Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-02-08
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

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you are in arrears. Everybody must
make settlement either by cash or note.
The grounding had every oppor-
tunity to see his shadow last Friday,
for the sun shone all day long. I'm
less the ground-hog is false prophet
we shall have six weeks Of bad wealth
er.
Capt. George R. Head, postmaster
at Leesburg under President Cleve-
lands administration, and a brother
OF Rev. DIR Nelson Head, OF the Bal
timore Conference, NJ. E. Church
South, is dead.
Rev. J. 1. Miller, Of Luray, Va, who
is wsll-known here. has leased the
fine, large hotel building ut Buena
Vista for a term OF Ave years, and
will remove his female college to that
place from Luray.
Capt. Graham Mcclellan, formerly
of the Norfolk & Western Railroad,
has leased the Wsverton Hotel, and
took poss. sion on Monday. He will
make it especially agreeable to the
fishing fraternity. Mr.. Shop. Gatrell
will devote his time to his hotel at
Hsrper's Ferry.
The old aud reliable firm OF James
Vick's Sons, Rochester, n. Y, has
again placed us under obligations for
a generous quantity of their cslebra-
ted vegetable and flower seeds.
Their seeds are frst-class aud tie
firm is trustworthy years OF e1per-
fence have proven both facts.
The Uvilla Dramatic Society will
render the drama, Saved from the
Wreck" in the hall At that place on
Friday evening, February 9th, for the
benefit OF the Meth odist Church. Ad-
mission 25 cents, children Is cents.
Miss Schultz, OF this place, will sing
several selections during the evening.
Mr.. Charles r. Hollis, OF Martins
burg, has gotten the position OF clerk
in the Senate postoftice 1T Washing
ton made vacant by the death OF
Charlie Hagan. and has already EN-
tered upon the discharge OF his du
ties. The place pays $1,000 year.
Senator Faulkne: got the position
for him.
Jerry Dorsey, who fell down the
elevator shaft ut the Hamilton Hotel
in Hagsrstown, and knocked of his
ear and bruised himself, isrecovering.
His ear has grown fast to his head
but the edges will probably slough
away and leave nothing but the
stump, says DR.. E. A. Wsrehan, his
physician.
Mrs. NJ. E. Butler has been appoint
ed teacher Of vocal music at Shop
herd College, and desires us to ALI
nounce that she will take also NUM-
Der Of private pupils at Ave dollars
per term Mrs. Butler is thoroughly
competent to give instruction in the
theory and practice OF vocal music
aud in voice culture, and should have
a large class in addition to those at
the school.
John Booker, OF Bakerton, this
county, was painfully piaimed last
Thursday. He was very foolishly en-
gagged in trying to pick the powder
from the cap of q dynamite cartridge,
when the thing exploded, and finger
and thumb on one of Booker's hands
were blown of. He was brought TO
this place and taken to the office OF
DIR. w. II. Cannon, who rendered
surgical attention. -Harper's Ferry
Sentinel.
A call has been issued for q mass
meeting OF farmers and other citizens
TO consider the subject Of the improve
ment of our public roads, to be held
in the Court House at Charlestown
On, Friday, February 10th, 1T II o'clock.
Our farmers should need no urging to
attend this meeting. We hope that
there will be a large turnout, and that |
such action will be inauguratsd rs
will lead to general improvement in |
this most important matter.
A petition for the discontinuance OF |
the Sunday mail at this place can be
found ut the postoffice, where anyone
Iao;,;rr IN an1nroa tho CANA On m haya |
the opportunity when calling for the |
mails. The petitioners claim that the
business Of the town does not demand
a Sunday mail, aud this is borne out
by the fact that all OF the business
men OF the town, with but two or
three exceptions, have signed the Pc
tition, embracing fifty III number.
The Sentinel says that the new town
councils of Bolivar and Harpsr's
Ferry have little trouble on their
hands. 1t is declared that the late
elections were illegal because they
were not held under the Australian
system, and for other technical rea-
sons, sucn as the improper size OF
tickets. The old council Of Bolivar,
we understand, proposes 10 settle the
difficulty quickly by resigning in favor
Of the new council, as voted for at the
last election.
The wooden mills known as Porter's
factory, at Wneatlapd, this county,
belonging to Mr.. John J. Jobe, were
sold in Charlsstown on Monday uu
der decree Of the court by special
and the property was
down to James w. Gore at
S2, CO... A few years ago these mills
cost $4,000. AT the same time the
house and lot and coach'shop OF Mr..
SchnIts i'm Chm rIsstOwn ware sold