Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-02
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

SNA ANHHAhS lAOIu Ollt W VII &C
hours late this week. The trouble is
with the southern connections.
1t is said that Col. Forrest w. Brown
will be q candidate for reelection to
the office of prosecuting attorney. He
is the man for the place, and the peo-
pie will keep him there as long as he
desires to stay.
Mr.. J. D. Billmyer is in Pennsyl-
vania this week looking up business
location. He will settle either in Pitts
burg or one of the thriving towns in
that vicinity. We shall regret to see
him leave Shepherdstown.
Mr.. William Terrell, who has been
clerking in Mr. VIM. P. Licklider's
store for six or seven years, has re-
signed his position. He has not yet
determined what he will do, but may
engage in business for himself
The brickmakers of Hagerstown
have combined and raised the prices
of brick. Building brick have ad-
vanced from $3.50 to S. thousand.
Last year the seven brick manufactur-
rsof Hagerstown turned out 4,975,OOO
brick.
Mr.. G. T. Hodges shipped car
load of mighty nice fat cattle to Bal
rimore on Tuesday. They were fat
tened by Mr.. S. S. Stoufer, of Wash
ington county, and were good to look
at Mr.. Hodges will ship another
carload of cattle Saturday.
Mr.. Robert Gibson has a window at
his drug store artishcally arranged as
an advertisement of frog in your
throat 1t represents a game OF base
ball and must be seen to be appreci-
ated. A huge frog on bicycle pa
raded the streets last Saturday and
made a novel and effective advertise
ment of the same remedy.
The infant department Of the Luz
theran Sunday school will give sill
yer entertainment in the church on
Sunday evening at : o'clock. A sill
yer collection will be taken at the
door, and the proceeds Will be devoted
to the missionary cause. The public
generally are invited to attend. An
interesting programme will be carried
out.
Hon. Amos ]. Cummings, member
Of Congress from New York, has
promised to deliver the Grafton at An
tietam National Cemetery on memoir
al day, May 30th. He is an orator
of note, and although Democrat IS
an ex-union soldier and member OF
the G. A. R. For many years he has
been on the editorial staff Of the New
York SIN.
The farmers of this section report
the outlook for a good wheat crop very
promising. The wheat had poor
start last fall on account Of the drought,
and the past winter was not favorable
to its growth. There is an indifferent
stand throughout this neighborhood,
and some farmers are talking of plow-
inc no their wheat fields and putting
them in corn.
Mr.. C. W. Grow, formerly of this
place, has been promoted from bag
gage-man to passenger conductor on
the Norfolk & Western Railroad, and
is now running as extra conductor
John Clingan, who has been firing on
Pentz Eyler's engine, has been pro-
noted to be passenger brakeman.
Frank Emmons gets his place on the
passenger engine.
The Beacblev factory and hand
some dwelling, near the Belt Line on
the new addition, was put up for sale
on Thursday last. The residence
brought 5000; an adjacent lot $50
the factory building and lot 500 and
the machinery $500. The debt on the
whole property was about $4,000, and
the property was bought by the Per-
manent Building Association, which
held a mortgage upon it.-Chorlesto'c'
Adrocote.
Charles Gray, young boatman, who
halls from Sharpsburg, was arrested
at Cumberland, Nd, last Saturday,
charged with felonious assault upon
Mrs. Jesse Kerens, the wife of boat
man who was Gray employer. Gray
had been staying with the Kerenses
on canal-boat, and while Kerens
was absent, according to the testimony
of Mrs Kerens, Gray committed the
assault. In default of $1,000 bal
Gray was committed to jail.
Our friend Mr.. VIM. S. Staley, Of
Selma, California, writes The old
REGISTER does me more good and