Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

for the past six years, has given it up,
and it will hereafter be published by
Mr.. F. A. Everts.
Governor Brown of Maryland has
killed by the pocket veto" the two
canal bills passed by the legislature.
They were to secure the payment Of
laborers' claims against the canal.
1t is rumored that D. w. Fhckwir,
general superintendent of the eastern
division of the Norfolk & Western
Railroad, will resign and connect him.
self with the iron furnace at Shenan-
doah.
The smoke-house of Mr.. Willis Noll,
of Berkeley county, was entered last
Sunday night and robbed of eighteen
pieces of bacon. Tom Gregorys fate
seems to have not been sufficient
warning,
A tramp, probably, slept in one of
the stables at Morgan's Grove last
Monday night, and somehow managed
to set it afre. A few of the stables
were slightly damaged before the fire
was extinguished.
The Western Maryland fast mail
was delayed forty minutes yesterday
and the Norfolk & Western train did
not wait for it at Hagerstown. The
daily papers did not reach Shepherds
town until 5 o'clock.
Friday evening the Bible class ofthe
Lutheran Sunday school will have an
entertainment at the home of Mr.. H.
S. Baker for the benefit Of missions.
Excellent refreshments and nice
musical programme. Everybody IN
vited.
They must use mild sort of ex-
plosives at Hancock. The other day
IS pounds of dynamite, can of blast
ing powder, $50 dynamite caps and
1000 feet of fuse caught fire. The
whole lot went up in smoke without
exploding.
Frank c. Baker living near Keedys-
Vile, Nd, has been arrested and placed
in Jail for criminally abusing his cousin,
Bessie Baxter. He is % years old and
the girl is less than IA. The people
of the neighborhood were greatly IN
censed at the crime, and threats of
lynching Baker were made.
The Changers of Berkeley county
will have a big time the latter part OF
this month. Col ]. H. Brigham,
Master of the National Grange, and
Hon. C. H. Knott, Master of the West
Virginia State Grange, will deliver
addresses at Tuscarora and Cherry
Grove Grange on April 9th and at
Swan Pond on April 2Sth.
The Williamsport town council APP
pointed Burgess John A. Dugan, Coun-
Gilman J. H. Hoffman and Assistant
Burgess George W. McCardell to con-
fer with the Washington county com
missioners to appropriate money to-
ward building a bridge across the
Potomac river at Williamsport. The
council thinks the bridge would prove
to be a paying investment.
Reno Post, G. A. R, of Hagerstown
and Antietam Post, of Sharpsburg
have arranged for the celebration Of
Decoration Day at Antietam battle
field. Invitations have been sent tC
Gov. VIM. Mckinley, of Ohio, ex-Gov
James Beaver, of Pennsylvania, ano
Mr.. Galusha A. Grow, recently elected
Congressman-at-large from Pennsyl
vania. to make addresses. Mr. Grow
has accepted.
Mr. R. D. Shepherd is having
number of portraits made by King
the Hagerstown photographer, Some
very fine photographs have been Sc
cured. 1t is said that Mr.. Shepherd
supported by New York and Shep
herdstown talent, will play the Mer
chant of Venice in Hagerstown the
latter part of this month, and vii
open in New York in the fall with
Spartacus splendidly equipped anC
mounted.
Tuesday was an intensely disagree
able day in this section. A storm tina
started in the lake region swoopeC
down upon us with copiouS showers o
rain that afterward turned into snow
The snow fell with such persistence
during the latter part of the day tina
by night the ground was white Yes
terday morning when people woke u
there was four inches Of it upon tn
ground, while trees and shrubber,
were loaded with it. 1t was an ex
, tremely beautiful sight, for every twl;
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