over the evening session, which was
devoted principally to religious ser.
vices. The annual sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. A. D. R. Han.
cher, of Staunton. The Synod will
remain in session over Sunday. hold
ing business meetings each day.
Our old friend VIM. H. Martin, of
Waynesville, Illinois, formerly of this
place, writes US that he remembers
very well John Parkhurst, who got
out so many fine curbstones for Shep-
herdstown more than half century
ago. Mr.. Martin says that be thinks
that Parkhurst was an Irishman, how
ever, instead Of a New Highlander.
He says that Parkhurst used an old
white OK, with single yoke, to haul
the slabs, and that he remembers
standing in front of the beast with a
club to keep him from moving while
the load was being put on the cart.
Mr.. Martin adds: THE last / knew
of the OK, Parkhurst fattened him and
ate him up"
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mrs. Alice Brantner,
near Dufields. last Thursday evening,
when her daughter, Miss Laura lisa.
belle, was united in marriage to Mr..
Harry Hamilton Tederick. The bride
wore handsome gown of white silk
and chiffon and carried brides roses.
She was attended by her sister, Miss
Katie, who wore pink dotted musliD
and carried pink carnations. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Esther Shirley, cousin of the bride.
After the wedding reception held,