Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-12-24
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

Point, bought horse for three dollars,
and last week he got four dollars for it.
Mr.. VIM. G. Frazier sold for Mrs.
VIM. A. LaRue twenty acres of land,
lying along the the Middleway and
Summit Point road, to Mr.. James A.
Robinson, at the sum $34 per acre.
We regret that a pressure of business
prevented us from accepting court
eous invitation to dine yesterday with
Senator Brice W. Catlett at Berkeley
Springs.
Mr., J. R. Wysong cut himself in the
foot with an axe couple of days ago.
His great toe was split wide open, IN
ficting painful wound. DR.. Grove
was called in.
DR.. N. Mex. Wilson, dentist, will
move his Office in few days into the
room adjoining ]. Wesley Seibert's bar
ber-shop, on Main street. nearly oppo-
sIje the Entler Hotel.
Mr.. Harry L. Entler, former Shop
herdstown boy, now secretary of the
Y. NJ. G. A.iof Wilmerding, Pa, has
our thanks for copy of the annual
report Of that Association.
The workmen on the new road
reached the hill at Ray s Addition, just
east of town, when the snow stopped
them Tuesday. The road will not be
piked and opened for travel until next
spring,
We call attention to the prospectus
of the Wheeling Register in another
column. The Register is the leading
Democratic journal of West Virginia
and is live, progressive journal in
every respect.
The Norfolk and Western and the
Western Maryland railroads will give
holiday excursion rates as usual. We
understand that the B. & o. will also
give special rates, though We have not
received official notice.
Mr.. l. U. Pentz sold his valuable
property, corner Washington and
Charles streets, in this place, at public
auction last Saturday--Mr. L. D. Getz-
endaner becoming the purchaser at
$6,015.-ChmleStOwn Spirit.
Jefferson Lodge, No. $50, l. o. o.
F., will hold an oyster supper at Shen-
andoah Junction December 29th, 30th
and 31st. Proceeds to furnish Odd
Fellows Hall at that place. All are
cordially invited to attend
Mr.. Charles NJ. Folk, who was elect
ed magistrate for Shepherdstown dis
trict at the late election, concluded
not to qualify. Mr. NJ. L. Eichel-
berger, who now fills the Office very
acceptably, will be urged for the va
cancy.
Before the Shepherdstown Graded
School dismissed yesterday for the hol-
iday recess the teachers of the various
departments gave to each Of their
scholars a box of candy. 1t was
thoughtful deed that the children ap-
preciated
Mr.. Rion Lucas has gone with Mr..
Wissler and his force of workmen to
Duluth, Mimi, where they will put up
new iron bridge-providing they
don't freeze or blow away, The B. &
o. bridge at Boyd's has been finished
and Mr.. Holland Miller has returned
home.
Mrs. D. L. Rentch, to whose energy
and persistence is due the neat and
comfortable building just erected for
the infant class Of the Southern Meth
odist Sunday school, has donated
new organ to the class The instru-
ment was purchased from W. W. Put
nam, Staunton, Va.
The Triplett boys had trouble again
on Monday. While they were coming
to school the shafts of their cart drop
ped on the horses hind legs He
kicked himself loose and ran as hard
as. he could to town, where he stopped
quietly at his usual hitching-place.
The boys had two-mile walk.
NJ. F. Nicodemus, Sharpsburg, pre-
sented General E. A. Carman, Ante
tam battlefield commissioner, WIN
what is likely the largest turkey on
record. 1t is handsome bronze COB
bier, two years old in May last, and
the gross weight was 50 pounds. The
mammoth fowl dressed 43 pounds.
The first good snow of the season
fell Tuesday afternoon and night,
reaching depth of about three inches
A few sleighs were out yesterday morn
ING, but there was scarcely enough OF
the snow for sleighing, A cold wave
followed the snow and this morning
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