Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-11
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghbcrhood and Elsewhere.


ter to aid it in buildinga new hall and
engine house.
A valuable Jersey cow belonging to
G. D. Wysong died last Sunday from
having eaten, it is supposed, some
poisonous substance. Mr.. Wysong
had refused $50 for her few days
previous.
The passenger locomotives of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad are being
equipped with what is called the du-
pick whistle, similar to those used on
steamboats,. 1t makes a much more
pleasant sound than the old style.
Congressman Frank E. Beethoven,
brother of Mr.. G. NJ. Beltzhoover, this
place, jumped from moving train at
Harrisburg the other day and was
thrown violently to the ground. He
was cut and bruised, but escaped Sc
rious injury.
Substantial improvements are being
made to the Quigley house recently
purchased by Mrs. Henry Shepherd.
A new brick pavement has been laid,
the building is to be handsomely paint
ed inside and outside, and general re-
pairs will be made.
There has been lively advance in
the wholesale price of coal oil recent
ly, but retailers have not put up the
price. The best oil sells at IA cents a
gallon, which is two cents more than
last year, the price having been in
creased the lst Of January.
The State auditors report shows
that the railroads in West Virginia
paid a total OF $392,557.56 in taxes
last year, and of this amount Berkeley
county collected $11,452.68, Morgan
| 81, 964.22, and Jefferson $8,022.64.
Eleven counties in the State have no
railroads.
| No 2 red wheat is quoted in Balti-
more at 614 cents per buShel. The
visible supply is reduced to 1902
900 bushels. Corn is commanding
81 cents bushel. Hogs are worth
500 ca $50 per 100 lbs, gross /;
sheep and lambs from 2 to 81 cents
per ID.
Ex-Governor Foraker, Of Ohio, has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
address on decoration day, the 3Oth
of May, at Antietam National Gene
terry. He was a member of the 23d
Ohio Regiment, and was in the battle
with Gen. Burnside. Senator Ste
phen B. Elkins, West Virginia, has
also accepted an invitation to be pres
ent
The missionary address in the Epls-
copal Church last Thursday afternoon
by Rev. Jules L. Provost was listened
to with great pleasure by large num-
Der of persons. Mr.. Provost has been
| a missionary in Alaska for some years
past, and he gave most interesting
account of his work in that strange
country, together with graphic descrlp'
tons of the people and their customs.
Lively times are anticipated at Ba'
kerton, in this county Raleigh Dom
4 er, who is remembered as the proprle'
5 tor of the famous Floating battery
: at Shepherdstown years ago, has de-
termined, it is said, to open liquor
saloon at Bakerton, and has already
: secured piece Of ground for that pur
pose. 1t is stated that he will sell OF
a United States license if he canno
get license from the county court.
D 1t will be remembered that lastfal
some rascal maliciously destroyed
D number of fruit trees in j. n. Trus
sells lot opposite the cemetery. Las
$ Saturday Mr. Trussell planted new
y trees to take their places, and Monda,
! night the destroyer renewed his work
. breaking off number of young ma
pies about four feet from the ground
Mr.. Trussell will give good deal t
catch the rascal who is doing the dam
=, age.
Mr.. JEFF. Fritz, who lives just out
side of town on the Berryville pike
was yesterday taken to the Westo
u asylum for insane. Insanity com
: menced to develop some months ago
u and he has continued to grow wors
" week by week, until his friends at las
Welded to advice and have sent hi
n to the hospital for treatment. W
st hope the malady is but temporary an
l. that he will soon return entirely re
n stored. - harleStown AdrOcate.
Thomas Washington and Ida Rot
: inson, two young colored persons, wei
t married last night. The ceremon