Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-05-23
LITTLE, LOCALS.

SnepHeTQStOWH OH SdtuIudy, june ISL
and the address will be delivered by
General Charles A. Little, Of Hagers-
town. The programme will be pub
lished in our next issue.
The Harper's Ferry Stone and Lime
Company, which has been operating a
plant at Millville for twelve years, has
sold out to the Millville Stone and Lime
Company, a recently organized concern,
for 100000. The officers of both COM
panies are from Pittsburg.
There will be community patriotic
meeting of the people of the Uvilia
neighborhood on Saturday evening of
this week. Good speakers from Charles
Town and this community will be pres
ent. The meeting will be held in the
Lutheran Church, and begins at 8
o'clock. Everybody is invited to at
tend.
Robert Shipley has been kept busy
this week making icecream, which he
ships to neighboring towns and villages
in quantities. He has been averaging
about fifty gallons day this week, and
can hardly supply the demand at that.
Mr.. Shipley intends to put in a
pasteuring plant at his establishment
here.
Washington, Alexander & Cooke have
purchased the southern portion Of the
farm known as Vinton, formerly belong
ing to the late Frank ] Manning, near
Charles Town, containing $50 acres, at
SIPS an acre. DR.. J. J. Pittman has
sold his farm near Brucetown, Va,
containing 235 acres, to Frank Howell
for S55 an acre. q.
In accordance with the proclamation
of the President of the United States,
there will be a union service of prayer
by the people of Shepherdstown at the
Lutheran Church on national memorial
day morning, May 30th. This service
will begin at six o'clock. The church
bell will call your attention to the SER
vice. All are most cordially urged to be
present.
A spirited community meeting was
held at the school, house at Kearneys-
vile last Friday night, the building being
filled with persons from the neighborhood.
County Superintendent of Schools James
Grantham presided. Addresses were
made by Herbert c. Miller, OF that vicinity,
by Rev. ]. S. Alfriend, E. E. Cooke and
Frank Beckwith, OF Charles Town, and
Rev. J. II. Haley, Prof. ]. d Mudoon
and H. L. Snyder, OF Shepherdstown.
Former Senator Charles J. Faulkner,
of Martinsburg, will close his law Of
fices in Washington City and devote his
time exclusively to practice in his hons
town. He has been general counsel in
Washington for number of important
railroad companies, but Director-Cen-
eral McAdoo has cut out these offices,
as under government control the rail-
roads no longer need representatives
TO watch congressional legislation.
Former Mayor u. S. Martin has been
appointed superintendent Of the Shep-
herdstown Light and Water Company
and has assumed the duties of the place.
Mr.. Martin has especial qualifications
for work of this sort, both as to me-
chanical ability and management, and
we have no doubt that he will prove to
be the right man in the right place,
Just now when so much depends upon
getting the new water system started
right.
Mr.. R. D. MacLean and Miss Odette
Tyler, formerly of Shepherdstown, will
appear at the Belasco Theatre in Wash
ington on May 3lst at 2 p. m. in a
tabloid version of "Othello," to be fol-
lowed by 1.-The Tanning of the Shrew"
as played by Edwin Both and arranged
BY William Winter. The directors,
officers and committee include many of
the most prominent men and women in
This benefit is TO endow
a bed for the American Engineers in
France in Military Hospital No. |, and
for all engineer soldiers here and in
France needing assistance.
The Red Cross movement is arousing
the greatest enthusiasm in Jefferson
county, and our people will be proud Of
the result when it is announced. Shep-
herdstown raised over $500 the very
nrSt day, and the arrow on the bulletin
coard is now at $500 and still moving
upward. Charles Town is also doing
splendidly, and will have some agree
able surprises TO announce in a few
days. Let everybody get in on this great
movement. The Vice-President spoke
truly when he said that it is not a sac
rifice, but an opportunity-that what
you give shows what sort Of person
you are.
The growing crops continue to flour
ish under the warm sun and the timely
showers of the past week. Corn is
coming up nicely, and where care was
taken in selecting seed there is no
doubt that it will make good stand.
Some few farmers have not yet finished
planting, but the week has been favor
able for working in the ground, and
they have been busy getting the ground
in order and getting the seed in. The
growing wheat is growing splendid
ly, with every indication for afine crop,
and is now coming out in head. Our
country is very beautiful just now, and
every prospect pleases.
The editor has received an interest
ing letter from Frank L. Johnson, OF
Statesville, N. c., formerly one of Shep-
herdstown's most popular residents. He
states that he expects to soon 60 to
France in the foreign service depart
ment of the Y M. c. A., where he will
help in the business management of the
organization and work in the depart
ment of mails, the canteen, etc. Mr.,
Johnson's business is flourishing in
Statesville, but he is willing to give it
up and do what he can for the boys
over there, even if he is beyond the
draft age. He says that inothe event
he goes across he will surely try TO
stop off in Shepherdstown to see his
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Grantham, of
the Middleway neighborhood, had very
unpleasant experience at Kearneysville
shortly before 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. They had been to the milk station
at Kearneysville with their morning
supply of milk, and as they were leaving
the depot to return home their auto
mobile slowed around and got off the
railroad crossing, becoming damned