Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-05-21
LITTLB LOCALS.

two schools. Our boys were not Tor
tunate in the award Of prizes, winning
but Is out of 80 points contended for.
The crops are growing splendidly.
Wheat is coming out in head, grass is
growing lu1uriantly, and the early
planted corn is coming up in fine
style. Fine rains on Tuesday gave
vegetation a great boom, and every
thing on the farm and in the garden
is Aourishing.
The closing exercises Of the Shep-
herdstown Graded School will occur
on the morning of May 9th. The
building will be open for the inspec.
ton of school work in the. rooms. at 8
o'clock, and the exercises are to COM
mence at $50 a. m. The programme
will be placed on the blackboards.
The thrilling drama, "a woman's
Honor" will be produced in the
town hall on Saturday night, May
30th, by cast composed of our best
local talent. General admission will
be % cents, children Is cents. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the
baseball team, and liberal patronage
is asked.
An adjourned meeting of Winches.
ter Prssbytery was held at Dufields
last week, and Rev. John Calvin ST.
Ter was licensed to preach. On Sun.
day Rev. Mr.. Siler, who had passed a
very creditable examination, was form.
ally installed as pastor Of the Elk
Branch and Shenandoah Junction
Presbyterian congregations.
One of the handsomest little horses
we have ever seen in this section is a
splendid Hackney pony stallion just
bought by R. O. Ringgold. He is an
imported pony, dark brown in color,
and his name Charlton 8785. He has
a fine pedigree, which with his indi.
vidual merit makes him are markably
fine animal. Mr.. Ringgold has him at
Bellevue farm, near town.
A Berkeley county man promised to
contribute two dollars toward the
preachers salary as soon as he sold
his calf, but failed to keep his word.
He went to church later and the choir
sang the beautiful song, "The Half
Has Never Been Told" He was a
little hard Of hearing and went home
boiling with rage. He told his wife
the choir had insulted him by singing
"The Calf Has Never Been Sold"
Sunshine" Hawks, the we'll known
lecturer and entertainer, will give a
lecture in Shepherd College auditor.
tium this Thursday night at eight
o'clock. Mr.. Hawks is a native Of
Jefferson county, having lived for ma
ny years in Charles Town, and his old
friends should be sure to come and
hear him. This is the last entertain
ment of the college course, and there
ought to be large turnout. Admis.
sion IS cents, children 25 cents.
The Shepherdstown Band, with
Prof. ]. D. Muldoon, leader, gave a
delightful open.sir-concert on the old
college campus last Thursday even.
ing, and a large number of persons
thoroughly enjoyed the music. The
band plays exoellently and its select
ions are popular and pleasing. We
are glad to know that it proposes to
give these concerts every two weeks,
and our people should encourage the
organization in every way possible.
The town treasury waxed fat DUR
ing the past week. Two white men
were arrested and fined for being
drunk and disorderly on the street,
and our very vigilant Town Sergeant
Shipley hailed them before Mayor
Schley, who promptly fined them both.
Later FIVE ungodly colored youths
were arrested for disturbing the peace
and good order at festival held by
the righteous in philadelphia" and
each was assessed $3.50, which they
mournfully paid.
The Norfolk & Western Railway
will sell tickets at reduced rates to the
annual reunion of the United Confed-
crate Veterans at Birmingham, Ala,
June 9, 10, IL. Tickets will be on
sale June 6, 7 and s, and will be 80
limited that visitors may remain in
Birmingham until June 20. Stop.over
privilege will be allowed visitors at
Chattanooga, travelling in either direc-
ton. The rate from Shepherdstown
will be $l5.45, and from Charles Town
$500. Children under II years OF
age will be given half the above rate.
By removing a fastening inside OF a
window, and sliding the window back
to allow them to get in, thieves enter
ed the packing house of F. G. Butler
on Saturday night last and carried
away about eighty pieces of bacon.
The thieves evidently had wagon to
haul the meat away, as fresh wagon
tracks were noted about the place the
next morning. The meat taken in
cluded shoulders and sides, with prob
ably half dozen hams in the lot.
Mr.. Butler estimates that the quanti-
ty of meat stolen weighed thousand
pounds. He has no clue.-AdUooate.
Fifteen persons were added to the
membership of the KearneysVille Pres
byterian Church last Sunday, two by
certificate and thirteen by profession
of their faith in Christ. This was
partly the fruit of the ministry of Rev.
J. E. Triplett, who for four years past
has been stated supply of that church,