Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-08-25
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that are Happening in
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

accidentally drowned in the canal lock
at Sandy Hook last Monday. He had
a large sum of money upon his person.
Dogs got into several flocks of sheep
belonging to Mr.. f. Hess Reinhart
the past week, killing nine Of them
Five sheep belonging to Mr.. Jas. II.
Coffinbarger were fatally mangled by
dogs Sunday night, and other losses
from the same causes are reported.
Mr.. Towner Schley, of this vicinity,
has been chosen as chief marshal for
the combined Maryland State fair and
the Hagerstown fair, which will be
held October 10th-13th. This is quite
a compliment to Mr.. Schley, but we
are sure his work for this exhibition
entities him TO it,
As with pretty girls so with pretty
babies, Jefferson county leads the
State. At the Inwood fair on Tues
day the baby of Mrs. b. n. Roberts,
of this county, won the first prize, s.
in gold The prize for the fattest ba-
by was also awarded in this county,
Mrs. Annie HOUSEHOLDER youngSter
winning it.
There was glorious rain in this
county late last Sunday afternoon.
The rain came down steadily for
nearly an hour in Shepherdstown,
during the greatest good to veSeta-
ton. In the southern end of the
county there was very violent storm,
and in addition to torrents Of rain
there was considerable hail.
Everybody is familiar with the mu-
sic of the katydid. 1t is the male
that has the voice. At the base of
each wing cover is u thin membran-
Gus plate. He elevates the wing GOV
ers and rubs the two plates together.
1t is said that ii we could rub our
shoulder blades together we could
initiate the operation very nicely.
\ colored boy named Tom Smith,
mailing from Richmond, Va, was
thrown from a Norfolk & Western
freight train near Shenandoah June
ton last Thursday. ana had his skull
fractured and two ribs broken. He
was taken to Charlestown and at
tended to by Dr. Bishop, and was
afterwards removed TO the county in
Urinary.
Hon L. Boyd Faulkner, immediate
ly upon the adjournment of the Au-
gust term Of the circuit court of Nor
gan county, at Berkeley Springs, will
go to Chicago, and spend most OF the
intervening time between that court
aud the court of Berkeley, at the
Worlds Fair The September term
of circuit court for Berkeley will be
gin on Tuesday, September 18th.
The infant department of the South
eru Methodist Sunday school will pre-
sent a novel entertainment in the
form OF a Jack Horner's Pie next
Monday evening, August 2Sth, from
6 to s o'clock. on the lawn before the
parsonage on New street. The pie y
is in the interest of foreign missions,
and everyone is cordially invited to
come and stick in thumb for the
heather.
We ACKNOWLEDGES the receipt Of Il
handsome magazine prepared by
| Hubert Howe Bancroft, entitled 'lhe
Book OF the Fair Ii is handsome
work Of typographical art, the Illus
trations being in most exquisite fir
| ish and tone, AID it is truthful and
graphic protraiture of the great city.
1t is to he issued i'll p parts, and the
| whole will make beautiful and last
ing souvenir of the great exhibition.
The regular annual soup of the
Mor0an's Grove Agricultural and Me
chanicaI Association was held at the
GROVE ON last Saturday. From re
morris We leorn that SNYDER is ten
| ahead ON the soup. Ii is to be hoped
that he will stand it better then he
did the Chicago soup.-NaItjHSJurg
/ Statesman. 1t is lust possible we led
| the procession at Morgan's Grove,
/ but we can get Morrow Of the 1dc0cote
TO testify that Editor Boyer Of the
| Statesman was several laps ahead of us
at Chicago.
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