Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-05-03
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

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Superintendent A. A. P. Neel is busily
engaged just now in looking after the
closing affairs of the schools.
Frances Griffith, II years old, was
convicted at Martinsburg last week
of stealing thirty cents worth of -four,
and was sentenced to a year in the
penitentiary. Governor MacCorkle
promptly pardoned her at the request
of the court officials.
The ladies of the Reformed Church
will hold social festival at the resi-
dence of Mrs. T. H. Davis, for the
benefit of the Sunday school, on Whit
Monday evening, May 18th. Soup,
ice cream, cake and taffy. Mr. Davis
will have his dog tied.
Judge Faulkner has set aside the
verdict of the jury in the case Of L. c.
Gerling, administrator Of Mrs. E. A.
Etchison, against the Agricultural In
surance Company, in the circuit court
at Martinsburg, and granted a new
trial for the defendant.
Mr.. Thomas F. Jones sold his hand
some young iron-grey driving horse to
Hagerstown dealers last week for $3.50,
and Mr.. Adrian Billmyer sold his bay
horse for a similar sum. Several
other sales of horses have been made
the past couple of weeks
Do not fail to attend the exercises
of the Ciceronian Literary Societies of
Shepherd College in the town hall
Friday evening of this week. Exer-
cises will begin promptly at s o'clock,
and will consist of music, orations,
essays, etc. Everybody invited.
At meeting of the directors Of the
Inwood Agricultural Society recently
R. C. Burkhart was made chief mar
shall with DR.. A. NJ. Evans, Towner
Schley, J. w. Dodd, Col, ]. w. Nc
Donald, Frank Harrison, S. ". NJ.
Peters, DR.. ]. P. Carter and c. W.
Hensell as assistants.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church
will hold in the town hall an entertain
ment on the evening of the 18th of
May. Luncheon and ices will be
served from 6 o'clock, and the laugh
able play of Freaks will be rendered
at s o'clock. The public are most
cordially invited. Admission 10 cents,
lunch Is cents.
Married, April 25, 1894, in this
city, by the Rev. John Brindle, Mr..
John B. Stauffer and Mrs. Mary Sulli-
van. The respective ages of the
bride and groom were 81 and 60 years,
and it is said that this is the third
time that each of them has launched
on the sea of matrimony. Long may
they wave.-MartlnsJ,rg World.
The Williamsport Leader says: A
canal boatman says on his first trip
this season he cleared 1897; second
trip, made in seven days, $22.04 /;
third, seven days, but owing to some
extra expenses he only cleared $l7.52;
fourth, FIVE days, $3l.82; total $80.35
clear of all expenses for month S work,
He hired two hands, paying one $l5
and the other $l2 per month.
Col. G. W. Halls big railroad show
will exhibit in Shepherdstown next
Tuesday. Among the attractions are
live gorilla, the great elephant
Queen and her little nursing baby,
Col. Cooper, the English giant, and
many other wonders. Then there will
be a grand street parade at II a. m.
and free balloon ascension and par
achute Jump. Performances both in
the afternoon and at night.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Snyder celebra-
ted the tenth anniversary of their
marriage at their home in Shepherds
town last Friday evening. \ large
number of their friends and acquaint-
ances were present and an enjoyable
evening was spent The Shepherds
town Cornet Band rendered some very
sweet music during the evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Snyder received tinware In
great variety and abundance.
The sharpers and swindlers-men
who live luxuriously at the expense of
the credulous and unwary-have with
drawn from their winter seclusion,
and will soon be making things lively
for unsuspecting farmers. The man
that has a gold or silver mine to give
away free of charge is also on the
move-so let farmers beware. Sign
no contract nor agreements for any
thing; give no storage receipts or hay
fork acknowledgements to anyone.
Hagley, the outftter, is never firing