Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-27
LITTLE LOCALS.


herdstown, surveys for which were made
and right-ot-way purchased several year.
ago.
The weather this week has been brigh
and sunny and fairly mild, and outdoor
work is being pushed along by the farm
ers and others. The leaves are coming
out on the trees and the shrubbery is put.
ting out nicely.
A new pavement is badly needed ir
front of the college property on MAR
street. II looks rather bad to have the
States property shabby when that of pri-
vate individuals is keptup so much better
The Board of Control ought to have g
new sidewalk laid.
The music department OF Shepherd
College will give recital in the college
auditorium Friday evening OF this week
at s O'Clock, when an interesting pro-
gramme will be rendered. No admission
will be charged, and the people general
ly are invited to attend.
Mr.. Edwin S. Jarrett has secured the
services ofW. w. Baldwin, of Winchester,
Va, as overseer of his Wild Goose Farm,
and the latter has been pruning and
spraying the fruit trees and looking after
the work on the place in general. Mr..
Baldwin will move his family here this
week.
The Lutheran Sunday School will hold
an exchange at M. B. Bakers store Sat-
urday morning, beginning at 9 O'Clock.
Cakes, pies, bread, candy, etc., will be
sold, and the proceeds given for foreign
missions. Members Of the church and
Sundaj school are asked to contribute to
the exchange.
H. Kyd Jones met with very painful
accident yesterday morning. While de-
livering coal from Hodges coal yard he
slipped on the concrete pavement at F.
S. Renner's and broke his ankle He
was taken home, where DR.. Burwell gave
him surgical attention. He will be dis
abled for some time.
Secretary Harrison Schley, of the
board Of education OF Shepherdstown
district, gives us the figures shown by
the enumeration OF school youth in the
district. There are SAL males in this dis
trict between the ages OF 6 and Fl and
SIP females, of the white population, and
of the colcred there are III males and
l16 females. The total of white and COL
ored is l,2S6.
The main street was nicely cleaned by
order OF the town authorities the first Of
the week, greatly improving that thor
oughfare. We wish that our city fathers
would name date as time for gener-
al cleanup and beautify day in Shep-
herdStown, when individuals and town
officers would work together for improve
ment all over the place-SireetS, alley an
private premises.
The people of Charles Town will vote
on the question OF license or no-license
for liquor saloons next Thursday, May
4th, and we understand that the temper
ance advocates have every hope of win
ming. The sentiment against the saloons
is becoming more and mere earnest, and
a vigorous campaign is being waged by
the dry forces. II is said that large part
of the Floating" vote will be cut out be-
cause OF the fact that they failed to pay
their corporation tax, and this purchaS-
able quantity will not have to be conSid-
cred. Hon. Seabome Wright, the great
speaker from Georgia, will
be in Charles Town next Thursday.
Chas. E. Jones has just finished plant
ing for DR.. D. w. Border another fifty
acre orchard near Kearneysvale. This
makes nearly $50 acres that DR.. Border
has planted in winter apples. The vari-
cites chosen at this time were York I'm
perial, Stayman's Winesap and Black
Twig. Dr. Border expects to set out
next fall an orchard of the Grimes Gold
en- trees. This apple, we are told, is very
popular in the middle western States.
Buyers often give for it dollar a barrel
more than for other varieties It's class
ed as late fall and early winter fruit.
The apple is large, the skin beautiful
golden yellow, it is OF exquisite flavor,
and, once known, is eagerly sought ever
afterward.
An interesting meeting in celebration OF
the tercentenary anniversary ofthe trans
lation of the King James version OF the
Holy Bible was held in the college audi
forum last Sunday evening under the
auspices of the Shepherdstown Branch
of the American Bible Society. Hon.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, president OF the
local society, presided. Addresses APP
propriate to the occasion were made by
Rev. c. Sydenstricker, OF the M. E.
Church South, Rev. J. David Miller, OF
the Reformed Church, and Rev. H. c.
Haithcox, of the Lutheran Church. Solos
were sung by Miss Helen Link and Miss
Elizabeth Banks. The several ministers
OF the town united in the service, which
was enjoyed by large congregation.
Arrangements are being made for the
construction of a new telephone trunk
line OF the Bell system between Shep-
herdstown and Hagerstown. The Bell
lines extend as far as Sharpsburg, and in
addition to other construction this three
mile gap between Sharpsburg and Shep-
herdstown will now be closed. The
wires will be carried across the Potomac