Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-08-24
LITTLE LOCALS.

Officers of Cliff City Lodge Independ-
ent Order Shield of Honor, of this place,
paid this week to Mrs. Bette Butler the
amount due on the certificate held by her
against the organization of (which her son,
Charles T. Butler, who died few weeks
ago, was a member.
The Confederate reunion near Charles
Town last Thursday was pleasant and
enjoyable one and was attended by many
veterans and their friends. Addresses
were delivered by Major Holmes Con-
rad, Col. Robert w. Hunter, Capt. w.
B. Colston and Rev. ]. T. Williams.
The pathfinding car of the Glidden au-
tomobile tour starts from New York this
week to map out the route between New
York and Jacksonville, Florida, by way
of Shepherdstown. The contesting cars
for the Glidden trophy will leave New
York October 14th and reach Jacksonville
| October 18th.
Mrs. c. G. Frazier, who has conducted
boarding. house on Princess street for
several years, has moved into the Viz
| ginia House on Washington street, owned
and occupied in part by c. S. Miller, and
she will hereafter manage this establish
ment as hotel and clearinghouse. We
hope that Mrs. Frazier may do well.
The Norfolk & Western Railway will
run another excursion to Pen-Mar on
Monday, September 4th. The fare for
the round trip will be one dollar, and the
train will leave Shepherdstown at $40.
The passenger department gives its SOL
emn promise that it will provide plenty
of coaches, so that all passengers may be
comfortably seated.
Owens & Miller extend hearty well
come to all who come during fair week,
and want you TO make your headquarters
at their store, where every possible
means OF making you feel at home will be
carried out. You can also register, so as
to let your friends know that you are
here. Call to see us and let us serve you
while here. Owens & Miller.
Prof. J. D. Muldoon, who has been
principal of the Preparatory School at
KeySer for the past couple of years, has
rendered his resignation, and it was &C
cepted at meeting of the Board Of Re-
gents few days ago. Prof. Muldoon.
who was formerly in the Shepherd Col
lege faculty, has not been entirely salts
fled at KeySer. We have not learned
what his plans are.
Mr.. E. L. Goldsborough has been in
Leesburg, Va, this week. attending a
family reunion at the home OF his mother,
Mrs. Henrietta Goldsborough, and his
aunt, Mrs. Rust. Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn
McVeigh, OF Richmond, and Mr.. Harry
GoldSborough, of Jacksonville, who were
here with Miss Henrietta Goldsborough,
have also gone to attend the gathering,
and Mr.. Charles Goldsborough, of Gull
pepper, Va, is likewise there.
Last Friday morning slight wreck in
the Hagerstown yards held up the Cum
berland Valley passenger train for two
hours. Norfolk & Western passenger
| train No. Is failed to wait for the con-
nection, and the Pullman car, containing
about half dozen passengers, was left
behind. In a short time, however, the
N. & w. people made up a special train
and the belated passengers in the Pull
man were hurried southwark to their
destinations. Good railroading, this.
Miss Cecilia Hopgood Davenport, daugh
ter of Arthur Davenport, and Lieut.. Paul
Alexander Larned, Fifth United States In
fantry, were married in Zion Episcopal
Church, in Charles Town, last Thursday
evening. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. John S. Alfriend, the rector.
Miss Acrata Won Schrader, of st. Louis,
was maid of honor, and the matrons Of
honor were Mrs. George D. Moore and
Mrs. William H. Wilson, sister OF the
bride. Lieut.. w. E. Larned, brother Of
the groom, was best man. The usherS
were Lieut.. J. A. Sarratt, Fifth United
States Infantry, and Arthur T. Davenport,
brother OF the bride, of Wilmington, Del.
The flower girls were Aldyla Larned and
Ann Davenport Wilson.
| c. D. Carter, the well-known livery
man OF Bakeron, went to Loudoun coun-
ty, Va, few days ago in his automobile,
and seeing there fine mule at the right
price, he purchased the animal. He was
puzzled as to the best method OF getting
the mule home-a distance of some thir-
ty miles-but finally fastened the animal
to the rear end of the automobile and
started. He let the machine out at the
rate of about ten miles an hour, and the
mule hoisted its tail and kept right up
with the procession. When MIR. Carter
stopped the machine at his place in Bak-
erton the mule was there too, although
its tongue was hanging out about six
inches. After a good drink OF water,
however, the beast gave loud and tri-
umphant hee-haw, as if it were ready for
another sprint with an automobile.
Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost, State President
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of West Virginia, was in Shep-
herdstown on Tuesday comforting with
temperance workers in regard to the
campaign in this State on the prohibition
amendment TO be voted upon in Novem-
Der, 1912. Mrs. Yost states that feder-
alton has been formed by the three tenn
perance organizations ofthe State, namely,
| the w. c. T. u, the Anti-Saloon League
and the Prohibition party, to the end that