Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-04-30
LITTLE LOCALS.

rally to be In Martinsburg on Friday,
May 18th.
Jacob S. Myers has sold his dwell.
ing house on Prospect Avenue, Shsp.
herdstown, to DR.. NJ. 81. Crawford.
The price paid was something in ex-
cess of 81 800. Mr.. Myers will re.
main in the house until fall.
The Confederate Veterans have ap.
pointed committees to make arrange
ments for the observance OF memorial
day In Shepherdstown on Saturday,
June 9th. Efforts are now being
made to secure a speaker for that
occasion.
A consent order has been entered
by Judge Nathan Golf, of the U. s.
Circuit Court for this circuit, whereby
the United States Express Company
may not longer receive or deliver in
any part of West Virginia @. o. D.
shipments of intoxicating liquors.
Orders must be bona fde and sent
out to persons ordering goods.
At Philippi last week Mrs. Martha
Duokworth was awarded 81 500 dam
ages In suit brought against Floyd
Stalnaksr, a ssloou-keepsr, for iIju.
ries to her husband. Duckworth be.
came intoxicated in Stalnaksr's sa-
loon, and the latter then threw him
out, breaking both bones in his leg.
Carp are biting well Just now.
Last Friday Davis Humrickhouse
caught two in the river just above
town that weighed fifteen pounds
each. Monday he caught two more
taat weighed about ten pounds each,
while Melvin Butts csughta fourteen
FOUNDER at the same place. Other
persons have also been catching carp
of considerable size.
The grounds surrounding the new
Lutheran Church building have been
beautifully graded and terraced and
grass seed sown, while the main ter
race on King street has been sodded.
This work, with the completion of
the concrete pavement around the
property, brings out more strongly
than ever the great beauty of the
church and its environment.
Oscar ]. Blackford, of the vicinity
of Shenandoah Junction, has a mare
that recently gave birth to twin colts.
One of them is about usual size, while
the other at two weeks old weighed
but fifteen pounds. Notwithstanding
its diminutive size, the little fellow is
as lively as rabbit. Mr.. Blackford
is raising it by the bottle-as it is too
small to get it's nourishment from the
maternal font.
These deeds to real estate have been
fled for record in the Office of the
county clerk: Kate Colbert to Mar
shall Taylor, lot in Summit Point,
$l25; E. L. Wilson to Walter H.
Glaize, lot in Charles Town, SIS;
heirs of 81. T. Lewis, to O. W. l..
Boyd, II acres south of Mye1stown,
1881 5; Charlotte E. Sublette to
Thomas H. Hardy, l26 acres of
mountain land for $l86.25.
Jack Trust" comedy of great
merit, will be presented in the audi
forum of Shepherd College on the
evening of May 9Th by the st. Jane,
Dramatic Club. The proceed are to
be for the benefit of the Athletic AS
ISOLATION and the Cadet Corps. TIL.
club has presented this same play at
several places and it has met with
much popular approval. Admission
25 cents. Play begins at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Page Andrew, has just had
published neat volume Of the poems
of the late Jamss Ryder Randall, the
poet who has written 20 many touch
Ing and inspiring things in verse. Mr..
Randall was the author of Maryland,
Ny Maryland" "Thers's Life in the
Old Land Yet" "The Battle Cry of
the South, and other patriotic poems,
besides sentimental and miscellaneous
verse of much sweetness. The little
book is full of good things and worthy
a place in any library. 1t is on sale at
Remnants Pharmacy in Shepherds.
town.
Miss Mary Louisa Daily, one OF
Harper's Ferry's most popular young
ladies and daughter of Jos. L, Daily,
was married last Wednesday evening
to Mr.. Edwin ]. Thompson, of New
port News, Va. The ceremony took
place at the BRIDES home in the pres
ence Of large number Of her relatives
and friends. Her pastor, Rev j. E.
Collins, of st. Peters Catholic Church,
oficiated. The bride was attended
by Miss Genevievs McNeely, of Wash
ington, her maid of honor, and her
brother and sister, Augustus and
Adele Daily, as groomsman and brides
maid.
The meeting of the Potomac Con-
ference of the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod of Virginia will be held at
Uvilla Church May II to IA. Among
the speakers who have been assigned
to discussion of special subjects are
Revs. L. L. Smith, ]. A. Hufsrd, W.
j. Smith, W. ]. D. Scherer, Peter Mil
Ter, P. j. Wade, G. s. Bowers, j. M.
Tise, and E. A. Repass, and Messrs.
J. E. Cooper and G. NJ. Beltzhoover'
Rev. E. A. Repass will deliver the
sermon Tuesday night, May 18th. at
7 80 o'clock, Rev. @. w. Cassell We'd
nasdsv morninr Rev q. s. Bowers,