Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-03-30
LITTLE LOCALS.

| honor OF the event. Mrs. Miller was
formerly Miss Helen Chambers, OF JEFF
ferson county.
Spring gave us two fine days the past
week. Saturday and Sunday being mild
and pleasant. Sunday night, however,
the weather canged and we have had rain
ever since, the fall on Monday being es-
pecially heavy, accompanied at times by
lightning and thunder. The grass is get
ting green, but vegetation is still back
ward.
William Swope and Thomas Leggett
have been appointed lock tenders at one
OF the Seven Locks on the Chesapeake
& Ohio canal. Bill says that he doesn't
know just exactly where the lock is To-
Gated, but il is somewhere between Shep-
herdstown and Washington, not far from
Niagara Falls.
II is announced that the stone quarres
at Kearneysvile, which have been idle
for the past couple fyears, will be start
ed up again about the middle OF April,
large orders for the limestone having been
secured. The water thathas accumulated
in the quarry holes is being pumped out
"a big job that will take about mouths
steady work.
Work was started last Saturday on
new baseball diamond for the Shepherd
College team on the lot upon which the
new dormitory is located. The grounds
will be properly graded, wire backstop
erected, and other necessary improve
ments made. This field will be much
larger and better than the old grounds OPP
posite the cemetery.
TIL" bill TO make Sandy Hook district
OF Washington county, Md. "dry" passed
both houses OF the Maryland Legislature
and will become law when signed by
the Governor. This will cut out the sa-
looms at Weverton, which are source OF
so much pollution to not only the people
of that section but to adjacent territory in
Virginia and West Virginia.
!. William Jones, sexton at the Luth-
eran Church, was taken to the hospital in
Charles Town last Fri day by his physi-
clan, DR.. ]. L. Meyers, where he was
operated upon for serious form OF blad-
der trouble. The operation was perform
ed by Dr. Venning. assistedby DR.. Meyers,
and was successfully accomplished. Re-
ports from the hospital say that Mr.. Jones
is getting along fairly well, and il is hoped
that he may soon get home again.
r. Lucien Remnant, who has been as
sistant postmaster for the past year, has
resigned his position, TO take effect the
lst of April. He gives up the place be-
cause he has found il impossible TO get
competent help TO manage his chicken
ranch. Just at this time this business
demands strict attention, and he has con-
Guided TO look afterit himself. His place
in the postoffice will be taken by John {.
Reinhart, brother OF Postmaster Remnant,
who is able TO discharge the duties OF the
position with efficiency.
The spring meeting OF the Potomac
Valley Round Table will be held in Har
per's Ferry April IA and Is. This is
meeting of all the teachers OF the Potomac
Valley from Brunswick, Md, to Pied
mont, w. Va. Among the prominent
educators who will take part in the meet
ings are Dr. M. Bates Stephens, State
Superintendent OF Schools Of Maryland;
DR.. ]. Z. Muerman. National Bureau of
Education; DR.. J. H. Apple, president OF
Hood College, Frederick, Md. DR.. J. H.
Cox, West Virginia University; E. F.
Webb, Frostburg State Normal School;
and Prof T. C. Miller, Shepherd College.
The Martlnsburg Glee Club gave very
interesting performance IN the opera
house last Friday night, which was at
tended by good-sized audience. DR..
q. Bruce Geyer was the manager, and
he had his company well trained. The
choruses were good and solos were ex-
cellenlly rendered by several members OF
the company. There were number OF
local hits, which were greatly enjoyed by
the audience. "Red" Ashcom carried off
the honors as singer and dancer, while
bass solo by George Smith brought forth
much applause. Other clever features
were the dance by little Margaret Geyer,
a solo by Miss Trimble, an imperSonation
by ]. H. Hobbs and monologue by
Albert Trarlmell. Henry Harrison was
the favorite minstrel, by long odds, and
looked every inch the part
Among our callers last Saturday was
cur friend r. Henry Rogers, OF the Kear-
neysville neighborhood, who announces
that he will sell out on April Sth and with
his family move TO Martinsburg Mr..
Rogers and his father before him con-
Quoted a blacksmith and wagon-making
establishment at that location for IS years
They were known far and near as I'M
usually good workmen, and turned out
many a vehicle, besides doing repair
work in this line. The advent OF the
automobile has gone long way toward
cutting out carnage and buggy making
and repairing, however, and as cars have
increased, TIE business at the old shops
has diminished, until now il is less than
il has been for halfcentury. Mr.. Rogers
will move to Martinsburg and open a
shop there, where he will be glad to see
his old customers. He will offer his
dwelling house and shops for sale at the
same time he sells his personal property.
His old friends will be sorry to have him
leave this neighborhood, but hope that he
may prosper in his new home.