Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-07-18
LITTLE LOCALS.

town clock that has that tired feelinp-iI
is the clock winder who is thus afflicted
| r. M. Golladay, who graduated from
Shepherd College in June, has been ap-
pointed a teacher in the public school al
Paw Paw. w. Va.
James Douglas Frazier, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Frazier. of Shepherdstown,
enlisted in the United States Navy few
days ago at the recruiting station in Ha-
gerstown.
Judge Faulkner has called a special
term OF the Jefferson Circuit Court to be
held next Monday in Charles Town for
the transaction of some business unfin-
ished from the lastterm.
Great preparations are being made for
the big Odd Fellows reunion to be held
at Pen-Mar August Sth. The Rebekahs
will have prominent part in the pro-
gramme that is being arranged.
The local branch of the Ratification
Federation held an interesting meeting
Tuesday night and transacted routine
business. Rev. c. Sydenstricker deliv-
cred short but stirring address.
The Norfolk & Western Railway will
run an excursion to Pen-Mar on Thurs
day, August lst, the occasion of the
Presbyterian reunion. A special train
will leave Shepherdstown at $40 a. m.
H. F. Groves, student at Shepherd
College last year, has been nominated as
county superintendent of schools for
Grant county by the Republicans, and
will most probably be elected in Novem-
Der.
]. Lawrence McChan, who recently
moved from Shepherdstown to Washing
ton, with the intention oimaking his home
there permanently, has again moved, this
time TO Hagerstown. He's getting closer
home ali the time.
The game ofbaseball Tuesday between
Green's Nebraska Indians and a made-up
team from town was tame and uninter-
eSting, most of the innings being played
in the rain. The Indians won by score
OF eleven to nothing.
Joe Cookus caught beautiful rainbow
trout in the town run last Thursday-it
weighed two pounds even. When if was
opened it was found that its last meal
had been water snake Is l-2 inches
long, which had not yet been digested.
Miss Isabel Elsa Martin, daughter of
Mrs. Laura L. Martin, and Mr.. Clyde H.
ravenner, all of Washington, were mar
ried in that city last Thursday. The bride
is a granddaughter of the late L. w.
Poffenberger, of this place, and has fire.
quently visited in Shepherdstown-
The Southern Methodist Sunday School
had very enjoyable picnic yesterday at
Morgan's Grove. There was a large
attendance and unlimited provisions.
William Meleester hauled some fifty or
sixty youngsters to and from the picnic
grounds in big hay wagon gaily deco
rated.
There is good deal of complaint con-
corning the way in which the ditch at the
foot of the hill at Ambrose Hendricks
place, on the ,Haltown pike, has been
repaired" II is said to be worse now
than it was before it was fixed. Pike
Commissioner Mcdonald will kindly take
notice.
Excursionists to Atlantic City this sea-
son will not be required by the B. & 0.
and Pennsylvania Railroads to deposit
their tickets at the joint validating office
at Atlantic City Immediately upon arrival,
as in former years. All that is necessary
now for the holder OF the ticket before
returning is to have the agent at Atlantic
City stamp the ticket. The holder of the
ticket now keeps it instead of depoSiting
it, as formerly.
Another attempt is being made to close
Spencer's notorious saloon opposite Har-
per's Ferry. Last week Randolph Peach
er flied petition asking that Spencer's
license be revoked, and Judge Keedy
fixed this Thursday morning as the time
for hearing the matter Besides the great
loss OF life attributable TO this saloon, the
county is having an enormous bill OF costs
run up because OF the two murders there
week before last.
Miss Eta V. Shaner, w. c. T. u. lee
turer and organizer, will visit Jefferson
county next week, holding public meet
ings as follows: Shenandoah Junction,
Monday, July p; Leetown, tuesday,
July q; Ripon, Wednesday, July "a, 7
D. m. Summit Point, Thursday, July Is,
7 p. M; Middleway, Friday, July 70;
Bolivar and Harper's Ferry on Sunday,
July Is. Miss Shaner is endorsed by the
State w. c. T. U. as fine speaker.
Last Monday was st. Swithin's day.
1t rained, which means, as everybody
knows, that we will have rain forthe next
forty days. Just to show how reliable
ST. Swithin really is, we may remark that
it has rained every day since Monday.
Every day and every night thunder
storms have passed over this section.
though none has been severe at Shep-
herdstown-we just seemed to get the
edge of them. This morning we had
fine shower, which is good for the grow
ing corn crop, though not particularly
welcome to the hay-makers.
Prof. A. NJ. Toler and his pretty young
wife passed through this county lastweek
on 9OO-miIe tramp. They started from
Reading, Pa, and are bound for Pixies
vile, Ky. They passed through Hagers-
to,yr On 10 Sharnchttro and from there