Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-07-18
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

-hA. W. n. 1Idl uC ulcQ ldSU WEEK
near Summit Point, after long i'll
ness. He was a Confederate soldier,
having served in the Clarke cavalry
throughout the war.
The ladies of the Duff elds aid socie-
ty will hold lawn party at the resi-
dence of Miss Alice Moore on the eve
ming of August s, 1895. The public
are cordially invited.
Miss Clara Barnhart quite painfully
injured her knee by jumping from
carriage last week, and Miss Mamie
Rutherford broke bone in her ankle
a few days ago by falling from fence.
The bicycle fever is getting stronger.
Mr., R. D. Shepherd has recently
bought a very handsome Columbia
bicycle, and Tuesday Mr.. A. NJ. Shop
herd got Crawford wheel from C. D.
Wysong.
James S. Pitzer, well-known resi-
dent of Berkeley county, died on Mon
day, aged 70 years. He had been
member of the Methodist Church for
So years. He leaves a wife and eight
children.
A decree has been entered in Wash
ington for the sale of two parcels of
land owned by the c. & o. canal,
leased by the Washington Gas Light
Company, the price to be not less than
100000.
Mr.. w. A. Lemen, who lives about
four miles west of Shepherdstown, and
Miss Mary V. Syster, of Berkeley
county, were married in Martinsburg
on Thursday of last week by Rev. o.
W. Burtner.
The Berkeley county institute Is IN
session this week. 1t is being con-
Quoted by County Superintendent Jas.
w. Snyder, assisted by Prof. T. A.
Wade, of Morgantown. There are 1877
teachers enrolled
Mr.. G. T. Hodges last week bought
the wheat crop raised by Mr.. VIM.
T. Stewart on his Kearneysville farm,
amounting to 1000 bushels. He paid
63 cents a bushel for it, 1t is being
delivered this week.
improvements are being made at
the toll-gate house on the Charlestown
pike, occupied by Mrs. Long. The
old kitchen has been torn down and
new one is being built. A new toll
gate has also been made.
Stephen Chappell & Co., Hagers-
town, are having an addition built to
their store, and in order to save an
noyance they will sell their large stock
of goods at greatly reduced rates,
See advertisement this week.
The old baseball association Of Mar
tinsburg went to pieces last week. A
new association has been formed, with
w. N. Linch president, Geo. S. Hill
treasurer, Louis Gerhardt secretary,
and James F. Thompson manager.
The special term of the Jefferson
circuit court begins at Charlestown
next Monday. DR.. W, E. Perry is to
be tried at this time and the case Of
White against the Jefferson County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company will
be heard.
Little Miss Virginia Ockershausen
gave birthday party last Thursday
evening to large number Of her
Youthful friends. The little folks had
an unusually pleasant time, and high
ly enjoyed the many clever things
done for their entertainment.
The board of education Of Charles
town district has elected the following
teachers for the Charlestown graded
school: Wright Denny (principaD,
Robert Rissler, Miss Bette Beller,
Miss Ora Tomlinson, Mrs. Barbara
Fowle, Mrs. ]. c. Wiltshire, Miss Lalla
Craighill and Miss Bette Chapman.
A spark from Norfolk and West
ern Railroad locomotive set fire to
pile of straw in Daniel R. Doub's field,
in the southern suburbs of Hagerstown,
and swept over eight acres Of stubble
and burned fifty panels of fencing be-
fore it could be checked. Ihe ME
was put out by a number of women,
The members of the Epworth League
of Bethesda Church will have a lawn
fete in the woods at Molers Cross
Roads on Friday and Saturday even
ings of next week, the 10Th and Goth.
They will serve all the seasonable del
icacies, including icecream, cake, soup
etc. They promise to make it pleas
ant fol- those who will favor them with
their patronage.
Me. snavely, Sharpsburg, has been
informed bv S. Byrne, one of the COM