Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-09-30
LITTLE LOCALS.


price, and our local dealers are Offering
$l.@ per bushel today. Corn is quoted
at 10 cents.
DR.. Nathaniel Burwell and Miss Lorraine
Turner are to be married next Wednes-
DAY at noon at the home of the brides
parents. The wedding will be a quiet
one.
Joseph V. Bell has sold his tract of land
at Bardane, this county, near Shenandoah
Junction, containing about 40 acres, to H.
c. Wilmington for 5000. The place has
oeeG highly improved and has an orchard
Of about 10 acres.
DIR. c. c. Johnson, of Elkins, w. Va,
and Miss Lillian Knott, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. S. T. Knott, are to be married this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock at the home of the
bride near Moler's Cross Roads. A re-
ception will follow the ceremony.
John Moray, Esq, of Berkely Springs,
who is a persistent advocate of the claim
OF James Rumsey as the real inventor of
the steamboat, has adressed letter on this
snbiectto Andrew Carnegie, in the hope
that the latter may interest himself in the
matter.
J. L. Sheetz has started the erection of
a new house on Washington street upon
the lot he recently bought from his BROTH
er, {. M. Sheetz. RIG. Miller is putting
in the foundation walls. c. M. Sheetz
expects to build house upon the adjoin-
ing lot next spring.
The farm of the late VIM. H. Byers
about three miles southwest of Shepherds
town, was sold at public sale in Charles
Town by the executors last Saturday.
Joseph E. Byers was the purchaser, at
$49.O5 an acre. The farm contains 200
acres. This is regarded as fairly good
price for the place.
A dwelling of the Standard Stone and
Lime Company at Millville, this county,
occupied by Charles S. NicewarDer and
J. E. Brown, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday morning. Mr. Nicewarner, who
was i'll with typhoid fever, had to be car
ried out The loss to the dwelling will
amount to about $3.50, while the loss of
the tenants will be about the same.
Miss Eva L. Gerling, daughter of Mrs.
Sarah Gerling and the late Sheriff Louis
Gerling, of Martinsburg, and Mr.. Ray
Nadenbousch, son of John T. Naden-
bousch, cashier OF the Merchants and Far
merS' Bank, and prominent young bus
mess MAN OF that place, were married last
Sunday at the home OF the bride. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. DR..
]. A. Hoffheins.
The weather has been ideal this week
the air crisp and bracing, with the fresh
breezes from the north tempered by
sun shining from a cloudless sky. The
full moon has flooded the earth at night
with a radiance that is almost celestial
and balmy beauty is on every hand. A
walk along our country roads and paths
these days is inspiring, while the ozone
quickens the pulse, makes the blood run
full and takes the cobwebs from the
brain. It's mighty nice in the country
these days and nights, and he who ap-
preciates and enjoys it is blest indeed.
Misses Bessie Butler and Rachel Turn
er, in charge of the exchange at Sunbeam
Hall, have made an improvement to their
department by displaying TO better ad-
vantage the articles left with them for
sale. One room is now devoted to the
exchange, and many beautiful pieces of
embroidery and fancy work are shown.
Besides the needework, there is agrow-
ing trade in cakes, candies, preserves,
etc. Drop in and see what the managers
of Sunbeam Hall are doing.
Keep in mind the home talent play TO
be rendered in the town hall in Shep-
herdstown on Friday and Saturday nights,
October 9Th and 9th. The rehearsals are
now being conducted by Norman Grey,
an actor and manager of ability, who will
take the leading part. The title of the
play is "a Hero in Rags" and it is full OF
thrilling situations as well as alive with
humor. Everybody should see it. Ad-
mission Is cents, reserved seats IS cents.
Proceeds for the benefit ofthe fire depart
ment.
George M. Beltzhoover, Esq.,, has ar
ranged to move his law office into the
room over ]. l.. WelShans's store on
Main street-his old location. For over
thirty years Mr.. Beltzhoover had his Of
flee in the building that occupied this
site, and when it was torn down year
or two ago to make room for the new
store building he moved into one of the
rooms in the new bank building. Although
this is comfortable place, it iss somewhat
out OF the way and not as conveniently
situated as his former office. He there
fore moves from the bank building to his
new office at the old location.
The current number of the West Virgin
ia Educator refers most kindly to Prof.
'Thos. c. Miller, the new principal OF Shep-
herd College. 1t says of him: Prof. Mil
ler's services to the schools OF West Viz
GINA have not been surpassed by any 9TH
er man in the history of the State. In his in
stitute work alone he has met during these
years nearly all the teachers of the State.
He has done his part in all the forward
movements in our educational progress
for years and is still as earnest and enthu-
siastic as ever. He deserves the boon OF
life in such beautiful and bountiful coun-
try as Shepherdstown and Jefferson coun-