Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-08-29
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening ir
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

| her husband celebrated the 4Stn ami
versary of their wedding few weeks
ago.
About fifty chickens were stolen
from Mr.. John ]. Byers, couple of
miles south of town, one night last
week. Somebody's laying in provis-
ions for the fair.
J. w. C. Austin, of York, Pa, is
in town this week arranging to print
a 6reman's register good idea.
But it won't be complete without a pic
ture of our lovely tower.
Robert G. Miller bought the dwell
ing-house of John Brown, colored, ad-
joining the residence of ]. S. Fleming,
and then sold the property to Mr..
Fleming. The price paid was $500.
W. P. Licklider invites visitors to
Morgan's Grove and Shepherdstown
next week to call at his store and in
spect his stock of merchandise. He
can show some nice goods at low prices
in chinaware.
Bakerton is booming. The lime
works and the ore bank are running
on full time and employing large
number of men. About fifteen hands
are employed in the cooper shop at
the lime works.
Shepherd College State Normal
School begins its annual session Mon
day, September 9, at a. m. Exami-
nation of applicants Monday. Rev.
Charles Ghiselin, D. D., will deliver
the opening address.
The Indictment weather of Saturday
evening interfered somewhat with the
lawn party held by the ladies of the
NJ. E. Church, but it was fairly well
attended and was much enjoyed by
those present. The net proceeds were
$14.75.
Miss Nellie Grove gave delightful
boating party last Thursday evening
as a compliment to her cousin, Miss
Rosaie Grove, of Bluefeld. After
the young folks returned from the
river they were entertained at the
home of Miss Grove.
The late corn has been badly injured
by the present drought. The early
corn was made by the rains of the first
part of the month, but that which was
planted late will be short. The fields
are dry and brown, the roads are dusty,
and good rain is greatly needed.
The Shepherdstown Cornet Band
has decided to disband. Several Of
the members have moved from town,
others contemplate going, and gener-
al lack of interest and a shortage of
funds impelled the others TO quit. We
hope, however, that the band may re-
organize.
Mr.. Joe Smooth read in our last
issue of the fine tomatoes raised by
Mr.. ]. W. Gardner, and was glad to
know that the seed could be gotten
because, said Joe, my tomatoes are
too large to go in quart can and
must raise some smaller ones next year
for that purpose. "
Owing to the extremely low water
along the line of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and Potomac River, the
canal company has been forced to
keep all gates at the feeder locks open,
so as to have enough water in the canal
bed to let loaded boats pass. This is
something that has never before been
done.
Messrs. J. S. Fleming and Walter
R. Hill have bought the right for JEFF
ferson county and the machinery for
manufacturing patent wire bed
spring, which is said to be an unusual
ly good thing of the kind. They will
manufacture the springs in Mr.. Grants
building on Main street. We hope
the new enterprise will prove to be
successful.
Last Saturday Mr.. Charles Moler
finished long string of barbed wire
fence on his place at Uvilla, and
the same evening turned his horses
loose in the field. Sunday morning
he found four Of the horses frightfully
cut and lacerated. The animals had
gotten foul of the fence during the
night and all of them were seriously
mutilated
The directors of the Hagerstown
Fair Association have arranged to
hold the annual banquet given the
advisory boards on Saturday, septem-
Der IA. George W. Smith, Jr,, B. A.
Garlinger and Geo. NJ, Stonebraker
have the matter in charge. The di-
rectors of the Hagerstown fair have