Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-10-07
LITTLE LOCALS.


sown up to this time.
The regular October term of the leifer-
son Circuit Court will begin in Charles
Town Tuesday, the 18th. The petit
jurors will not be required until the 10Th,
as Judge Woods will attend to the chan
Gerry business the first part OF the term.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Mr.. John Lester
Miller, formerly of Shepherdstown, and
Miss Stella Ann Shears, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James L. Shears. The cere-
mony took place last Saturday in Column
bus, Ohio, at the home OF the brides pa
rents.
Five shares of stock in the Farmers
Bank OF Shepherdstown, belonging to the
estate of John w. Merchant, deceased,
were sold at public sale in Martinsburg
last Saturday by H. L. Couchman, ad-
ministrator. The stock was purchased
at Sl66.52 by Jos. B. VanMetre, president
OF the bank.
A few days ago hobo invaded the
home of Miss Mary Longerbeam at Har-
per'S Ferry. She ran from the house 10
secure assistance, and while she was
gone the tramp discarded his rags and
helped himself to two suits of clothes,
putting one on over the other. He was
later arrested and sentenced to four months
labor on the county roads.
The annual meeting of the Shepherds
town Auxiliary TO the American Bible
Society will be held Sunday evening at
O'Clock in the college auditorium. The
address will be delivered by Rev. |. d.
NORMAN, of the Lutheran Church. All
the churches will be closed Sunday even
ing because OF this service, and the peo-
pie generally are invited and urged to at
tend.
Capt John Kyd Beckenbaugh and seven
| other members of Company B, of Ha-
gerstown, liked from that city 10 Shop
herdstown last Sunday. They left Ha-
gerstown al o'clock, and reached Eakle'S
Cross Roads in time TO cook their dinner
in camp fashion. After dinnerthey walked
to Antietam battlefield, and from there
came to Shepherdstown, where they got
supper. They took the o'clock train
for home.
Dealers who are buying for European
agents have been purchasing great many
horses in this section the past few weeks,
and now they are buying up two and
three year old colts, which will be broken
and developed in time 10 send them
abroad next spring for army use. No
fancy prices are being given for the ami
mals-in fact, they are not bringing as
much as they would al public sales. But
they are being paid for in cash.
Last Sunday afternoon Mrs. d. B. Lucas
had an unpleasant experience while driv-
ing her automobile. She lost control as
she was about to stop in front OF her
mothers home, and the Car ran into a
tree with considerable force. Two OF
the children got pretty bad bumps on the
head, but the other occupants of the car
escaped injury. The automobile, hand
some Buick six, was damaged to some
extent, the radiator being disarranged and
| broken.
The Norfolk & Western Railway will
run special trains next Wednesday and
Thursday on account OF the Hagerstown
fair The first train will leave White Post
at a. m. and stop at Shepherdstown at
SIG, returning leave Hagerstown $50 p.
m Another special will leave Elkton,
stopping at stations south OF White Post
and making no stops north OF White Post
These two specials, in addition TO the
regular accommodation leaving here at
1920, ought TO be amply able to handle the
big crowds that will undoubtedly attend
The fair. The fare for the round trip will
be 65 cents.
Richard w. Alexander has been elected
a vice-president of the Equitable Trust
Company OF Baltimore, and his advance
ment is spoken OF by the newspapers Of
that city in the most complimentary terms
as they refer to his business ability and
activity in important financial affairs.
| Mr.. Alexander is Jefferson county man
who made record for himself in the in
surance business in Charles Town, and
since his removal to Baltimore few
years ago, as the News says, sis one OF
the younger men OF affairs who has made
a high mark for himself at very early
age" Mr.. Alexander's friends in this
section will rejoice at his prosperity and
we prophesy for him continued success.
The great Hagerstown fair will begin
next Tuesday and continue until Friday,
and il favorable weather shall prevail it
is believed that this will be the biggest
and best fair ever held in HagerStown.
The entries in the various departments
exceed anything ever known at this fair,
and if is puzzle to know what to DO
with the exhibits. The great poultry
house will be filled TO overlooking
Splendid live stock will fill all the space
allotted. The races will be unusually
good. The attractions in front OF the
grand stand are of the most entertaining
sort and many bands will provide music.
There will be many special features, in
Guiding a forestry exhibit, corn show,
an automobile show and other exhibits
of interest. Wednesday and Thursday
nights there will be splendid exhibitions
of fireworks. Altogether there will be
entertainment every minute OF the time,
and those who attend can enjoy really