Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-02
LITTLE LOCALS.

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cannot but do the cause great good.
The frequent rains have caused the hay
crop to be good deal more promising
than it,was week or two ago, and after
all there will be pretty fair crop in some
localities. The rains have caused the
corn to grow nicely, and it is now in a
flourishing condition.
There will be couple of interesting
games OF baseball at the picnic at Nor
CAMS Grove on Saturday. In the morn
ing game will be played between two
teams captained by Elliott Turner and
Russell Henson, and in the afternoon
there will be good game between our
regular team and the Mddleway boys.
No charge TO see these games.
Hon. Fred o. Blue, State Tax Com
missioner and Commissioner OF Prohibi-
ton, will speak on the new prohibition
law in the opera house in Charles Town
on Sunday evening at s o'clock. Mr.. q.
W. Crabbe, State Superintendent OF the
Anti Saloon League, will also be present
and speak OF law enforcement and the
work OF the League. The public gener-
ally are invited and urged to attend this
meeting.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county will be held at Charles Town the
week beginning August 18th, with Frank
b. Trotter, OF Morgantown, and S. S.
Jacobs, Ir., of Wheeling, as instructors.
The institute for Berkeley county will be
held the same week, at MartinSburg, with
DR.. ]. M. Callahan and Prof. w. A. His
cox as instructors. Morgan countY's in
stitute will be held at Paw Paw the week
OF August 10th.
Arrangements are being made for big
union picnic of The Sunday schools OF
Jefferson and Berkeley counties TO be
held at Island Park, Harper's Ferry, on
Thursday, July 9th. The Sunday schools
OF Martinsburg are very active in the mat
ter, and are preparing programme of
much interest. The B. & o. Railroad
will sell excursion tickets. The fare
from Shenandoah Junction will be 30
cents, children Is cents.
Charles ]. Miller will have ripe peaches
in his orchard west of town this week,
and if he has luck he will have peaches
right along from now until next October.
He planted number of different varie-
ties in his orchard, with view OF having
ripe peaches all through the season from
July until late in the fall. His trees are
all in flourishing condition, and though
all are not yet bearing, Mr.. Miller will
probably have crop OF between 400 and
500 bushels this year. He probably will
not have to ship any, as it is anticipated
that the local demand will take all he has
to sell.
The people of this neighborhood are
becoming more and more indignant at the
way in which the Shepherd turnpike is
being allowed to 90 TO ruin, and we call
upon our County Court TO take action to
save it. A few years ago it was &C
knowledged to be the finest road in West
Virginia, but owing to its utter neglect
by the turnpike commissioner if is get
ting 10 be almost impossible in places.
A little attention and a few dollars spent
in keeping the drains open would have
saved much of the dam &c, which will
now take hundreds of dollars to repair.
Tne neglect OF this road is waste OF the
money OF the taxpayers that is unjustifl-
able, and our County Court is not doing
lis duty If 1t remains indifferent in the
matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert V. S. Quigley on
June 18Th celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary at their home in Lakeport,
California. Mr. Quigley, who is BROTH
er OF Mrs E. H. Reinhart and John H.
Quigley. of this place, is native OF Shep-
town, having been born at Bellevue, near
town, now in the occupancy OF his niece,
Mrs. K. c. Ringgold. He went TO Cali
fornia in 1853, and for the past 81 years
has beer living at Lakeport. He repre-
sented his county in the Legislature in
1876, and was for two terms county
treasurer. He retired from active business
some years ago. His wife was Margaret
Under, who as little child crossed the
plains in an ox-team with her parents in
the search OF gold in 40. She and Mr..
Quigley were married in Yuba City on
June Is, 1864. Six OF their sons and
daughters attended the golden wedding
celebration, one son being unable TO at
tend.
Our venerable fellow townSman, d. s.
Rentch, Esq, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. ID.
Wysong were among the guests who al
tended the wedding last week OF Miss
Elizabeth Mary Staley and MIR. Gordon
K. Nicodemus, of Washington county,
Md. The bride is daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. DdlllSi H. oidiS}y anu tiS "SNuluS
was held at their beautiful home, Dele
mere" near BreathedSville. After the
ceremony reception was held, which
was attended by about 300 persons. A
coincidence that caused much pleasant
comment was The fact that Mr.. Rentch
had been present at the marriage of the
brides grandparents at the same home
just IA years previous, and he was con-
graduated by many persons on being
able to be present at the wedding in the
third generation. OF all who had been
present at the wedding quarters of
century ago, however, he is the only
survivor Mr.. Rentch is SO years OF age,
but he is still we'll and lively and is able
to attend most OF The festivities in our
neighborhood.