Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-03-23
LITTLE LOCALS.

at Shepherd College have been concluded
this week. The regular spring term will
begin next Wednesday, and the indica-
tons are for large attendance OF new
students.
The Norfolk & Western Railway is re-
ducing expenses all along its lines. 1t is
said that Superintendent Blake will make
trip over the Shenandoah Valley divis-
ion next week with view to looping
off wherever possible.
Mr.. E. B. Spedden, agent for the Nor
folk & Western Railway at Shepherds
town, is in Roanoke, Va, this week, at
tending meeting Of the Order of Rail-
way Telegraphers. Relief Agent Patter-
son is doing substitute duty here.
Mrs. May B. Williamson, who has been
occupying the Magruder house on Main
street, has bought Mrs. ]. Elmer Rentch's
dwelling on Prospect avenue, and will
move into it the first of April. Mrs.
Williamson expects TO enlarge and i'm
prove the dwelling.
Miss Lou D. Mann announces that she
will have her spdng opening of millinery,
notions, ETC., on Friday and Saturday of
next week, March 3lst and April lst.
Everybody is invited to come and see
the many attractive hats and other ladies'
goods that she will offer.
Mrs. Robert Gibson met with very
painful accident few deys ago, and has
since been confined to her room by her
injuries. She fell down stairway lead
ing TO the cell r, twelve steps in height,
and hurt herself quite severely. II is
thought that couple of ribs were frac-
tured.
J. L. WelShanS will have his opening
of new spring millinery on Saturday of
this week, when he will show the latest
styles and most attractive designs in la
dies and girls head-wear. An invita-
ton is extended to the people generally
to visit his store and see the handsome
new styles.
Announcement is made OF the ap-
preaching marriage OF Miss Anna Beard,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Beard,
of Baltimore, we'll known in this county,
to Lieutenant Guy A. Mix, Of the Coast
Artillery Corps, U. S. Army. The we'd
ding will take place in the Church of the
Ascension, Baltimore, on April 18th, and
will be military affair.
John w. Mitchell, who lives near the
cement mill. east OF town, has had
streak of bad luck lately that he would
ike to have ended. His COW died few
weeks ago, and he bought another, for
which he paid $40. Tuesday this animal
also kicked the bucket, and he doesn't
know whether TO risk getting another or
not, as the old saying is that what hap
pens twice is bound to occur thrice.
Mrs. R. D. Shepherd. chairman of the
ways and means committee OF the Village
improvement Society, who has been i'll
with the grippe since early in January,
and who is now convalescing at her
home at Wild Goose Farm, will call
meeting OF this committee in the near fu-
lure, to decide upon the immediate dis
posal of the dolls lett over from the doll
parade in December. Active work by
the society will be taken up soon and we
nay look for some big things.
County Road Engineer James K. Hen
tricks has bought grader and water
tank to be used in connection with the
steam roller purchased last fall. These
idditIonS TO our road-making machinery
,reatly facilitate the work and result in
economy and greater efficiency in opera
lion. The coming season will see much
Improvement in our public roads, and the
present as well as future generations will
rise up and bless our progressive county
commissioners and our efficient road Of
HCialS.
Sad news came to Charles N. Harper,
)ne of students of Shepherd College
rom Pendleton county, on Tuesday. MIR.
iarper, who is one of the best students
md most popular young men in the school.
lad finished his term examinations, and
With some OF the other students was re-
Joicing at the high grades he had made,
when a telegram was handed him an
bouncing the death of his mother. II
vas terrible shock to him, as he had
10 idea that she was seriously Ill. He
left for his home as soon as he could get
train. His frie?5s here give HIM their
ulleSt sympathy in his sorrow.
Robbers broke into the store ofWarren
4. Hunter at Duffields some time Mon
day night, and took away with them a
quantity of shoes, tobacco, mems under
wear, and other merchandise. The front
door was smashed 10 secure entrance TO
the building. That no one in the neigh
oorhood heard the robbers breaking the
loor is accounted for by the fact that for
half hour or more after midnight every
night heavy freight trains pass Duffields,
making enough noise TO neutralize any
racket the intruders might have made.
Mr.. Hunter has no clues or suspicious as
TO the identity Of the robbers.-Adpocdte.
The concert IN the colored Methodist
Church last Friday night was very en-
joyable and interesting affair, and the
pastor, Rev. c. Y. Trigg, deserves great
credit Tor arranging such an excellent
programme. The stars of the occasion
we're two visiting colored ministers, Rev.
M Mitchell and Rev. C.. d. Hughes.