Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-05-12
LITTLE LOCALS.

The people are invited TO attend.
We think that we have never seen the
locust trees more heavily laden with bios
SONS than they are this spring-the coun-
try roads are simply fragrant with their
perfume According to an old saying,
this means an abundant corn crop.
Rev. w. ]. Hubbard, assistant super
tendent of the Children's Home al
Charleston, w. Va, has been in Shop
herdstown this week making his annual
collections for the care ofthese little ones.
He represents very worthy cause.
In renewing his subscription, B. F.
Engle of Alva, Wyoming, writes us: eve
cannot get along without the Register.
We get twelve papers every week, but
when the old Register comes it is the
first one we reach for. Send it along"
]: L. Welshans had new metal roof
put on his Westinghouse on Main street
last week. 1t replaces a slate roof that
had been on the building, it is said, for at
least sixty years. A piece of falling slate
unfortunately fell againStthe show window
OF Hills drug store, on the lower floor,
and smashed large glass.
AT Shenandoah Junction last Sunday,
at $50 p. m, Miss Beulah B. Moler,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Moler,
OF Bakerton, this county, was married to
Mr.. Walter A. Moler by Rev. w. A..
Lynch, of the M. E. Church South. The
groom is successful young merchant in
Bakerton, where the happy young cou-
pie will make their home.
Miss Emma Katherine Strider, formerly
OF this vicinity, who has held clerical
position at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia since its opening nearly
six years ago, has resigned and taken a
much better place as book-keeper and
typewriter for the Waldorf Lunch Com
pany of Boston. Miss Strider will be
connected with the Philadelphia branch.
Interesting "Mother's day" exercises
were held last Sunday afternoon in the
college auditorium under the auspices Of
Caledonia Lodge of Odd Fellows, of this
place. An earnest address was delivered
by Rev. J. Poyntz Tyler, rector of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Hagerstown,
and excellent music, including couple
of solos, was rendered by Our local sing
erS. The Odd Fellows presentedto each
lady in the large audience white carna-
ton.
Ii is rumored that change of schedule
will take place on the Norfolk & Western
Railroad on next Sunday, and that train
No. q, which now leaves Hagerstown at
$50 p. m, will be put back on its old
time, about p. m. There has been much
complaint about the running OF this train,
and the numerous passengers who come
from Baltimore and Washington on B. &
O. train No. StrenuouSly object to the
wait of over an hour at Shenandoah juno
ton. No official notice has yet been sent
out OF the reported change of schedule
it's only rumor among the railroad people.
Within the past few weeks preparations
were made for the resumption of work at
the quarrieS near KearneySville, which
have been idle for some time, and it was
thought that large force of men would
again be employed. Several carloads
of coal were delivered at the quarrieS, a
carload of dynamite received and the
water had been pumped from the excava-
tons, when suddenly orders came to stop
the work OF getting ready for resumption
of work. The dynamite was carried away,
day and night watchmen were placed on
duty, and the chance OF this industry be-
ing operated seems now to be very re-
mote
The regular meeting of the town coun-
Gil was held last Monday night, Mayor
Martin presiding The question of eStab-
fishing system OF waterworkS was taken
up, and a committee composed OF Mayor
Martin and Councilmen Welshans and
Weltzheimer was appointed to investigate
the project A committee was appointed
to confer with the electric light company
concerning matters in dispute. Treasurer
Welshans reported that there was in his
hands balance of 1923. 20. A petition
was presented asking that roller skating
be prohibited on the sidewalks, and 1t
was referred to a committee. The street
committee was authorized to have four
additional street crossings put in. After
transachng routine bousineSS, council ad-
journed.
The New York Herald and the Atlanta
Journal are to manage another automobile
run between these cities, similar to the
trip made last fall, except that the run
will be reversed-going from South to
North this time The pathfinder car
passed through Shepherdstown last SUM-
day, with party of four men who are
going over the national highway, taking
notes of conditions. They found that
most of the signs put up last fall are still
in place, and those missing will be put up
by the "1abor car, which will come along
in week or two. The men in the path
finder car said it is expected that from
$50 to 200 automobiles will participate. in
the run. They will start from Atlanta
Monday morning, June 9th, and are
scheduled to pass through Shepherdstown
Monday, June 18th. The run on the 18th
will be from Staunton 20 Gettysburg,
distance of 1919 miles, and the cars will
therefore go through here some time in
the afternoon.
The Shepherd College baseball team is
;rporO,y;ou and gave UOOd account OF