Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-05-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

| buried III ElulWOOu cemetery at
Shepherdstown will be held Saturday,
June Sd. The exercises will begin at
. o'clock in the afternoon.
Mr. l.. w. Poffenberger has sold to
Mrs. Sylvester Haines, of the Noun
tain Lock, the island known as
"Knott's Island" in the Potomac
river, about three miles below Shep-
herdstown, for $1,000. The island
contains forty acres.
There is talk OF converting the old
flour mill on the Island of Virginius
at Harper's Ferry, recently pur-
chased by the Shenandoah Pulp
Company from Mr.. Lightner, into a
paper mill, to be run in connection
with the pulp mills at that place.
Prof. w. NJ. Irwin, of Franklin and
Marshall College, has been elected
president of Mercersburg pa Col
lege. Prof. \. G. Kimler, principal
of Shepherd College in this place,
was offered the position, but declined
to allow his name to be used in that
! connection.
The municipal election in keedys-
Vile Saturday resulted in the election
of George w. Miller for burgess by
two majority over Joshua G. Hine.
John A. Grossnickel was elected as
sistant burgess and F. II. Chopper,
Harry l. Line and Caleb Wyand, com
/ missioners
The next annual session of the West
Virginia Educational Association will
be held at Huntington July 9Th to eth.
The teachers of southeastern Ohio
will meet with the association and oc-
| cupy a part of the programme. 1t is
earnestly hoped that the attendance
of West Virginia teachers shall be
large.
Mr.. Julius G.. Holmes, Of Charles
town, has been appointed chief of
the division of repairs of the Treasury
full worker in the party, and we are
glad to note his appointment. He
held a somewhat similar position un-
der Mr.. Cleveland's former admins
tration.
The dogs seem to have changed
base Of operations. Last Sunday
night they attacked the sheep Of Mr..
Chas II. Lewis, killing and wounding
! fifteen or eighteen. On the same
night they raided the sheep of Mr..
Schulz, a neighbor Of Mr.. Lewis, kill
ing several. They killed the dogs
Advocate.
The other day while Mr.. j. S. Elem
ing was handling a bunch of bananas
notwithstanding tarantula dropped
from the bunch to the floor where it
was quickly killed. This is the sec
ond tarantula that Mr.. Fleming has
found, and he says if they continue
to inhabit bananas he is going to quit
selling this fruit.
Mr.. Harry G. Getzendanner has
bought from Mr.. Jacob WintermOyer
part of the bark-house lot on Main
street, recently purchased from Mr..
Chapline, for 81, 900. The lot is Al feet
front by 12S feet deep. Mr.. Getzen-
endanner expects 10 improve it at
once by the erection of u storebuild-
ing. The waste places are being
built up.
Mr.. r. R. Mcmahon, OF this county,
offers two prizes, each OF S25 in gold,
to the students of the West Virginia
University at Morgantown. The
prizes will be awarded on commence
ment day, one to the student who
shall write the best article on the fol-
lowing subject What was Shakes
peare's Religion p and the other to
the student standing highest in the
military department of the Universe
ty.
The West Virginia Editorial Asso-
citation met in Martinsburg Wednes-
day, with President r. Z. Hornor in
the chair III. Ia. Snyder was elected
temporary secretary. The attendance
was somewhat slim at the opening
session, but more editors were expect
ed later. The programme includes
banquet at the st. Clair Hotel Thurs
dav night and q visit to Antietam
battlefield. Friday night the editors
will leave on an excursion to Chicago
rendered by the b. & o. Railroad.
A few months ago, says the Charles
town Free Press. weheard Judge Faux
ner tell the county commissioners that
if they would put the court room in
habitable condition by the renewal OF
carpets and the application of fresh
paint, he would meet the expenditure
by a reduction of jury and witness
fees. Both have been equal to the
occasion-the court room has been
beautified and the court has reduced
fees and relieved many persons OF an
onerous service that much more than
balances the account.
A story is going around about
MartinSburg man whose wife had
gone visiting and would not listen TO
his appeal to come home before her
visit was out. He took a copy of his
home paper and carefully clipped out
Just one item, then sent the paper TO
her. She wrote and asked what the
item was about and he refused to tell
her. The scheme worked admirably,
and in less than week she was at
home to find out what had happened
that her husband did not want her
to know.