Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-07-11
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

Mr.. James W. Greenwood is having
a good-sized two-story addition built
to his dwelling-house on High street
The lower story will be used as a shoe
makers shop. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Sheetz is
the carpenter.
Tuesday evening our neighboring
town of Sharpsburg celebrated the one
hundred and thirty-second anniversa-
ry of the laying out of the town by
Joseph Chapline. There was parade
and appropriate ceremonies.
Mr.. T. L. Richard got basket of
early peaches from his orchard near
Martinsburg last week-the first of
the season seen in Hagerstown. Mr.,
G. 7. Licklider got some ripe peaches
from his farm near this place yester-
day.
The enterprising Hagerstown mer-
chants, Messrs. Updegratf, are build
ing another addition to their NAM
moth store in that place. 1t is to be
so 60 feet in size and will be used
for the cloak, fur and curtain depart
ment.
Mrs. John Grow, wife of Capt. Grow,
celebrated her SD birthday on Tues
day. She is still active and in good
health, and able to perform household
duties better than many younger wo-
men. Capt. Grow is Sc years old and
still hale and hearty.
The lawn party held by the ladies
of the Baptist Church in the yard at
Mr.. J. P. Kearfott's, near Kearneys-
Vile, last Saturday night, was a grand
success. There was large crowd
present, all of whom enjoyed the af-
fair very much. The receipts were
$56.l1.
The other day, over in Washington
county, Mrs. John Holbert and Miss
Anna Bower became involved in
quarrel, when Mrs. Holbert struck
Miss Bower a vicious whack on the
head with a garden rake. The latter
became unconscious from the blow and
may die. Mrs. Holbert was arrested.
The REGISTER this week contains
the list of superintendent Of the varl-
Gus departments of Morgan's Grove
fair If You write to them they will
take pleasure in mailing you a pre-
MUM list. Each department is print
ed separately on fine folded card-boar
pocket size, and are ready for distribu-
ton.
Hon. Geo. L. Wellington, of Cumber-
land, has formally accepted the invita-
ton of the Morgan's Grove officials to
deliver an address during the fair in
September. He will speak on Thurs
day, Maryland day" Our people
may prepare for a good speech and
Mr.. Wellington may look for a big
crowd.
Miss Edith Virginia Hedges, daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. John W. Hedges,
formerly of Berkeley county, was
married Wednesday evening to Dr.. Jno.
Ernst Matzka at Ell Reno, Indian Ter
ritory. She will be at home at Palo
Alto after September l, DR.. Matzka
is a professor in Leland Stanford Uni
versity.-NartinSbaUg Statesman.
Mr.. n. S. J. Strider has sold his in
terest in the store at BakertOn to Mr..
Jesse A. Engle, who has been running
it, and a Mr.. Willard, of Buckeystown,
Nd. The firm of Strider & Engle has
been dissolved. Mr.. Strider will con-
duct the store at Uvilla and Mr.. Engle
and Mr.. Willard will continue the
Bakerton store.
Mr.. John H. Hill, formerly of this
place, who is now principal of the West
Virginia Colored Institute at Farm,
near Charleston, was in town this week.
He reports the school as increasing in
usefulness and doing good work. He
has been reelected principal for an
other year, and his wife is also en-
ployed as one of the teachers.
DR.. S. J. Fort, of Ellicott City, Md,
shot several revolver matches recently
in New York with Mr.. Petty, who is
champion revolver shot of America.
The match resulted in draw. Mr..
Petty defeated the doctor two years
ago. The latter spent several weeks
shooting in this vicinity last fall, and
demonstrated to our local sportsmen
that he can handle the shot gun as we'll
as the pistol,
Tuesday little Minnie Ray, who is
here visiting her grandmother, was
severely bitten in the leg by dog
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