Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-05-14
The ShepherdStOWn Register
THURSDAY. NAY IA, 1908.
BRIEFS.
Full moon tomorrow.


Fortunately the SNOWFALL season is
over.
The Jefferson Circuit Court con-
venes next Tuesday.
J. L. Welshans is having a concrete
porch built in front of his dwelling
house.
The wheat is growing splendidly
and there is prospect, so far, OF big
crop.
The town council has opened the
doors just little wider to the liquor
saloons.
Congressman John Lamb, of Vir.
ginia, viii deliver the address on
Confederate memorial day in Charles
Town.
The maple trees are shedding ire
mendous crop of seed pods. We do
not recall having ever seen as many
as this year.
Bishop Gravatt, of Charles Town,
preached an able sermon In the Epis.
copal Church here last Sunday morn
Ing and also confirmed new member.
A meeting of Jefferson Enoamp-
meut, No. l33, l. o. 0. F., will be
held Friday night at 7.30 o'clock.
All members are requested to be
present.
Ashton E. Boswell has had his
property on Princess street neatly re-
painted and otherwise improved, add
ing much to the appearance of that
end of town.
The barn of Mrs. G. W. Bane, near
Charles Town, was burned last Mon.
day, together with lot OF implements,
iced, etc. The loss is partly covered
by an insurance Of 500.
The thrilling drama, "a Woman's
Honor, will be presented in the town
hall Saturday evening, May 23d.
The proceeds are for the benefit of the
Shepherdstown Athletic Association.
The Martinsburg fremen will hold
a demonstration in that city May 10th
to I'D, which will be participated
in by many visiting companies.
Prizes to the amount OF 800 will be
contested for.
An examination of the copy-books
OF the pupils of the fourth grade Of
the public school, Miss Jessie Hof-
man, teacher, resulted in awarding
first prize to Will Cookus, second to
Lillian Sanbower and third to Helen
Domer.
Mrs. Bette McChan, who has been
having such serious time with NAL.
adv that has attacked one of her feet,
submitted to another operation few
days ago, when Drs. Myers and Byers
removed diseased bone from the sf-
fected member.
The dramatic club of st. James Col
lege gave delightful entertainment
in the college auditorium last Friday
night, when they cleveriY rendered a
bright little comedy, entitled The
Jack Trust" A good-sized audience
enjoyed the play.
The State uniform teachers e1ami-
nation will be held at Shepherd Col
lege Thursday and Friday of next
week, May 2lst and I'D. This will
be a great accommodation to many of
the students of Shepherd College who
desire to take this examination.
The corporation authorities did a
commendable work last Friday and
Saturday in having Main street be-
tween Princess and Church streets
thoroughly cleaned. 1t is now clean
as a new pin, and the Improvement
makes us wish that the good work
should be extended.
Workmen digging the foundation
for a barn on the George W. Van
Metre farm, mile south Of town, on
Tuesday unearthed rusty can nearly
full of old coins bearing dates of from
l773 to 1918. Mr.. VanMetre was
present at the find and at first glance
be thought the coins were gold pieces,
but closer inspection showed that they
were only copper cents.-Mar!sn'-
burg World.
Harper's Ferry has walked up, and
Joined the procession. At the election
last Saturday the important question
of "cow out" or "cow in was voted
upon, and by a majority of 81 it was
decided that no more shall the pestlt-
.rous COW browse along the public
streets. Now let the progressive
Hsrper's Ferrians vote the saloons
out, and add still further to the peace
and comfort of their town.
Prof. McIntire, of the Ohio Agri.
cultural Experiment Station, has been
in Shepherdstown this week lecturing
to the students of Shepherd College
and others interested in agricultural
subjects. He is an unusually logical
and interesting speaker, and his talks
on familiar subjects have been In
structive and helpful. 1t would pay
every farmer in the county to take a
day off and hear Prof. MeIntire and
then heed the important lessons that
he teaches.
Season tickets admitting che holder
to ten games of base ball are now IN
the hands of Edward Bsrnhart, Har'
ry Maleester, E. Rush Turner and K
L. Reinhart, price $1.OO each, tC