Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-07
LITTLE LOCALS.


Monday, September llth. The new
high school will begin the following
Monday. September 18th, and on Tues
day, the 10th, Shepherd College will
open.
! One Of the heavies, rains Of the
year fell throughout this section last
Friday night. Showers began about
midnight, TO which was added the
! heavy downpour of thunder storm
\ that came UP later. The rain, which
gave the ground a thorough soaking,
was greatly needed.
c. W. Hoffman, who is touring Cal
tornia with Mrs. Hoffman, writes us
that they have had a very interesting
/ trip through Yosemite National Park,
including Glacier Point and the Mar
iposa Grove of big trees. They in
tend TO go TO Portland, Oregon, and
Seattle, Washington, while they are in
that section, and will then take in the
State fair at Sacramento. He writes
that the wheat and hay crops in Cal
/ ifornia are not so good, owing to the
cold, wet spring, but there is an abun-
dance OF all kinds of fruit, while wa
termelons and canteloupes are In great
| profusion. Mr.. and Mrs Hoffman are
both we'll and continue TO enioy the
trip very Thoroughly.
! The absolute absence of dust on the
| Main street in Shcphcrdstown affords
a rather pleasing contrast 10 the usual
condition that prevails during fair
week. In other years the increase i'm
/ trafc, especially since automobiles
have become so generally used, made
| conditions unpleasant by reason OF
the dust stirred up from the streets.
| This year, however, the town authori-
ties have met the emergency in ad-
vance, and the entire length of Main
street was recently given a coating of
oil. Ii is welcome relief TO the res
! idcnts and business men along the
main thoroughfare of the town to be
entirely rid of nuisance that yearly
had TO be endured incidentally, all
of the streets in town are in good or
der-bctter than they have been for
many year.
The formal opening Of the Opequon
Golf Club was held at the new club
house on the Shepherdstown road east
OF Martinsburg on Monday, the day
being featured with golf tournaments
in the morning and afternoon. In the
evening there was a dance, and a
large number of club members and
their friends gathered al a particu-
larly enjoyable occasion. A consider
able number of persons from Shep-
herdstown attended the tournaments
during the day, and were also at the
dance. The club house, which is on
the top Of the large hill east Of the
Opequon creek, Is most attractive
building constructed of native stone.
| The interior has been we'll planned,
and a stone fire place running clear to
the high ceiling Is a work of art A
wide porch runs along two sides Of
the building. Work on the club house
is not quite complete, bu. it is ex-
pected that il will be finished within
short time.
Under the auspices Of Logan Tribe
of Improved Order OF Red Men a
very interesting celebration was held
in the grove between Keedysvlle and
Boonsboro last Monday, labor day.
| Several thousand persons were pres
ent, including two or three hundred
members Of the order in costume
Music was furnished by the always
popular Rohrersville Band and an
excellent orchestra from Boonsboro
Addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr..
Beatty and Rev. Mr.. Fink, of Mary
alnd, Hon. Robert S. StrobeI, of
Washington, Past Great Sachem of the
District OF Columbia, and n. l.. Sny-
Etchison, of Frederick, made an es-
pccially timely and interesting speech.
Prof w. p. Wachter, of Hagerstown,
nf
Quoted the programme in pleasing and
efficient style. After a delightful
picnic dinner the crowd was enter
tained by a sham battle staged by
Delaware Tribe of Red Men from
Brunswick. Cowboys and Indians
performed thrilling stunts and gave
lively illustrations Of western life.
The day was an altogether pleasant
one, and the committee that so sue
cessfully managed the picnic may well
be proud of their success.
The city papers last week gave con-
siderable space to the strange dis
appearance Of Lewis Feldman, Of
Washington. He was to have been
married in Baltimore on Sunday to
Miss Rose Binder He failed to put
in an appearance on the wedding day.
and no one knew anything as to his
whereabouts. II was stated that he
had drawn $4,000 from bank, which
he intended to use in buying a new
home and providing a real wedding
celebration. His disappearance Gre
ated considerable comment, and the
opinion was expressed that he might
have met with foul plav on the part
Of those who had knowledge OF the
big wad of money that he carried
Feldman, il transpires, some years ago
worked in Shepherdstown for William