Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-03-11


hall Friday evening of this week al
2 80 o'clock. A full attendance is re.
quested
( The REGISTER last week failed t
mention the cause Of Mayor Harrison
Schley'sexpansive emile. The reasor
lie that the stork has left at his hom,
little daughter.
Floyd L. Watson made splendid
sale near Leetown last week, large
crowd being present and excellent
prices realized. Horses sold from
1927 down. The total proceeds Of
the sale amounted to $6 900.
Don NJ. Carr. of Washington, ha,
been appointed private secretary tc
Hon. Richard A B4llinger, the new
Secretary of the Interior under Presi.
dent Taft. Mr. err is known in Sbep
herdstown, having married Miss
Agnes Beltzhoover.
Mr.. David Scott Miller and Miss
Annie E Starr, both well-known res
ldents OF Berkeley county living wesI
OF ShepherdslowD, we're married yer.
terday morning at the Baptist parson'
age in Martinsburg by Rev. W. D,
McCurdy. We extend congratula.
tlons.
Prof. Byron w. King, the famous
teacher, orator and poet, of Pittsburg
will be in Snepherdstown April l1th
and 18th, having been secured fol
these two dates by Prof R. P. NECTAR
ry, teacher of elocutlon at Shepherd
College. Further announcement vii.
be made later.
An unknown white man, apparently
about go years of age, was strnck by
B 4 o freight train mile weet Of
Kear ,eysville last Wednesday and In
,tantly killed. There was nothing on
his person by which he could be iden.
titled, and his body was turned over
TO the county authorities for burial.
F. w. Myers announces that he has
opened a general insurance agency,
and those who desire FIRE, sick, acct
dent. life, plate glass or any other
form oil insurance are requested to
give him call before placing it else
where. He represents eighteen of the
best companies in America, and his
rates meet all competition.
A new line of the Jefferson Tele.
phone Company has just been com.
pleted to the home of Vim T. -McQuil.
kin, a mile or two west of town, and
Mr.. Mo- iilkin has now phone con-
nection with the b dance of the world.
We understand that the line will be
continued along that road as far al
Berkeley county, and a number Of
new phones will be installed.
Nj. and Mrs Henry Crowl, Of
Snarpsburg, celebrated he fifty sixth
anniversary of their marriage last
Monday night by holding reception
at which they entertained number
of invited guests. Mr.. and Mrs
Crowl are both near the eighty marx,
and have family of FIVE daughters
and two sons, the sons being NJ. P.
and VIM. 81. Crowl, of Shepherds.
own. Mr.. Orowi is in feeble health,
but his wife is s,ill active and hearty.
They received a large number of nice
presents, including snug sum Of
money.
The,inauguration of President Taft
last Thursday was grand 6zzle so fal
AS the public demonstrations were
concerned, on account of the abomi
nsble weather that prevailed. Snow
began to fall Wednesday night and
kept up until Thursday noon. reach
ing depth of some twelve inches, and
high winds drifted it deep. The in
augural ceremonies were held In the
capitol building instead of upon the
open stand, as usual The procession
was greatly abbreviated, many organ
izations declining to march through
the slush and snow. The Shepherd
College Cadet Corps wisely decided
not TO enter the parade. Telegraph
and telephone lines were put out OF
business and the railroads were com
pletely biockaded. Thousands OF
persons were held up in trains be-
tween Washington and New York,
IL ,bara ,yaa oroat discomfort