Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-30
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

| last FRIDAY ny ColuuliosloueiS DiO"h
and Trapnell to William Everhart
at S25.27 per acre.
Mrs. Elizabeth Graves has bought
from Mr.. Charles Sheetz his lot on
King street opposite the college
grounds, for S112 so. Mrs. Graves
will have Westinghouse erected
upon it.
Mr.. S. L. Williams is making con-
siderable improvements to the farm
/ at Shenandoah Junction recently
purchased by him from Mr.. X. W.
Morrow. Men are now at work fen
cling the place.
All persons owing this Office are re-
uuested to make settlement either by
cash or note by the first of January,
! 1894. After that date the cash system
will be inaugurated. Wem can every
body by this notice.
The ladies of Zion Church will hold
a fair at. Oak Grove school-house on
the evenings of December 10th and
10th, for the benefit of the church.
The delicacies of the season will be
served. The public is cordially in
vited to attend and aid the good work.
A girl who knows, says it is sign
that girl is in love if she has a ner-
vous chill whenever her fellow IS
around Yes, and if she has an eX
preston like cucumber vine after
Frost it is sign she is married. -WtE
Transport Leader. Thou cruel, cruel
man.
Today the ladies of the Reformed
Church will serve thanksgiving di m
ner in the town hall, to which all are
invited. Tonight supper will be
served, and ice-cream and the other
accomplishments on such occasions.
The proceeds are for a good purpose,
and liberal patronage is asked for.
We are informed by a Bakerton
| correspondent that the Washington
Building Lime Company of Bakerton,
this county, received at the World ;
Fair the highest award, a gold medal,
for the best quality of lime-superior
points of excellence and the highest
tribute paid TO any lime exhibited at
the fair
The Berkeley Free Lance is the name
of the new paper to be established at
Martinsburg by Messrs. Geo. F. Evans
and j. II. Mowbray. With six news
papers and three or four other print
ing offices in Martinsburg that ham
let may be said to be fairly well sup
plied--but all the publishers won't be
able To wear diamonds.
Tuesday afternoon while Mr.. ALI
Knode was unloading wood from
wagon little Louise Anna Snyder
came tripping silently along the side
walk lust as he threw stick from the
wagon 1t struck her squarely in the
! head and knocked her down, and
caused the blood to flow freely. For
|
A colored gentleman from Duffields
came to ShepherdstOwn last Satur-
day evening to have a time. Shep
herdstown red liquor was too strong
for him, and he soon became so drunk
that it was necessary to put him in
the little brown Jug where he was
given the balance of the night in
which to cool off. He was released
Sunday afternoon.
The new and elegant residence of
Mrs Mary Josephine Coke, at Berry
vile, was Destroyed by fire about one
o'clock Tuesday morning, Mrs. Coke
and her daughter barely escaping
with their lives by jumping from a
second story window. Nothing was
saved but the mattrass they threw
out to jump upon. The loss on dwell
ling and personally is about $4,000.
At the.meeting of the Grand Lodge
of odd Fellows of this State at Wheel
ing last week the only Office that
| came to this end of the State was
that of Grand Warden, to which 5.
l.. Dodd, of Martinsburg, was elected.
The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
will be held at Harper's Ferry. Dur
ing the past year seven new lodges
were organized and 7S5 new mem
bers added.
There will be musicale and re
cital" in the town hall on Thursday
evening, December 18th. A pleasing
programme of vocal and instrumental
music, interspersed with beautiful tab
leaux and recitations, will be rem
dered. Piano soloist, Miss Anna
Brugh; vocalist, Miss Byrdie NJ.
Schultz. Admission 10 and 10 cents.
Doors open at : o'clock, curtain rises
at 40 promptly.
The Martinsburg Herald says :
There is considerable restitution in
this city. We heard Of one case which
was very sad. The family was starv-
ing and when the father took some
flour home, the mother at once mixed
up a dough with water and put it on
the stove to bake, but the children
were so hungry that they grabbed
the dough and ate it raw, not being
able to wait for it to cook.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company has paid to Isador Rayncr,
attorney for the plaintiff, $4,000 in
settlement of the case of Morris En-
rich against the road for injuries sus-
tanned by him near Basic City, Va,
about a year ago. Mr.. Enrich was
in dining-car of the company when
wreck occurred The conductor,
enpineman and fireman were killed