Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-05-05
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

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d. S. Rentch is assisting him until he
gets initiated into the workings of the
office.
Mr.. Henry Shepherds grey horse
trotted three miles in ten minutes
one day last week. Startle Boy, the
young stallion owned by Messrs. viii
and Gus Shepherd, trotted meas
ured mile in two minutes and thirty
seconds.
\ gentleman from Baltimore was
in Shepherdstown recently in the in
terest Of an electric light company.
His plan is 10 locate the plant at An
tietam Station and light Shepherds
town, Sharpsburg, Keedysville and
Boonsboro from that point.
Mrs Catherine Ropp died at her
home in Berkeley county last week
at the good old age Of so years Her
funeral was held at Falling Waters
last Saturday. She was the mother
of Mrs. George Il. Sperow and an
aunt of Mrs. James p. Staley, of this
vicinity.
Capt. Hess, superintendent of An
tietam Cemetery, Sharpsburg, asked
the Quartermaster-General for an
allowance to clean the avenue. He
replied: If they haven't enterprise
enough at Sharpsburg to keep it
clean after we built it for them, let it
90 dirty"
4 severe rain storm, accompanied
by heavy wind, prevailed in this
section Wednesday evening and night.
\ great quantity of rain fell. a large
apple tree in the garden Of Mr.. VIM.
\. Weise was blown down. II is not
unlikely that considerable damage
was done by the storm.
The March statement OF the Nor
folk and Western Railroad shows net
earning, S273. 24S.99, an increase Of
SjL2l411 over the corresponding
month last year The net earnings
for the first three months Of this year
aggregate S52S, Oj3 81, a decrease of
$50. 239. % over the same period in 1892.
I,..,,b 1u..robo,n workman in
tL, ,i,,o.tono orarrie. Of Knott
Brothers, below ShepherdstOwn, was
badly hurt last Monday. y large
ro.l. Can mo, bis orm and broke il
80 badIv that it is feared amputation
will have to he performed. Drs
Tanner and Knott gave Mr.. Iugra-
ham surgical attention.
Tl.ra sea,,st T., ba considerable dis
satisfaction among rba newspaper
..... - CharI..r,w, Tbav ara all
i.aI,us IF a,ch others good looks,
~. H.. hos - nad3Ia home in
til. pud Mr.. Haines can't get his
west end paved. and Mr.. Galaher is
COMPLETELY ont of wood. You all have
our svmpathv. brethren.
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f.t,,r of m. catarar Mat ToIivqr.
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