Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1916-05-11
LITTLE LOCALS.

dollars OF stock remains to be subscribed
for.
A charming cantata which is being re-
hearsed by local singers under The direc.
ton OF Prof. ]. d. Muldoon will be given
In Shepherdstown on Thursday evening
May 18th. Further details will be given
later.
A. L. Knode, ofthis vicinity, has bought
from the National Highway Garage q
handsome new Maxwell iive-passenger
touring car. Mr.. Rhode and his daughters
are now taking course of instruction in
running the machine.
Morris K. Hendricks has had extensive
improvements made to the dwelling
house on New street that he purchased
some time ago. II has been thoroughly
repaired and reprinted, and when COM
pleted will make livery comfortable home.
ElkinS Shipley. who went to Gettys-
burg a few weeks ago with the expecta-
ton of joining the Blue Ridge Baseball
League as catcher for the Gettysburg
team, has returned home, having con-
Guided not TO go with the players. Roy
Myers has signed on as pitcher with the
Gettysburg team.
An epidemic OF smallpox has alarmed
The people of Scrabble neighborhood the
past week. Two or three families have
cases among the children and while they
are not severe attacks. they have caused
good deal OF trouble. II is hoped that
it will spread no further, as the patients
have been isolated.
Never in the history of Jefferson coun-
ty was there such sea OF apple blossoms
as during the past week. A drive along
the roads where the orchards bloomed
in their beauty was like going through
fairy land. II the season shall be propi-
tious what sight there will be next fall
when the trees shall be red with the
ripening fruit
Farmers have been putting in full time
this week getting in their corn crop, the
weather conditions having been auspi-
cious. The wheat is growing in the most
flourishing way, and great crop is
promised if conditions shall continue TO
be favorable. The indications are that
there will also be an enormous crop OF
hay this season, as the grass is growing
luxuriantly.
We are pleased to acknowledge from
Miss Estelle M. Balm, of Jefferson coun-
ty, an invitation to attend the graduating
exercises of the Training School for
Nurses connected with Mercy Hospital
in Baltimore. The commencement takes
place next Tuesday. Miss Balm, who
graduates this year, is well-known in
Shepherdstown, where she used to spend
much of her time with her aunts, the
Misses Byers.
Polished Pebbles," a delightful OPP
eretta in two acts, will be presented by
the pupils of grades 6, 7 and s OF the
Shepherdstown Graded School in the
college auditorium on Monday evening,
May I'D, under the direction of Miss
Maggie L. Merrells, of Shepherd College.
This will be very pleasing performance,
and the public patronage is invited. The
admission will be Is cents and the pro-
ceeds are for piano fund.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Laffitte. OF Bristol,
Tenn, spent several days in Shepherds
Town the past week with Prof. and Mrs
Thos. c. Miller. Mr.. Laffitte is veteran
of the Civil War, and he found much
pleasure in visiting the many points OF
historic interest about Shepherdstown.
He is genial, agreeable gentleman, and
we were pleased to meet him. Mrs.
LaffItte also greatly enjoyed the spring
time beauties OF our charming valley.
AT Abingdon, Va, last week, in the
United States Court, Rev. B. 7. Moody
plead guilty TO charge of white slavery
and was sentenced to eighteen months in
the federal prison at Atlanta, Georgia.
Moody is the fellow who was in Shep-
herdstown year or two ago with another
mans wife. He appealed to members OF
the Southern Methodist Church here for
financial aid, and worked the same swindle
that he had practiced in several States.
The large and substantial barn on tine
farm OF Decatur Hedges in Berkeley coun-
ty at Tabb's Crossing was destroyed by
lire last Thursday afternoon, causing a
heavy loss. The place is tenanted by e.
A. Linton, who lost 400 bushels ofwheat,
500 to 800 bushels of corn, all his feed,
and number OF farming implements. A
horse, a colt and three calves
were burned to death. Mr.. Hedges had
an insurance of 81 900 on the barn and
Mr.. Linton's loss was also partly covered
by insurance.
Lester w. Link, who was building in
spector of the State of Ohio, has resigned
his position 10 accept mole responsible
position as safety engineer for the Ocean
Accident and Guarantee Corporation,
Limited, of London, England. He will
be connected with the American head
quarters in New York City. Mr.. Links
chief duties will be the inspecting OF the
buildings of New York State, New Jersey
and New York City. He is making his
home with his bother, Albert Link, in
the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The company operating the quarries in
The vicinity of Engle, this county, is
having unusually good accommodations
provided for its workmen. An immense