Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-04-16
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The medical library, surgical in
struments and Office furniture of the
late DR.. Newton D. Baker. of Martins.
burg, have been presented to the Kings
Daughters Hospital in that city as 9
memorial to DR.. Baker.
The stork left a fine son-a III
poundsr-at the home of our friend
Newton Snyder, near Shenandoah
Junction, a few days ago. The stork
has been there before, as this is boy
No 6. besides three girls.
The people of the Vanclevesville
neighborhood have been bothered a
good deal recently by thieves who
make frequent midnight visits and
carry off everything they can find,
w. q. Wilhelm had a lot Of house.
hold supplies stolen few nights ago,
Michael Brown has begun work on
an asphalt pavement on both sides of
his property at the corner of Princess
and New streets, and will lay two fine
stretches Of this sort Of sidewalk. Thi,
will be a nice addition to the excellent
pavemsnts that have already been laid
In that end OF town.
Rev. Chas. E. Shaw has resigned as
pastor of the Episcopal Church at Han
cock, Md, and has accepted cal
from the Episcopal congregation at
Lsppans, Washington county, Nd, en-
tering upon his duties there this week.
Mrs. Shaw was formerly Miss Betsy
Lucas, of Shepherdstown.
DR.. Guy Carleton Lee, of Baltimore,
will deliver a lecture in Shepherd Col
lege tonight ISIS o'clock. His sub
iect will be Jefferson Davis" and it
is anticipated that our people will hear
one of the finest lectures ever given
in Shepherdstown, as, for reasons we'll
known, DR.. Lee will be on his mettle.
Admission 80 cents.
The pound party given Rev. and
Mrs. Il. 1. Stephens at the Southern
Methodist parsonage Tuesday after
noon and evening was attended by
many members of the congregation and
friends of the popular pastor and his
wife. The pantry was stocked with
provisions sufficient to last several
months, while many other presents
were also received.
The baseball club has elected DR..
N. Mex. Wilson president, A. s. Dan.
bridge vice president, R. Lucisn Rein
hart secretary and J. Il. Quigley
treasurer. Efforts are now being
made to secure large number of men,
bers at dollar each, who will have
free admission to all games on the
home grounds. There is talk of build
ing grand stand.
The martens arrived last Thursday
night, and those who have prepared
homes for these cheerful feathered
friends rejoice to renew acquaintance
with our most agreeable summer visit.
ors. Our summer birds are coming
now, and soon they will all be here.
If you haven't offered inducements to
the wrens and the martens by putting
up bo1e. for them to build in, do 80,
and you will be surprised at the pleas
ure these birds will give you.
Dealers are active in buying spring
lambs, paying from four to FIVE dol.
lars head, or about z cents pound
for May lambs, 81 cents for June
and cents for July delivery. Messrs.
Willis Hodges and Joseph Byers ship
ped carload of early lambs to New
York from Shepherdstown on Tuesday,
for some of which they paid as high as
ten cents pound. Wool buyers are
also in the market. The price offered
this year is about 20 cents a pound
last year it was 80 cents.
A quiet but pretty home wedding
came of Tuesday morning, when Mr..
Charles G. Collier, of Cleveland, Ohio,
formerly of Loudoun county, Va, wa,
married to Miss Mary Grace NORRIS,
the attractive daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Morriss, of Charles Town.
The marriage ceremony was performed
by Rev. Jas. 81. Wolff, at the residence
of the brides parents. The happy
couple left on the 10 o'clock N. &. W.
train for Washington City. Mr.. and
Mrs. Collier will reside in Cleveland,
Ohio.-Spiris.
The service of the Three Hours De.
votiou will be held at the Episcopal
Church in Shephsrdstown on Good
Friday, the 18th of April, service be-
ginning at II noon and lasting until
3 p. m. During the three hours, ev-
cry seventeen minutes there will be an
intsrmission of FIVE minutes, when
those who wish can come 10 or leave
the church. Rev. Mr.. Miller, of the
Reformed Church, and Rev. Mr.. Ste
phens, of the NJ. E. Church, South,
will make addresses at this service.
Besides this three hours service, there
will be held the usual Good Friday
service, beginning at II a. m.
The editor of the REGISTER has re-
ceived very many letters, some from
distant places, commencing his atti.
tude on the temperance question.
While we do not think it advisable to
publish these, yet we want to assure
our friends that we earnestly appreci.
ate their encouraging letters, and are