Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-09-09
BRIEFS.


district will open next Monday.
This month has an r in it-but don't
crowd the oyster too closely yet.
A rabbit was caught by train near the
bridge the other night and cut in two.
Miss Agnes Gibson will resume the du-
ties OF her music class on the 18th of the
month.
The regular fall term of Shepherd Col
Iege State Normal School will begin on
next Tuesday.
H. l. Snyder & Co. have for sale two
comfortable dwelling-houses in Shop
herdStown. Prices right.
Rev. John S. Douglass has finally de-
cided TO remain in MartinSburg as rector
of Trinity Episcopal Church.
The annual banquet given by the di-
rectors of the HagerStown fair will be
held on Saturday, September 18th.
Miss Bessie Lamar has been appointed
teacher in a school at Wrightsville, N. J.,
and will begin her work there next week.
Thomas Brannon, an aged and respect
ed colored man of the Vanclevesville
neighborhood, died few days ago, aged
50 years.
Charles Walper, Of Terrapin Neck,
hurt his foot very painfully few days
ago by treading upon nail. He has to
use clutches.
Charles Unseld, who graduated from
Shepherd College last June, has been ap-
pointed teacher of public schoolin Elk
horn, w. Va.
State Superintendent NJ. p Shawkey
has designated Friday, October lst, as
cleanup and beautify day for West Viz
ginia schools.
Jefferson County phones have been in
stalled in the residences OF David Lemen
and Frank Carter and at the business
place ofC. S. Miller.
The public school at HaIltown, which
has a growing enrolment, is to have two
teachers this year-Mrs. Elma Turner
and Mrs. R. K. hewitt.
A gang OF painters are putting fresh
coat of paint on the n. & w. Railway
station at this place. The company wants
it to be pretty in its cid age.
Sign-boards have been put up at all the
roads entering the town warning automo-
bile drivers not TO exceed six miles an
hour within the corporate limits.
Mr.. Dwight E. McQuilkin has been re-
appointed 10 hi. old position as teacher
OF English in the high school at Roanoke,
Va, and leaves tomorrow to take up his
work.
ExpreSsman James E. Barnhart has
been kept very busy this week with his
express and baggage and general delivery
business. He had to put on more men
and an extra team.
Charles NJ. Stieff, piano manufacturer,
OF Baltimore, will have large display OF
pianos at the Morgan's Grove fair. This
will be an unusual opportunity for the Sc
lection OF fine piano.
The directors OF the Frederick fair have
named as members of the advisory board
from Jefferson county Robert T. Banks,
NJ. B. Baker, H. P. Schley, Robert Smith
and Jacob S. Osbourn.
The Baraca Class of the Southern
Methodist Sunday School has moved
from its quarters above J. L. WelshanS'S
store 10 the two rooms on the first floor
Of the building occupied by Sunbeam
Hall.
The Isl acres of land belonging to the
estate OF the late E. A. Colston near
Summit Point was sold at public sale last
Thursday, and was bought by James
Marshall and S. S. Polhemus at $3.50
per acre.
The Sunbeam tent has been doing a
rushing business al the fair. 1t is not
only haven of rest for women and chill
dren, but its popular lunch counter has
been literally patronized and has brought
in large sums Of money.
Lost in Shepherdstown, or on the road
to Shenandoah Junction, on Saturday
morning, September 4th, a silver purse
containing a number of visiting cards and
addresses and some small change. Finder
will please leave at Register office.
Harvest home by the NJ. E. Church
South at Shenandoah Junction, W. Va,
Thursday, September 10, 1909. Dinner,
supper and refreshments will be served.
Special music and recitations, and ad-
dresses by Rev D. A. Beery, OF Summit
Point, and others Come with your
friends and enjoy the day.
Mark Alexander has located in the
Phillips building on Main street, next to
w. p. Licklider's store, where ne will
carry on the business of cleaning, press
ing and altering clothes. He comes well
recommended from Covington, Va, and
Rev. J. o. Knott, formerly OF this place,
speaks most highly of him and his work.
The Register office was invaded yes
terday by a pleasant party of visitors
from Washington who are here attending
the fair. They were Mr.. r. c. Hess,
Mr.. E. A. Cairnes. Rev. r. L. Shipley,
Miss Emma Hess, Miss Ella B. Hess,
Miss Sue V. Hess and Miss Ada Filler.
Mr.. Hess is former resident of Shep-
herdStown.
A Berkeley county farmer, finding an
automobile horn in the road, took It home,
determined to turn If to some use. So
he taught his poultry to gather for meals