Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-04-25
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Ncighborhood and Elsewhere.

house near Leetown.
1t is said that there is to be parade
of old maids in Winchester in the near
future. Winchester will furnish 317,
Martinsburg 429, and Charlestown
ll3. Shepherdstown is not in it.
Samuel P. Humrickhouse, the archi-
tect, of Shepherdstown, has just fin
ished plans for handsome three-story
business house and dwelling combined
for W. E. Tebo, the Martinsburg con-
tractor.
Last Saturday night about 9 o'clock
Thomas Duke kindled fire in the
stove in his store, and such thick clouds
Of smoke rolled from the building that
the people thought it was afre. The
alarm was sounded, but there was
nothing but smoke to contend with.
There have been extensive mountain
fires in this section the past week.
The Blue Ridge east of the Shenan-
doah burned fercely last Friday and
several days thereafter. The North
mountain in Berkeley county was also
afre, as well as the Pen-Mar noun
tains in Maryland.
Mr.. Geo. w. Cave, of Jefferson
county, and Miss Bessie Lee Whiting
ton, daughter of Mr.. ]. T. Whiting
ton, Of Berkeley county, were married
at the home of the brides parents
near Rocky Marsh last Sunday after
noon. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. F. A. Strother.
There's no buster man on the road
than NJ. L. Chrissinger, who travels
for Hagerstown firm, On his last
trip to Shepherdstown he sold so many
goods that he mailed lot of postal
cards with simply the addresses upon
them-didn't have time to write any
thing at all on the blank sides.
G. NJ. Beltzhoover, trustee, will sell
the stock Of clothing, furnishings, etc,
of the late firm of Humrickhouse &
Son at public auction, as follows:
Thursday night of this week at 7.30,
Friday night at same hour, Saturday
at . p, m. and 7.3O p. M, and each
evening next week until the stock is
disposed Of
C. L. Nicholson, superintendent of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, writes
to committee Of Williamsport boat
men who have asked him to- make
law prohibiting boating on Sunday,
that while he concurs in the move, he
cannot accede to their request, as there
may be a number of boatmen who ia Ike
another view of the matter.
In the West Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals, Wednesday: Keen
& Haggerty VS.. yesterday & Co., from
Jefferson county; petition for writ Of
error refused. Crumlish's admir- VS..
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Co. ct
ais, from Jefferson county; opinion
by Holt; DEGREES Of circuit court mod
fled and affirmed; Judge Brannon
dissenting.
J. N. Trussell drove over to Lou
doun county last week to see the home
folks. Returning on Monday, George
was riding colt and leading another.
The animals became a little fractions
and one of them upset the wagon on
top of Mr.. Trussell Fortunately the
horse he was driving stood perfectly
still, and he crawled out uninjured
save for "crick in the back.
1t is stated that a geological survey
of the Potomac river will shortly be
made by the government, and incl
dentally to ascertain the volume of its
current with a view of increasing the
water supply of Washington. Stations
will be established at Harper's Ferry,
near Hancock, and at Cumberland.
The tests and soundings will be made
at intervals, and will continue along
with other geological work until July.
Wheat is still moving upward IN
value, the advance during the past
week being nearly three cents per
bushel. No. 2 led is quoted in Balti-
more at 65 cents per bushel, The Wis
ible supply decreased nearly two mil
lion bushels during the past week,
and is stated to be 68, $4,000 bushels.
Corn has advanced to so cents per
bushel. Hogs are selling at $3.50 per
100 lbs. gross; sheep q "a Al cents;
fall lambs 8! "a 81 cents per ID. gross.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
Association of Inwood Park have de-
cided on radical changes in the man.
ner of running matters at the coming
fair to be held on August 20, q, %
and %. The principal part of the