Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-08-12
Ghe Shepherdstown geaistsr,
Thursday, August II, 1909.
BRIEFS.

SuOSC1lDc IOI tiiC NCSiStSl HOW Wlllc
the Editor is away.
The Hagerstown Fair is to be held Oc-
tober II, l3, IA and 10,
The Inwood Fair is to be held this year
September IA, 10, 10 and II.
The Shepherd College catalogues are
out and ready for distribution.
The Front Royal horse show was held
Wednesday and Thursday OF this week.
Henry Barnhart and Silas Shipley
caught string of 10 fine bass on Tues
day.
A picnic was held last Friday al Knott's
Mill by a crowd OF young people from the
Moler's neighborhood.
The old town clock was on a strike
yesterday morning and struck every fiji
teen seconds for half hour.
Pavements have been laid along the
propertieSof Edward Hill and Mat Toll
yer in the west end of town.
Miss Sarah Shaner had night bloom
ing Cereous with four beautiful blooms
on il the latter part OF last week.
Mr.. Henry Marten is having a new side
walk built along his property adjoining
the Lutheran Church on High street.
Miss Agnes Myers, graduate of Shep-
herd College this year, has been appoint
ed teacher in the school at Scrabble
A flock of sheep held up passenger
train No. Is at Morgan's Grove one day
last week delaying the train quite little
time.
Mrs. c. c. Frazier has opened gro
Gerry store in the Chase building, on
Princess street, and the patronage of the
public is solicited.
LoSt-At Knots Island or on the road
from that place TO ShepherdStown, split
bamboo fly fishing rod. $500 reward #
returned to the Register office.
Bethesda-9OO a. m, Uvilla-11. GOA.
m, ShepherdStown-S.0O p. M. The
collections at Bethesda and Uvilla are
for the American Bible Society.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Turner announce
the engagement of their daughter, Lorraine,
to Dr. Nathaniel Burwell The wedding
will take place some time in October.
There will be a meeting the members
OF the u. D. c. at the home of Mrs. Kate
Reynolds Friday evening of this week at
O'Clock. A full attendance is requested
Arthur T. Bragonier, who graduated
from Shepherd College this year, has
been appointed a teacher in the public
school OF Keystone, Mcdowell county,
this State.
An alarm Of fire was sounded last Thurs
day afternoon. 1t was found TO be the
roof of Jim Snyder's house, on Church
street. The fire was extinguiShed by
the bucket brigade.
Mrs. Eleanor E. Knutti will have pub
lie sale on Saturday, August IA, ofhouse-
hold goods. Also a fine driving mare,
harness and buggy and two COWS. Sale
begins al LOOP. NJ.
The home team won good game last
Saturday from the HagerStown CollegianS
by a score OF ) to A. Wednesday the
team iourneyed to Wildwood and lost
y inning game 9 to s.
The ladies' of the Methodist church at
Keller, will hold festival on the lawn
OF Mr. B. E Maddox on Saturday night,
August l4th, proceeds for benefit OF the
church, all are cordially invited.
Jefferson Encampment, No. %, LOO.
F., will meet this Friday nightatS O'Clock.
All members are urged TO be present.
D. L. Rentch, c. p.
q. w. Ferrell, Scribe.
Monday OF this week was the hottest
day of the summer. From all over the
country come reports of hundreds being
Frustrated by the heat. The thermomc-
ter at this Office reached 9S in the after
noon.
For Rent-My house on Main Street,
formerly occupied by the late J. q. Knutti
Will rent the house separately from the
barn and office or all of them together
May be occupied after September LIST.
Mrs. r. c. Ringgold.
The Confederate veterans ofthe Charles
Town neighborhood will hold their an
nual reunion on Saturday August 18th, in
c. f. Wallis grove just north of Charles
Town. DR.. George x. Vending will de-
liver the address OH that day.
A force OF men has been working on the
new power plant at Millville the past
week and it is expected that at least 500
more horsepower will be available when
the work is completed A new Golfer
dam is being built and from this greater
supply of water may be had.
The board Of education for this district
has ordered the trustees OF all schools TO
clean and repair every cistern on the
school properties before school starts this
fall. This is avery wise action on account
of the many cases of typhoid fever prev
aient in this and other districts.
Mr.. J. d. Billmyer, OF Hinton, son OF
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Billmyer, OF this
place, and Miss Hydia Hartley, OF Fort
Worth, Texas, were married in Hinton
the first OF the week. Mr.. Billmyer is
well-known here and the best wishes OF
his many friends are extended to the
young couple.
The following is list of teachers ap-
pointed in this and adjoining districts;
Moler'S, Miss Laura Strider and Miss
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