Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-05
LITTLE LOCALS.

soon as it can be gotten from the fac
tory. Mr.. Goldsborough will use il
IN ms orchard business and for general
utility purposes.
The Sharpsburg Community Club
Will meet Friday evening of this week
at Ferry Hill Farm, the home of Capt,
John Kyd Beckenbaugh Expert
stockmen, agriculturists, poultry men
and fruit men will give demonstra-
tons in various lines of work.
K. Frank Trussell, who owns a fine
farm of SO acres a short distance
north of Halltown along the Shep-
herdstown pike, has sold it to ]. Swag-
or Henkle, prosperous young farm
er residing near Millville. Mr.. Henkle
paid $4,000 for it and will get pos
session next spring.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
are arranging for lawn fete and sup
per on the old college campus on Main
street, Saturday evening, June l4th.
lhey Will serve a nice supper begin
ming at half-past five O'Clock, and will
also sell old Virginia chicken soup,
lcecream, cake, home made candy, ETC.,
during the evening. The patronage of
the public is invited.
The Summer school at Shepherd
College will begin July Goth and con-
tlnue to July 3lst-a term of six weeks.
The faculty will be composed of Presi-
dent ThoS. c. Miller, Mrs. Mabel Hen
shaw Gardiner, Miss Ella May Turner,
Prof. A, d. Kenamond and Prof. ]. D.
Muldoon. An excellent course is off,
cred and it is believed that a very at
tractive session will be held.
Invitations have been received here
announcing the approaching wedding
of Miss Eleanor Crosby BonSall of
Philadelphia, to Mr.. Russell Brigham
Frye, of Marlboro, Massachusetts.
The wedding will take place on Mon
day evening, June 23d, at the Church
of the Savior in Philadelphia. The
bride-elect is a sweet and charming girl
well-known in Shepherdstown, where
she has frequently visited Miss Rachel
Snyder.
Hon. Tracy L. Jeffords, of Washing
ton and Harper'S Ferry, was married
in Baltimore on Wednesday of last
week to Miss Mary Chandler, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Jefferson Chandler, of Bal
timore. The marriage was surprise
to the friends of both the contracting
parties. Mr.. JeffordS has been prom
inent in public affairs and in Repub-
lican politics in the second congress
Sional district for a number of years,
and he has 4 great many friends in this
section who will wish for him and his
wife the fullest measure Of happiness.
The people of this division of the
Norfolk & Western Railway haven't
yet gotten familiar with the change OF
time of passenger train No. p, which
runs now about fifty minutes ahead OF
the schedule which il maintained for
so many years past. 1t leaves Ha-
gerStOwn at 4.05 p. m. Shcp">rdStown
at 4.57. Although the train has run
4.3S, reaching Shenandoah Junction in
time TO make connection west with
train No. 81 on the B. & o. Railroad
on the same schedule for so long, the
change is not objected tom the con-
trary, many persons rather like tile
earlier hour.
!. NJ. Rush has taken subscriptions
this week from property holders Tor
the purpose of buying oil Tor the
principal streets of ShepherdStown.
Almost everybody contributes, for the
benefit of duStleSs streets IN these
times of continuous automobile trattic
is appreciated by all sensible persons.
We hope that the oil may soon be
secured and applied. In the meantime
the town council ought to do a little
more work on Main street. There are
holes that ought to be filled with crush
ed stone, the horizontal depreSSlons
caused by the laying of water pipes
should be lcvelcd up, and particular
" bad place at Hodges corner should
be repaired. These improvements
would cost only a few dollars and
would be appreciated by the people
Memorial day was observed in
last Friday with one OF the
masl casing celebrations that town
has ever known, and an unusually
argc crowd enjoyed the interesting
exercises. Addresses were made oy
Congressman Charles J. Linithlcum, OF
Baltimore, Congressman Frederick n.
Zihiman, of Cumberland, and Hon
LEO. Weinburg of Frederick. Raleigh
Sherman, ESQ, of Washington, pre-
sided at the exercises, which were held
at the rostrum in the beautiful Gene
terv. The parade was a most credit
able one, three bands of music being
in the procession. Although the Gown
was filled with visitors from every
adjacent section, the best Of order pre-
vailed and the people seemed 10 enter
into the spirit of the occasion. Many
persons remarked on the difference IN
the character of the crowd this year as
compared to the conduct when the
LIQUOR saloons were in full blast.