Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-10-04
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

present, and the company anticipates
big traffic in this line during the fall
and winter.
The Democratic Club of this place
is arranging for special train for
Monday next to suit the convenience
of those who wish to attend the pub
lie speaking at Charlestown
The great Hagerstown fair will be
held next week, and will be better
than ever in all departments. There
will be many special attractions each
day, including some fine bands Of mu-
sic.
The Summit Point store-house, ware
house and and brick Westinghouse
have been sold by Joseph Trapnell, ex-
ecutor of the late c. P. Wilson, to j.
T. Lupton, of Chattanooga, Tenn, for
$4,000.
The boss clothing man, Jacob Win
termoyer, is ready for fall and winter
trade with a new and complete line of
clothing and furnishing goods, and IN
vites the public to call. See his new
advertisement this week.
Brunswick, Nd, had a big trades
display and tournament last Tuesday.
Our former countyman, Mr.. G. Frank
Engle, was one Of the marshals, and
Miss Mary Knott, of this county, was
crowned first maid of honor.
The Free Press says that Elisha
Locke, of Summit Point, has fine
mare that he found blind after the re-
cent storm. The animal was all right
until that time, and it is supposed that
lightning was the cause Of the trouble.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company's statement of earnings and
expenses for the month of August
shows net increase Of earnings over
August, 1898. of per cent. The net
earnings for August were $207, 9O0.l3,
W. A. Adams is selling the best Of
oysters. Will deliver them at your
house by the pint, quart or gallon, or
fried by the dozen or half dozen.
Sells also crackers and cracker dust.
Give him a trial order. Ladies and
gentlemen will find his restaurant
frst-class.
Mr.. VIM. Moore, the agent of the
Singer Manufacturing Company, will
have an unusually fine exhibit of the
work of the Singer sewing machines
at the Hagerstown fair, as we'll as the
machines themselves. He invites the
people from this side of the river to
call and see it.
The Norfolk & Western Railroad
will run a special excursion train to
Hagerstown Wednesday and Thursday
of next week. The train will leave
Shepherdstown at 9.15 a. m, and re-
turning leave Hagerstown at $50 P.
m. Fare for the round trip, includ-
ing admission to the fair grounds, 81
from Shepherdstown.
A copperhead snake was found ~
ing coiled upon the bosom Of an infant
child of James CLANCY, near Will
Transport, the other day. The moth
er went out of the house for few hours,
leaving the baby asleep in the cradle.
Returning she was Mortified at the
sight of the snake coiled on her child.
She killed the reptile.
Col. George B. Mcclellan, GeOrgeV.
Marshall, Capt. Thomas Hamilton, Col.
| Arthur Mcclellan and VIM. NJ. Fur
man, appointed by Governor Pattison
"Wednesday as members of the Penn
svlvania commission to locate the po-
sitions of the Pennsylvania regiments
at the Antietam battlefield, will visit
the battlefield October 10.
The Republican convention for the
thirteenth senatorial and seventh del
egate districts, composed Of Berkeley,
Jefferson and Morgan counties, met at
Martinsburg last Saturday and noml-
mated E. C. Henshaw, of Berkeley coun-
tv, for State Senator, and Daniel Get
zendanner, of Jefferson county, and D.
N. Robinson, of Morgan county, fo1
delegates-at-large to the Legislature.
The Juvenile Missionary Society Of
the NJ. E. Church South will hold a
sociable in the lecture room of the
church Friday evening, October 9Th, at
7 O clock. An admission fee will be
asked at the door, and anything from 8
cents up will be received. Refresh
ments-cake, coffee and chocolate
will be served free of charge to all
who come. All denominations are In
vited and will be heartily welcomed,
The Popuhsts of this district met at