Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-01-11
LITTLE LOCALS.
The THINGS of Interest that are Happening Ut
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere

usually give opportunity for such
work at this season of the year.
The new paper at Martinsburg' the
Berkeley Free Lance, has made It's APP
nearauce. 1t is TO be independent III
politics with two red-hot Republicans
as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mowbray ana
Evans.
An adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of Potomac Building Associa
ton No. 8 will be held in the REGIS
rrP Office next Monday evening at u
o'clock. All stockholders are urSeu
to be present.
Freigh. business on the Norfolk
Western Railroad Is dull just now.
Local business at this point Is less
than it has been for years and the
same thing is true at most points
along the line.
Cashier b. F. Harrison informs us
that jefferson Savings Bank Is doing
a splendid business at present. We
are glad TO know tit is to the inter
est of the community to keep the
institution flourishing.
The Presbyterian ladies of Shenan-
doah Junction will hold all oyster
supper at that place on the 18th, l9th
and Goth of this month, for the bene-
tit of the chapel there. They ask the
public patronage and promise pleas
ant time to all who will attend.
Very little business was transacted
at the meeting of the town council ON
Monday night last. Bills to the
amount OF S26 80 were passed The
Mayor reported fines to the amount
of S27. O5 collected during the three
mouths ended December 81, 1898.
Elk Branch Lodge of Masons has
commenced the erection of new
two-story building at Shenandoah
Junction, the upper story of which
will be used as lodge room. 1t l.
located just across the street from
the residence of Mr.. 4. G. Moore.
The Fairmout Huder issued a TWEEN
ty-page paper lat week descriptive
of the business and other advantages
of that section Fairmont is one OF
the most 1ourishiug towns in this
State, and the Mder is an able expo
nemt of its development and growth.
The mild weather so far this month
brings to mind the fact that January,
1890. was the warmest January on
record, the average temperature be
ing Al depression the 18th the Their
mometer stood at IS. The coolest
January was in 1891, with an average
of - degrees-on the 1st it was IA de-
grees below zero.
There was very curious sight in
the sky Monday morning. a long,
slender spear of cloud, reaching half
way across the heavens, light in color
but sharply outlined and quite dis
tinct, shot rapidly from west to east.
finally losing form aud disappearing
in the distance. 1t was watched with
interest by many persons.
\ few nights ago six chickens were
stolen from Mr. w. a. Adams, In this
town. One night last week thieves
visited the chicken-house of Mr.. Will
Iarn Rowe, just west of town. About
the time they were grabbing the
chickens Mr.. Rowe heard them and
got after them, and they made good
their escape with a couple of hens.
We are indebted to Senator Cam
| den for some valuable government
publications. In sending them Sen
ator Camden writes us that it i
always a pleasure to him to send
such documents to the people, and
he will be glad TO have his West Nir
! siuia friends make known their de
sires to him. He has many valuable
documents for distribution.
Among the new subscribers to the
REGISTER this week is Mr.. John w.
DALEY, true Democrat and a gallant
old soldier of Rosser's Brigade-n pros
porous merchant at Daley, in the
/ southern part of the county. We'd
like TO have more subscribers in that
section, aud will send sample copies
of the REGISTER to anyone who
wishes them.
Miss Mamie c. Hill, eldest daughter
Of Mr.. Daniel a. Hill, formerly of
| Shepherdstown, was married at the
home of her father, III Wilcox ave
nue., Chicago, last Thursday, to Mr.
Harry GAM. of that city. Mr.. and
| Mrs. CAM will be at home after Jan
uary 18th at $50 West Monroe street,
Chicago Miss Hills friends in this
section extend congratulations.
Major Storms, of the battlefield
board aud Chaplain Stevens, of the
Fourteenth Connecticut Regiment,
recently visited Antietam battlefield
aud bought from Mr. K. d. Fisher,
neal the old Dunkard church, "a plot
OF ground on which will be erected u
monument to mark the extreme ad-
vance of the Fourteenth Connecticut
Regiment in the engagement on Sep
TENDER l., 1862.
Mr.. f. G.. Williams has sold his half
interest in the drug store owned and
operated by the firm of L. G. Will
liams, Jr., & Co, to his partner, Mr..
L. q. Matthaei, who hereafter will
conduct the business at the old stand.
| For twenty-three years to the day
Mr. Williams has successfully carried
on the drug business aud we'll earned