Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-04-03
LITTLE LOCALS.

day evening OF this week at 100 O'Clock
between the Juniors ard Seniors in the
college gymnasium. Admission 10 cents.
Last game of the season.
A new steel ceiling has been placed in
the room occupied by Owens & Miller'S
drug store in the Register building.
When completed it will add much to the
appearance of their store. Chas. M.
Sheetz is the contractor.
The room formerly occupied by J. H.
Hills pharmacy in the J. L. Welshans
building is being papered and painted
and fitted up for the occupancy OF John
H. Schoppert, who will move his grocery
store into it as soon as il is ready.
The spring meeting of the Potomac
Valley Round Table will be held at ROM
ney, w. Va, April 18th and 10Th. Miss
Ireland, of Shepherd College, is on the
programme for paper on Elementary
art in the graded and district schools"
DR.. d. w. Border has contracted with
w. IA. Boxwell, of Charles Town, for
the erection OF large barracks and stable
combined on the Doctors farm, Elkwood,
a mile south of Kearneysville. The build
ing will cost about 81 900 and is to be
finished by June lst.
There will be game OF baseball Sat-
urday in ShepherdStown between Shep-
herd College and the Washington county
high school team of Hagerstown. Game
called at p. m, admission 10 cents.
The college boys played the first game OF
the season last Saturday with Berryville,
when we lost by score Of a to 0.
The Potomac river got up rather high
last Friday as result OF the heavy rains,
but no especial damage was done. The
river ran over the towpath OF the canal at
several places, washing the towpath to
some extent, but the damage was soon
repaired. Navigation was officially OPEN
ed at Cumberland on Tuesday and boats
are now under way.
The enrolment for the spring term Of
Shepherd College is now 203, and STU
dents are still coming in every day.
Among those enrolled the past week are
a considerable number of former students
who have been teaching during the past
winter. The boarding houses are pretty
well filled up, and the need of the new
dormitory is growing more and more
pressing.
The boiler and other appurtenanceS OF
the electric light plant that was rendered
useless when steam power was given up
and connection made with the lines from
the water power current from Dam No.
4 were loaded on the cars this week tor
shipment to Charlottesville, Va. The
machinery has now been entirely remov-
ed from its location on the property Of
the old manufacturing shops.
Agent Hamrick, OF the Norfolk & West
ern Railway, informs US that this company
will transport over its lines, free OF charge,
food, clothing or other supplies contrib
uted for the relief OF the flood sufferers
IN Ono, Indiana, West Virginia and other
parts OF the country where the n. q W.
runs. While the road is still more or less
handicapped by the high waters, supplies
will be moved as promptly as possible.
The United States Court is in session
IN Marunsturg this week. Among the
gr,uG auu pcut Jurors from Jefferson
cJuuty were John L. Burns, Frank u.
bMier, Newton W. Myers, b. F. Yates
ahd II. L. Snyder. Judge Dayton'S
charge to the grand jury was unusually
strong and impressive, and his denunCI-
alton OF the liquor traffic and those who
e. gage in it, and those who endorse it,
was as strong as language could make it.
II is said that the Norfolk & Western
Railway has appropriated $6OO,OOO for
new bridges on the Shenandoah Valley
division. Work has already been COM
menced on the piers and abutments,
which will be OF stone or concrete and
much more massive than the present
structures. When these have been COM
pleted very heavy iron work will be
erected to take the place of the present
iron bridges, which are regarded as loo
light for the powerful engines that now
draw such big trains.
The 500 feet OF new tire hose recently
purchased by the town was given a
thorough test last Monday afternoon, when
the steam fire engine put full pressure upon
it. The hose stood the test Splendidly,
not the slightest flaw being found. The
firemen i'll charge OF the test turned the
hose upon the brick wall of the Entler
property, which has been standing since
the fire last November, il being the de-
sire of the owners that the wall be thrown
down. A part OF the bricks were dis
lodged, but the main wall stood stoutly,
although it Swayed good deal from the
high wind and the water pressure COM
bined.
The funeral service ofGriggs Flanagan,
whose sad death we recorded last week.
was held Saturday morning at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Bertha ID. Flanagan,
near Bakerton. The service was con-
Quoted by Rev. John c. Siler, of the
Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. J.
E. Triplett and Rev. DR.. Charles Ghise-
lin. The body was inferred in the family
lot in Elmwood Cemetery. An unusually
large funeral cortege accompanied the
body, and in addition many persons from
town went to the cemetery for the last
rites. There were many beautiful flow
ers and emblemS, the grave being entire