Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-01-13
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our kelghborhood and Elsewhere.

shows that iaet year 700, Ivy tons OF
coal were shipped by this waterway.
OF this amount 1,042 tons were sent to
Shephsrdstown.
Mr.. M. P. Crowl has moved with
his family to Wild Goose Farm,
where he will act as superintendent
for Mr.. R. D. Shepherd. Mr.. Simon
Griffith has moved into the house va
Gated by Mr.. Crowell.
The stockholders Of the Hagsrs-
town Fair Association on Monday
elected new directors and officers.
The only change made in the old
board was the substitution Of John L.
Cost in the place OF George B. Gear
floss as director.
The other night some person, pushed
by the cold weather, made desper-
ate attempt to break into Mr.. w. N.
Lemen's coal bins. A orowbar was
used, but the stoutly-built structure
resisted bis efforts and the would-be
thief got nothing.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel says
that on Friday Of last week Masters
John Marten and George Kemp skated
from Rafting Springs to Shepherds
town, on the Potomac, making the
round trip, We are informed, in three
hours. Fast boys, those.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
tions OF Maryland, West Virginia, Del
aware and the District of Columbia
will hold their annual State conven-
ton at Wilmington next week, Jan.
uary 10th to 22d. Moody and Sankey,
the evangelists, are expected to be
present.
Says the Myersville (Md.) Guide: Mr..
John Miller. near this place, owns
mare which fooled q colt that is Gu
riosity indeed. The colt has one eye
and that is located in the middle of
the forehead. It's ears are far back
on the neck and it's upper jaw is q
inches shorter than the lower one.
An Illinois man who was crossing
field to borrow his neighbours news
paper was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. There is not any dan
ger of meeting with such fate now,
but il anybody freezes to death try
ing to borrow the REGISTER it will
be their own fault. We give ample
warning.
During the past two weeks the
REGISTER has added a great many
new subscribers to it's list. They are
persons who unsolicited have sent in
their two dollars because they want
live, newsy paper. We want more of
them to come forward. Every family
in the community ought to take the
home paper.
The final estimates Of the A2ricul-
tural Department at Washington, OF
yield in bushels Of wheat, corn and
oats for 1892, in the various States,
show the following totals: Wheat,
SIS, 949, 900; corn, 1888, ACC. 900; oats,
661, O25, 900. The West Virginia figures
are, wheat, 4,202, 900; corn, IA, 332, 900;
oats. 1871, 200.
Burgess Blackboard, OF Sharpsburg,
summoned the board Of commission
ers and organized them into q health
board, appointing DR.. E. Garrett
health officer. This newly organized
board has taken measures to check
diphtheria in that town and ordered
children affected with it to be kept
out OF public schools.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Hampshire Reviev, started the new
year by doubling itself in size and
making many improvements in other
respects. The Reriew is a well-con-
Quoted newspaper, and is taking
place in the front rank OF country
journals. We wish it's editor, John
Cornwell. great success, for he de-
serves it.
The Charlestown Spirit says that
the wife of Capt. Lewis d. Barley,
formerly Miss Belle Trussell, OF this
county, emptied n revolver after
burglar who attempted to enter her
residence at Lexington, Va, a. few
nights ago, and rumor says there was
q man In the town who could not
walk quite as we'll next day as the
day previous.
DIR. Norman B. Scott, the oldest
and one OF the most prominent ply
sicians of Washington county, was
stricken with paralysis ut his home
in Hagerstown Monday morning.
His vocal organs were affected and
he could not speak. His condition is
precarious. Lawyer Henry II. Ksedy
is also extremely i'll at his home in
Hagerstown.
a dispatch from Martinsburg to the
Wheeling Register Of Tuesday said;
MRS. Harry Bittinger, OF this place,
who was married less than a year ago,
attempted suicide last evening by
swallowing eighteen morphine pills
and a large quantity OF carbolio acid.
A physician was promptly summoned
who administered the proper anti
dotes, and she is still living, but is in
a critical condition" =
William Dellinger and Charles A.
Potts, two well-known farmers resid-
ing between townsville and Williams
port. Quarreled over some live stock
belonging to Mr.. Dellinger which got
on Mr.. Potts's premises. The latter,
it is alleged, struck the former on the
back of the neck with an axe, laying