Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-17
Personal NOTES.


The Norfolk & Western Railway has
raised the wages OF its section men from
SLIGO day to 81 90. The section lore
men, pumpmen and other employees oil
this sort have also gotten raise.
The stork visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Barnhart in Roanoke last Mon
day and left with them a fine baby girl.
Mother and daughter are doing well,
Henry is doing still better, and Grand
father Barnhart is best of all.
A party OF Martinsburgers said to be in
a hurry to get to Sharpsburg were pretty
badly hurt last Thursday night on Nc
Quilkin'S hill, west OF Shephefdstown.
when their automobile upset. Two OF
the men had to be sent to hospital in
Martinsbufg.
II. B Baird, who for several years has
been superintendent of the Potomac
Power Company's works in this section,
including the plant at Dam No. a, has
entered the u. s. Army as a captain in
the engineering corps and is now at Fort
Mcpherson, Ga.
DR.. w. S. Sappington, well-known
young physician OF Hancock, who recently
offered himself for service in France, has
been appointe as a physician in the
American Ambulance Corps, and will sail
from New York for duty on the battle
front on the first ship out.
The closing exercises OF the Shepherds
town Graded School will be held on Fri
day, June lst. and the graduates OF the
district schools will unite in the pro-
gramme. The public schools will close
next week, but the graded school, which
lost week Oh account OF the epidemic
of measles, will keep in session week
longer.
Announcement is made that the annual
convention Of conductors of the Norfolk
& Western Railway system, scheduled TO
meet in Hagerstown the week OF June
oath, has been postponed indefinitely. The
railway company finds that it will be i'm
possible to relieve the men from duty at
this time, when the war business is press
ing so strongly.
The forty-third annual conclave OF The
Grand Commandery OF Knights Templar
convened in Martinsburg yesterday and
will conclude its sessions today. The
chief event OF yesterday was splendid
parade OF the Knights in full uniform. A
number OF members OF the order from
Shepherdstown and vicinity have been
the conclave.
Potomac Commandery, No. 5, of Charles
Town, which includes a large member
ship in this town and vicinity, will hold
its annual Ascension day service in the
Lutheran Church OF Shepherdstown Sum-
day evening, May 10th, at 100 o'clock.
The sermon will be preached by Rev.
John w. Quinton, of the Episcopal Church,
of this county. The service will be an
interesting one, and the people generally
are invited TO attend.
Marshall Mcdonald, OF Charles Town
district, one OF the progressive young
farmers and business men OF this county,
has volunteered Tor army service, and
will probably get commission in the
engineering corps. He is now al The OIL
iicers' camp at Fort Myer, near Washing
ton. His brother. John Mcdonald, who
has been in Oregon, has returned home
to take Mr.. McDonald'S place in the
farming operations al oneida"
A public debate will be held in the
shepherd College auditorium Friday even
ing OF this week, beginning at s o'clock,
between representatives OF Daleville COL
lege and Blue Ridge College. The ques-
ton to be debated is: Resolved, That
the Federal Government should regulate
the wages and hours OF lobor OF employ
eeS OH interstate railroads. Daleville
College will take the affirmative and Blue
Ridge College the negative. Both inSti-
tutions are represented by able speakers,
and an interesting forensic battle may be
expected. Admission 25 cents, and
everybody is invited.
County Assessor I. o. Link has about
finished up his work OF assessing Shep-
herdstown district, and will now assess
Harper's Ferry district. There is a con-
siderable increase in the amount OF money
and bonds over last year. The experience
of those persons who have been caught
and required 10 pay back taxes for failure
10 properly give in their property hereto
fore has acted as an incentive TO greater
honesty toward the assessor, and there is
4 disposition to come nearer to real val
ues. In one day Mr.. Link added $54, 600
in cash 10 the assessment in Shepherds
town. which had never before been re-
ported 10 him, and the aggregate increase
in the valuation will be considerable. This
will result in increased revenues for our
corporation in the way OF taxes for the
current yer.
Edward Carter, formerly OF Shepherds
town, tenant on the Nicodemus farm near
Sharpsburg, was pretty badly hurt yes
terday near Funkstown. Mr.. Carter, in
company with his son, Preston Carter,
and Edward Poflenberger was driving al
pretty good rate in his new Dodge au-
tomobie, when the car skidded going
down a hill and plunged over an en-
bankment, smashed through fence and
came to a stop in the field. The Hagers-
town Globe says that Mr.. Carter had one
ankle crushed, the other badly spralned
and his back was injured. Preston Car
fer had one arm severely Sprained and