Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-09-14
LITTLE LOCALS.

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favorable auspices and with the usual
opening attendance. There is a con-
siderable number OF new students this
term.
One of the prominent fruit-growers of
the vicinity OF Shepherdstown was offer
ed and refused thousand dollars an acre
for his orchards the past week. This is
big price, but il is believed the orchards
are worth twice as much
The Shepherdstown Graded School
began its years work on Monday, with
an enrolment OF ITO pupils in the eight
grades. The colored school had an en-
rollment Of 81, of whom 30 were in the
lower grade and q in the upper grade.
Miss L. D. Mann will have her fall
opening of millinery and fancy goods
next Wednesday and Thursday, Septem-
Der 10th and 2lSt. She will have a large
and attractive selection oflateSt style hats
and trimmings, and invites everybody to
call and see the pretty new goods.
Prof. Sanders, OF the West Virginia
| University, will conduct a packing
school in the Stewart orchard at Kear-
neySville Thursday, Friday and Saturday
OF this week. This will be an interesting
and instructive event, and fruit growers
generally should attend. Everybody is
invited.
Keep in mind the great musical event
in ShepherdStown-the appearance of
| CreatoTe and his famous band on Mon
day, September 18th. This band has a
national reputation, and its programmes
attract lovers OF good music in the
most important cities of our country.
Keep in mind the date, September 18th.
VIM. D. Brown, son of DR.. w. w.
Brown, of Shenandoah Junction, has been
promoted to the position of hief chemist
of the Duquesne plant of the United States
Steel Company at Duquesne, Pa. Mr..
Brown has been with this company for
some time, and has gotten one promotion
after another until he has won his present
honorS.
VIM. T. Black, of Halltown, recently
bought an automobile for the purpose of
running a sort of stage line between
Charles Town and Harper'S Ferry. Last
Wednesday night it went over the side of
the bridge crossing the run at Halltown,
and ]. I. Jones travelling salesman from
Weston, was hurt. The machine was
wrecked.
John c. Remnant has gone back to the
| road as travelling man, having taken
position as salesman with Egerton Broth
erS, wholesale grocers, OF Baltimore, one
of the most important firms in that city
and very large dealers in molasses, flour,
etc. Mr.. Reinhart will travel the territory
he formerly had, in addition to other
points on the B & o. Railroad.
Among the persons deeply interested in
the fair was q. A. Harrison, of the great
Harrison nursery and fruit firm of Berlin,
Md, who with the firms representative
in this section, Jacob F. Edmonds, talked
orchard and fruit trees to our people.
They sold many thousands of apple trees
to farmers and fruit-growerS in Jefferson
and Berkeley counties. and hundreds of
acres will be set out this fall. Mr.. Har-
rison is great believer in the superiority
of this section as apple land, and is inter
ested in some of the largest orchards.
A number OF young folks enjoyed a
most pleasant trip to Harper's Ferry
Monday evening, when they took sup
per at the Hill Top House, spent an hour
or two in dancing, and then drove home
by moonlight. Those in the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. E. Thomas, S. Walter
Stouffer, Misses Mary and Julia Stouffer,
Misses KATHERINE and Julia Lyme, Miss
KATHERINE Adams, of SharpSburg; S. E.
Osbourn, Miss Alice Osbourn, of Shen-
andoah Junction; G. F. Lyme, of Shep-
herdstown; and w. A. Hartman, of Bali
more.
D. H. Brantner, of Galveston, Texas,
who is visiting his relatives in this sec
ton for the first time in thirty seven years,
presented to each niece and nephew-2S
in ala five-dollar bill as a reminder that
he thinks we'll of his kinfolk, even if he
doSen't visit them often. Mr.. Brantner
denies the story in the Register last week,
that he left home because he got whip
ping-he says that he just naturally set
out 10 seek his fortune and that his father
helped him along with GodSpeed and III
nancial assistance. We are sorry to have
such a good story spoiled, especially as
we had it upon such excellent authority.
Prof. Lorain Fortney, who taught for
several years in Shepherd College, has
received and accepted an offer to fill the
chair OF economics and finance in Mar
quette University in Milwaukee, Wiscon-
sin. Prof. Fortney has been one OF the
most highly regarded members OF the
faculty OF Shepherd College, and the
teachers and students of this institution,
as well as our people generally, are sorry
TO have him leave. He is here this week
to settle up his affairs, and will in short
time take up his new work. His family,
who have been living in KeySer. where
he was formerly principal of the Prepar-
atory School, will 90 to Milwaukee with
him. The Board OF Regents will meet
the latter part of this week in Wheeling,
and it is expected to fill'the vacancy at
that time.
Of the forty-six members of the senior
class who graduated from Shepherd Col
lege last June, about forty have secured
positions as teachers in various parts OF
West Virginia. The other six could
doubtless have gotten schools also, had
they so desired, but some will remain at
their homes and the others will 60 to
higher institutions OF learning. The Reg
lister has given heretofore partial list OF
those who have been appointed teachers
in the several counties. Others who have
since gotten schools are Miss Nellie Sped
den, who will teach at Newtown, a mile
or two from Scrabble; Miss Laila Myers,
who teaches at HedgeSville, and Victor
Myers, who has school near the same
place; Misses Margaret Shugart and Lii
liam Stump will teach in Berkeley county;
Miss Virginia White at Vanclevesville;
Miss Abbie Banks goes to Preston county;
Miss Louise Griffith will teach in Nor
gantown. Miss Grace Mcdonald has Sc
cured good school near Mount Vernon,
Va.