Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-05-20
LITTLE LOCALS.

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desirable clearinghouse in Shepherds.
town, most conveniently located, and one
OF the best homes in the community
Price right.
Rev. w. ]. Hubbard has been in Shep-
herdstown this week on his annual round
in the interest of the Children's Home al
Charleston, w. Va. Our people made
their usual liberal contributions to this
worthy cause.
The State uniform examination for pub
lie school teachers is being held today
and will be continued tomorrow in Shep-
herdstown under the direction of County
Superintendent E. D. Turner. Fory-four
applicants are taking the examination.
The United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy will hold a festival at Leetown Friday
evening, May 18th, to which the public
are invited. The proceeds are for fund
to be raised to mark graves Of Confeder-
ate soldiers, and liberal patronage is
asked.
The growing wheat is almost ready to
come into head. 1t is looking splendidly,
and there now seems every prospect of a
very large crop in Jefferson county. From
the way futures are selling there is reason
to believe that the price of the next crop
will be good one.
Mr.. Charles Wilson Moler, of Charles
Town, and Miss Ivy Celina Watson, OF
Summit Point, this county, were married
in Hagerstown last Saturday at the First
Christian parsonage by Rev. Geo. B.
Townsend. The bride was student at
Shepherd College last year.
County Commissioner N. R. Roberts is
adding some Improvements to his two
farms near Middleway. On the VIM. J.
Grantham farm he is having built barn
81 by IA feet. He has also given the con-
tract for barracks "a by IS feet on the
Johnson place. The work is being done
by Frank Athey.
Gen. R. D. Funkhouser, of Virginia,
has appointed Joseph B. VanMetre, OF
Shepherdstown, as an aide-de-camp on
the staff of the Third Brigade ofthe United
Confederate Veterans, with the rank o.
Captain. Captain VanMetre expects to
attend the Confederate reunion at Men,
phiS next month.
B. S. Pendleton, who has been in bus
ness in ShepherdStown for many years,
announces by advertisement elsewhere in
this paper that he will retire. He will
sell off his goods at greatly reduced prices,
or will dispose of the stock as a whole to
anyone who wishes to go into business at
his excellent stand.
The annual commencement at Shep-
herd College will be held on June 18th,
and departure will be made from the US
ual programme. Instead OF each OF the
graduates having an essay or Grafton, an
address will be delivered by Hon. ThoS.
c. Miller, former State Superintendent Of
Schools, who is so well and favorably
known in ShepherdStown.
A number of witnesses from Shepherds
town were summoned before the grand
jury at Charles Town on Tuesday to give
evidence in regard to the use and sale OF
cocaine and other drugs. We under
stand that some pretty stiff lying was done,
and it is not unlikely that arrests for per-
Jury will be made. 1t has been deter
mined by certain citizens to break up the
illegal traffic in cocaine and morphine.
We desire to call the attention OF our
customers to our new line of hammockS,
to arrive shortly. The new features in
our 1909 line Of hammocks are worthy OF
consideration. They are stronger and
better in every particular. We buy di-
rect from the manufacturers at jobber's
prices, and offer you the best hammocks
at low price. Ask to see catalog OF
couch hammocks. Orders taken and
prompt delivery assured. Remnants
Pharmacy.
"Rebecca's Triumph" the play given
in the Shepherd College auditorium last
Saturday night under the direction OF Prof.
r. P. McGarry, proved to be very in
teresting performance, and it was thor
oughly enjoyed by the audience. Six
teen girls of the school participated in the
play, and they made a most attractive
cast of characters. The principal parts
were taken by Misses Bessie Lamar, Nell
lie Spedden, Edith Moffett, Blanche Knott,
Ruth Taylor, Agnes Reinhart, Anna Gar
diner and Evelyn Mcdonald, and each OF
them acted with spirit and expression.
Mr.. McGarry has proven himself a very
successful instructor.
Captain John L. Cook, the new super
intendent of Antietam National Cemetery
at Sharpsburg, has entered upon the dis
charge of his duties and is now busily en-
gagged in getting the government property
in good order for decoration day. Cap
tain Cook is a genial gentleman, and is
already making friends in this section. He
is native of Arkansas and is Union
veteran. He has made fine record as
superintendent Of national cemeteries, his
last appointment having been at City
Point, Va, whence he was transferred to
Sharpsburg. He thinks that Antietam
Cemetery is one of the most lovely OF all
the national cemeteries, and hopes to still
further improve and beautify it.
A few nights ago the meat-houSe at the
farm of Geo w. Moore, north of town,
was entered by thieves, and a number of
hams and shoulders taken. The thieves
,>arsorr,ad IN unusual amount of labor 10