Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-08-31
LITTLE LOCALS.

Saturday at Salisbury Junction, but es-
capped with slight injuries to his back.
A subscriber suggests that the town au-
thorities should keep the street lights on
all night during fair week as protection
to the people from the mixed crowd that
is sure to be here.
M. 6. Basthas been chosen as delegate
to the State Encampment of the Patriotic
Order of Sons of America, which will con-
vene in Parkersburg next Tuesday. He
will represent the Shepherdstown camp.
T. B. Line has broken ground for
comfortable new brick dwelling house
that he will build on his lot on Princess
street adjoining the property that the
Line heirs recently sold to Shepherd COL
lege.
Secretary E. T. Licklider says that there
will be more tent holders at Morgan's
Grove this year than ever. Only one old
tent-owner has dropped ont, and con-
siderable number OF new persons will be
on hand.
Charles Waldeck has sold his clothes
pressing business TO Mack Hopewell,
colored, who will conduct the business
at the old stand and also run shoemak-
er's shop. Mr. Waldeck is talking OF 60
ing to California.
VanMetre Bros. have almost complet-
ed their large garage corner OF Princess
and Washington streets. H. T. Lickli-
der will occupy the large addition on
Princess street with his agricultural i'm
plement business.
Miss Bessie Licklider, who has been
helping at the Odd Fellows Home near
ElkinS all summer, will return TO her
home here on Saturday. She will resume
her work as teacher in the Shepherds
town graded school.
A real musical treat is in store for the
people Of this community, for Creatore'S
Band, splendid organization. will again
give concert here in the college audi
forum. The date fixed is Monday after
noon, September 25th.
Claude H. Engle, son of James M.
Engle, of Washington, D. c., has been
appointed principal OF the academy at
Cygnet, Wood county, Ohio, for the next
year, at a salary of SIS per month. He
will open his school September 4th.
Shepherd College begins Its fall session
September 18th. There will probably
be a large attendance, and the faculty
hopes that those who take boarders will
use every effort to provide comfortable
quarters and satisfactory accommodations
for them.
Any information relative to Heating,
Plumbing, Pressure System, Colt
Acetylene Lighting, ETC., will be cheer
fully given by us without cost at any and
all times. A postcard will bring you
all that is desired to know in these lines.
Call on us at Morgan's Grove fair, Sep
TENDER 5, 6, I, Sth. ]. N. linn & Co.,
Inc, Charles Town, Jefferson county, w.
Va.
Robert ShipIey and 6. W. Ferell have
leased from MeSSrS. AtheY and Sisler the
moving picture show in the Martin build
ing, and will assume the management OF
the show today. These gentlemen
formerly conducted this establishment,
and promise to give first-class perform
ances. They will have comedy sketch
team each night this week.
The harvest home held at Uvilla last
Thursday by the members OF the South
ern Methodist Church was great success
socially and financially. The gross re-
ceiptS were about $3.50 and would have
been more had not the supplies given
out in the evening. ]. A. Engle claims
that so many town folks went out for
dinner that the chicken disappeared fast
er than was expected. He says that he
is going to fix for them next year, how
ever.
A number of the fruit growers of this
section have been considering the matter
OF fruit carnival to be held in Shep-
herdStown some time during September
or October, and sentiment has been de-
veloped that it is believed will justify an
attempt to have such an affair. A meet
ing has been called for Saturday after
noon OF this week at 2 o'clock, and all
persons interested are urged to be pres
ent at the firemen's hall at that time.
Let everybody attend.
The frequent rains OF the past week have
been of great benefit to this section. The
ground that has been so dry for most OF
the past year or two has been thoroughly
soaked once more, and vegetation has
become luxuriant. Pastures are revived,
and the corn crop is beyond harm from
drought, and the streams have been re-
newed. These latter rains have also
been worth much to the apple crop, for
they have greatly increased the size OF
the fruit and brought the apples into
much more perfect condition than SEEM
ed likely few weeks ago. The fine
rains have been very welcome.
The new building of the Shepherds
town Garage, of which J.. Quigley Rein
hart is manager, on the corner of Princess |
and Washington streets, has been COM
pleted and is now in use. This is a
large and well-arranged building, fire
proof, of concrete and metal construc-
ton, designed especially for the automo-
bile business, and is 40 by 70 feet in size.
All sorts of automobile repair work will