Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-05-30
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our heighborhood and Elsewhere.

cold and disagreeable day, but since
then the sky has been cloudless and
the weather charming.
George Bradley. the colored man
whose leg was crushed at the Kear-
neysville quarry, and who refused to
permit amputation, died last Thurs
day at the Alms-House. His death
was caused by gangrene.
The ladies of the Uyilla Lutheran
Church will hold an iee-cream, coffee
and cake festival in about two weeks
to assist in the buying of an iron fence
for the church-yard The festival will
be held in the Uvilla Hall.
Mr.. ]. W. League has purchased
from Mrs. G. NJ. Del. Smith, her per-
sonal property at Middleway for the
sum of $S60.26. Another portion Of
the property was purchased by Messrs.
Harry and Trip Smith for $500.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company has issued a neat folder de-
scriptive of the many summer resorts
along its lines. Shepherdstown is
represented by the Entler Hotel and
Mrs. McLain' s summer clearinghouse.
Memorial services in honor of the
Confederate dead were held at Charles
town last Saturday. The weather was
threatening, so the exercises were held
in the courthouse Rev. DR.. Il. M.
White, of Winchester, delivered the
address.
The Girls Society of the Kearneys-
vile Presbyterian Church will hold an
ice cream festival Saturday night,
June Sth, in the yard of Mr.. Thomas
w. Hammond at Walper's Cross Roads,
near Kearneysville, The public is
cordially invited.
]. c. Lambert, of this place, has
bought the property at Msrcersville,
on the canal, five or six miles above
Shepherdstown, formerly owned by
Mrs. Nancy Bowers, and has moved
his bar-room fixtures there, He will
conduct a saloon at that point.
Next Sunday night at 8 o'clock Rev.
c. H. Hockey will deliver memorial
address to the Confederate Camp in
the Lutheran Church at Shepherds
town. Seats will be reserved for all
soldiers attending in body. The
public is most cordially invited.
The price of wheat has been firm
this week and higher. 1t reached 81
cents in Baltimore on Tuesday. I'm
fortunately there is little or no wheat
left in the farmers possession, and
they get no benefit of the advance un-
less prices keep up for the next crop.
The trade of our enterprising hard
ware merchant, H. G. Marten, is not
confined to this county, but extends to
all sections. Through the influence
of Mrs. Muzzey he has sold and ship
ped an Excelsior cook stove to Mrs.
Duncan Mcfarland, Of Belmar, New
Jersey.
At a recent meeting Of the managers
il was decided TO hold the 22nd an
nual Changers picnic exhibition at
Williams Grove, Pa, August 26th tc
3lst, 1895, inclusive. 1t was also de-
cided to make quite a number of i'm,
provements to the buildings and
grounds.
"virgie," the faithful old driving
mare of the late Mrs. Schley is q
years old this spring. Last Sunday
she foaled a colt, sired by Dundee, Jr
Virgie was sired by well-knowr
Kentucky horse; her dam, old Lii
lived to be 81 years old, having raised
eleven colts.
1t has been decided to make the
assessment on Norfolk and Western
stock large enough to provide for ma
turing payment on the car trust obi
cations in addition to the floating
debt. This will make the assessment
at least 2 per cent higher than was
expected or at least $40 per share.
The REGISTER office filled an order
this week for lot of stationery for
Baltimore gentlemen. He saw some
samples of our printing, liked it, in
quired the price and sent us the order
He wrote on Tuesday: Like station
cry very much. Thanks for prompt
ness. We do good work and prices
are low.
The exercises of the alumni associa
ton of Shepherd College will be hello
Thursday evening, June 18th, at 7.9(
o'clock in the town hall. Followin!