Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-02-03
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.


has not yet gone into effect the
measure has not yet been passed by
Congress.
w. j. Knott will deliver a eulogy
on the late Senator John E. Kenna
on Friday evening, February 10th, at
Moler's. Ladies and gentlemen are
cordially invited to attend. Speak
ing TO commence at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. Claude E. Haines, son of Editor
Geo. w. Haines, and Miss Lizzie vir-
ginia Diehl, daughter of Mr.. Louis
Diehl, are to be married in the Pres
byterian Church in Charlestown on
Tuesday afternoon, February 18th.
The ice is still solid on the river at
Shepherdstown, although the river
has risen couple of feet. 1t has
broken up just below the dam at the
cement mill and moved down a little
distance. The ice broke on the river
above Cumberland but gorged again.
Mr.. Charles Powell, of Kansas City,
Mo-, former resident of Shepherds
town, and Miss Laura Crane Haugha-
won't, of Neosho Falls, Kansas, were
married at Los Angeles, Cal, on We'd
nesday of last week. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr. Taylor in
st. Johns p. E. Church.
Mr.. NJ. s. Barber, a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Hagerstown, died
Tuesday morning of heart failure, at
the age Of n years. He has been
president OF the Hagerstown Bank
for number of years, and was prom
inent in business affairs in that town.
He leaves one child, Mrs. Betty Bruin.
The County Court was in session
Monday and Tuesday-four Com
missioners composing the Court.
There was a dead lock" when it
came to the choice of presiding Of
ficer and, also, in the effort to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton of Col. Jno. Thos. Gibson. Free
Press.
We understand that the Custer
property at Summit Point, embrace
ing about four acres, improved by
good dwelling and orchards, together
with an unlimited variety of small
fruit, was sold privately on Tuesday
by Capt. Geo. Baylor to Mr. Harrison
Swimley for $1,000. Mr.. Swimley
bought the property for Mrs. Cum
ningham.-Adrocdte.
A large barn belonging to Mrs.
Virginia, was destroyed by fire on
the night of January o. Four
horses, two cows and twenty hogs
persisted in the flames A lot of hay
and all the farming implements were
also burned. Loss about $2,000-no
insurance. Mrs. Miller removed from
Halltown, this county, two years ago.
The body of Mr.. Oscar Ruckle, who
was thrown from a wagon and fatally
injured by the running away of his
horse In Baltimore some time ago,
and who died in the University Hos
pital Thursday, was inferred in Elm
wood Cemetery at Shepherdstown last
Saturday. Mr.. Ruckle married Mar
garet, q daughter Of Mr.. l. b. Rog
ers, of Kearneysville, this county,
who survives him, with two sons and
one daughter. He was SO years OF
age.
Last Saturday Magnolia Lodge.
No. GA, Knights OF Pythias, dedicated
their new hall in Sharp sburg. A big
parade was held at l o'clock in the
afternoon, in which the local lodge
and visiting lodges participated
The dedicatory services were held in
the hall in the evening. The new
hall was formerly known as the Good
Templars' Hall. 1t was purchased
recently by the Knights of Pythias
and thoroughly repaired and reno
waited.
The winter consultations will still
be in their glory during the shortened
nights of February. The principal
astronomical events Of the month
will be the conjunctions. The moon
will be in conjunction with Venus on
the 14th and with Mercury on the
10th. On the Goth and 2lst Jupiter
and Mars will be in close proximity
to the moon, and the celestial specta
Gle will be even finer than the recent
galaxy of the moon and these two
planets. Mars and Jupiter are still
the evening stars, and Venus, Mer-
curry and Uranus are morning stars.
Henry Rowland, a farmer living a
short distance from Clearspring, had
FIVE very valuable COWS poisoned on
Sunday night, and they have all since
died. The poison is supposed to have
been put in the cows food by some
enemy of Mr.. Rowland. This is the
second such act committed in the vi
cinity of Clearspring within the past
few weeks John Flemming, living
on the West Virginia side of the Pc
tomac river, had two valuable colts
horribly mutilated and cut with an
axe recently. Charles Riddle and his
wife, Eliza Riddle, were suspected as
being concerned in the butchery.
In the Circuit Court of Berkeley
county on Monday the jury was out
but fifteen minutes when they re-
turned with a verdict of not guilty
in the case of the State VS.. @. Q.
veney, charged with shooting and
killing James Daily last August.
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