Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-06-27
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening in
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

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Mr.. st. George Tucker has been
elected principal of the Charlestown
Academy to succeed DR.. R. X. Meade.
Mr.. Tucker is son of Rev. Beverly
Tucker, of Norfolk. Press.
The Hampshire Rerie,o, of which
Messrs. Cornwell are publishers, has
Just built a new brick Office for itself.
The Revie,c is an excellent paper and
we congratulate its clever owners up.
on their prosperity.
A syndicate of Charlestown capital
lists has bought of the Charlestown
Mining, Manufacturing and Improve
ment Company $4,000 worth of lots
along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
near the station at that place.
A gang of lawless men has been in
testing the town Of Williamsport, Nd,
for some time past. Nearly every
night some house is damaged, wagon
broken, animal mutilated or theft COM
mitted. The town council has offered
a reward of $25 for the apprehension
of any of the gang.
Colt Williams, Boonsboro boy, got
out of bed the other night while asleep,
climbed down the pillars of high
porch, and wandered about the town
for a couple of hours, He was found
walking in an orchard, still fast asleep,
taken home and put to bed, and didn't
waken until the next morning,
At meeting of the stockholders Of
Jefferson Savings Bank yesterday the
old board of directors was reelected
for another year. The business Of the
bank has been excellent the past six
months, and the usual semi-annual
dividend of 8 per cent was declared,
payable on and after July 10th.
Miss Jennie Lambright, of Knox
Vile, Tenn, who visited here couple
of years ago, recently was awarded
the second prize for penmanship offered
by the Penman's Art Journal of New
York. There were competitors from
all over the United States and Canada.
Miss Jennie is a daughter of Mr..
George W. Lambright.
The Western Maryland Railroad
will not use the Cumberland Valley
Railroad tracks at Hagerstown after
Saturday. The only train now run
ming into the C. V. station is the fast
mail, and beginning on Sunday this
train will use the Western Maryland
station. This change will necessltate
the transfer of a large quantity of mail
and express matter.
Tuesday evening officers Hollis and
Elliot brought to this city Mr.. John
W. Mcintyre, resident of Falling
/
Waters district, who had lost his mind
over bicycle patent At times he
was rational, but again he would be-
come so violent that nothing could be
done with him. He lived with his
parents and was at the request of them
brought here and placed in jail. He
is married man about 35 years old.
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At recent meeting of the Board
of Regents of the State University,
each regent was given the appoint
ment of sixteen cadets. Hon. Geo. f.
Evans, of Martinsburg, is one Of the
regents and has ten vacancies, SIX
being filled. All desiring appoint
ments in Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan,
Hampshire and Hardy counties should
make application to him at once
First come first served. He has a sup
ply of the necessary blanks and will
forward them on application.
Our friend Mr.. Towner Schley has
added to our collection of eurios sew
eral cry interesting articles this week.
One is cup left him by the late Col,
Ward H. Lamon, on which is printed
the Colonel's photograph, surrounded
by postage-stamps of all natlons-a
UNIQUE and valuable souvenir that we
shall treasure highly. Mr.. Schley al
so gave us several autograph letters
of President Abraham Lincoln, writ
ten to his friend and the marshal Of
the District of Columbia, Col, Lamon
The Independent Fire Company has
leased for 9years the north side OF
the market-house lot, and propose te
erect thereon a large two-story brick
building adapted to the wants and
uses of this company. The old build
ing now used for an engine house is tc
be torn down. The proposition of thu
fire company to the corporation is thai
there shall be in the new building