Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-09-05
LITTLE LOCALS.


Wednesday, September 18th. The
outlook for a good attendance is very
bright
The ranks of the Confederate vet
Grams are thinning out very fast
During the past ten days three shep'
herdstown soldiers have answered the
last roll call-Robert L. Wysong, E.
O. Shepherd and Capt. M. ]. Billmyer.
This is Homecoming week for Step.
herdstown folks, and . great many Of
our people who live in other places
are here to visit their old homes and
renew acquaintance with old friends.
We are glad to see 50 many of them
here.
DR.. G. w. Banks brought to the
REGISTER Office few days ago lot
Of particularly nice strawberries that
he had just gathered as second crop
from his vines. They were large and
well favored and tasted all the better
for being out of season. He gathered
several quarts of the fruit.
Miss Agnes Caster, Of Shepherds
town, and Mr.. Harry Nelson, Of
Sandy Hook, Md, were married in
Charles Town at the Presbyterian
parsonage last Wednesday by Rev.
DR.. A. O. Hopkins. The bride is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Caster, of this place, and the groom
is an employee Of the B. g. o. Rail.
road.
Jacob Wintermoyer has laid fine
stretch of brick pavement along his
property. on the corner of Washing
ton|and Duke streets, putting in SUBJ
stantial concrete curbing. 1t is a
great improvement to his property.
Lee Williams, colored, has also laid a
nice brick pavement along his prop
erty on Duke street. We hope that
many others will follow these good
examples and etfectually remove the
reproach of bad pavements from our
town.
The death of Postmaster George
Porter6eld, of Charles Town, creates
a vacancy in one of the most desirable
offices in the county, and there will
be warm contest tor the position.
The bondsmen have appointed as act
ing postmaster H. N. Bradley, who
has been the capable assistant post
master for a number OF years. This
is deserved evidence Of confidence
in Mr.. Bradley, who has been an eff.
cient and accommodating official and
one who enjoys the good will of the
patrons of the Office.
The Shepherdstown Graded School
will open next Monday. September
9th, at 9 a. m. The county book
board adopted the following new
books: First grade, published by B.
F. Johnson & Co., Brooks First Read
err; second grade, Brooks Second
Reader; third grade, Brooks third
reader; Hunts Progressive Speller In all
grades using spelling book, except the
eighth; Natural Advanced Geography
in seventh grade Whites U. S. His
tory in sixth and seventh grades;
Geography and History tablets in
sixth and seventh grades.
There was happy reunion of the
Baker family at the old home in
Shepherdstown last Sunday, together
with several friends who were their
guests. Mr.. M. B. Baker, who is
now the only member of the family
living here, did the honors. Those
who were present were DR.. and Mrs.
Newton D. Baker, of Martinsburg |;
Mr.. and Mrs. George Glass, OF Roa.
noke, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
Baker, A. 81. Baker, w. Lester Ba-
ker, Harry A. Baker, Misses Jose.
phine and Mary Baker, Mrs. Jennie
Q. Blessing, Mrs. George Hul6sh and
Mr.. j. r. Hohenstsin, Of Washington.
Prof. E. II. Vickers, of the Univer-
sity of Tokyo, Japan. native of
Jefferson county, delivered an inter-
esting and instructive address last
Sunday evening lefore the Epworth
League in the M. E. Church South.
A very large audience was present,
every seat In the church being occu-
pied. Prof. Vickers' address was
scholarly exposition of the national
characteristics of the Japanese and of
their political and religious beliefs
and family relations. He spoke Of
their virtues and of their habits of
thought and life and the general con.
dilions of the empire past and pres
ent. He has had ample opportunity
to inform himself Of Japanese condi-
tions and he has gone deeply into the
subject, especially in its relation to
the other peoples of the world. The
service was in charge of Mr.. w. P.
Licklidsr, and Rev. DR.. Charles Ghise-
lin was also present and took part.
Personal Mention.