Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-08-19
LITTLE LOCALS.

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The Grand Lodge of Knights OF Pythias
of West Virginia will convene in Charles
Town next Wednesday and continue in
session several days. An interesting
programme, including imposing parades,
has been prepared.
The Norfolk & Western Railway will
run an excursion to the Luray Caverns
next Wednesday, August 18th. The train
will leave Shepherdstown at $40 a. m,
and the fare for the round trip will be the
modest sum OF ST so.
We call the especial attention OF our
readers TO the very interesting letter from
Germany published on the first page OF
the Register this week, written by Prof.
John N. Ware, who tells what he sees in
that country during war times.
The Confederate reunion for Jefferson
county will be held on the horse show
grounds at Charles Town Saturday OF
this week. Addresses will be delivered
by DR.. b. M. Roszell. OF Winchester, and
Hon. T. A. Milton, of Kansas City.
]. L. WeIshans is having a new con-
crete pavement laid in front of his resi-
dence and business property on Main
street, Contractor Robert T. Banks doing
the work. This is another fine addition
to our splendid system OF concrete side
walks.
Miss Bessie Williamson has been ap-
pointed one of the teachers in the public
school at Mount Hope, in Fayette county,
| w. Va. Franklin Clapham and Miss Ada
Gordon, who were graduates ofShepherd
College in this years class, will also
teach at Mount Hope.
Mr.. c. o. Wilmington and iMr. J. d.
Tucker, of KearneySville, were among
the callers at the Register office yester-
day. Mr.. Wilmington expects to move
TO Florida in a few weeks, and will sell
his desirable home at Kearneysville on
September 18th Advertisement will ap-
pear next week.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county will be held in Charles Town next
week, beginning on Monday, August 23d.
The instructors will be o. q. Wilson, of
Elkins, and H. E. Cooper, of Bluefield.
The Berkeley county institute will be held
the same week in Martinsburg, the in
structors being w. H. S. White, of Pied
mont, and Edward Hayward, of CohoeS,
NY.
We have received copy of the Pre-
MUM List of the Hagersto%n fair, which
will be held October 18th TO 18th next.
The local board OF directors for Jefferson
county is composed of c. D. Wysong,
chairman, ]. VIM Rider, |. W. Williams,
M. B. Baker, N. T. Snyder, A. S. Dam
bridge, N. R. Roberts, H. L. Snyder, J.
P. Kearfott, w. F. Alexander apd E. H.
Reinhart.
Mrs. d. Allen Entler, formerly OF Shep-
herdStown, but who has been living in
Martinsburg for number OF years, met
with painful accident at her home in the
latter place last Sunday night In the
darkness OF an upper hall she made
miSs-step and fell down the stairway, in
juring herself quite badly. Both wrists
and one of her ankles were fractured, her
back was hurt and she was considerably
bruised
Col. r. p. Chew few days ago re-
ceived by parcel post the sabre that he
had worn during the Civil War. The
weapon had been placed in wagon on
the retreat from Appomattox at time
when he was making his way TO join Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston's army in North Car
DINA. The wagon with its contents came
into the possession OF farmer in Amelia
county, Va, whose son correspondent
with Col. Chew and returned the weapon
that had been in the possession OF the
family over fifty years.-Adpocate.
Last Friday evening Mrs. Joseph Hartle
was struck by an automobile owned by
| M. B. Myers. of the Zoar neighborhood,
this county, as she was crossing street
| in Hagerstown. No blame was attached
to the driver of the car, as Mrs. Hartle
became confused and stepped right in
front ofthe machine. Although the brakes
were thrown on when the accident was
seen TO be imminent, the car struck Mrs.
Hartle and she was thrown violently TO
the pavement. She was right badly hurt,
blood flowing from one OF her ears, but
later she improved under the care OF
physician.
Prominence has recently been given
Baltimore boy OF seven years, who pos
sessed certain abnormal literary and in
tellectual powers. 1t may be interesting
to state that we have little girl in Shep-
herdstown who can easily read news
paper and is quite student OF juvenile
books. She is four year-old Evelyn,
daughter OF Prof. and Mrs. w. M. Duke,
OF Shepherd College. This child evil
denced a highly cultured mind when an
infant and at the tender age OF two years
memorized almost every nursery rhyme
that was told her. She possesses her
own little library. Her literary accom-
plshments are source OF much enter
tainment TO her friends.
Harry Wartenbee, aged IA years, son
of F. L. Wartenbee, of Charles Town,
disappeared in very mysterious manner
while he and his father were on visit
TO Blairton Saturday, and although dill
gent search for the lad has since been
made, no trace of him has been found by
| his distressed relatives. Mr.. Wartenbee