Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-18
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

cider press. The harder 1t got the
better Uncle Jesse liked it.
Dr. A. P. Thompson, of Summit
Point, has filed with the clerk of the
circuit court a petition to enable him
to run as a Peoples party candidate
for district delegate to the Legislature
The first frost of the season, to
amount to anything, made its appear
ance last Monday morning. Delicate
vegetables and flowers were nipped.
There was also thin ice Monday morn
ing.
Mr. Abram Shepherd, of this place,
fell down flight of steps in the Bald
win House at Hagerstown last Thurs
day and broke his left arm in two
places. He returned home on Satur-
day.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian
Church at Dufields Will serve an oys-
ter and meat supper and refreshments
at that place on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings, October 25, 26
and 81.
We acknowledge special courtesies
from Mr.. Towner Schley, the efficient
assistant marshal at the Hagerstown
fair. Mr.. Schley was indefatigable
in his efforts to have our people enjoy
themselves.
From the Hagerstown Globe: Mr..
George F. Cochnower, after an absence
of nearly four months, came to Hagers-
town Monday He says the shops at
Shepherdstown may shortly be leased
to Boston manufacturer.
Five carrier-pigeons, belonging to
Eugene Stoddard, of Hagerstown,
were liberated at Shenandoah, Page
county, lO7 miles distant, at $50
o'clock last Friday morning. They
flew to their loft in Hagerstown in one
hour and twenty minutes, arriving at
$50
The store of Mr.. Barringer at Shen-
andoah Junction was entered one night
last week by burglars, who forced an
entrance through one Of the back win
dows, and robbed of goods, to the
amount of about fifteen dollars in ci-
CARS, flour, coffee and other smaller
articles. -Adrocote
The farm of John Moler, sold by
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, special commits
sioner, last Saturday, was bought by
Michael Brown, of the cement mill Vi
entity. He paid $50 per acre for it.
The farm contains SO acres, and is To-
Gated near Bakerton. The price Is re-
garded as a low one
An esteemed subscriber in Kansas
renting for the REGISTER writes:
aside from the home news, | appre-
ciate your manly support Of the Cleve-
land-Wilson Democratic reform adj
ministratlon. Politics wakes warm
with us and we expect to elect a Dem
ocratic Governor this fall.
The infant class of the Lutheran
Sunday school will have a little enter
tain ment in the Harris store-room
Friday evening of this week. There
will be a puzzle banquet, candy
will be sold and other features Of in
terest. The public is invited to pa
tronize it. The money is for missions.
There will be grand Democratic
rally at Bakerton on Tuesday night
next Free chicken soup will be served
to everybody and the Shepherdstown
Band will furnish music. Col. r. ?.
Chew, Forrest w. Brown, W. II. VIII
son, W. B. Cornwell and other speak
ers will be present All the voters
are invited to be present.
William Braithwaite, of Berkeley
county, was badly injured by the burst
ing of hydraulic cider press at In
wood last Saturday. He was attempt
ing to get some cider from under the
press while it was in operation when
the accident happened. Hewas crush
ed under the falling machinery, and
when taken out was still alive, but he
is not expected to live.
The enrolment of the several schools
in this district for September was as
follows Graded school 236, attend
ance 2O3; Remnants %, attendance
10; Uvilla 33, attendance 81; Duff
fields SO, attendance 81 Edgewood p,
attendance 10; Lemen 20, attendance
10; Shepherd Grade 30, attendance
10; colored school IS, attendance Il :;
total-whites 4l2, attendance Sal.
As the driver of my huckster wagon
expects to leave me for other business
ofta, pavt weel, offer for sale private