Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-17
LITTLE LOCALS.


B. Ransom. of Harper's Ferry, sailed re-
Gently for Japan, where she will take up
work as a missionary of the Episcopal
Church.
II is now legal to catch bass, but the
river is still too cloudy for good fishing.
Ii is not lawful to take bass under six
inches in length or to fish on Sunday, or
to buy or sell any game fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Muzzey have
issued invitations to the marriage of their
sister, Miss Clara Schley, to Mr.. James
William Mills, of Philadelphia. The GER
emony will take place July 9th at 5 o'clock,
at "Rockland, near Shepherdstown.
The big iron traveller used in building
the new railroad bridge and removing the
old one has been taken down and loaded
on cars, and the few workmen yet re-
naming are now packing up the tools and
machinery for shipment to the next job.
This will be finished in day or two, and
by the first of the week all of the work
men will probably have departed.
The commencement exercises of
Washington and Lee University at Lex
ington, Va, were held yesterday. The
valedictory address was delivered by
Cleon Scott Osbourn, of Jefferson county,
one of the most highly regarded gradu-
ates of that institution. Mr. Osbourn and
S. b. Morrison Ghiselin, of Shepherds
town, received the Bachelor OF Arts de-
gree.
We regret that Mrs. Mary McAnly, one
of the most highly respected women OF
our community, is seriously i'll at her
home in this place from stroke OF pa
ralysis. Mrs. McAnly was stricken Tues
day morning as she was dressing herself
for breakfast. She has many friends
here who will regret TO learn of her ill
ness. Her son, William T. McAnly, ar
rived yesterday from Ohio.
A movement is afoot to arrange for a
big fourth of July celebration this year at
Morgan's Grove fair grounds, and those
who are interested have called meeting
for nine o'clock Friday evening of this
week in the old college hall, when the
matter will be discussed. All the people
are asked to attend this meeting, the
business men being especially urged.
The first quarterly conference for Shen-
andoah Junction circuit will be held at
Shenandoah Junction Friday, June IS, at
2.30 p. m. The Presiding Elder, Rev.
6. T. Tyler, will preach at night at 8
O'Clock, and also at Bakerton on Sunday,
June 20, at 8 p. m. At the latter place the
sacrament of the Lords Supper will be
administered. The regular Sunday ser
vices at Shenandoah Junction at II a. m.
and at Halltown at 800 p. m.
Last Sunday was observed in Hagers-
town as Confederate memorial day, and
the memorial association of that place
held appropriate exercises in honor OF
the several thousand Confederate soldiers
who lie in the Washington Cemetery.
The address was delivered by r. Gray
Williams, of Winchester. Henry Kyd
Douglas Camp of Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, of Shepherdstown, Capt. r. T.
Banks commanding, attended the exer-
ciSeS.
In few days Shepherdstown will have
an all-day and all-night electric current.
Contractor John L. LiverS has almost
completed the stringing of wires from the
power plant at Martinsburg to this place,
and as soon as connection is made the
local power-houSe will be shut down and
the current from Martinsburg used. II is
now thought that the plant at Dam No. 4
will be ready to furnish electricity by the
first OF September, and we will then get
Our current from that source OF supply.
The schedule for teachers institutes
in West Virginia has been announced by
Superintendent Shawkey. That for JET
ferson county will be held in Shepherds
town the week beginning August 10th,
and will be conducted by Hon. Thos. c.
Miller and L. w. Burns. The Berkeley
county institute will be held at Martins
burg, beginning August 10th, and the in
structors will be J. F. Marshall and c. S.
Brilles. The institute for Morgan county
will begin August 9th, and will be con-
Quoted by c. S. Brilles and Wright Dem
way.
AT the term of the Jefferson County
Court last week license was granted to
ten liquor saloons in Charles Town and
two in Harper's Ferry. James K. Hen
bricks, turnpike commissioner, reported a
balance in hand of 81 ,0Ol .66 from an ap-
preparation of 5000, plus balance of
| $51O.SO left over from last years appro-
pration, showing an expenditure OF
| about s., sol on the turnpike roads OF the
county for the past year. The fund de-
rived from dog tax was sufficient this
year to meet all claims for sheep killed BY
dogs. The amount paid out for this pur-
pose was $628.5l.
The board of education OF Martinsburg,
il is announced has determined 10 make
several changes in the management of its
schools the coming year. Prof Geo. w.
Brindle, who has been superintendent OF
the city schools for the past five years,
and Prof. Edward J. Mueller, who has
been principal of the High School the
past year, will not be reappointed. Pres
ident H. L. Alexander and Commissioner
Barrick, of the board of education, were
in Shepherdstown Tuesday, with a view
to securing Prof. ]. D. Muldoon, assistant
principal of Shepherd College, and Prof.
| Walter Duke of the same institution