Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-26
LITTLE LOCALS.

and the weather has moderated bu
llttie, even under the bright sunshine
lhe river has been rather high and has
not frozen over at Shepherdstown.
DR.. John o. Knott is expected TO de.
liver lecture in Shepherd College Feb.
ruary Sth-one Of the numbers OF
the college Lyceum course. He is a
former resident Of this vicinity. a
graduate OF Shepherd College, and he
ought to have crowded house when
he comes to ShepherdsDwn.
The State Board OF Education is ex.
pected TO visit Shepherdstown about the
ninth OF February, when they will in
Spect Shepherd College State Normal
school They will also probably visit
the keyser school, the State School for
Dear and Blind at Romncy and Storer
College at Harper's Ferry on this trip.
McGarry Snyder, who has been farm
ing near kearneysville for some wears
past, has rented the store room AZ
Moler's Cross Roads and opened up a
general merchandise business there.
We hope that he may prosper He is
one OF our popular young men, and
ought to have good business in that
community.
Miss lreland's art class at Shepherd
college visited the Register Office on
Tuesday. Their study was the making
OF book, and though they could only
get the rudiments Of such an accom-
piishment, they were very much inter
esied in what they saw OF the making OF
country newspaper. The visit of n
dozen pretty girls was an unusual event
IN the Register plant, but was mighty
agreeable.
The members of the Shopherdstown
Chapter OF the u. ID. G.. entertained
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. M.
Knott last Thursday afternoon in COM
mcmoration of the birthday OF General
Robert E. Lee. Besides the Daughters.
there were present Veterans and Suns
OF Veterans and other friends, and the
affair was greatly enjoyed by all who
were there. Refreshments were served
to the guests.
Charles Underdonk, Of Cumberland,
Md, who was in Shepherdstown a few
weeks ago attending the funeral of
his brother, Robert Underdonk, has
been near to death since he was here.
Soon after he went back home he be.
came very ill, and had to 60 to a hos
pital, where he was operated upon for
gall stones. His condition was very
critical for q time, but we are glad
10 be able to report that he is now out
sf danger.
A few persons have filled their ice
houses from ice cut from the canal,
four or five inches in thickness
There are very few ice-house. in good
condition left in Shepherdstswn. AL
most everybody depends upon arti-
hclal ice now-a-days-and pays ac.
cordingly. The river and the canal
and the ponds were the sole source
Of supply before the days OF artificial
ice, and this time OF year numerous
men and teams were busy hauling
and storing ice against the coming OF
summer.
Mrs. T. II. Davis had a most enjoy
able surprise party last Friday evening,
when the members Of her Sunday
school class called upon her and an
nonced that they had come to help her
celebrate her birthday She was rs
years old, and was not making much OF
TODD about her birthday, as she didn't
want folks to know how old she was.
But her class found out about il and
twenty-one OF them determined to give
her surprise party. They took their
own refreshments with them, besides
presents for their beloved teacher, and
everybody enjoyed the evening to the
utmost. Mrs. Davis has been a devoted
member Of the Reformed Church from
her youth, and for many years has been
teacher in the Sunday school. Her
birthday was also the fifty-third ami.
versary OF her marriage, and she and
Mr.. Davis received double congratula-
tions. Both still enjoy good health,
and their many friends hope that they
may be long with us.
The Register stated last week that
the coming trial Of the Logan county
miners in Charles Town next April
would be the most important trial
held in Jefferson county since 1859,
when John Brown and his deIuded
followers had to answer br their
crimes at Harper's Ferry. On Mon
day last when Jacob A. HiedwohI
called at the Register Office to renew
his subscription he said he remem-
bered the John Brown excitement very
well Although he was boy only
about ten years old he saw Brown
and his accomplces hanged. The
gallows was erected at the edge of
Charles Town, on the lot now occu-
pied by the handsome home OF the
late Col. John T. Gibson. Those who
were hanged we're John Brown, Aaron
c. Stephens and Edwin Coppic, white
men, and Shields Green and John
Copeland, colored; John e. Cook and
Albert Haslett being executed after
ward. The hanglngs we're public, the
scafYold being in full view Of the great
crowds that had gathered to witness