Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-07-16

Town sergeant Shlpley, William
Rutherford and others in that section
of the town.
Captain Geo. L. Fisher and one
other member Of Company B, Of Hag
erstown. came to Shepherdstown last
Sunday and placed flowers on the
grave of Harry M. Turner. The In
tense heat probably prevented the
usual attendance.
Senator Elkins desires to announce
that those desiring farmers bulletins
and seeds issued by the government,
may send their names and addresses to
S. B. Elkins, Elkins, W. Va, at an
early date. The bulletins will be
mailed during the summer, and the
seeds will be sent out next spring.
During the past week new brick
pavements have been laid in front of
the properties of Thomas Rutherford
and j. NJ. Racey on Duke street. The
substitution of brick sidewalks for
these old stone pavements now makes
continuously good walking from the
center of the town to Elmwood Gene
terry, consummation long devoutly
wished for. Let the good work go
on.
The board of education of Charles
Town district has elected the follow
ing teachers for the Charles Town
public school: Wright Denny, prin.
cipal; Geo. A. Batten, assistant prin-
cipal Miss Lallie E. Craighiil, Miss
Mary E. Campbell, Miss Mamie Ii.
Young, Miss Mary G. Howell, Mrs.
Virginia S. Milbourn, Miss Daisy W.
Engle, Miss Bette j. Beller, Miss Bee
LaBoyteaux, and Miss Mary E. Ker-
cheval, teachers.
About $50 Italians who have been
employed in laying new rails and re-
building the track of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad between Martinsburg
and Weverton went on strike last Sat-
urdaY. They have been receiving
$l.35 a day, which they thought was
not enough, and last Saturday when
their checks failed to reach them on
time they quit work. Their places
will be filled by other workmen.
The other day Jos. L. Cookus and
J. R. Show were driving along the
public road north of town, when
they saw a brown thrush in the jaws
of big black snake. They attacked
the snake and rescued the bird, which
had been more or less injured by the
serpent. The snake meanwhile crawled
into a chump of bushes, and they were
afraid to go after. it. Well, perhaps
not afraid-just didn't have time.
Employees of the Jefferson County
Telephone Company are engaged in
changing the transmitters and receiv-
ers Oh all of its phones in the county,
putting in service new sets. The
transmitters and receivers heretofore
used in service in the county were
owned by the Chesapeake and Poto.
mac, or Bell company, and were mere
ly leased by the local company. The
Jefferson County company recently
made arrangements to buy new ones
rather than continue to pay heavy rem.
tails for the old.
At a meeting of the Board of Re-
gents of the State Normal Schools at
Charleston last week the date of the
opening of the schools was changed to
the second Tuesday Of September.
Heretofore it had been fixed for the
first Wednesday after the 18th of
September. Prof. Lorraine Fortney,
who had been transferred from West
Liberty to Glenville, was granted two
years leave of absence, and Prof. E. G.
Rohrbaugh, of Fairmont, was appointed
principal of the Glenville school in his
stead. Several other minor changes
in the faculties of the normal schools
were made.
A good rain lie greatly needed in
this section. The corn is twisting up
for lack of it, and vegetation in gen.
eral is suffering. Tuesday morning
there was little shower, and again
in the afternoon forty drops or so.
Tuesday about one o'clock storm
passed to the north of this place, and
from almost clear sky there came a
fash of lightning and fearful crash
of thunder Nearly everyone in town
thought that his house was struck.
1t is said that the bolt struck brrrel
at the home of Bogus Washington, col
ored, in the west end of town, but
beyond soaring the colored population
pretty badly no damage was done.
Yesterday was st. Swithin's day, and
as no rain fell we are likely to have
forty days of dry weather. The
drought is general one IN the eastern
part Of the country.
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. @.
Van Camp, on Covert street, Parkers-
burg, Tuesday evening, was solemnized
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Beulah Van Camp, and Mr.. Thomas
Link. The house was simply deco
rated with sweet peas, nasturtiums
and other summer flowers. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. j. NJ.
Helm, OF the Christian Church. The
bride wore a very dainty costume of
light blue silk handsomely trimmed
with valenciennes lace. The bride is
very accomplished violinist and is
bright and interesting young lady.
Mr.. Link is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. o. Link, of Shenandoah Junction,
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