Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-16
LITTLE LOCALS.

w. w. Lemley, representative of the
State Tax Commissioner, is in Charles
Town auditing the books of the county
officials OF Jefferson county.
M. M. jenkins, candidate for county
commissioner, asks us to deny the state
ment that he has withdrawn. His name
is on the ticket and he is in the fight to
stay.
Confederate memorial day will be OBJ
served in Shepherdstown on Saturday,
June LIST, when an address will be deliv-
cred by Hon. R. Gray Williams, of VIM
chester, and probably also by Congress-
man John Lamb, OF Virginia. Further
particulars will be given next week.
The cornerstone of the splendid new
school building at Harper's Ferry will be
laid on Sunday, May 10Th, with appro-
pirate exercises. Hon. VIM. q. Brown,
Member of Congress from this district,
will deliver an address. The exercises
will begin at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Practically all OF the mulberry trees in
Shepherdstown were killed by the in
tensely cold weather of the past winter
we know OF none that has put out new
foliage. Years ago the mulberry was
popular shade tree here, but they have
nearly all been replaced by the naples.
Messrs. Reed & Myers last Friday pur-
chased the Hodges grain elevator at Duf-
fields, this county, sold at public sale by
Special Commissioners Beltzhoover, Mar
tin and Noll, for $500. The business
will be continued at that place under the
management of |. D. Myers, who looks
after the elevator at Dust's Crossing, con-
Quoted by the same firm.
Potomac Commandery of Knights Tenn
plar, in company with visiting brethren
from other communicates, will parade
from the lodge room in the Register
building Sunday evening next to the
Reformed Church and attend a special
service there. A sermon appropriate to
the occasion will be preached by Rev.
DR.. Hacker, OF Roanoke, Va.
If you want laugh one that will
come back to you whenever you recall
the occasion, one that will make you
chuckle in your dreamS-see "As You
Like It," by the Coburn Players. Be
sure you don't miss seeing Tombstone.
"A fool, fool-a motley fool" There
are twenty-six different characters ex-
hibited in "'rhe Canterbury Pilgrims"
The widow OF freight conductor w. L.
Bender, OF SharpSburg, has had damages
in the sum of 81, $50 awarded to her for
the death of her husband, who was killed
while on duty on the Norfolk & Western
Railway. Mr.. Bender was killed by the
derailment OF his train near Briggs, Va,
last October. The case was Compro-
missed by attorneys for The railroad and
Mrs. Bender.
Our friend |. w. Williams, OF Shenan-
doah Junction, is a candidate Tor magiS-
trate in Charles Town district. 1t must
be conceded that the thriving town of
Shenandoah Junction is entitled to the
convenience and protection of justice
OF the peace, and Mr.. Williams is just the
man for the place. We hope that he may
be elected on Saturday. His community
needs such an officer.
Pfoi. Z. J. Bunce, the famous horse
trainer, gave d thrilling exhibition OF
Training unruly horses last Saturday at the
lalr grounds. He tanned the widest and
mosI vicious animals, and rode and drove
horses diler half an hour or so OF train
my that haa been entirely unmanageable.
He will give another exhibition Saturday,
May 25ih, at the fair grounds, admission
Is cents. Prof. Bunce offers 500 for
any horse that he cannot ride or drive
without use of whip.
We have recently sent out bills to
number of our subscribers who are in ar
rears. Some have responded and some
have not. Those who fail to pay up will
have to Ue cut offthe list, for it is impoSSi-
BILE to carry delinquentS indefinitely in
these piping times of high prices for pa
per. If you have gotten bill, pay it up
at once. If you haven't, and know that
you are in arrears, pay up anyhow. With
the Register only dollar year, every
body really should pay in advance.
Mr.. Charles X. Jones, of Berryville, Va,
formerly of the Shepherdstown vicinity,
and Miss Anna W. Ullum, of Mondell,
Washington county, Md, were married
last Sunday in the Ullum Union Chapel
at the latter place by Rev. J. P. Anthony,
of the United Brethren Church. The
groom is in the real estate business at
Berryville, while the bride has been the
popular proprietor of the general store
at Mondel. After a wedding tour they
will return to Mondel, where they will
make their home.
Principal Thos. c. Miller has made an
nouncement of some of the events con-
nected with Shepherd College commence
ment. The graduation exercises will be
held on Tuesday, June 18th, when the
address will be delivered by DR.. E. H.
Vickers, of the West Virginia University,
and the diplomas will be presented by
State Superintendent M. p. Shawkey.
The address before the literary societies
will be delivered by Hon. John J. Corn
well, of Romney, on Friday evening, June
7th, and on Sunday, June 9th, the annual
sermon to the graduating class will be de-
livered by Rev. DR.. J. H. Lacey, OF Win
chester.
Late last Sunday night Mrs. R. c. Girls
well discovered burglar trying to effect