Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-08-07
LITTLE LOCALS.

uetam battlefieldS.
Miss Julia Maddox has been appointed
teacher OF the Edgewood public school
on Sandy Ridge. Miss Sarah Folk, who
had been appointed TO this school, takes a
school in Berkeley country.
Robert Gibson, who has been the eff
cieIt pharmacist in Owens & Miller's
drug store for the past couple of years,
has resigned his position. He has not
yet decided what he will engage in.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county begins August 18th at Harper's
Ferry, and will be held in the new high
school building. The Berkeley county
institute begins at Martinsburg on Au-
gust 18th.
The valuable real estate bel, nging to
the heirs OF the late VIM. A. Chapline,
on Main street and King street. Shep-
herdstown, is to be sold at public sale on
August 3Oth, as may be seen by adver-
tisement in this issue.
The annual harvest home festival OF
Mt. Wesley M. E. Church will be held
on Saturday, August 10th, at the home OF
Harry Whiting at Billmyer's Mill. Sup
per will be served, beginning at O'Clock,
and Seasonable refreshments will be sold.
MI Lurgan, OF Troutville, Va, has
been appointed operator at the Norfolk
& Western station at Shepherdstown,
and has entered upon his work. Mr..
Lurgan has moved his family here, occu-
plying the Hout house at the west end OF
town.
Our friend Samuel F. Hebb, OF the
Sharpsburg district, has our thanks for an
addition to our museum that we prize
highly-an old colored print OF the Bat
tie OF Monterey in 1876. II is an inter-
esting relic and we appreciate Mr.. Hebb's
kindness.
The Washington Building Lime Com
pany has just completed six new patent
lime kilnS at its plant at Bakerton, this
county. There are now 81 of these pat
emf kilnS in operation at Bakerton. A
considerable addition to the force OF
workmen has been made necessary.
Mrs. Eugenia Pierce gave an enjoyable
entertainment to number OF her friends
last Friday evening. They first enjoyed
theatre party" and afterward went to
Ayrlie, where refreshments were served
and various forms of amusements were
provided for the pleasure of the guests.
The annual harvest home of the Uvilla
Lutheran Church will be held in the grove
near the church next Thursday, August
18th. A fine country dinner and supper
will be served at the usual reasonable
prices, and refreshments will be sold.
The patronage Of the public is solicited.
The members OF the Presbyterian
Church will hold suppers on the lawn at
T. F. Jones's home at Bllmyer's Mill on
Friday and Saturday evenings, August 9Th
and 9th. Fried chicken, country ham
and other good things will be provided,
and icecream aud other refreshments sold.
Everybody invited.
Mr.. Edward Stanley, who lives on what
was formerly the Coffinbarger farm, two
miles south OF town, was badly hurt by
falling some twenty feet from an apple
tree Yesterday. He fractured his shoulder
bone and was otherwise badly bruised
ard shakenup. DR.. q. w. Banks gave
him surgical attention.
Miss Mary e. Martin, from Mt. Airy,
Md, member of the German Baptist
Church, will give lecture at the home
of r. L. Bowers, at Willowdale Farm,
near town, on Friday evening, August
9Th, beginning at eight o'clock. The pub
lie are cordially invited to attend this
service. Come and bring your friends
with you.
The ladies of the Leetown Baptist
Church will have an all-daY meeting and
harvest home on Thursday, August l4th,
in the church yard. Dinner and supper
will be served, with plenty of fried
chicken, fine country ham and other
seasonable good things. Addresses will
be delivered by distinguished ministers.
Everybody is cordially invited to attend.
Arthur Conrad, the violinist, has been
secured by the California Conservatory
of Music to take charge OF the violin de-
partment of that institution and will take
I'D his duties in San Francisco Septem-
Der 7. The California Conservatory is
one of the leading Conservatives on the
Pacific Coast and big factor in the mu-
steal progress of the West.-Baltimore
Sun.
The Misses Blackboard gave delight
full house party last week at their home
in Sharpsburg, following the camping
party, Camp Mar Va" at Terrace
Spring. The guests were Miss Alice
Rench, of Hagerstown. Misses Alice and
Frances Hopkins, OF Letne, Rockingham
county, Va, and Messrs. Hunter Gibbons,
of Ashland, Va, Arthur Yancey, OF Rich
mond, and Wesley Childs, OF Lynchburg.
The annual Sunday school picnic OF the
Reformed Church of Shepherdstown and
Kearneysville will be held at Morgan's
Grove this Friday, August 9Th. The
children OF the ShepherdStown school
will assemble at the parsonage at 9 a. m,
from which place they will be conveyed
to the grove. The children OF the Kear-
neysville Sunday school will assemble al
the church at "a. m, where Similar ar
engagements have been made to convey
them to the grove.
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