Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-12-13
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happenjne In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

were empty, anu the Wneat wanted
rain badly.
A number of the members of the
Ohio Antietam battlefield commission
are at Sharpsburg marking lines and
locating the positions of Ohio troops
participating in the battle of Antietam.
Mr.. A. D. Barr, of Charlestown, has
been appointed to a government posi-
ton in Washington. Mr.. Barr is a
deserving Democrat, and his appoint
ment meets with general commenda-
ton.
The students of Shepherd College
will give an entertainment in the town
hall, consisting of reading, defamation
and singing, Friday afternoon, Decem-
Der 2lst, at go p. m. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
Jonathan Smith who some time ago
killed his brother, Solomon Smith, near
Hagerstown, Md. was found guilty of
manslaughter by the jury at the trial
of the case in the circuit court of Wash
ington county last week.
Miss Catherine McAfee, member of
an eccentric family that formerly lived
on the Blackford farm, near Shepherds
town, died yesterday evening at her
home near Antietam Iron Works.
Her sister died about year ago.
Miss Carrie May Chambers. third
daughter of Capt. Geo. w, Chambers,
of Harper's Ferry, and Mr.. Manuel de
Almangro, Secretary Of the Argentine
Legation at Washington, were married
on the 9th Of December in Washington,
DC.
William Hill, one of the oldest boat
men on the c. & o. canal, and man
well-known all along the line of that
waterway, died in Sharpsburg last
week. He had previously been par
alyzed on his boat. He was about 70
yeals old.
G. L. Nicholson, superintendent Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and
VIM. T. Hassett, of Four Locks, one
of the supervisors, have purchased the
old Mitchell & Dawson boat yard at
Hancock, which has been idle for some
years, and will recommence boat build
ing.
John Hays, trustee, sold 81 acres Of
land and Touring mill at the old
Antietam iron works, near Sharpsburg
to George NJ, Hays for $500, and 90!
acres of ore land, along the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal, near the Harper
Ferry dam, to George NJ. Hays fol-
$1,000.
Mr.. james H. Bratt, Of Opequon dis,
trict, has been truly unfortunate II
losing his horses. He has lost every
horse he had on his farm from some
disease that attacks the threats, and
one mule which he had left became
melancholy and hung itself in the sta
ble.- World.
While husking corn the other day
Mr.. H. H. Lemen scared out white
rat from a shock of corn. His dos
pounced upon the Strengthening AMI
nal and quickly killed it. The raj
was quite large one. 1t lad pink
eyes, and its fur was as white as snow
and as fine as silk.
The advertisement of Trussell S store
this week speaks fol itself. 1t is no
out of place, however, to remark tha
Mr.. Trussell has model grocery store
such as is seldom found outside the
cities. He can supply the town anc
surrounding country with most any
thing good to eat.
At the meeting of the Board of Re
GENTS of the State Normal Schools OF
Tuesday at Wheeling resolution wa
unanimously adopted by the board rec
commencing an appropriation for tn
construction of new normal schoo
building on the beautiful site recently
purchased by the State in Shepherds
town.
A Christmas market will be held IL
the town hall on Saturday Afternoon
and evening, December 10Th, The la
dies in charge have number OF prett!
things to sell not to be found IN GU
stores and will be pleased to take or
ders for dressing dolls or making an!
articles customers may want. Com
and see for yourselves the gorgeou
lamp shades, beautiful pincushiOns
dolls, etc., etc.
Day by day the council of Shop
herdstown grows more like the angus
United States Senate. On motion o
a member on Monday night last tn