Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-06-04
LITTLE LOCALS.

Charles E. Williams, formerly of
Shenandoah Junction, who has been
with the law firm of Faulkner, Walk
er & Woods, 1srtinsburg, for the past
year or two, has opened a law Office
for himself in that city.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
of Uvilla will hold festival at that
place on Saturday evening, June 18th.
Icecream, strawberries, chicken soup
and other seasonable good things will
be sold, and the public patronage is
invited.
The session of the Presbyterian
Church has granted Rev. DR.. A. G.
Hopkins vacation, and he and Mrs.
Hopkins left Wednesday for Clifton
Springs, N. Y, where Mrs. Hopkins
will take treatment for rheumatism
Charles ToOn Free Press.
On Friday the department of eloou.
ton, under the direction of Prof. R.
P. McGarry, will render an inerest-
ing programme. The entertainment
will include comedies, one of them an
adoption of Shakespeares' Midsummer
Nights Dream, recitations, panto-
mines, etc. A small admission fee of
fifteen cents will be charged.
Miss Bessie Alder, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Alder, of Hagerstown,
formerly of Shepherdstown, was mar
ried in Gettysburg, Pa, on May 30th,
to Mr.. Edgar Thomas, of Williamsport,
Md. The ceremony was performed at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. W.
w. Hartman, a few members of the
immediate families being present.
A buzzard's nest with two young
ones in it has been discovered in the
woods on Miss Bette Sublett's farm,
four miles southwest of town. The
nest was made in a well protected
spot on the ground. Its occupants
are white, and have excited no little
curiosity in the neighborhood, as such
birds rarely ever nest anywhere but in
the Observation-Disclosures.
Our friend @. B. VanMeter, of the
Leetown neighLorhood, was in Shep-
herdstown last Friday and renewed
his subscription to the REGISTER.
Though many persons regard his case
as hopeless, he still thinks he has a
chance to make matrimonial strike,
as this is leap year. He confidential
ly informed us that he is home every
Sunday evening, with the dog tied in
the back yard. No reasonable offer
will be refused.
An oratorical and recitation contest
among the pupils Of the Sharpsburg
public school was held last Friday
night, when medals were given the
boy delivering the best grafton and
the girl who had the b'st recitation.
Marie Blackford won the medal pre-.
scented by Capt ]. V. Davis, and Leo
Miller receivad the medal given by
Prof. Watcher for the best grafton.
The judges we're Prof. Littler, Miss
Lewis and Miss Smith, of the Shep-
herd College faculty.
Our friend Josiah Kitsmiller, writes
us an interesting letter from Auburn,
Nebraska. He says they have had
steady rain there for three weeks, and
in six hours Al inches of water fell.
Farmers have to plant their corn crop
the second time, and lost good deal
of live stock by drowning. Mr.. Kits
miller saw from safe distance cy-
clone sweep across the country, blow!
ing down more than dozen houses.
He says that times are very dull In
that section of the country.
s. H. Morrison, of Shepherdstown,
W. Va, brick layer employed on
the new school building in this place,
while at work on the structure yester-
day Thursday morning, fell II feet
from the wall and broke his right an
kle. Mr.. Morrison was standing on
a joist, and in attempting to step
therelrom' to the wall, his foot hook
ed in piece of iron and threw him,
with the above result. DR.. Roy V.
Hauver was summoned and the frac-
ture was adjusted, after which Mr..
Morrison was taken to the Valley
Hotel, where he boards. Yesterday
afternoon he was taken home.-AId-
dzetown Register (Md)
Robert VanMeter, who lives in
Berkeley county, west of Shepherds.
town, has been suffering a good deal
from the result Of painful accident
a couple of weeks ago. While riding
along his lane during severe storm,
the incessant lightning and heavy fall
of hail frightened his horse, which
jumped into a wire fence, throwing
Mr.. Van aetre into the fence also.
He was badly hurt, fracturing one Of
his ribs by being crushed against
post and having fearful cash cut in
one of his legs by the wire, tearing
the flesh to the bone. He has since
been under physician care and has
suffered much.
The recital of the music depart
ment of Shepherd College, Miss M.
Eva Wright, director, will be held in
the college auditorium Saturday night
of this week. The performance will
begin promptly at 8 o'clock. An un-
usually Interestingly programme has
been arranged, and Miss Wright's pu-
pills will, we are sure, acquit them
selves in manner that will surprise
those who have not kept informed as
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