Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-04-15

and at the courthouse in Charles Town
on May 9Th, commencing in each case al
9 a. m.
The following vestrymen were elected
on Monday at meeting Of Trinity Epis-
copal Church: John Aglionby, ]. S. Bra
gonier, A. S. cambridge, DR.. d. w. Bor-
der, Lawrence r. Lee, Frank w. Muzzey,
DR.. Hopkins Gibson, E. Hayward Bow
ly and JohnEd Schley.
The Registers new type is named the
"Paul Revere" series. On the first page
this week will be found sketch OF Paul
Revere, as well as Longfellow'S famous
poem telling of his midnight ride to alarm
tue American patriots. There's good
reading on every page of the Register to-
day.
The 81 acres of land north of Shep-
herdstown, long known as the home OF
Miss Susan Louisa Johnson, deceased,
was sold at public sale last Saturday by
Special Commissioners Beltzhoover and
Mason. 1t was bought by VIM. H. John
son, of McMechen, w. Va, the principal
heir OF the deceased, at $2l per acre.
The Girls Athletic Club, of Hagerstown
came to Shepherdstown laStMonday even
ing and played spirited game OF basket
ball with the girls team OF Shepherd COL
lege. The visitors were easily outplayed
by the college girls, the latter winning by
score OF 9 to-. The Hagerstown girls,
who were jolly set, were entertained at
lunch by our girls.
John p. Hess, OF Baltimore, who has
been connected with the relief department.
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for q
years, and who has been chief clerk for
the past twenty years, has been promoted
to be assistant superintendent of that de-
partment. Mr.. Hess is an old Jefferson
county boy, and his friends here are glad
TO learn of his advancement.
Shortly after midnight last Saturday
night some unknown person broke one OF
the largest plate-glass windows in the
front OF Remnants drug brick in the Reg
lister building by throwing stone through
it. This is considerable loss to the
owner of the building, and we will give a
substantial reward for evidence that will
lead to the arrest and conviction of the
guilty person.
Appropriate Easter services were held
in the various churches last Sunday morn
ing, twelve new members being received
into the Lutheran Church. In the after
noon the Episcopal Sunday School held
its Easter service, and in the evening the
Reformed, the Lutheran and the Metho-
dist Sunday Schools had especial pro-
grammes, that ofthe latter being unusually
attractive.
We have had very changeable weather
the past week. Friday and Saturday were
very cold days and ice formed half an inch
thick, the thermometer going down to p
degrees. Tuesday was damp and driz-
Fly all day, and at night there were fine
showers of rain that were greatly need
ed. What we need now is warm sunshine
to bring on the grass and wheat and
cause vegetation in general to push along.
The stated spring meeting of Wlnches-
ter Presbytery begins this Thursday ev-
ening at Woodstock, Va. A special fea-
ture of Presbytery will be the celebration
of the four hundredth anniversary of the
birth OF John Calvin. Rev. John c. Siler,
of Duffields, is the moderator OF Presby-
terry, and Rev. A. q. Link is stated clerk.
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin, of Shepherds
town, is attending the session of PreSby-
terry.
Our friend Captain c. W. Grove,
former Shepherdstown boy, who for
many years has been a passenger con-
ductor on the Shenandoah Valley division
Of the Norfolk & Western Railway, has
just had awarded to him a handsome
quadruple plate silver lantern in prize
contest for the most popular conductor on
the N. & w. The first prize, fine gold
watch, was won by Capt. R. H. McCul-
Tough, of Roanoke. The contest was
managed by the Washington Herald, and
Captain Grove received l16, 40S votes.
A meeting was held in the town hall on
Tuesday in the interest of the proposed
new firemen's building. R. q. Miller
was chosen chairman and q. w. Terrell
secretary. A committee was appointed
to confer with the trustees of the Odd Eel
lows hall, with the view of having that
order join in the erection OF the new
building. II is hoped that the town au-
thorities will likewise unite in the move
ment. Another public meeting will be
held Friday evening in the firemen'S hall,
when the matter will be further consid
cred. Everybody is invited TO attend.
A commendable move on the part OF
our normal school management is the ar
rangement for literary contest between
Shepherd College and Eastern College.
The contest will include Grafton, debate
and defamation. A number of students
are preparing themselves TO meet Eastern,
whom we regard as a strong opponent.
On April 2lst preliminary contest will
be held in the college auditorium. AT
this time contestants will be chosen for
the first contest to be held here on the
night of May LIST. Eastern is to be our
guests and we want to make it men,
orable visit for them. All friends of the
school should come out to the preliminary
and encourage the contestants to their
best efforts, so that the honor of old Shep-
herd College may be properly upheld. A
small admission fee will be charged to
these contests, not to make money for