Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-04-08

many years. Corn 10 "a cents.
The Johneon land north of Shep.
herdstown is to be sold at public sale
Saturday by Geo. M. Beltzhoover and
). M. Mason, Jr.. special commission.
ers.
DR.. D. W. Border and his family
have moved from town. where they
spent the winter at the Entlsr Hotel,
to their country home, Mendenhall
Hall, near Kearneysville.
The residents of Opequon district
of Berkeley county are pushing a
movement for good roads, and public
meetings are being held to further the
cause. John b Lemen, the we'll.
known farmer and dairyman, is one
OF the leaders of this worthy enter.
prise.
The family of Frank L. Billmyer
have moved from Blue6eld, this State,
to Shepherdstown, their former home,
occupying j. V. Bells house, the for
mer Abram Shepherd property, on
High street. Clarence Blllmyer has
entered the employ Of 81 G. Marten' 3
hardware esta blishment.
At the Washington Conference of
he M. E. Church, colored, held in
Alexandria, Va, last week, Rev. G..
=. Young, pastor of the Shepherd
town ChurehI,w#esss- transferred TO
Wsynesboro, Va. He will be succeed
ID here by Rev Trigg, who has just
been transferred to this conference.
Bessie V. WEIGH, bright little
daughter of Mr.. and Mosby Welcb,
residing on North Charles street, was
norrioly burned last Thursday after
noon. and died within some Six or sew
en- hours atterward. The child got
possession OF match, and striking it
IN an upper room her clothes necame
Ugh; ed aud she Wac fatally burned be
ore AID could be given her.-Charles
Town SPIRIT.
A heavy explosion. followed by a
trembling of the earth that lasted for
Ten seconds, was felt in Shepherds
own and adjoining places about 220
asst Friday morning. II seems to
nave been mysterious sort Of affair,
tor the delicate instruments at Wash
Ington recorded no trace of an earth
quake. while, 80 far as we have heard,
here was no explosion Of powder or
lynaml IN this section.
Boyd A. Remnant, Of Cumberland,
formerly OF Shepherdstown, is making
I most remarkable record as an insur-
tnce agent. He is connected with
be y heeling agency of the Equitable
and leads all the other in
surauce men in this territory. He
vas called to Wheeling last week to
attend committee meeting, and for
nls unusually successful work of the
past three months was presented with
a silver loving cup valued at 5000.
We congratulate him upon his success.
Now that the new town council has
been indicted into Office, We hope that
It will continue the good work OF hav-
,ng sidewalks made where they are
needed Our town has been vastly
improved in this respect in the past
lew years, and we hope to see it en-
-irely paved. DR.. G. W. Banks, who
mas been so largely instrumental in
pushing along this sort OF improve
nent, is again chairman Of the street
Committee. and we trust that he will
zee to 1t that progress is kept up along
rhis line. There's still room for great
Improvement.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference
closed it's annual session In Baltimore
tuesday night, agreeing to meet next
ge4r IN the same city at Harlem Park
Churcn. Rev. w A. Lytle has been
returned to Shephsrdstown. where his
work has been so acceptable to the
M mbers the past year. Rev j. T
Wright goes back to Martiusburg {;
Rev. c. F Bonn goes to Uuion Grove;
Rev. D. A. Foard, Harper's Ferry i;
Rev. G. A. Luttrell, Bunker Hill /;
Rev. s N Church, Heegesville; Rev,
A. E. Sisgie. Winchester Rev W.
Mex. Hammack, Reisterstown.
TIE new town council on Monday
night re elected Robert Shipley a.
town sergeant for the ensuing year.
Mr. Suipley has held this place for
several terms and has been very
faithful aud efficient officer. He is on
the job day and night, and no one
could be more alert in preserving or
Ter or more courageous in dong his
iuty. Indeed, We have heard it fire.
quently said that our town has never
nad better town sergeant, both IN
bls capacity as policeman and as tax
collector. We hope that he may main
tain bis good record and serve well
the town council that has reelected
him and the people who endorsed him.
The barber shop on Main street, oc'
cupied for number of years by Lester
Wells. coiored has been closed. The
old yellow shanty that used to stand
here fox years is well remembered bv
our older resi- tents. Wesley Selberi,
colored, opened barber chop in it
-oon after the war, and by his indus
try and frugality accumulated com
Portable fortune, seldom being away
from his place for more than a few
hours. Some years ago the place was
destroyed by fire, and the present
structure was erected by the Entler
sstate, which mas owned the LOT ;or
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