Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-05-09
LITTLE LOCALS.

$l.l6 bushel today. Corn has also up
and is now worth so cents bushel-as
much as wheat was worth year or two
ago.
The Hodges elevator property at Duff
fields will be offered at public sale Friday
of this week in front of the courthouse
in Charles Town. See advertisement
elsewhere in this paper.
The people who get their time from the
west side Of the town clock would be
thankful if our city fathers would have
the minute hand mended. 1t has been
broken for some weeks.
A number of Shepherdstown folks went
to Hagerstown last Saturday to see and
hear Theodore Roosevelt, who made a
political speech in that city. They did
not seem to be particularly impressed
with him.
AT the town election in Berkeley Springs
last Saturday the no-license ticket was
elected by safe majority. Berkeley
Springs has been "dry" for the past year
or two, and the people see the good Ell
fects of no saloons.
The temperance people of Martinsburg
have our sincerest good wishes in the
efforts they are making to elect "dry"
council next Monday. Surely so good a
ticket, advocating temperance and de-
cency and good government, ought to
win.
"Our Aunt From California will be CIV
en- by the Young Peoples Missionary
Society on Saturday, May 18th, at 8 p.
m, in the Y. M. c. A. hall at Kearneys-
vile. Admission Is cents. Ycecream,
cake and candy will be sold on the church
lawn.
We learn that Charles Town will likely
send liberal representation to the open
air performances of the Coburn Players
on the college campus May 20. Indeed,
all the neighboring towns and villages
should turn out to enjoy so delightful an
event.
See the advertisement in another COL
umn Of this paper OF the Farmers Bank
of ShepherdStown. This conservative
institution inaugurated the plan Of divid-
ing its profits with the depositors and
continues to pay per cent on time de-
posts.
Senator John Randolph Thornton, OF
louisiana, will deliver the address in
Charles Town on Confederate memorial
day, Saturday May 18th. Senator Thorn
ton is descendant OF Charles Washing
ton, the founder OF Charles Town, and is
Confederate veteran.
Mr.. William-E. Goodrich, OF Baltimore,
and Miss Octavia Hill, of Shepherdstown,
were married i'll Charles Town yesterday.
The groom has for several years been
driver of DR.. Crawford'S Car and the
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Hill, OF this place.
Sheriff Charles D. Wysong has bought
new automobile, one oil The largest and
handSomeSt machines IN town. II is an
imperial five-passenger touring Car, with
self-Starting device and other up-to-d date
Improvements. While the machine is a
fine one, if is not much at climbing trees.
Prof. E. ]. Bunce, the famous horse
tanner of Iowa. will give an exhibition in
Shepherdstown next Saturday afternoon,
commencing at o'clock. Bring in your
bad horses, no matter what their habits,
and he Will drive or ride them, free OF
charge. Wafer Heirs bad-pulling horse
will be there Admission 25 cents.
Several members of the Board of Re-
gents OF West Virginia visited Shepherd
College last Friday, in the party being
State Superintendent OF Schools IA. F..
Shawkey, Regents Geo. S. Laidley and
q. a. Nonhcott and Secretary Marsh.
Each made an address at chapel exer-
| ciseS, TO the edification of the students
and visitors.
The Shepherd Grade Sunday School
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Superintendent, Luther B..
Vickers; assistant superintendent, John
D. Foreman; secretary, Herbert Samp-
sell; assistant secretary, John Entler;
treasurer, Harris Hiedwohl; librarian,
Miss Emily Sampsell; organist, Miss
Nellye Mcdonald; assistant organiSt,
Miss Mabel Hill.
Five members OF the Wayne-Mar Club,
of WayneSboro, Pa, visited their club
house couple of miles below Shepherds
town, on the Maryland side OF the river,
the first of the week, in the party being
A. r. Warner, ]. Ed. Beck, Val Smith,
DIR. Clarence Beard and DR.. M. d. Shoe
maker. While here they contracted with
VanMetre Bros. for the construction OF
four fishing boats, which they will use at
their clubhouse.
1t is reported that the gang OF Allen out
laws was in ShepherdStown this week.
A band of desperate looking fellows were
encamped at the fair grounds for acouple
of days, and are said to answer the de-
scription of the Virginia murderers. One
of them was in c. D. Keplinger's shop
buying meat, and Mr.. Keplinger saw
steel breaSt-plate or corset that he was
wearing. One witness testified the past