Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

Groye last week was arrested and
taken before Magistrate Rentch, who
fined him S..
Prof. George Febry, of st. James,
will compose piece of music called
"Morgan's Grove Waltz" He will
also compose march and dedicate it
to DR.. A. S. Reynolds.
Forrest W. Brown, trustee, sold at
public auction last Saturday tract of
land, III acres, near Halltown, be-
longing to G. Frank Engle, to F. P.
Lynch, at the price of $3.50 per
acre.
The town officials and the college
authorities have united to break up
the loafng about the college wall and
the trespassing upon the grounds of
that institution. 1t has become con-
siderable nuisance.
The farmers have. started into the
work of cutting off corn, and reports
that come to US indicate that there
will be fairly good yield. A good
rain is needed to put the ground in
order for seeding wheat.
At the annual tournament of the
Tuscarora Shooting Club last Saturday
near Martinsburg R. c. Burkhart won
first prize and E. c. Catrow second.
w. f. NOll won the club cup and
George Noll was second.
Messrs. Hurst and Trail have
equipped the old furnace mill near Har-
per's Ferry with the latest improved
machinery for making -four, and are
now ready for business. 1t will be
known as the st. Elmo mill.
The current number of the Musical
Messenger, published at Cincinnati by
Fillmore Bros, contains an interesting
sketch of Prof B. c. Unseld, of this
place, accompanied by an excellent
likeness that does him Justice without
Aattering.
There was a great deal Of drunken
ness in Shepherdstown the latter part
of last week and on Sunday. Sharps
burg was the base of supplies, and it
appears as if the saloons there must be
open every day i'll the week and every
hour in the day.
William Wager, formerly of Cul-
pepper, Va, was killed in New York
a few days ago. While riding a bicy-
Gle he came in collision with a vehicle,
the shaft of which pierced his breast.
He was a brother-in-law Of County
Surveyor S. Howell Brown, Of Charles
town.
The game of baseball to decide who
should hold the silver cup offered by
Gibson & Morgan was played at
Hagerstown last Saturday between the
Martinsburg and Hagerstown clubs.
The latter won by score Of 8 to ..
The first two games were played at
Morgan's Grove.
A. C. Wilson, son of Postmaster
General Wilson, has been appointed
travelling passenger agent of the Bal
timore and Ohio road, with headquar-
tiers in Washington. Mr.. Wilson Is
an energetic young man % years old.
He was formerly connected with the
West Virginia Central Railroad,
One night last week Mr.. ]. P. Kear-
fott, near Kearneysville, surprised a
colored thief after his chickens He
fired at the fellow several times, who
finally dropped his Overcoat sohe could
run faster. Mr.. Kearfott picked up
the coat and was somewhat startled to
find that it contained % of his chick
ems.
Last week Mr.. VIM. NJ. Stonebraker,
Of this place, made $50 gallons of ice
cream between Monday morning and
Saturday night. Most of it was sold
at wholesale. Mr.. Stonebraker has
done an enormous business in manu-
featuring icecream this summer. The
other dealers sold a great deal last
week also.
a grand ball was given at the Ho-
tel Powhatan at Charlestown last Fri
day night Misses Meta and Mamie
Schley, Miss CIurie Bowles, Miss Grove,
Miss Jane Boyd, Captain Reed, Mr..
Charlie Thomas, Mr.. Hop Gibson and
Nh. Vic Miller drove over from Shep-
herdstown, chaperOned by Mrs. A. S.
Reynolds, and had delightful time.
The Charlestown Adrocate says:
Walter Avis, the young man who some
months ago was reported insane from
excessive cigarette smoking, in Cum
berland, was again placed under re-
straint in this city on Tuesday morn
ing last. He was on the street, on the