Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-08-19
LITTLE LOCALS.


A fine stretch of concrete pavement is
being laid along the Duke street side of
the Staley property, occupied by DR.. r.
c. Grove. w. L. Arthur Is doing the
work.
The Register is obligated to Burwell
Snyder, OF Summit Point, for the excellent
account OF the teachers institute that we
publish this week. Mr.. Snyder is one of
the bright young teachers of this county
and is an interested participant in the
work OF the institute.
A fishing party composed Of Town
Sergeant R. 6. Shipley, Harrison Schley,
Pinkney Schley and DR.. H. Ashton Moore,
the latter of Charles Town, are encamped
along the Potomac river above town.
Wilmer Shell is doing police duty while
the town sergeant 10 catching-or trying
to catch-fish.
Capt" John Smith, a former U. S.
game and fish warden of this locality, is
building a residence opposit. Island Park
onthe Maryland side. near Harper's Ferry,
where he proposes to conduct a fish
hatchery of bass and trout. He is along
| good mountain stream and will build two
troughS l6 10 4 feet each for his cul-
turing purposes.
All arrangements are being made for
the county ex-Confederate reunion to be
held at Wallis park, near Charles Town,
on Saturday, August 18th. 1t is hoped
that this will be the biggest reunion ever
heldin Jefferson county. The programme
will be an interesting one and will include
an address by Hon. George r. Vending,
| the famous orator and lecturer.
On Thursday, the 18th of August, the
members of Uvilla NJ E. Church South
| will hold their third annual harvest home
and reunion, and take pleasure in extend
ing to all the people of Jefferson county
an invitation TO come and spend the day
with them. Dinner will be served from
II to 2, supper from 4 to 6. You will get
the best dinner and supper for 25c ever
sold in this county.
Thieves broke open meat house on
the farm of Mr.. ]. D. McGary near Zoar
last week, and took eight hams belonging
to Mr.. Guy Cook, the tenant. Mr.. Cook
and his family were away at the time, and
| the visitors, not content with stealing the
meat, maliciously tore the top from the
cistern, emptied quantity of horse feed
out of sacks, scattering it over the ground,
and doing other mischief about the place.
The annual premium list of the Nor
gan's Grove fair is now being distributed
by Secretary E. T. Licklider, and every
body who wants copy may secure it
from him or from the Register office.
Liberal cash premiums are offered in all
departments, and these, with the honor OF
winning, ought to draw big exhibit.
The prospects for the fair, which will be
held September 7th to 10th, are very good.
| The drought which had prevailed In
this section and which had been getting
somewhat serious was broken last Sum-
day by fine rain that fell nearly all day,
and which has been followed by frequent
showers since. The present spell re-
minds us of the old saying that it can't
rain good until the ground gets wet.
Under the reviving showers the growing
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pastures have gotten green once more
and vegetation in general has freshened
up.
Mr. Charles Ralph Owens, popular
pharmacist in Remnants drug store, Shep-
herdstown, and Miss Blanche Carlton
Akers, a trained nurse in the Western
Maryland Hospital at Cumberland, were
married in the latter city on Monday, the
ceremony being performed by Rev. Mr..
Belaski. Mr.. and Mrs. Owens have taken
rooms at Mrs. Criswell's, in this place.
Mr.. Owens came TO Shepherdstown from
Cumberland several months ago, and has
already made many friends here. We
extend to him and his bride our best
wishes.
The Shepherdstown baseball team de-
feated team made up from the soldiers
who have been encamped on the Antie
tam battlefield. We just walked away
with them and defeated them by score
of 24to5. Eleven runs were made in
one inning The umpire, who was also
soldier, was one the fairest that has ever
been seen on the home field, and when
his decisions were given there was no
dispute at all. The soldiers put up a
plucky game the first few innings, but
soon lost heart and our boys just piled
up the score.
This Thursday evening there will be
very entertaining recital in the Shepherd
College auditorium, complimentary to the
teachers here attending the institute. MIR.
Arthur Conrad, the talented violinist OF
Baltimore, accompanied by his brother,
| Mr.. Austin Conrad, will fill the most OF
the programme, and il is hoped that there
will be one or two readings and several
vocal selections. The public generally
are invited to attend this recital, for which
no admission will be charged. Mr.. Con-
rad is one of the finest violinists who has
ever been in our section, and we can
promise our people rare treat.
The Winchester and Washington City
Railway Company has decided upon an
improvement at the power plant near
Millville that will enable it to considera-
bly, enlarge its available power. The tail
race which drains the water from below
the turbines into the river is to be changed