Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-08-01
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man and stock raiser of the Kearneys.
vile neighborhood, will have a biz
sale Of cattle, sheep, hogs, etc., on
Thursday, August 29th. His advertise
ment will appear in the Register later.
Tuesday at noon storm of exceed
ingly fierce aspect made its appearance
in the west, and it looked as il this
section was in for trouble. Fortunate
ly the clouds broke up by the time they
reached Shepherdstown, and we were
blessed with nice shower of rain only
c. c. Rossey, of Wheeling, has been
elected principal of the Concord Norm
al School by the State Board Of Re-
gents. He is only 20 years of age. II
had been rumored here that Prof. S. o.
Bond, of the Shepherd College faculty,
would be appointed principal of the
Concord school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Reinhart, of Mo-
ler'S Cross Roads, received a telegram
last Thursday from Baltimore, stating
that their daughter, Miss Louise, had
been hurried to the hospital and opera
ted on for an acute attack of appen-
dicitis. Her friends in this section
hope that she may soon be fully recov-
cred.
The first contingent Of convalescent
soldiers wounded in France arrived in
Jefferson county last week from the
Washington Hospital. Philip Bowers,
Of San Francisco, is being entertained
by County Superintendent James P.
Grantham. Perry Hillyer, of Minnesota,
and Jules Nusbaum, of Emporia, KaDs-
as, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
w. Moore.
Some ill-mannered boys who ought
to know better disturbed the open-air
service last Sunday afternoon by mis-
conduct near the meeting, and after the
service annoyed persons by throwing
burrs upon them. This is the first
time these services have ever been dis
turbed, and it is hoped that the town
authorities will take steps to prevent a
repetition.
During the past week or two couple
of hogs belonging to c. N. Whiting
and A. R. Selby, in pen at the edge Of
town, near the flour mill, died from
some mysterious ailment, and an in
vestigation leads to the belief on the
part of the owners that the hogs were
poisoned. If certain clues that have
been obtained can be substantiated,
the owners say that they will prosecute
those who are responsible.
This is the third Thursday during
the past four weeks when the Register
establishment is tied up for lack of
electric current. Persons who require
electrical power will be forced to make
other arrangements or return to steam
or gasoline. We comment thus mildly
on the situation for the reason that
eventually we expect the Register to 60
through the mails and we cannot there
fore say what We are thinking.
Rev. D. M. Savage, who was with the
English armies in France for three
and a-half years, and who has most
interesting facts to relate, will be a
guest of Captain H. G. Getzendanner
this week, and on Friday evening at 8
o'clock will deliver an address at the
courthouse in Charles Town. The
people of the county are invited to hear
him, and those interested in Red Cross
Work are especially urged to attend.
Mr.. Matthew Page Andrews, of whose
reputation as a man of letters and
literary talent We are all so proud, made
very pleasing address last Thursday
evening in the Shepherd College audi
forum, which was enjoyed by con-
siderable number of our people. His
subject was the friendship between
Great Britain and the United States,
and he detailed many historical incidents
to show that these two nations have for
hundred years or more worked in
harmony to preserve democracy against
the scheme. and intrigues of the
autocrats who have sought power and
dominion. Mr.. Andrews is a natural
born historian and he presents his
facts in an absolutely lucid manner
that makes even dry subjects interest
ing. We shall hope to have him come
to Shepherdstown again.