Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-07-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

! you wish letters neld, the postmaster
will hereafter, by new ruling, hold
them thirty instead of ten days.
WELL" said the editor to the de-
linquent, "how do you feel about
the future?" Its bright-all bright
all brightm gasped the delinquent.
Il thought so, said the editor, lin
about fifteen minutes you will see it
blazer
The many friends here of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerard d. Moore, of Charles
town, will learn with regret of the
death of their infant daughter, Ora
Turner Moore, which occurred in that
place last week. The child was eleven
months old.
Prof. G. w. Clary, the blind must
clan, is in Shepherdstown this week
organizing the local musical talent for
the purpose of rendering the oratorio
| Queen Esther in this place. 1t will
take about four weeks to prepare for
Tue peTlOTulduCe.
The Morgans Grove baby show
will again be feature Of the fair this
year. A silver mug will be given to
the handsomest baby, a five-dollar
gold piece to the latest baby, $3.50
in gold for the smallest baby and 81 50
for the finest twins.
James Lawrence McChan has re-
turned to his native heath after an
absence OF three weeks in Hagers-
town. We are informed that he built
several houses while there and la
bored so assiduously that he worked
himself out of job.
Every dog must have his day, but
it seems TO us that the dogs in Shep-
herdstown are taking the nights too.
Their hideous bowling from dark to
daylight is enough to drive person
distracted, and complaints are heard
concerning them from every part Of
the town.
The board of education Of Charles
town district has appointed Mr..
Wright Denny principal of the new
graded school, at salary not to eX-
coed $500, and resolved to employ six
| subordinate teachers. Mr.. JnO. c.
Wiltshire was re-appointed secretary
of the board.
Miss Katie Sewers, a student last
year at Shepherd College, met with
painful accident at Berryville few
days ago. She was riding horseback,
and the horse passed under wire,
which caught Miss Sewers about her
face, almost severinS one of her ears
from her head.
We extend thanks to Messrs. Baker
& Son for nice basketful of bread
and cakes sent US last week. They
make splendid bread and other arti-
cles in that line, and should be liber-
ally patronized They also furnish
ice cream in any quantity desired, OF
the best quality.
Gallautry doesn't always pay. The
other day young Joe Cookus attempt
ed to drive bee off his sisters head,
when the bee got in Joe's ear and be
gan work with its business end. You
never heard a boy yell so in your
life, but he was clearly justified in
raising a rumpus.
The Changers of Berkeley and ad-
joining counties will picnic in the
grove of Col. Frank Myers, at Cherry
Grove Grange Hall, on the Martins
burg and Potomac pike, on Saturday,
August 9TH. The committee in charge
is c.. X. Sperow, \. j. Lemaster, \. Il.
Porterfeld, G. Y. Riner, II. l.. Couch
man.
The State Superintendent OF Schools
has declined to change the time for
holding the jefferson county teachers
institute, and it will therefore be held,
as first announced, in Shepherdstown
the week beginning August 18th. 1t
will be conducted by Prof. w. II.
Foulk, of Piedmont, and Prof. A. G.
Kimler, of this place.
Mr.. G.. b. Wentzell has been APP
pointed postmaster at Harper's Ferry
in place of S. V. Yantis, removed. Mr.
Wentzell was postmaster under Mr..
Clevelands former administration,
and is one more example of the fact
that the rule against the 'exes' does
not hold good in regard to West Nir.
ginia appointments.
Business on the canal Thursday,
saws the Washington Star, was up to
the standard, even above it, more
boats coming in and the heaviest car
goes of the season being brought. If
the increase in the shipping continues
at the present rate within year the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will be
the greatest enterprise of the District.
Clarence, little son of Mr.. G. j.
Siford, Of Charlestown, aged about
seven years, was terribly burned
last Friday by the use OF coal OIL IN
kindling fire DIR. C. f. Fouke gave
him attention, and it was hoped, al
though severely burned, that he
would recover. But nothing could
avail, and Monday afternoon death
ended his sufferings.
The SPIRIT says that Benjamin Bal
linger, a promising youth aged seven
teen years, only son OF Mr.. Benjamin
Ballinger, ST., died at his fathers res
idence near Ripon on Friday last.
The deceased had upon his person a
small boil or pimple, and during har-
vest, as is supposed, took erysipelas
or blood poison from contact with
ha urhaat This