Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

Dennis M. Schoppert has had his at
tractive looking home on Prospect Ave-
nue. beautified by new coat of paint
| M. g. Bast did the work.
A game of baseball is to be played here
tomorrow, Friday, with Brunswick.
Game called at.2.45. Admission l5.cents.
A good game is promised.
All those interested in baseball are re-
quested TO meet at A. S. Dandridge's Of
flee Friday evening at 7 p. m, to reor-
ganize and elect officers for the Shep-
herdStown Athletic Association for the
ensuing year.
The great Jennie Smith picnic will be
held at Island Park, Harper's Ferry, on
July 18th, and indications are that ire
mendouS crowd will attend. Miss Jennie
Smith, the famous railroad evangelist, and
several other prominent persons will de-
liver addresses.
Are you thinking OF buying an automo-
bile ? See Vim. B. Snyder, Shepherds
town, agent for the Overland, the best
medium-priced car in America. Runs
like clock, makes no noise but the wind.
Four models, from runabout to touring
car, prices from ST 900 TO ST 800.
Mr.. ]. Eugene Bradshaw entertained at
"The Hall'' near town Thursday night for
his guests Miss Mabel S. Bootes and his
sister Miss Gertrude Bradshaw. The
affair was in the nature OF garden party
and was enjoyed by number of young
people from the surrounding community.
E. Rush Turner, superintendent of the
Morgan'S Grove horse show, has gotten
out his list OF premiums, offering NUM-
Der OF valuable money prizes for good
horses to be exhibited at the fair Sep
TENDER 7th and Sth Send to Mr.. Tur-
ner or Secretary w. T. McQuilkin for
premium list
Miss Edith Moffett gave a delightful
Japanese party last Friday night as acom-
pliment to her guest, Miss Louise Brown,
OF Lynchburg, Va. The lawn and porch
were prettily decorated with Japanese
lanterns, and the pretty girls who served
refreshments were dressed in Japanese
costumes. The affair was altogether
very enjoyable.
The people of KearneySville are TO
have much better train facilities than they
have heretofore enjoyed, as B. & 0.
trains No. 80 and No. 40 will hereafter
stop al that place on signal to discharge
or receive passengers. This will be a
great accommodation to the people ofthat
village and considerable territory ad-
jacent.
Mr.. Harry Potts, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
II. W. Potts, recently passed avery cred
liable examination for the forestry ser
vice in Boston, and has since been as
signed TO very desirable government
position in Colorado in the forestry d.
vision. Mr.. and Mrs. Potts went to BoS-
ton last week to see him before he left
for the West
VIM. B. RuSe, native of this section,
who few months ago sold his farm near
Argonia, Kansas, and came back to JET
ferSon county to buy farm and locate
here, has gone back to his western home
and bought another place near his old To-
cation. His family, who have been here
for some time past, will return to Kansas
in few days.
A charter has been granted to the Rock
dale Jersey Farm, of Kearneysville, Jeffer-
son county, composed OF ParkerSburg
investors, with capital stock OF $1,000
The purpose OF the company is to deal in
Jersey cattle and other high-grade live
stock. The incorporatorS are George w.
Johnson, ]. E Honke, c. d. DotSon, H.
D. Perkins, John T. Harris, all OF ParkerS-
burg.
Chas. w. Crowell, who graduated from
Shepherd College in June, has been APP
pointed principal OF the public school at
Ridgely, w. Va, near Cumberland. The
salary is $75 a month and the term is for
eight months. There are five grades in
the school. Mr. Crowell, who has been
living in Shepherdstown, will spend the
summer in Berkeley county and will take
up his school work in the fall.
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Gallaher Levy, OF
Baltimore, writes us: 81 enjoy the Register
more than can express, and read with
the keeneSt interest the article in regard
to the wonderful recovery OF an old spoon
belonging to the McGlincy family. 1t
reminded me OF set of very old teaspoons
and salt spoons which Mrs. William Bow
en-, my grandmother, had made OF silver
dollars in 1915, the year OF her marriage.
Being her nameSake, ! inherited them,
and each spoon has engraved on it &c.
B." in quaint fashion. You may feel sure
that the spoons are among my most cher
iShed possessions.
Jerry Myers, a well-known colored res
ident OF Kearneysville, who for years has
conducted little store and eating-house
there, met frightful death last Thursday
night. With several companions he had
been to Martinsburg, where, it is said, all
of them were drinking. Returning to
Keaneysville, Myers fell asleep on the
| railroad track, his companions leaving
him there while they went to house
nearby. While they were gone freight
train came along, and though the thought
of the man lying on the track party So
bered them when they heard the noise OF
the train, they were unable to reach him
| in time to save him. They saw the en-
CINE crush his head off even with his eye
brows. The unfortunate man was about
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