Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-07-29
LITTLE LOCALS.

cents bushel the past week, and our
local dealers today are Offering Sl.OS q
buShel. Corn is so cents.
The excursion to Pen-Mar this morn
ing was well pstronized, but threatening
weather has doubtless kept many per-
sons from going. Fifty one tickets were
sold at Shepherdstown.
A Shepherdstown lady went into drug
store the other day and said to the new
clerk: "My hair is falling out. Can you
give me something TO keep it in ?" "Oh,
yes" he replied politely; "here's nice
cardboard box"
The growing corn is coming along
splendidly. Much of it has come out in
ear and is green and luxufiant in appear
ance, indicating very healthy condition.
With another good rain or two, fine
crop will be assured.
w. A. Lemen has sold his farm west OF
Shepherdstown to Oscar Mason, who will
get possession the first OF next April.
The place contains 60 acres and the price
paid was $500. Mr.. LeRen expects to
move to Shepherdstown with his family
next spring.
Teachers for the Harper's Ferry High
School have been appointed for the en-
suing year, as follows Boyd Randall,
principal; John w. Taylor, Misses Letitia
Shuss, Rose Cockrell, Agnes Remnant,
Margaret Shugart, Lula Winters, Mildred
Marlatt, Mary Gardner.
The lawn fete given by the members oil
the Equal Suffrage Association last Satur
day night on the college campus was a
very pleasant affair. The grounds were
prettily decorated and refreshments were
served by pretty girls who wore the SUI
frage colors. The receipts were about
$37.
Mr.. William Edwards, a Confederate
veteran OF this county, who served during
the Civil War as a member of the Seventh
Virginia Cavalry. has made application
for admission TO the Confederate Soldiers
Home at Richmond, and will 60 TO that
institution as soon as the papers are made
out.
There's avast deal OF unnecessary noise
occasioned by automobiles and motor
cycles, and many persons think that ouI
city fathers should pass an ordinance
preventing the use of cut-outs within the
corporate limits. There are few especial
offenders along this line who make regu-
lar nuisances of themselves.
The Pentecostal services in the room
over the Farmers Bank seem TO attract
larger congregations on the outside than
on the inside, the street corners being
filled almost every evening by persons
who listen with more or less reverence
TO the devotions. The sermon last Sun
day night was preached by Mrs. w. A.
England, who was formerly Miss Mollle
Sisler, OF this place.
Mrs. Martha Norris, an estimable color
ed woman who formerly lived in Shep-
herdstown, and who was the widow oil
MileSNorris, died last weekin Harrisburg,
Pa, where she had been living for some
years past. "Aunt" Martha was good
woman, and many white and colored
friends will be sorry to learn of her death.
Two sons and tour daughters survive her.
She was TO years old.
Although the threshing machines are
| running long hours these days, very little
wheat is coming into market, most OF the
farmers storing it in their granaries with
the hope OF securing better prices. The
wheat is turning out very poorly, most o.
it yielding only from ten TO fifteen bushels
an acre, with an occasional crop going to
twenty bushels or a little better. The
WELD is very disappointing.
Avery enjoyable reception was given by
Misses Julia and Katherine Lyme at "Hay-
land" their charming home near SharpS-
burg, last Friday evening" as a compliment
to Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Grove, OF Sharps-
burg, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. A Daniel, oil
Shenandoah Junction. The guests, among
whom were a number OF persons from
this vicinity, were delightfully."- entertained
on the lawn, which was made beautiful
with Japanese lanterns. The affair was
thoroughly enjoyable in every respect.
Iohn w. McCleary, OF Baltimore, who
for a number OF years has travelled this
section as a representative OF the Banni-
gan Rubber Company, has been made
manager OF new wholesale establish
ment of the Goodrich Rubber Company
which will begin business in Philadelphia
in a few days. The branch in his charge
will sell rubber clothing. Mr.. McCleary,
who is a nephew of the editor ofthe Reg
ister. has friends in ShepherdStown who
will be glad to learn Of his advancement.
Anticipating that large crowd will &c
10 the Odd Fellows reunion at Pen-Mar
next Thursday, August 9TH, the Norfolk
& Western Railway will run its excursion
train in two sections, so as to provide
ample accommodations for everybody
One section will leave Elkton at e a. m
and make no stops north OF White Post
The other section will leave White Pos
at a. m. and make the stops between
that place and HagerStown. twill leave
Shepherdstown at $40 a. m. The fare
for the round trip from this place is
dollar. Returning the train will leave
Pen-Mar at 5.25 p. m.
The small brick building on the Smuri
lot, recently purchased by M. r. Moler
is being demolished, to make room To-
the new clearinghouse which Mr.. Molel
will erect. This little building was known