Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-03-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.


it is possible to spare them.
Mrs. Annie Davis, the aged wife of
Mr.. John Davis, was stricken with pa
ralysis last week, and has been very
i'll ever since. She is not expected to
recover.
Mrs. J. VIM. Cofinbargar sent us
an apple the other day that had re-
manned on the tree ever since last fall
and it was still undecayed. 1t sur
vived very rough winter.
Wheat jumped up three cents
bushel Tuesday. There was wild ex-
element on the Chicago Board of
Trade during the advance. The wheat
reserve is only 100000 bushels.
Robert Gibson and Horace Grow
had bet on the election Monday.
Mr.. Gibson lost, and accordingly on
Tuesday he wheeled Mr.. Crow up and
down main street on wheelbarrow.
Mr.. Turner Maddox has begun the
erection of new dwelling-house on
the south side of Prospect Avenue, on
a lot purchased from Mr. Potts. 1t is
to be a frame building two stories
high.
A special grand jury summoned by
Judge Richard H. Lee, judge of the
county court of Clarke county, at
Berryville last week found six indict-
ments against William B. Page for
forgery.
Mr.. E. l. Lee will have big sale of
stock, farming implements, ETC., at his
Oak Hill farm, on the Kearneysville
pike, near Shepherdstown, on Friday,
March 29th. Advertisement and post
ers next week.
The milder weather has encouraged
the hens to vigorous efforts, and eggs
are becoming very plentiful. The
price has dropped to 10 cents dozen.
w. P. Licklider sold 90 dozen to one
dealer last Saturday, besides many
dozen at retail.
J. S. Melvin, the leading Dufhelds
merchant, offers his entire stock Of dry
goods-which is big one-at cost for
cash during the month Of March. He
will have auction at his store each
Saturday evening this month. Now
is the time to get cheap goods.
Last Thursday lot off of what was
known as the Dunn property in Mar
tinsburg was sold to c. P. Herring for
S., 800, or at the rate Of $2O3.7O a
front foot. Friday another lot was
sold at the rate of $240 front foot
the highest price ever paid for lot in
Martlnsburg,
Constable Lemen last week levied or
the printing Office of the Martinsbure
INDEPENDENT, owned by Mr.. j. Nelson
Wisner, and also on Mr. Wisners law
library and office fixtures, for unpaic
taxes from 1891 to 1892. The levy
, was made at the instance of ex-Sherlt
Charles Miller.
, The old fertilizer factory, frame
building, belonging to the Valley
Fertilizer Company, Charlestown, wa'
y burned down Sunday morning abou
, | o'clock. Some machinery in tn
building also burned. The fire i
supposed to have been started b!
tramps. Loss about $500.
n Last year while Samuel A. Row
was driving along the new road con
structed by the B. & o. Railroad whe'
building the tunnel between Harper
Ferry and Sandy Hook a stone fel
from the hillside, causing his team t
run away. Rowe's leg was broke
a
and one of his horses injured. IL
) sued for damages, and last Friday
3 Jury awarded him 5000.
The Kearneys7ille correspondent
the Martinsburg World says: 9Th
baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, E. Jone
D made narrow escape the other morn
ing. The child had been taken dow
IS stairs but very short time when II
n cradle was discovered to be in flames
y The early discovery Of the fire prevent
l. ed a more serious disaster. The loss
the crib was the only damage done.
1t Water was turned into the Chess
= peake g. Ohio canal the first of th
g week, and the first light boats passe
l. up on Tuesday. The shepherdstow
boatmen have pulled out for Cumbe
t. land, where loaded boats will /
y cleared on Monday next, March lSt
Y, It is said that there will be 2lO boa
10 on the canal this season, and that tn
outlook for prosperous season is goo
Us On last Tuesday evenings two Gov
n were stolen from the stable OF NJ