Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-02-10
LITTLE LOCALS.

The Anti-Saloon League will hold a
meeting in the town hall next Monday
evening at 7 O'Clock. All interested IN
the temperance cause are invited to be
present.
The students of Shepherd College gave
a very enjoyable reception to the men,
bers of the faculty last Friday evening.
II was an evening of great pleasure to all
who were present.
Vim. H. Ogden has sold to Joseph E.
Byers his house and lot adjoining the
farm OF the latter, about three miles south
west of town, for $50 cash. The place
contains abous2 IL acres Of ground.
Lent, the most solemn period of the
Christian year, began yesterday, Ash
Wednesday. Easter comes on March
9th. The word Lent comes from the
old Anglo-Saxon word, "Leneten,
meaning spring.
About twenty-five applicants for the
position OF census euumerators took the
examination at Charles Town last Satur-
day. five of whom were from Shepherds
town district. The appointments will be
announced about the first of March.
Joseph H. Savage, who has gotten into
a good deal OF trouble in the Winchester
neighborhood for selling liquor illegally,
viii move his distillery from Kernstown
to Half Way, near Hagerstown. This will
be bit rough on the peaceable commun-
ity at Hall Way, but it will be a glorious
addition to the sort of business so nobly
and constantly advocated by the Hagers-
town Mail
NJ. w. WISER, who is experimenting
the construction Of a bridge at South Fork,
Pa, got a painful hurt week or two ago.
As the boom OF derrick was swinging
out flying chain struck him on the head,
cutting deep cash. He would have
been thrown from the bridge had he not
bean caught by some of the Workmen.
Mr.. Wisler was laid up for several days,
but is now able TO be back at his work
again.
MesSrs. Walter and Daniel Demory, of
this neIghborhood, were in Loudoun coun-
ty, Va, last week, visiting among rela-
tiyes. Their visit was made on the oc-
casion of the golden wedding anniversary
Of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs John W.
Demory, who were married January 81,
1860. Mr.. and Mrs. Demory quietly Gel
ebrated the event at their home in the
vicinity Of Neersyille, when all of their
nine children were with them for the first
time in a number of years.
The ladies' in charge Of Sunbeam Hall
have arranged for valentine party to be
held Saturday evening Of this week, to
which the people of this neIghborhood
are cordially invited. Delicious refresh
mentS will be served, music on the piano,
either and violin and vocal solos and
choruSeS will be rendered, and pretty
girls in costume will minister to the
wants of the guests. The only charge
for all this entertainment will be silver
offering at the door. The hours are from
I TO IL. Everybody attend.
MeSSrs. A. NJ. and w. J. Shepherd
purchahed at the horse sale in Madison
Square Garden, New York, last week, the
racing stalliOn-a standardized trotter-
Royal Penn ,52l46l that has race re-
cord of 30 IA, trial 2O5 3-4. His dam
is the great Virginia-bred race mare, Miss
Nelson, record 2ll IA, and his sire is
the celebrated race horse, William Penn,
record POI IA. This horse will be sent
to Exmore, Va, for the present, and later
on will be brought to Shepherdstown.
The Messrs. Shepherd also purchased
two finely bred mares by Direct, which
have been shipped to J. w. Hornsby's
stock farm at Exmore.
During the intensely cold spell the first
OF the week tank connected with the
furnace at the new station troze up and
burst, putting the heating plant out OF
commission. The language used by
Agent Spedden was warm enough to keep
the place fairly comfortable, but as he is
on duty only eight hours the place has
been like a refrigerator most OF the time
To add to the trouble still further, the
cellar OF the basement OF the building
leaks like sieve, an underground spring
that was struck when the depot was built
not having been properly diverted, and
the ianitOr has to use gum boots or a lite
raTt when he goes to make up the fire
Workmen are now trying to dram the
water by digging a trench from the cellar
TO the street, but they have costly and
tedious job, as they have to cut through
solid rock.
Polk Miller, with his associate, Col.
Tom Booker, and his quatette of negro
singers, gave his famous entertainment in
the college auditorium Tuesday night,
and delighted an audience that occupied
every seat and even took up standing
room. twas unique performance with
out the slightest forTnality, and there
wasn't dull moment in il. Mr.. Miller
told his stories and sang his songs in a
friendly, sOciable way, just as We imagine
an eaSy-gOing old Virglnian would have
talked and sang 10 a house full of COM
pany on his front porch. He didn't at
tempt pathoS or force his wit, but in the
most natural and unaffected way he told
ininitable darby stories and described
conditions in the real Virginia. AT inter
walls he had his four colored men-geHuine
negroes, without any frilis-to sing the
old southern songs, which they did
sr,leuIidly Everybody eui0Ved the Der-