Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-05-20
LITTLE LOCALS


Soiuiers iroln This town and vicinity will
attend the Confederate reunion in Rich
mond the first week in June. Those who
intend to 60 should notify John H. Schop-
pert.
Miss Rachel Snyder entertained the
Huff-rurner bridal party and out-ot-town
guests Monday night, and Tuesday night
they were rendered pleasant party by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyme and Mr.. and Mrs. C.
F. Lyme near town.
Mrs. David Lemen gave very pleasing
party to number of her friends at her
home in this place last Friday afternoon.
The guests were delightfully."- entertained
on the beautiful lawn, and the affair was
altogether enjoyable.
The closing exercises OF the Shepherds
town Graded School will be held FRIDAY
morning, May 2lst, at 10 o'clock, and an
interesting programme is being prepared.
The friends and patrons of the school are
invited TO be present.
The town clock has been balky for
some time past, and Theodore Rogers,
who knows how to made clocks strike,
has been working with it this week. II
seems TO be striking all right, though il
is not yet entirely adjusted.
Saturday, June 9Th, will be Confederate
memorial day in Shepherdstown, when
the usual programme will be carried out.
The address will be delivered by Rev.
Absalom Knox, pastor of the M. E.
Church South, of this place.
A cow belonging to Benjamin Kisner,
who lives on the Billmyer farm north OF
town, gave birth few days ago to three
calves. They are all hefers and are alive
and risky and seem TO be doing well.
This is very unusual occurrence.
The oil for oiling the streets arrived
some days ago and has been distributed
over the town. A force of workmen will
place it on the streets under the direction
OF the town authorities without delay,
and we will be rid OF the dust nuisance.
There was another fine rain last Sum-
day, that was of much benefit to growing
crops. The weather has been unseason-
ably cool all this week, the temperature
being much below normal. Overcoats
have been in demand and folks have had
to kindle up the fires again.
RouSS Brothers and c. H. Kable have
disposed OF all the apples that they had
held in cold storage at Kabletown, the
Rouss Brothers having recently sold ten
carloads and Mr.. Kable 200 barrels. The
apples, which were OF the Ben Davis va
rlety, brought $2.75 barrel.
The National Lutheran Home for the
Aged, an institution near Washington that
has just been finished at cost of$l20,0 900,
was dedicated yesterday. One of the
rooms in the home has been furnished by
| J. w. Snyder, formerly of this place, as
memorial to his deceased mother, Mrs.
Rachel Snyder.
A Harper's Ferry correspondent says
that Paul Winters and George LaRue
rowed up the river from Harper's Ferry
to ShepherdstoWn, a distance of some
fourteen miles, in three hours, making
the return trip in two hours time. We
suspect that the distance is stretched bit
and the time shortened.
Wheat has slightly declined in price
the past week. Local quotations are
81 40 cents oushel today and corn is so
cents bushel. There is very little un-
sold wheat left in this vicinity. George
anu Harry Staley and Frank K. McQuil-
Kin cleaned up their crops last week,
having sold at 81. so a bushel.
Alexander Spotswood cambridge is at
McConnellSburg, Pa, where he is engaged
IN locating the liae OF proposed new rail-
way in whlcha number OF Jefferson coun-
ty people are interested. Mr.. cambridge,
who is county surveyor OF Jefferson coun-
ly, comes home whenever there is bust
ness here that requires his attention.
Announcement has been made by MIR.
and Mrs. H. A. Wisotzkey, of York, Pa,
of the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Edna Margaret WiSotzkey, TO Franklin
W. Moser, of Gettysburg. The date Of
the wedding has not been announced.
Mr.. Moser is the son of Rev. and Mrs. d.
M. MoSer, formerly OF Shepherdstown.
Don't fail 10 attend the interesting war
drama, "The Thread OF Destiny" TO be
given in the firemen's hall this Thursday
evening at 8 O'Clock by amateur talent
from this neighborhood. The play is
given for the benefit OF the Alumni AS
ISOLATION of Shepherd College, and liberal
patronage is asked-it is a good play given
70: good cause.
AT the commencement exercises OF the
University OF California at Berkeley, Cali
fornia, last Wednesday there were 96S
graduates who received diplomas and
professional degrees. Mr.. William Kirk
Woolery, formerly of this place, broth
er OF Mrs. H. Pinkney Schley, was a
member of the great graduating class and
had conferred upon him the degree OF
Master of Arts.
The chief officials of the B. & 0. Rail-
road visited Martinsburg last Thursday,
spending all of fifteen minutes in that
city. They inspected the old "Atlantic, '"
the second engine owned by the company
and built in 1892, which had attached to
il the first passenger coach used by the
railroad. They soinspected the ancient
passenger station, almost as old as the
"Atlantic," but which looks older and