Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-05-26
sHARpsBURd NEWS.

The following is the programme foi
memorial day at Antietam National Gem
etery, The procession will form at K. Of
p. Hall at 1890. The Rohrersvllle band,
Martinsburg or Charles Town 6and, An
tietam Drum Corps, OF HageIstown,
Shepherd College Cadets and Drum
Corps, Grand Army Posts, Sons OF vet
Grams, Spanish-American War veterans,
Lodges, Sunday schools, &C., Will parade.
Capt. !. W. Rohrer will be Chief Mar
shall and his aides are Ralph Farley, Yves
lev Dorsey and Edgar Remsburg. Hon.
George A. Pearre, Congressman from
this district, and Hon. Edward L. Hamll-
ton. Congressman from Michigan, will be
the chief orators for the day.
This is home coming week. Many
persons look ahead for this time to spend
a few days or weeks at their old home
here or with friends. The HagerstoWn
Driving Club is trying to smother us out,
but everything looks favorable for a big
day. One band that had promised to
come was bought off by the HagerstoWn
club at the last minute. They notified us
that they could not attend, but they Will
be remembered in the future.
Superintendents Cook, OF the National
Cemetery, and Adams, OF the battlefield
avenues, have everything looking me
now for memorial day, and the town Of
ficials have cleaned our streets: L. W.
Adams has gotten permission from the
war department to use the government
sprinkler on memorial day on our Main
street, so we don't have any dust on that
day. Charles Nose has offered his team
and his services to give the street a good
sprinkling in the morning. -,
Slime, the -go-round man, mas
rented the vacant ground OF Charles DOT
sey adjoining his house and will conduct
his y-go-round for week during
decoration. This has always been con-
sidered nuisance during the time OF the
delivering of the address, and we hope
the owner of fine ground has made an
agreement to have it quiet during that
short time.
Mrs. lula Waddie and children, OF
Island Ford, Va, are here visiting. her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Blackford.
Charles Painter has been given by Mr..
Nicholson the canal boat that Ternan
GRAY has been running. Charley's boat
was taken from him several years ago.
Mrs. Mary Drenner is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. John Hoo
yer, near Antietam Iron Works.
Miss Kittie Lease, of Frederick City,
Md. is here with her aunt, Mrs. J. L.
Wilson, for memorial day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Little and family, OF
HagerstoWn, spent last Sunday at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. M. E. Snavely.
The concrete work for the railroad sta
ton foundation has been completed and
the carpenters will be here in lew days
to put up the building, which will be COM
posed OF concrete and metal. 1t Will be
IS feet long with about seven apartments.
One room will be for the colored folks:
The building will be heated by hot air and
will be a handsome structure when COM
pleted. -,
The public schools of this place will
close this Friday, giving the scholars a
three months vacation. -,
The wheat, the grass and corn and all
kinds of vegetation are looking line. Pear,
peach and plum trees, ETC., are full. "A
great many of the berries ere frozen.
o. T. Reilly sold to man near Phil
adelphia a Civil War caiSSon artillery
chest that was left near the Dunkard
Church at the time of the battle and was
taken home by William Miller, who sold
if TO Mr.. Reilly.
One hundred soldiers and war college
students, in charge of Colonel Swift, will
encamp on the New York State grounds
in front of the Dunkard Church about the
10th OF June for three days.
Harvey Dorsey found in one OF his faith
er'S fields near the Burnside Bridge on
Sunday afternoon 81 bullets, most OF them
2-ounce ones. The field was badly
washed by the heavy rain.