Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-21
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere,


weather brought it up nicely and it
has good start
Mr.. Harry Melvin, son of Capt. J.
S. Melvin, of Duffields, and who is in
the U, S. mail service as postal clerk,
is now on the B. & O. Railroad, run
ming from Brunswick to Baltimore.
Mr.. R. D. Shepherd has recently
purchased some very fine thoroughbred
Poland-Chin hogs and large num-
Der of splendid Plymouth Rock chick
ems, which he has placed on his Wild
Goose farm.
Mr. John H. Schoppert has bought
from Mrs. J. F. Legge the lot at the
corner of King street and Prospect
avenue, adjoining his own property.
The lot is 100 by 46 feet. The price
paid was 5000.
The ladies of the Methodist church
at Uvilla will have nice chicken soup
in Uvilla hall on the evening and night
of thanksgiving day for the benefit of
the Sabbath school. All are invited
to help the cause.
Young Snowman, whose leg was cut
off by the cars at Duffields some months
ago, has been in town this week ask
ing for contributions toward the pur-
chase of an artificial limb, 1t will
cost about fifty dollars.
A special meeting of the town cOun-
Gil was held Monday night, when an
order was drawn upon Theodore Rog-
ers, late sergeant, requiring him to
pay over to Sergeant Dunn $S4l, the
amount due the corporation from Mr.
Rogers.
We have received a copy Of "Ihe
Mirror" church paper published at
Hinton, this State, by Rev, ], J. Null
laney, formerly of Kearneysville. Rev.
Mr.. Mullaney is pastor Of the Baptist
Church at Hinton, and, we understand,
is doing well.
John Harris and Azzie Staley, two
well-known young colored persons Of
this place, were married in the colored
Methodist church last night with much
style. A very large crowd, including
many white persons, witnessed the in
teresting event.
Mr.. Frank L. Billmyer, whose sale
was advertised in the REGISTER, is
very much pleased with the result OF
his public sale last Thursday Horses
brought as high as $40, and ali the
stock was sold at good prices. ]. W,
Dodd was the auctioneer.
The Grand Lodge of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows is in session
at Morgantown this week. Caledonia
Lodge of ShepherdstOwn is represent
ed by Mr.. Chas J. Unger and Jefer-
son Lodge of Dufields is repl esented
by Mr.. Melvin l.. Ronemous,
At Williamsport the other day Mr..
J. F. Kimler, brother Of Prof. A. c.
Kimler, of this place, walked out OF
the postofice with three twenty-dol-
lar bills in his hand. When he reached
home the money was missing, and for
the life of him he can't tell what be-
came of it.
Don t forget the chicken and waffle
supper to be given by the ladies in the
town hall Friday night of this week
The ladies promise their patrons the
very best sort of supper for the small
sum of % cents. The money is for
the town hall fund. No admission is
charged.
Mr.. John C. Walper, who died near
Kearneysville a couple of weeks ago,
left in his will about s acres Of land to
Philip Lucas, a colored man. All his
personal property was willed to Mr..
John P. Kearfott Mr. Kearfott had
bought the other part of Mr., Walper S
real estate couple of years ago.
A conference of the fishermen of
Maryland, Virginia and West Virgin
ia will be held at the clubhouse of
the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club
near Harper's Ferry, next Saturday
for the purpose of procuring the ad0p-
ton in these States Of uniform law
for the protection of bass in the POto-
mac river.
Mr.. Henry W. Potts has bought from
Col. W. A. Morgan forty acres of land
at Dufields Itadjoins the Hess farm
that Mr.. Potts recently purchased, and
was formerly part of that estate,
Mr.. Potts is having new barn built
upon his farm by Contractor j. D.
Derr, and he may build new house
there next summer.
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