Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-05-14
LITTLE LOCALS.

'SAA uueo. Ouuer the postal laws we
cannot carry delinquents who refuse
to square up, and one by one we are
parting with them.
g. j. Burner, the jeweler, cleaned
and repaired the town clock Yesterday,
and the warning voice of this faithful
old friend is again heard as it sounds
the passing hours. We hope that the
old clock may now remain in good or.
der for long time.
Charles Town is looking upl Last
Friday the town council refused the
application of w. L. Fultz for a liquor
license on the ground that "there are
enough saloons in Charles Town al.
ready" Some persons think that there
are already too many.
The Eastern Convocation of the
Episcopal Church convened in Trinity
Church, Martinsburg, Tuesday even.
ing, when the opening service was
conducted by Rev. G. A. Gibbon.
Rev. @ E. A. Marshall, of Shepherds
town, had an essay yesterday on 1.-THE
relation of the pulpit to the social
problems Of the day." and will preach
the closing sermon tonight.
The Shepherd College Glee Club
and String Quartette went to Powha-
tan College, in Charles Town. last
Saturday night and gave very en-
joyabls concert. Last night the young
ladies Of Powhatan came to Shepherds.
town and gave musical and literary
entertainment in Shepherd College au.
ditorium. The performers were very
clever and pleased the audience in
every respect.
The members of the Southern Meth
odist Church at Bedington, Berkeley
county, have undertaken the erection
of new church building, and will
erect modern structure of brick on
an imposing site. The cornerstone
is to be laid on Tuesday, May 10Th,
when Rev. D. Il. Kern, of Winches-
ter, will deliver an address and Equal.
ity Lodge of Masons, of Martinsburg,
will have charge of the exercises con.
nected with the laying of the corner.
stone.
The decorators have completed their
work in the new Lutheran Church, the
scafolding has been removed, and the
church has been cleaned up prepare
tory to finishing the painting and max
ing it ready for installation of the fur
niture. Leander Goetz, of Gresncas.
tie, Pa, has the contract for moving
the large pipe organ from the old
church to the new and is now engaged
in the work. 1t will take about three
weeks to take down the organ and set
it up In its new place.
The Potomac Conference of the
Lutheran Church convened at Uvilla
Tuesday evening, with good attend
ance of ministers and laymen. The
opening sermon was preached by Rev.
DR.. E. A. Repass, of New Market,
and it was an able address. YeStsr-
day the regular business of the con.
ference was proceeded with, and SER
mons were delivered IN the morning
by Rev. O. w. Cassel and in the even
ing by Rev. Geo. S. Bowers. Dinner
and supper were served by the mem.
bers of the congregation in the hall
near the church. Conference will ad.
journ this afternoon.
Raleigh q. Moler, of the firm Of
Knott & Moler, of Washington, for
merly of Jefferson county, has been
granted patent on an improved lime
kiln furnace. The object of the in
yention is to remove the clinker and
clog from the furnace without reduc-
ing the temperature or exposing the
operator to the intense heat, and it is
claimed that it will also increase the
capacity of the kilns. Mr.. Moler has
already sold the right to use his in
vention to two large lime companies,
and it looks as if he has very valua-
BILE patent.
Rev. Charles ]. Smith, son of Rev.
Lr. L. L. Smith, OF Strasburg, Va,
who has friends in Shepherdstown,
has received and accepted a call from
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, of New
York City, the charge left vacant by
the removal of Rev. @. Armand Mil
Ter to Charleston, s. @. Rev. Mr..
Smith, who is now pastor OF Luther
an Church in Lancaster, Pa, will as.
sumo the duties of his new place the
1st of July. His friends and his faith
er's friends are greatly gratihed to
learn of the honor that comes to him,
for the charge is an important one and
the salary is s.. 900 year and par
sonsge.
Cranberry Methodist Episcopal
Church South, of which Rev. John 0.
Knott, a native of this comfy, is pas
tor, was opened for worship for the
first time on Sunday at Covington,
Va. The church is new one, built
of white pressed brick at a cost OF
$25, 900. 1t has a seating capacity
of 1000. The windows are nearly
all memorial and are the handsomest
in the State. The structure was be.
gun the middle of last July, and has
been the constant object of the con.
Germ of the pastor since then. In the
meantime handsome parsonage has
been built. The church property OF
the Southern Methodist congregation
now adds greatly to the value and
beauty ofthe town of OOving ton. The
nsstor leaves on a vacation to Europe