Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-04-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
Tho Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

county, mu., uieu suuueuly ldst
week, aged 80 years. He was Il
brother Of Mrs. George s. Knott, of
this county.
The jury fees this year compared
with the previous year exhibit the
gratifying fact of reduction of S4O0.
Judge Faulkner said he would save
something along that line.-Free Press.
Miss Emma Henretty, OF Duffields,
| who was SO badly burned a few weeks
ago by her clothing catching fire from
a stove, died last week after great
suffering. She was about IS years OF
| age.
The Harper's Ferry authorities
have signed a contract with an cleo
trio light company which provides
that the plant is to be erected within
80 days from date and grants the
company a ten years franchise.
The farm formerly belonging to
! the late Mrs. Savannah Trussell, con
tanning a little over 1873 acres, was
sold on Friday last, by special com
missioners Moore and Trussell, to
Misses Jane and George Trussell at
$4,000 per acre.
The members of the Episcopal
Church will give an entertainment in
the town hall on Friday and Satur-
day evenings, April 2Sth and Goth
Supper and refreshments will be
served and performances upon the
stage will be given each evening.
The Lutherans are looking for a
place to hold their annual re-
union this year. The Western Mary
land Railroad has decided not to
again attempt to handle the great
crowds attendant upon such occasions
at Pen Mar, where the reunions have
been held for years.
Mr.. Charles w. Osbourn, formerly
of Shepherdstown, and Miss Sudie Nj.
| Rucksr, of Shenandoah, Va, were
married at the Baldwin House in Ha-
gerstown on Thursday of last week,
Rev. Charles Ghi.elin, Of this place,
performing the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs Osbourn were here this week Wis
iting friends.
They are having troublous times in
the town council of Williamsport.
The other night a vote for bailiff re
suited in tie, and Burgess Hawken
had the deciding vote. This seemed
to anger him greatly, and after cast
| ing his vote he resigned his Office,
| threw down the gavel and left the
room. The Leader says "a full board
was present. so this may account
for it.
The Wild Goose Creamery was
started up on Tuesday and turned
| out it's first batch OF butter. From
this time forward the creamery will
be in regular operation, and will af-
! ford a constant market for the milk
of the farmers of that locality. The
machinery of the new creamery is Of
the very best and the butter is first
| class We had the pleasure OF sanp-
ling some OF the first that was made,
and found it most excellent.
Mr.. VIM. McQuilkin, living not far
from Billmyer's mill, was engaged in
hauling lot OF dry grass and straw
which he had raked up in wind
rows al ID after loading u big load set
a pile on fire near the wagon. The
load OIL the wagon caught fire and
being unable to eItinguish the flames
he drove the wagon on hillside and
upset the whole load, but was only
able to get his horses unhitched with
difficulty. The wagon was burnt up.
Statesmen.
A public meeting was held on Sat
urday night, at which it was decided
to reopen the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms in Hagerstown. r.
S. Crawford proprietor OF the Craw-
ford Bicycle Works, purchased nearly
all the furniture, fixtures, library and
gymnasium at the recent sale, and
has rented the rooms again. If suili
Gent subscriptions cannot be secured
to pay for the expenses incurred by
the association Mr.. era Word will as
sume all the associations expenses.
Fruit growers assert that the borers
in the peach trees, which have been
SO destructive the past few years, are
very scarce so far this spring, but few
trees being infested with them. 1t is
supposed that extreme cold weather
the past winter destroyed the leaves
| TO a very great extent, not only OF
this troublesome enemy, but of all in
sect. which prey upon fruit, and thus
il is seen that extreme cold also has
| its uses. The prospects for a large
crop of all kinds of fruit the coming
season are excellent.
Here's q pretty shaky story from
the Hagerstown GLObe-but if the
| Globe saws it's so and Tom Richard
saws it's so it must be so: L. l.. Rick
ard. residing OH West Franklin street,
l exhibited curiosity. 1t was a lead
pipe that connected sink with the
drainage system in his house aud
which had been cut completely in
two by the rats The work was done
a. perfectly as though it had been
sawed. Albert Heard, the plumber,
saws this is only the second occurrence
! of the kind that he has ever seen in
| the numbe of wears that he has been
| in business.
! Hicks, the weather man, makes the