Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-09-29
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

Among the new subscribers to the
REGISTER this week is Mr. Edward
NJ. Britner, formerly OF this place,
who is now in business for himself at
Williamsburg Pa. He is in the roof
ing and thinning business.
The Statesman and the Herald at
Martinsburg are having an interest
ing spat about errors in their respec-
tive papers. We think that tie Her
AID is slightly ahead, and we are sure
John w. Dood' will agree with us.
Capt. A. NJ. Pierce, a native of
Winchester died in Baltimore sud
denly of vertigo Tuesday night Of
last week, aged sixty two years. Dur
| ing the war he was in command Of Il
company of the 18th Virginia cavalry.
c. Il. Hollis, of Martinsburg, recent
| ly appointed to position in the in
ternal revenue service, was assigned
to duty In South Carolina. He re-
signed, as he would have been obliged
to have been away from home most
/ Of his time.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment this week of the Western Mary
land Clothing House, Hagerstown,
of which Mr.. II. II. Greenebaum is
manager This house carries an eX-
cellent line Of clothing and its prices
ara all right.
Our friend Mr.. James Is. Morgan,
of Gerardstown, author Of Song
Sermons" etc, has in press new
volume of poems, entitled "Strollings
in Soug-Laud." Its price is 500, and
| it will be sent 10 any address by the
author for that amount.
Mr.. John w. Taylor, former well
! known citizen of Charlestown, but
for the last few years a resident Of
Winchester, Va, died in the latter
place Wednesday of last week, in the
76th year Of his age. His remains
were Inferred in CharlssJOwn.
Mr.. f.. Hess Reinhart has bought
the dwelling house known as the An
drews property, corner Church and
| New streets which he Is now occu-
plying. 1t is Il large brick structure
and a very roomy, substantial build
ing. The prics paid was 50 POO.
The Democrats OF Washington
county have made the following nom
nations: House OF delegates, Henry
+. Wiugert, John p. Blessing, DR.. V.
I. Miller, }. Clarence Stonehraker;
county commissioners, d. l.. kenly,
d. VI. Schnebley; sheriff, y. NJ. Flora;
surveyor, Preston Miller.
Nathan Sagle, for many years a
resident of Harpcr's Ferry, was found
dead in bed al his home in Hancock,
Md. He was eyed about seventy
years. In 1859 he helped to repel the
assault made by John Brown and his
party at Harper's Ferry He con
Quoted sun-shop at Hancock.
Z. Vernon Aler has retired from the
management OF the Martinsburg
World, and James T. Thompson has
assumed entire control of the paper.
| Cape. w. b. CoIston is to have charge
of the editorial and local department,
aud the cuisines, management Will be
in the hands of Thompson y Tabler.
While DR.. Stotler was roaming
around the fields on Friday of last
week he was bitten on the ankle by II
medium-sized garter snake. The
limb became very much swollen that
night. aud Saturday the Doctor was
obliged to remain in bed until noon,
when the swelling subsidized and the
pain left him.
Odd Farmer Hopkins the play
given in the hall Monday night by
Frank Dawson and his company, was
decidedly the best performance Of
the season. Dawson is q first-rate
comedian, and all his company sus-
tanned their parts well. The audience
was of fair size and was greatly pleased
with the play.
Mr.. Henry b. Davenport, Jr., lats
professor of civil engineering i'll the
West Virginia University, on account
OF lameness, the effect OF a severe at
tack of typhoid fever, has declined
an engineering position on the Miss
issippi Leves Board, and has entered
the law class OF the West Virginia
University Press.
The Secretary of State has issued a
certificate of incorporation to the
Mutual Investment, Mining aud Man
ufacturing Company, of Charlestown,
with an authorized capital OF $4,000
/ The corporatcrs are VIM. NeiIl, Geo.
PorterGeld and Cleon Moore, Of
/ Charlestown, James Simmons and T..
+. Banksdale, Of Roanoke, Va.
Robert Henry, OF Winchester, fell
under the wheels of freight train on
. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near
/ Charlestown early last Sunday morn
| ing, and was so badly manSled that
the amputation of one of his limbs
was necessary. He was taken to his
home where ne died Monday morning
He was twenty-one years of age.
We had a real mad dog i'll town
Monday. 1t was y medium sized cur
dog, owned by Mr. Theodore Nice
warner, and was shot before it bit
anyone or anything. A little negro
| child. however, made II very narrow
escape-the dog made a rush for it,
but fortunately jumped clear over IT.,
! au6 confirmed its course on out to the