Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-08-18
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening in
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.


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Mr.. J. n. Trussell bought 425 water
melons in Washington last week, to
be shipped by canal boat. When the
cargo reached Shepherdstown there
were but 400 melons. Boatmen like
watermelons.
The boarders at Sudley Cottage
were treated to a most discordant SER
enade last Sunday morning by some
young men. We are authorized to
state that in the next concert the
shotgun will perform a prominent
part.
Last Friday Mr.. G. Y. Licklider's
folks and their guests had family
picnic up the river. When the storm
came up there were two umbrellas to
shelter eleven people from the rain
that fell in torrents Did they get
wet! You bet
\ family of offers has been seen
several times the past few weeks in
the river just above Shepherdstown.
There are two old ones and three or
four young ones. 1t is to be hoped
that they may not be wantonly de-
stroyed by the pot-hunters.
The ladies of Dullields and vicinity
will have a lawn festival at the resi-
dence of Mr.. J. S. Lucas on Thursday
evening, August Gath, for the benefit
of the Chapel of the Good Shepherd.
Refreshments of various sorts may be
obtained and first-class supper will
be served.
The teachers attending the insti-
tute here this week are an intelligent
body of men and women, who seem
to be in earnest in their work.
There is considerable interest mani
tested in the institute by the public,
also. \ meeting is announced for
Thursday night in the town hall.
The excellent report of the teach
ers' institute published this week is
the work of Mr.. Herbert \. Osbourn,
of Shenandoah Junction, one of the
secretaries of the institute. His
manuscript is a model Of neatness and
legibiity. His intelligent account of
the daily proceedings speaks foritself.
All persons knowing themselves in
debted to this Office are requested TO
call and settle. All those indebted to
this Office and not knowing it, are re-
quested to call and find out. Those
knowing themselves to be indebted
and not wishing TO call are requested
to stay in one place long enough for
us to catch them.
Mr.. J. d. Derr, the well-known barn
builder, has just completed fine,
large barn for Milton b. Rouss in the
southern end of this county. He will
next build Il barn for w. II. Noll in
Berkely county, and then put up one
on the Koontz farm Of Mr. Billmyer
below town. All these are to take
the places of barns destroyed by fire.
Professor w. II. Foulk, of Pied
mont. this State, who is assisting in
the teachers institute here this week,
is a very clever gentleman and an
able instructor. When he discusses Il
subject he is listened to with the
closest attention, and his ideas are eX-
pressed with a clearness and attract
iveness that peculiarly fits him for
such work.
Mr.. John +. Keller, former resi-
dent of Shepherdstown, died at his
home in Hanover, Pa. Oh Tuesday.
He had been in bad health for mum
Der of years Mr.. Keller was the i'll
ventor Of the Hagerstown grain drill,
and was at one time connected with
the manufacturing shops in Shop
herdstown. He leaves wife and five
children. His age was about GO years.
The drought was broken at Shep-
herdstown last Friday afternoon by
a singular sort of rain. Right here
in town there was very heavy show
or that did much good TO the suffer
ing vegetation, and the water in the
cisterns was most opportune. But
the rain extended scarcely more than
mile or two from town in any direc-
ton, and the corn crop of the county
is still in very poor condition.
We regret that our friend Lewis
Ros.iter Bell has gotten himself into
trouble on account Of his penchant for
riding free on the railroads. Ross
was i'm Baltimore the other day, and
at Locust Point amused himself by
jumping on freight train and throw
ing grain doors from an empty car to
the adjoining track. y wreck was
narrowly averted, and Ross was ar
rested and sent to the house OF cor
rection for two months.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Tabb, wife OF
Mr.. l.. p. Tabb, died III MartinsburS
last week. She had been in ill-health
for more than a year, suffering from
nervous prostration and from an at
tack of bronchitis Mrs. Tabb was
connected with many Of the best
families of Virginia and West Virgin
ia. She leaves husband and four
children. Mrs Tabb was an estima-
BILE and popular lady and much be
loved by all who knew her.
Mrs. Mary a. Grove Gied at Logan,
Ohio, August 9th, aged IS years, l
month and Il days. Her maiden
name was Mary A. Tritsch, and she
was born in Washington county, Md.
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