Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-01-10
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

scriptions enough to start new series
of stock. The first payment is now
due, and those who have subscribed
can pay the same to the secretary.
The Shepherdatown Cornet Band
has been reorganized, and Mr.. Will
Humrickhouse has beeu elected leader.
New instruments are being purchased
and the old ones being repaired. The
band needs a new place to practice.
The Virginia Ore Bank was sold by
Trustee John Hays last Saturday as
advertised, and was purchased by E.
w. Mealey for the sum of $1,000.
This property was sold originally for
$4,000. The last price indicates
shrinkage in value of four-6fths.-Ad-
uocate.
Senator John B. Gordon of Georgia
will deliver his famous lecture, 1.-THE
Last Days of the Confederacy," in the
First NJ. E. Church at Martinsburg on
Monday, January 18th, at 8 p, m.
He will be introduced by Senator G.
j. Faulkner. Reserved seats IS cents,
general admission IS cents.
DR.. w. w. Brown has received his
appointment as general deputy collect
or of internal revenue for the district
of West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
and has entered upon his duties. The
position pays $1,000, with 5000 ad-
ditional for travelling expenses, and
was obtained by Hon. VIM. L. Wilson.
The B. & o. Railroad is contempla-
ting the erection of water-tank at
Shenandoah Junction, or at Hobbs's,
Just west. There is no tank between
Martinsburg and Sandy Hook, and
shifting engines at the Junction or
those waiting on the siding at Hobbss
occasionally get out of water at awk-
ward times.
There was quite chapter of little
accidents at Shenandoah Junction the
latter part of the week. Mr.. Michael
Boiler had a pitchfork run into his
hand, causing painful wound. Huy-
EFT Grove had his foot mashed by hav-
ing a loaded hay wagon run over it.
Then Mr.. James Furtney's little girl
pulled sewing machine over upon
her and cut her head pretty badly.
Many of the friends of the REGISTER
at home and abroad, in renting
their subscriptions, have encouraged
the heart of the editor by their kind
wishes for the future and their appre-
ciative expressions concerning the pa
per. 1t is a source of no little gratif-
cation to us, and we thus publicly ex-
press our hearty thanks to the REGIS
TIERS big roll of good friends for these
evidences of kindly feeling.
Thomas CLANCY, living near Dam
No. 4, in Washington county, was
taken suddenly with severe attack
of lumbago Monday of last week. He
grew rapidly worse and on Wednesday
the pain became SO intense that Mr.
CLANCY lost his reason. Thursday he
became so violent that he had to be
tied in a chair. A few hours after
ward death ended his sufferings. He
was SO years old and leaves wife and
three children.
We think the people Of the commu-
nifty generally would endorse the
mayor and the town sergeant If they
would enforce the law that requires
property holders to have the snow
cleaned off the sidewalks. 1t is grow
ing custom of some persons-fight on
the Main street, TOTO shovel mar
row path foot or two wide instead of
cleaning the whole pavement. 1t
makes bad walking for long time and
is an annoyance that ought not be toll
Grated. Let the law be enforced.
A reunion of Confederate camps
and ex-Confederates in this State will
be held under the auspices of Stone
wall Jackson Camp, G. ", at Charles
ton on Thursday, January "a, 1895,
for the purpose of discussing and ma
turing plans for the establishment of
"homs" in this State for helpless and
homeless Confederate veterans. With
out more formal or further notice, all
Confederate Camps in the State are re-
quested to send representatives to this
meeting, and all individual Confeder-
ates are requested to attend,
The Martinsburg World says that
Mr.. James F. Thompson had narrow
escape from a serious accident Monday
morning. He was sitting in his store
writing, when a mass of ice broke
loose from the roof Of the main build
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