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

daughter, Sada Elizabeth, to Mr.. Hugh
Washington Hammond. The wedding
will take place in June.
About sixty persons from Shepherds
town attended the Sunday school con-
vention in Washington last Friday. The
day was marred by rain that fell during
the evening, and when the tourists reached
home about 2.30 a. m. they were pretty
well tired out.
Arrangements have been made for {
union service in the college auditorium
next Sunday evening at half-past seven
O'Clock, when Rev. Chas. S. Stanton will
tell of the Worlds Sunday School Con-
vention at Washington, to which he was
a delegate the past week.
The closing exercises of the Shepherds
town Graded School will be held Friday
morning, beginning at 10 o'clock, and all
the patrons and friends of the school are
invited 10 be present An interesting
programme OF exercises has been ar
ranged. in which the students will par
ticipate.
Next Monday will be observed as men,
orial day at Sharpsburg, with appropriate
ceremonies: The Shepherd College Ca
diets will attend and take part in the pro-
cession, which will move to the cemetery
at 1890 O'Clock. The speakers of the
day will be Congressman Hamilton, Of
Michigan, and Peane, of Maryland.
Ex-senator c. ]. Faulkner and Judge
E. Boyd Faulkner have sold their "Fur-
mace Farm" near Peacher's Mill, this
county, to William o. Keller, of the Kel-
Ter Lime Company, for $4,000. Two
tracts of land, the Furnace Farm property
which contains 206 acres, and preachers
Meadow" of II acres, are included in the
property sold.
Uncle Jesse Peterson has expressed {
final opinion concerning the comet
He doesn't believe that there is any comet
but thinks all this excitementis gotten upby
the newspapers so that they can sell more
papers. Uncle George Frazier says that
he doesn't believe in any "comic''-the
thing they are talking about so much is
nothing less than the star "Bemus."
The members of Nit. Nebo Lodge Of
Masons entertained the visitors to the
Reformed Chassis who are members o.
this fraternity at their lodge room in this
place last Friday night. The third degree
was conferred upon candidate, and al
ter this labor the brethren were called to
refreShment. Icecream, cake and other
good things were served, and the visitors
made interesting talks on appropriate top
les for the good of the order. The &C.
casion was very enjoyable both to the
visitors and members of the local lodge.
Among our callers on Tuesday was our
friend Charles B. VanMetre, of the Lee
town neighborhood, who is still a lone
bachelor, though he says that he has
hopes of ending this sad condition. His
latest plan for winning wife is to get an
automobile, drive up to the home OF
lady upon whom he has had his eye for
some time, invite her to take a spin with
him, and then carry her straight to some
minister and have the knot tied before
she has a chance to object. He says that
he would have been married long ago il
it hadn't been for Halley's comet.
DR.. S. V. Leech, of Washington, de-
livered lecture in ShepherdStown last
Saturday night, his subject being the John
Brown raid at Harper's Ferry. The lee
ture was an able and interesting one, but
a very small audience heard it. the rainy
evening keeping some persons away, and
the subject being one not calculated to
arouse much enthusiasm in this section.
On Sunday Dr. Leech preached an elo-
uuent sermon in the Methodist Church,
which was greatly enjoyed by those who
heard it. DR.. Leech was pastor of this
church many years ago, and he related a
number OF interesting incidents OF his
ministry here. He is very gifted speak
err, and number of those who knew him
years ago were glad to have opportunity
to hear him again.
Monday night was very interesting to
those who like to observe the signs in the
heavens. From eight to nine O'Clock the
comet was on exhibition, and though II
wasn't much of spectacle, it gave folks
an opportunity to see it without getting
I'D at an unearthly hour in the morning OF
waiting another Seventy-Six years. The
comet appeared near the horizon little
north of west, and looked like feeble
star. Its tail was missing, due to the
hazy atmosphere surrounding it. The
same night there was a total eclipse Of
the moon. AT 1923 the shadow began
to steal over the moon, and shortly after
midnight the eclipse was total. The. all
was very clear, the weather warm and
mild, and the opportunity to observe the
interesting phenomenon most propitiouS
The clerks along the Norfolk & Wes-
tern Railway. who recently formed an or
ganization, were called out on strike last
week by their chief, Chairman Harper
who seems to have been unwiSe in his
management of their affairs. Only few
of the men went on strike at his order
and these made great mistake, for theil
places were quickly filled by others. Al
ter couple of days the strike was called
off, but number of the men Seem to have
permanently lost their places. AT Shen-
i aal. LIZ. n4.o., f;,ra az the men lQNallN