Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-08-25
LITTLE LOCALS.

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ChaS. w. Adams, superintendent Of
Antietam Battlefield, was in Shepherds
town on Tuesday comforting with some
OF our local contractors in regard to con-
crete and other work which is to be done
at or near Sharpsburg.
The Hagerstown Orioles were pretty
badly beaten last Saturday in this place
when they wentup againstthe Shepherds
town team. The score was s to in
favor of the home club. Our battery,
Athey and Hooe, played mighty good
ball.
The town authorities have had crushed
stone placed where needed on the streets
of the town, and have filled up the road
way at the old and new crossings so as
TO do away with the bumps that have
been so annoying. The stone was fur
nished by the county's crushing outfit
Mr.. Reason Kearney Cross, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. w. Cross, west of Shep-
herdstown, and Miss Bettye Maybelle
Sutton, daughter of Mrs. Laura M. Sutton,
of Martinsburg, were married yesterday
| afternoon at the home of the bride. We
extend sincere good wishes to the happy
young couple.
K. q. Shipley will open up his moving
picture show Saturday night in the hand
some new building just completed by
Mayor U. S. Martin. He will have an
interesting set OF pictures to start off with
and everybody is invited to attend the
show. The name OF Family Theatre is to
be retained for the performance.
Apple buyers are beginning to close
deals for the big crops in Jefferson and
Berkeley counties. II is reported that
r. N. Stewart has sold the output of his
orchards at Kearneysville, estimated at
about 200 barrels, to w. H. Simpson,
OF Olney, Illinois, 1t is said that the
price is between $3.50 and $2.75 barrel.
The annual Confederate reunion of the
Jefferson County Camp of Confederate
Veterans was held in Wallis grove. near
Charles Town, last Saturday, and was
attended by several thousand people.
Capt. r. S. Parks, of Luray, Va, and
Rev. Henry Bedinger, formerly of Shep-
herdStown, and now OF Massachusetts,,
were the principal speakers.
Rev. John w. Link. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. H. Link, OF DuffieldS, was last
Sunday ordained as minister OF the
Lutheran Church at the meeting OF the
Southwestern Virginia Synod in Roanoke.
Rev. Mr. Link, who is spending few
weeks at his home here, has accepted
call from the Lutheran Church at Bristol,
Tenn, and will soon take up the work
there.
A statement just issued by the Berkeley
County Horticultural Society places the
estimated apple crop in that county this
fall at Ia. 900 barrels. John Miller expects
to have $1,000 barrels, 5. H. McKown
10000 barrels, W. S. Miller Company
5000 barrels, Bender Dick 5000 barrels.
ID. q. Miller $500 barrels, J. N. Catrow
5000 barrels, and other growers lesser
quantities.
The fall term of Shepherd College State
Normal School will begin on "Wednesday,
September l4th, when large enrolment
OF new and OLD students is expected.
The catalogues for the past year have not
yet been printed, owing to annoying de-
lay in the office of the State printer in
Charleston, but Principal Miller will fur
nish information to all who will write him
or who will see Prof. w. M. Duke.
The Charles Town Creamery stock
holders met Yesterday, and after con-
sultation with c. d. Jones, ofthe Chicago
Building and Manufacturing Co., who
put in the plant here, determined to start
up again at once, and will reopen for
business next Thursday. Checks, we are
informed, have been drawn and will be
promptly met, for all the few outstanding
obligations Of the company. E. B. Glenn
ents, of Kentucky, will have charge, and
desires to receive all the milk that can be
supplied spirit.
The famous RoSemont Stock Farm,
near BerrYvilIe, Va, for many years the
home OF the Tysons, of Maryland, and
later owned by Charles E. Clapp, now OF
Washington, was sold last week to J. H.
Hartman, New York financier. for $780,
900 by Arthur l. Warthen, who bought
the place less than year ago from Clapp
for $4,000. AT that time the farm con-
tanned over 400 acres, and Warthen sold
portions until ITS acres and the mansion
remained, which were bought by Harri-
man. This is regarded as the highest
price ever paid for farm land in Northern
Virginia.
The County Court on Thursday ap-
pointed VIM. M. Burns overseer of the
DOOI IOI SlldllCS iOWH NlotliSt' w otS
coed B. F. Ramey, who had resigned. A
petition was presented asking that coun-
ty road be opened on the east side of the
river from the proposed bridge at the
Bloomery, through Turkey Bottom, TO
connect with the Old Furnace road east
of Shannondale. The petition also asked
to have road opened from the proposed
bridge down the river on the east side to
connect with the Keys ferry road into
Loudoun county. Commissioners Rob-
erts, Burns, Snyder and Heflebower were
appointed viewers to examine the pro-
posed road routes, and report on the ad-
visibility of opening them.
During the month OF September there
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