Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-04-20
LITTLE LOCALS.

piSdSS tliS puUllC iillS COnliHg SOOd season
with full line OF up-to-date soda requi-
sites. Pay us visit and Judge for your
self.
Our friend H. M. Miller, of Woodland,
CAL, sends us newspaper by which we
see that Woodland has just voted out the
saloons by comfortable majority. Con-
gratulations.
Mrs. ]. c. Hahn, of Lancaster, Pa, in
renewing her subscription to the Register.
writes: eve are always glad to receive
your interesting paper, as it gives us
little glimpse of home each week."
H. L. Snyder received handsome
new baby grand Steinway piano from
Steinway Hall, New York, this week 1t
was purchased through the music house
of E. F. Droop & Sons Company, of
Washington.
H. H. Rutherford has bought the ]. c.
Weller farm Of 10 acres four miles south
of Martinsburg, and S. H. McKown has
bought the Viewer farm OF 30S acres in
Falling Waters district. Both OF the
farms will be planted in apples.
Hon. Richard Pearson Hobson and his
wife, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rothwell, of Martinsburg, were in Shep-
herdstown for short time last Saturday
on their way to Charles Town. Few
persons knew that the hero OF the Mer-
rimac was in town until after he had gone
An orchard Of fifty acres-2,0O0 trees
in all-has just been set out on Frank w.
Muzzey's farm, "Rocklaud," near Shop
herdstown, the work being looked after
by VIM. M. Muzzey. The varieties
planted were Black Twig, York Imperial,
Jonathan, Grimes Golden, Stamen Wine
sap and Gano. The trees were bought
from the Harrison Nurseries through T.
H. Davis, who also helped to set them
out.
This Thursday evening an interesting
stereopticon exhibition will be given in
the study hall of Shepherd College
scenes of the great battle of Gettysburg
and views of the field as it is today, with
its many splendid monuments, etc. Prof
T. c. Miller will give sketch OF the bat
tie to accompany the pictures. The peo-
pie generally are invited to attend. An
admission fee of 10 cents will be charged,
students cents.
VIM. H. Billmyer has been buying a
great many walnut trees in this section,
and some OF the old trees that have stood
the storms of more than half century,
and from which couple of generations
have gathered the luscious nuts, have
fallen before the woodman's ruthless axe.
Somehow we hate to see these fine old
trees cut down and hauled away-the
growth OF from fifty to hundred years
destroyed in an hour.
The three hundredth anniversary OF
the translation of the King James version
OF the Bible will be celebrated by union
meeting in the Shepherd College audi
forum Sunday night at 100 o'clock. The
meeting will be held under the auspices
OF the Shepherdstown Branch of the
American Bible Society, and will be par
ticipated in by the ministers OF the town.
An interesting programme has been pre-
pared, and the people are invited to at
tend
The Shepherd College baseball team
played the Berryville boys last Saturday
at the latter place, the score resulting 3to
2 in favor of Berryville. In the last inn
ing, with the bases full, Roulette knocked
a home run for Shepherd College and the
game was ours-but, horrors! the umpire
called it a foul Roulette couldn't knock
another just like it. so we lost in great
sadness. Monday we played here with
Frederick College and won handily from
the Maryland boys by to 3.
Hon. M. P. Shawkey, State Superin-
tendent of Schools, and Mr.. L. ]. Hani-
fan, supervisor OF rural schools, delivered
addresses in Jefferson county last week,
their principal topics being school con-
Soldation and district supervision, both
propositions being earnestly advocated.
they were at Shepherd College Friday |
afternoon and spoke on these subjects.
as did also Prof. Thos. c. Miller. They
said that Jefferson county was particularly |
well ADAPTED to school consolidation be-
cause Of its excellent roads, and urged
that far better results will be secured
with fewer schools and the system OF
grading that could then be provided for
each district. Rev. DR.. L. L. Seiber, OF |
Gettysburg, who was present, was called
upon, and made very pointed and in
tereSting address.
The martens arrived in this section on
schedule time-April l4th. II is singular
how unerringly they come to this locality |
the same time every year, for observation
has shown that they arrive at their old |
homes almost the same hour each recur-
ring spring. The latter part OF March
few of the martens make their appearance
and then almost Immediately disappear
old folks say that they 60 back to their
southern homes to tell the balance OF the
family that it is time to come north and to
inform the others where suitable homes
may be found. Then on the l4th OF April
those that are to stay with us for the sum-
mer arrive and take up their old quarters
or new homes that they may fancy. The
martens are interesting and companion
able birds, and those who will provide
homes for them-a suitably partitioned
house or box set on top of pole in the |
yard or gardeu-will find much pleasure