Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-10-24
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our heighborhood and Elsewhere.


upon New Volume No. 81. Establish
ed in 1849, the REGISTER is one of
the Oldest newspapers in West Vir-
ginia.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Luz
theran Church will give a birthday
party at the Lutheran parsonage this
Thursday evening. 1t promises to be
very enjoyable affair.
Eugene Barr, of Charlestown, has
received an appointment in the rail
way mail service, and runs between
New York and Washington on the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
We have received copy of the
Antietam Sentinel, the new paper just
started at Sharpsburg, Md, by Ray
NJ. Busler. 1t seems to be very
newsy sheet and is well printed.
Mr.. Henry st. John Shepherd, who
has been prospecting for coal in the
mountains of Berkeley county for some
years, has discovered fine bed of coal
on his farm west of Martinsburg
The residence of Mrs. May Gun
ningham, at Summit Point, was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday morning.
The property was insured, we under
stand, for $800.-C2arke Courier.
The members of the Southern Meth
odist Church will have an oyster sup
per at Bakerton on Friday and Satur-
day evenings, November lst and I'd
to which the public is cordially invited.
Samuel Johnson removed from the
bottom of his well on the Bellevue
farm, near Hagerstown, a pound ofbut-
ter that was dropped there by Andy
Summers eight years ago. 1t was in
good condition.
Yesterday about noon while the
wife of John G. Brown, colored, was
drawing water at Mr.. David Hout S
well the windlass slipped from her
grasp and struck her in the head,
causing what was at first thought to
be a serious injury.
Mr.. John Files, who lives near Schop-
pert's ford, on the Opequon, is the
champion coon hunter of Berkeley
county. One night last week his dogs
freed number of 'coons and kept them
up the tree until next morning, when
Mr.. Files went out and shot them all
FIVE young ones and an old one.
Major R. W. Hunter, Of Winchester,
one of the attorneys for the Interior
Department, will be married next week
in Norfolk to Miss Leida Washington,
daughter of the late Col. John Angus
tine Washington, Of Mt. Vernon, who
was killed during the war while mem
Der of the staff of Gen. R. E. Lee.
The members of the West Virginia
Press Association will meet at Wash
ington next Monday and the following
day will start for Atlanta, where they
will visit the exposition. The editor
of the REGISTER expects to accompany
the party, which will number over a
hundred persons, in all probability.
Hagerstown was veritable Gretns
Green for lovers bent on matrimony
last week, and dozens of couples Wis.
tied the fair and took advantage of the
opportunity to get married. Mr.. Will
lam Moler and Miss Katie bearing
of Moler's, this county, were among
those who were married during the fair
Rev. C. II. Hockey and Mrs. Rocky
gave a reception last Saturday at the
Lutheran parsonage in this place to
the members Of the Uvilla church. A
considerable number of persons were
present, and the day was spent most
pleasantly in various amussments, II
talking over church matters and II
discussing an excellent dinner.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel says
Willie Orem, of Bolivar, was gathering
potatoes Tuesday evening in field
near his home, and having his little
brother with him, he built fire tc
keep him warm. The little fellow s
clothing caught hre ana ne was Verrl'
bly burned. His dress was in flames
when the older brother came to his as
sistance. He was very badly burned
about the body.
The board of directors and trustees
of Union Theological Seminary met al
Danville, Va, last week and passed q
resolution favoring the removal OF the
seminary from Hampden-Sidney tc
Richmond. The sum of $l25, 900 IL
money and site containing over elev'
en- acres of ground is offered at Rich
mond. The Presbyterian Synods o
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