Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-06-10
LITTLE LOCALS.

phur Spring ford on the Opequon creek.
Miss Irene Miller Newcomer, daughtel
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Newcomer
was married May 3lst at Elizabeth City
N. c., to Mr.. Sidney James Stage. They
will reside at Lambet's Point. Va.
Announcement is made of the approach
ing marriage Of Miss Clara Schley, Of this
vicinity, to Mr.. James William Mills, o.
Philadelphia. The ceremony will take
place July 9th at the home Of Miss Schley
c. w. Carter, of the vicinity of Moler's
Cross Roads, claims to be the champion
sheep shearer of this section. He sheared
so sheep in one day last week. Up to the
present time Mr.. Carter has sheared SIC
sheep this season.
The weather has been cloudy and show
cry all week and is not so good for the
wheat, which needs sunshine just now.
The unusually heavy growth has caused
the wheat to fall down to some extent
since the ground has become soft from
the rains.
While helping to raise barn on the
Dalgarn farm near Charles Town on
Tuesday Lancaster Feeser and Ayler
Willingham were pretty badly hurt. A
joist broke, throwing them from the top
of the building to the ground. Each sus-
tanned severe bruises and cuts and Feeser
had an arm broken besides.
We acknowledge the receipt Of an in
vitatior from Boyd Randall to attend the
commencement exercises of the West
Virginia University at Morgantown next
Wednesday. Mr.. Randall graduates this
year, taking the A. B. degree. H. Earl
Snyder, also former student of Shep-
herd College, graduates with the B. S. c.
E. degree.
A special meeting of Winchester Pres
bytery was held in Martinsburg yesterday
for the purpose of receiving into Presby-
terry Rev. ]. T. Mcbride, who is called to
Falling Waters, and Rev. E. B. Druen,
who goes to Springfield, Hampshire coun-
ty. w. w. Graver, student at the I'm
ion Theological Seminary at Richmond,
was examined with a view to his ordina-
ton as pastor of the Presbyterian Church
at Parsons.
Mr.. Vernon N. Simmons, the talented
editor of the Hagerstown Morning Herald,
and Miss Ida May Barr, the charming
young daughter Of Mrs. VIM. T. Hamil-
ton Barr, were married yesterday at noon
in St. Johns Episcopal Church, Hagers-
town. by Rev. J. P. Tyler. The wedding
was an interesting social event, and was
attended by a number of persons from
Charles Town, where Mr.. Simmons has
a large family connection.
In renewing his subscription to the
Register, DR.. Charles F. Russell, OF
Herndon, Va, who has host of friends
in this section, especially among the old
Confeds, writes US: "The Register comes
to me as a letter from home, for you know
| always have warm spot in my heart
for dear old Shepherdstown. ! greatly re-
greet that could not be with the boys on
day-my first absence in thir-
ty years. ! delegate you to convey my
to them ALL"
Among the graduates of the Law School
of the National University at Washington
this year was Wade Hampton Skinner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Skinner, Of
this vicinity. Mr.. Skinner has been EN-
ployed for several years in the Depart
ment of Justice in Washington, and has al
the same time been studying law at the
National University. The commencement
exercises were held last Sunday evening,
when Mr.. Skinner received the degree OF
Bachelor of Laws. Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
M. Billmyer and Mrs. T. A. Carter, oil
this place, attended the commencement.
Messrs. E. Rush Turner, of Shepherds
town, and w. F. Alexander, OF Charles
Town, qualified on Monday as members
of the board of equalization and review
for Jefferson county under the new law.
Geo. H. Child, of Harper's Ferry. anoth-
er appointee, declined to serve, and new
member will have to be named In his
place. The board of equalization and re-
view will review the work ofthe assessor,
correct his mistakes, if any, and equalize
values both as TO real and personal prop
erty. II ought to be productive of good
results. The members of the board are
to receive 81 day for their services, and
may sit as many as Is days in year.
About 225 United States Army regulars,
comprising Companies d and E of the
Third Regiment, Field Artillery, passed
through Shepherdstown last Saturday ev-
ening with their cannon and accoutre-
ments, en- route to Bolivar, where they
for the night. Hundreds OF
persons watched their passage through
the town. The soldiers had been to Get
tysburg battlefield and were on their way
south through the Shenandoah Valley.
They will, it is said, engage in target
practice near Luray. Col. Chas. D. Treet
was in command. One Of the heavy can
non upset at Funkstown, Nd, on the way
here, and three men were hurt, one hav-
ing his leg broken.
The road supervisors OF Shepherds
town district have commenced their sum-
mer campaign for good roads, and will
this season put on more metal and make
more Improvements than in any previous
year. J. M. Hendricks will put about
| 200 perch of crushed stone on the roads
in his sub-district, while w. S. Myers
and ]. A. Link will each put on about
l 100 perches. The road supervisors oil