Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-07-14
LITTLE LOCALS.

days. While the clover is more luXuri-
ant than for number OF years, timothy is
short and scarce.
II is gratifying to those in charge of the
coming music recital to learn that so ma
ny are looking forward to Myrtle DeVene
Shaw's appearance here July 10th.
New wheat is Gaming into the market
slowly, as most farmers will hold il back
in the hope of getting better price. Our
local dealers are quoting 90 cents BUSH
ell today.
The warm weather OF the past week
has materially increased the demand for
the product Of the Johnson & Miller Ice
Company They are delivering splendid
ice now.
Col. R. Preston Chew, one OF Charles
Towns most prominent residents, was
operated upon for appendicitis last Sun
day. He is now getting along very well,
it is reported.
The Reformed Church reunion is being
held at Pen-Mar today Next Thursday
the Lutherans will celebrate at the same
place On July 18th the PreSbyterians
will hold their reunion, when the Norfolk
& Western Railway will run special
train.
Rev. ]. E. Triplett says that he is not
a candidate for president of the Board of
Education, his name having been placed
on the ticket without his knowledge, and
he having no desire TO go into politics.
He would serve the people, however, if
he should be elected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Lee Dechert, of
HarriSonburg, Va, announce the engage
ment OF their daughter, Miss Lillian Ann
Dechert, to Mr. Henry Alexander WiSt
Harper, OF Durham, N c. Miss Dechert
is relative OF the Misses Hout, in Shep-
he rdStown, where she has visited.
Some OF the members OF Mt. Wesley
M. {. Church are making preparation for
the annual harvest home in Folks woods
on August 18th. This is an event of much
interest and pleasure to the people OF this
section, and many look forward to it as
day OF recreation and enjoyment.
Prof. F. A. Byerly has accepted an Of
fer TO become principal OF the public
school at Petersburg, the county-seat of
Grant county, w. Va, and will take up
his work there in the fall Miss Ruth
Byerly has been appointed teacher Of the
thirn grade in one OF the ward schools Of
MartinSburg.
A union meeting under the auspices OF
the AntiSaloon League will be held Sun
day evening at 100 O'Clock in the town.
hall, when an address will be delivered
by Rev. R. p. Hutton, superintendent of
the League in West Virginia. The peo-
pie of the community are invited and uTg-
ed to be present.
Miss Lavinia Enge, the eighteen-year
old daughter of James M. Engle, ofWaSh-
ington, D. c., made tin playing Olivia
in Shakespeare Twelfth Night" in
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, and
she has been engaged to repeat the play
at Dayton, Ohio, during the @. A. r.
meeting in that city.
The heat the past week has been in
tense, the thermometer thinking nothing
OF getting up to 60 in the afternoons. In
the cities scores OF persons died from the
heat, while hundreds were Frustrated. A
good rain is needed in this section, the
few light showers OF the past week hav-
ing hardly moiStened the ground.
Robert Shipley, proprietor OF the NOV
ing picture show, which will be started
up again about the first OF August, says
that under no circumstances would he
show the Johnson effries prize fight.
Mr.. Shipley always tries TO show high
class pictures, and his patrons will ap-
preciate his attitude in this matter.
Frank Rouzee, formerly of Shepherds
town accompanied by his friend, George
FURNACE, padded from Washington to
this place in a canoe the first of the week
and after visit to Mrs. Chase and her
family, they started back home last night.
They travelled in the canal, the distance
to Washington from here being about 90
miles.
The Odd Fellows comnitte from the
Tri-State Odd Fellows League conferred
last Thursday with a committee at
Waynesboro, Pa, and decided to aban-
don the proposed reunion at Inwood on
the second Tuesday in August and unite
in the reunion at Pen-Mar on August 4th.
E. T. Licklider, OF this place, attended
the conference.
Cleveland Wade, well-known young
man of Shepherdstown, who came here
from Maryland several years ago, was ar
rested last night by Sergeant Shipley, on
warrant sworn out by Charles r.
Koontz, charging Rim with criminal Of
tense against III Oldest daughter Miss
Edith Koontz, aged. 10 years. Wade,
who is married man and Son-in-law
of Charles Spong, was placed in jail to
await a hearing before Magistrate Rentch |
today.
Mrs. r. D. Shepherd gave very en-
joyable picnic TO the Shepherd Grade |
Sunday School last Saturday afternoon.
There was a full attendance of the young
folkS-likewlse the older ones, and every
body had merry time in the woods on
Wild Goose Farm. Games and amuSe-
ments were provided for the children and |
a most bountiful supper was served. Mrs.
Shepherds thoughtful kindness and gen.
crosby has greatly endeared her TO the