Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-07-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

Despite the warning of Mayor Martin,
the speed limit for automobiles in town is
violated almost every day. The reck-
lessness of drivers will cause an accident
if the speed mania is not checked.
Mrs. Robert Gibson is arranging to
present the famous comedy, "Why Smith
Left Home" in the town hail during the
week of the fair, in September. Further
particulars will be given later on.
The weather has been ideal this week
cool days and nights, fresh, pure atmos-
phere, occasional showers to keep down
the dust and refresh vegetation, and
everything is sweet in the country.
Mrs. David Lemen gave a most enjoy
able card party to number OF her friends
and their visiting guests in Shepherds
town yesterday. It was one of the most
pleasant social events of the season.
The Presbyterian reunion at Pen-Mar
will be held next Thursday, August 3d.
The Norfolk & Western Railway will run
Especial excursion train from this diyis-
ion, passing Shepherdstowna at $40 a. m.
Mr.. c. K. Stribling, of the Uvilla
neighborhood, was among our callers on
Tuesday. Mr.. Stribling was recently re-
instated in his old position in the Govern
ment Printing Office in Washington and
expects to spend few years more there
before he retires from active service.
The annual harvest home will be held
by the members of the Lutheran Church
at Uvilla on Thursday, August 10th, in the
grove near the church. Dinner and sup
per will be served at Is cents each, and
icecream and other refreshments will be
served. The people generally are invited
to attend and enjoy day in the woods.
Among the baseball enthusiasts who went
went to Washington to see the Detroit
Washington game were E. w. Athey and
his son Strother, DR.. Hopkins Gibson,
Robert Keplinger and Daniel Shipley-
and last, but not least in baseball knowl-
edge and enthusiasm, little Jack Snyder.
They are all hoping to see Ty Cobb
make home run and steal about seven
teen bases.
Don NJ. Carr, assistant to Secretary of
the Interior Fisher, has resigned his office
and will go to San Francisco, where he
has business opportunity awaiting him.
Mr.. Carr, who was private secretary to
former Secretary Ballinger, is a son-in-law
of Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Esq, Of Shep-
herdstown, having married Miss Agnes
Beltzhoover.
Mr.. Harry Walper, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
10 L. Walper, from north OF town, who
went to the far west on visit few weeks
ago, has decided to remain in San Fran
cisco, where he has been given a position
as bookkeeper with the large insurance
firm of Johnson & Higgins, in that city.
Mr.. Walper was letter carrier in Charles
Town, and he telegraphed his resignation
several days ago TO Postmaster Bradley
We hope that he will do well in his new
home.
"Red Gate Camp has been established
along the Potomac river, a couple OF
miles below ShepherdStown, and NUM-
Der of young folks, chaperoned by Mrs.
H. E. Baker, of Hagerstown, are having
a jolly time. In the party are Miss Bessie
Summers, Miss Esta Baker, of HagerS-
town; Misses Blanche Knott, Nellie Sta
ley, Anna Hause, Nellie Spedden, of this
vicinity; Harry Boyd, Staley Hause and
Gus Deity, of Pittsburg; and William
CIaggett, of Baltimore.
The Norfolk & Western Railway offered
to run an excursion train to Pen-Mar for
the Odd Fellows reunion on August 10th
provided the committee would put up
the modest sum OF $3.50 as a guarantee.
Although there was strong request for
the train, the committee did not feel called
upon to overload itself with the exorbi-
tant guarantee that the railroad, which
gets all the profits, demanded. To the
ordinary observer, $3.50 seemed over
ample to protect the railroad company.
The concert TO be given in the Shep-
herd College auditorium Friday evening
of this week by Mr.. Arthur Conrad, vi
olinist, Mr.. Austin Conrad, pianist, and
Mr.. Albert Hildebrandt, the Dutch 'celliSt,
should be attende d by all lovers OF NIT
sic. Each of these musicians is an artist
and renders classical selections with the
most mastery skill and Interpretation.
They should have a crowded house.
Tickets are IS cents and can be secured
at Owens and Miller's drug store. Per-
70 rmance begins at 8.l5 o'clock.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county will be held at Charles Town the
week beginning August l4th, and DR..
Waitman Barbe is announced as the in
structor. The Berkeley county institute
will be held at Martinsburg the following
week, beginning August 2lst, and the in
structors are Chas. H. Reyes, OF New
York City, and c. F. Randolph, OF New
ark, N. J. Prof. Thos. c. Miller, OF Shep-
herd College, will conduct institutes for
Grant county at Maysville. for Taylor
county at Grafton, and for Upshur county
at Buckhannon.
The big building for the use OF the
Shepherdstown Garage on the corner OF
Princess and Washington streets is being
pushed along by Stanley brothers, who
are doing the carpenter work. The
structure is to be 40x69 feet in size and
will have a concrete floor. VanMetre
Bros. have put in the foundation for