Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-07-25
LITTLE LOCALS.

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The summer school at Shepherd Col.
lege will close its term Friday of this
week. The school has been we'll at.
tended and pleasant and helpful to the
students who have been present.
| VIM. c. Myers, who recently Dough,
from Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob S. Myers their
dwellIng-house on Prospect Avenue for
SS,OOO, is having extensive improve
ments and repairs made to the proper
ty.
The authorities have knowledge of
several automobiles that are being run
as whiSkey jitneys between this place
and Greencastle, Pa. If these law
breakers get into trouble they will have
nobody to blame but themselves.
Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Mary Stouffer,
daughter of Mr.. Samuel S. Stouffer, of
SharpSburg district, to Mr.. Harry Rider,
OF Pittsburg. The wedding will take
place the latter part of September.
A pleasant lawn party was held
Tuesday evening at Piedmont" the
fine old colonial home of Mrs. w. D..
BriScoe, near Charles Town. The pro-
ceeds were for the fund for French Or
phanS, and more than $50 was realized
for this good cause.
Bud Ford, negro of bad reputation
living at Nipetown, Berkeley county, is
being sought by officers for grabbing
Mrs. Roy VanMetre and making in
decent remarks to her. He has been
in trouble before, and if he is caught
it is likely he will be punished severely.
Now that the waterworks are in oper-
alton, everybody in the community
ought to make connection with the
mains at once and utilize the fine sup
ply that is provided by the company
Let us show our appreciation of this
blessing by liberal support. Street
sprinkling ought to become popular
these dry and dusty times.
A number of persons have adopted
the suggestion published in last weeks
paper and have ordered the Register
sent to the boys in camp here and on
duty in Europe. We will send the pa
per to any place in this country or
France or England at the rate of Is
cents for two months. Send the home
paper to the boys so far anywhere
is nothing that they will appreciate
more.
The lawn party given by the Kear-
neysville Red Cross last Thursday even
ing at the home of ]. P. Kearfott was
a delightful affair, and the ladies who
worked so earnestly for it are highly
gratified at its success. The net pro-
ceeds amounted to S145. 1t was most
pleasant socially, many visitors being
present from Charles Town, Shepherds
town and the surrounding neighbor-
hood. The Kearneysville Red Cross is
a live institution.
Former Judge J. Wilmer Latimer, a
native of Shepherdstown who has &C
quired reputation in the legal profess
sion in Washington City, and Mr.. Wal
ter G. Clephane, also of that place, have
formed a partnership for the practice
of law at the national capital, and their
card may be found in another column of
the Register. We have no hesitation
in commencing this firm to those of our
people who may need legal business
attended to in Washington.
Some mischievous person has evil
IDENTIFY been scattering tacks in the pub
lie road at the foot of Allstadt's hill,
near Harper's Ferry. Last Sunday M.
B. Bakers automobile picked up lot
of them, and got seventeen punctures
in a few yards. A few days before, it
is said, Harper's Ferry car picked up
% tacks at the same place. The mat
ter ought TO be investigated, as there
is a suspicion that certain persons liv-
ing near are guilty of the nasty trick.
The organ recital by Miss Kathryn
Beltzhoover in the Presbyterian Church
Tuesday night was enjoyed by large
audience. Miss Beltzhoover, who has
ust graduated from the New England
Conservatory of Music, played most
:killfully and pleasingly, and the CLASH
.ne thorough study she has made OF
he pipe organ. The programme in
Guided some difficult studies by famous
composers, and her rendition of the Sc
lections showed the young organist to
oe endowed with real talent,
Our friend VIM H. Johnson, from
north of town, was among our callers
yesterday. He reports the snakes as
little more active than usual in Terra
pin Neck this season. He killed
blackSnake recently that had Just eaten
five OF his young chickens, and the
family cat followed suit few days at
terward by killing a blacksnake four
feet long in a fair fight. On the place
of his neighbor, Robert N. Lemen,
some days ago, five-foot blacksnake
was killed after it had swallowed five
hens eggs and china nest egg.
We will be glad if our friends will
bear in mind that under the changed
conditions it is absolutely necessary to
make a charge for all notices of festi-
walls, lawn parties and similar enter
tainments. When you send the notices,
let the money come along-count the
words and send a penny for each word.
Postage stamps will be taken. We
must also enforce the rule charging for
obituary notices and resolutions of re-
spect. Newspapers are being pressed
hard these days and it is necessary to
conduct the business along strictly
business lines.
Melvin D. Engle, son of James M.
Engle, of Washington City, recently
| graduated as an electrical engineer
from Ann Arbor (Michigan) Universe
ty, and at once enlisted in the signal
service of the United States Army. He
| has gone into training to complete his
| course in radio. The Secretary of War
| said that he needed radio graduates
badly. Melvin's Spartan mother was
uneasy for fear that her sons would not
get to fight Cor the worlds freedom.
Miss Elizabeth Engle, his sister, grad
uated at Central High School in June
and went into the war work in the in
ternal revenue collection Office.
The concrete bridge over the run on
Washington street has been completed,
and the little wooden bridges that Serv-
ed as sidewalks have also been recon-
structed of concrete. The street near
the bridge has been macadamized, and