Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-12-20
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that are Happenine In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

posltory to the extent of at least a
half million dollars so as to insure its
stability.
We recommend the Charleston
Gazette to those persons who want the
legislative news this winter. All the
important State news may be found in
its columns. See advertisement.
We publish in another column the
prospectus of the Baltimore Sun. The
Sun is deservedly popular in this Sec
ton and has far the largest circulation
of any other newspaper that comes
here.
The weather this week has again
been charming Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday were ideal days
bright and balmy. Hope the good
weather will keep up through the
holidays.
There will be fair and oyster sup
per in the hall at Uvilla on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings of next
week for the benefit of the Southern
Methodist Church. The patronage of
the public is solicited.
Hon. Jas. NJ, Mason received last
Wednesday a check for $35 from
Georgian who borrowed that amount
from him twenty-five years ago, and
on returning it said that he had not
forgotten it, but did not have the
amount to send him before.-CharleS.
torn Spirit
Mayor Chapline gives warning by
posters that the law prohibiting the
shooting of fre-crackers, the firing of
guns and pistols, and disorderly con-
duct of any sort, is to be strictly en-
forced. Sergeant Rogers has orders
to arrest any person who violates the
ordinance referred to.
Mrs. Mary Pierce. widow Of the late
Paul Pierce, died at the residence Of
her son-in-law, Mr.. ]. D. Fry, near
Summit Point, on Tuesday of last week,
at the great age of fourscore and four
teen years, she having been born in
the year 1900. Her remains were
buried at Middleway on Thursday.
The Christmas dinner Of the editor
is an assured success. Our esteemed
friend, Mr.. Jacob V. Carney, of Berke-
lev county, has brought us fine tur-
kew which Will make an attractive Gen.
ter-piece for the festal board on that
occasion. We anticipate considerable
pleasure in surrounding that turkey.
The government has concluded ne
gotiations for the purchase of Bloody
Lane" avenue across the Antietam
battlefield, the right of way having
been secured from Ohio Pofenberger
and Samuel D, Piper The famous
old lane on which there was such
dreadful slaughter is to be preserved
intact.
Accordingto the Martinsburg World,
Capt. D. w. Shafer, of that city, raised
his own pork this year and it cost him
lust 50 cents pound. The Captain
had theory of his own about raising
hogs. He fed them literally one week
and starved them the next, with a
view of getting a streak of fat and a
streak of lean.
Mr.. A. ]. Thomas and Mrs. Fannie
Lane were quietly married in Martins
burg last Monday afternoon at the
residence of the bride by Rev. J. B.
Chamberlain, of the United Brethren
Church. The groom, WHO'S president
of the Peoples National Bank and one
of the leading business men in the city,
is seventy-two years Of age, and the
bride is forty-two years old
Tuesday morning about II o'clock
the smoke from burning brush heap
east of town caused some excitable per-
son to raise the cry of fire. The new
fire bell rang out its first alarm IN fine
stvle and the citizens assembled In
haste. It was soon found out that
there was no danger, but the fire COM
pany set the engine a-going anyhow
and gave the new gum hose thorough
test. The hose seems to be first class.
Congressman Wilson has Endorsed
DR.. w. w. Brown, of Kabletown, this
county, for position in the internal
revenue service. The position OF
special revenue agent for West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania is now vacant,
owning to the recent resignation Of
Special Agent T. A. Reay, and it is
probable DR.. Brown will be given this
place. 1t pays $l,400 year, with
5000 or $500 additional allowance for
travelling expenses.
Tho Christmas nneretta. "The Birth