Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-11-07
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

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of some sort between now and Christ
mas.
John W. Snowden, A. T. Russler
and John E. Oliver, all Republicans,
were elected members of the Martins
burg school board on Tuesday by an
average majority of 1O1.
New fruits of all kinds, nuts, can
dies and all ingredients for cake max
ing expected next week. Wait on
these goods as they will be new and
best quality. ]. N. Trussell.
Last Friday night thief broke into
Mr.. w. n. Lemens warehouse at the
foot of New street, entering through
a window. About a barrel of -four
and lot of cornmeal was carried off,
but nothing else was missed.
The long drought that had lasted
since the latter part of July was broken
by good rain last Thursday. 1t
helped the streams slightly and put
some water in the cisterns. The wheat
is looking much better from the rain.
A chicken and waffle supper will be
served in the town hall on the evening
of November 22d, for the benefit of
the town hall fund. The public pa
tronage is respectfully solicited. Sup
per from six to eleven o'clock at 25
cents.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. H. Crum Marshall, of
Kearneysville, this county, and Miss
Fannie E. Patterson, daughter of Cap
tain and Mrs. B. G.. Patterson, Of
Harrisonburg, Va. The ceremony will
occur on November Goth in the Pres
byterian Church at Harrisonburg
The Presbyterians who worship at
Zion Church, near Bakerton, are hav-
ing extensive alterations made to that
historic old building. The windows
are being remodeled and the inside is
being wainscOted in yellow pine, max
ing great Improvement in the appear
ance as well as the comfort Of the
church.
ArbOr Day was observed last Fri
day by the Shepherdstown Graded
School, appropriate exercises being
held at the school. There were reci-
tations, essays and singing by the
scholars, and short addresses were
made by County Superintendent Neel,
Rev. G. G. Everhart, Mr.. G. NJ. Beltz-
hoover and Mr.. Joseph McMurran.
Mess1s. Robert Gibson and ]. A
Staley made wager on the Maryland
election. If Hurst won Mr.. Gibson
was to black Mr.. Staley' shoes in pub
lie, and vice versa. Yesterday morn
ing when the newspapers came in Mr..
Gibson put up his shoes for coat Of
polish. Mr.. Staley rather preferred to
wait for the official returns, but soon
gave up hope, and then he put first
class shine on Mr.. Gibson's Tribes.
A term of the United States court
will be held at Martinsburg on Decsm-
Der 10th. Col. w. A. Morgan and
Daniel Getzendanner, of this county,
are drawn on the grand jury, and A.
S. cambridge, Lee Phillips, James Kesr-
ney and Joseph Fleming, also of this
county, are on the petit jury. There
are several cases of illegal liquor selling
at Shephsrdstown that are to be tried,
for which number of witnesses are
wanted.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
officials report that that road is now
handling an enormous amount Of
freight of every kind, and that the de-
mand for cars is greater than the sup
ply. The company will shortly give
out contracts for building 1000 hop
per gondola cars of 10000 pound, ca
pacity, to be equipped with every
modern appliance. 1t is said that an
other freight crew was put on this di-
vision the first of the week.
If it hadn't been raining on Hallow
E en- night there's no telling how much
damage would have been done by the
marauders big and little. AS it was,
they tore down signs, lifted gates from
their hinges and carried them away
pulled steps away from the houses and
did other things equally foolish and
unnecessary. Mr.. Lloyd Lickliders
steps were torn away, and part of
the withdrawing with them. May
or Fleming offers a reward for the dis
covery of the offenders.
Mr.. Rutherford, the arteslan well
digger, who has been boring for water
on the Lewis Lucas farm near town for
several months, has struck water at