Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-22
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

urday, October 81, for the purpose of
affording those desiring to obtain nat
uralization papers an opportunity of
doing so.
Mr.. Henry Newton Jones and Miss
Martha Alice Athey, both of Shep-
herdstewn, were married at the Watson
House in Charlestown on Wednesday
of last week. Rev. ]. W, Tongue per-
formed the ceremony.
Miss Bessie Daniels, of Bakerton,
who is attending school in Frederick,
took the first premium at the Frederick
Fair for drawing the best map of North
America. Miss Daniels is a daughter
of Mr.. Dennis NJ. Daniels.
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Messrs. William Graham and Geo.
Butts, both of this place, who were
baled up before the United States Court
at Martinsburg last week on trivial
and unfounded charges, were dis
charged without the formaity Of
trial
The following letters remain un-
called for in the Shepherdstown post
Office DR.. W. H. Thomas, Mr.. George
Wolf, Mr.. Daniel Iford, Mrs. Pink
Evans, Mrs. Anie Fulk, Mrs. Ana
Williams, Mrs Chas. E. Walker (pack-
age.)
Mr. Burr S. Pickett and Miss Sadie
Lloyd, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
W. Lloyd, were married Tuesday even
ing of this week at 80 Bannon Rocks,
the residence of the brides parents, In
this county. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. James H. Wolff, Of
Charlestown.
We advise our farmer friends and
others to be careful about leaving
things in their vehicles. Mr.. Sam
Swain had basket of groceries stolen
recently, and Mr.. Domer had pair
of boots stolen from Mr.. Gardner S
buggy Saturday night There has
been a good deal of petty thieving
about town recently.
1t was reported in town a few days
ago that Mr.. Duncan Strother, son OF
Rev. J. F. Strother, formerly OF this
place, had died at his home in Fin
castle, Va. The rumor was false, we
are glad to say. He has been critical
Iy iii from appendicitis, but the last
news from him was that an operation
had been performed and he was better
Our present Republican Congress,
man, Hon. A. G. Dayton, delivered
an address in the town hall here last
, Thursday night to a fairly good audi
, ence. He has improved considerably
as a speaker since he was here two
wears ago. He spoke for high tariff
and the gold standard, and did the
best he could for those unpopular
theories, but we think his time was
wasted here.
There has been great excitement II
, the wheat market the past week, anC
prices have steadily advanced. There
have been orders from Europe, Will
f reports of shortage in foreign crops
s and spectators have helped along thu
n boom in prices. Yesterday there wa
a decline of three cents, but the ne
gain is FIVE cents a bushel since las
week. Our dealers are offering 4
: cents. Corn is % cents.
Mr.. VIM. B. Cornwell, Of Romney
3, this State, chairman Of the Democrat
congressional committee, made a pc
I Itical speech in Shepherdstown las
= Saturday night, and his address wa
one of the best we have heard her
/, this campaign. He confined hlmsel
entirely to the silver issue, and HI
n argument for free coinage was cleal
+ reasonable, convincing one. He ma
a large and enthusiastic audience, an
/ his speech was most favorably received
re Walter, the fve-year-old son of M
s E. T. Manuel, of Dufields, had a m
1t raculous escape from death last Nor
day. In attempting to jump on
/ four-horse farm wagon belonging
If Mr.. Bert Link and driven by a colore
Of man, the little boy fell and the HIN
rs wheel of the ponderous vehicle passe
squarely over his head. 1t seems
miracle that his skull was not crushe
but he received very little injury. L
e cried little, but was able to run HON
j. and by evening was playing about
y usual, apparently unhurt,
The official ballots for use in Jefe
al son county at the approaching ele
$ ton will be printed at the REGIsTI
L. office. The ballot will contain II,
r tickets, the Democratic, the Repub
ID can, the Peoples Party, the Prohlt
ton and the National Democrat, II
IN ballot will be thirty-one inches lo'
n and fourteen inches wide. TweI'
On thousand of them are to be printe
d. The law requires three for each vote
so that there will be an ample supp
and a liberal allowance for those tn
W. are accidentally spoiled
er A dispatch from Charlestown to t
ar Baltimore Sun of this morning sa
g, that intelligence has been received
the suicide of Mr.. A. S. Crittenden,
10. Shenandoah, Page county, Va
,Iy shooting himself through the head WI