Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-11-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

awaiting action of grand jury. This
indicates a considerable amount of
business for the coming session of
court.
The best thing of the season will be
the old folks concert at the hall Sat-
urday night. 1t beats the best thing
out, and carries you back one hundred
years, but it will make you feel when
you leave one hundred years younger.
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner, Democrat,
received for reelection in Morgan 497,
Berkeley 2,2l8, and Jefferson 1888
votes. For the same position 7. W.
B. Duckwall, Republican, received in
Morgan 1000, and in Jefferson Sc
votes.
Mr., Benjamin Trapnell, formerly of
this place, now of Charleston, who
stumped the State against Bryan, has
been appointed assistant United States
attorney for the district of West Vir-
GINA, vice j. H. Crouch, Jr, dismissed
because he stumped the State for Bry-
an.
Mr.. NJ. L. Eichelberger will build
a new dwelling-house on his lot on
King street extended, in Trussell's
Addition. The workmen are now put
ting in the foundation and the house
will be erected at once. 1t is to be
of frame and Will be built by Mr.. L.
G. Brotherton.
Complaint has reached US that some
of our subscribers failed to get their
| papers last week-a few Of them
thought the election returns had en-
tirely overcome us. We don't know
whose fault it was the papers were not
received, but hope it will not occur
again. We usually have extra copies
which we will be glad to furnish to
those who fail to get their papers.
Lawrence Jones, who was stabbed
election night by John Toliver, col
ored, has been in a serious condition
the past week, and has suffered greatly
from the wound. Yesterday Drs. Tan
ner Reynolds and Butler held a con-
sultation, and performed an operation
by which a considerable quantity Of
blood was removed from the lung.
He passed a very bad night last night.
The Charlestown Spirit says: A
movement is being inaugurated to or
ganize a Jefferson county club in
Washington City. The organization,
it is proposed, shall be non-partisan
in character. The meetings will afford
pleasant social intercourse, and the
existence of the club will enable friends
here visiting the city to look up our
people there without difficulty and
enjoy their society to far greater
degree than ever before.
Henry Mckinney and Charles Cole,
two colored men from Shenandoah
Junction, had terrific fight at that
place last Wednesday in front Of Mr..
Wiliams's store. Post-election whis-
KEY was at the bottom of the fracas'
Monday the two men were tried be-
fore Magistrate Rentch in Shepherds
town, who fined each of them $40 and
costs. Cole couldn't raise the money
for his fine, so Constable Dunn took
him to Charlestown to Jail,
A new schedule went into effect on
the Norfolk & Western Railway last
Sunday. Only three trains are
changed. No. 5, the train from the
north, passes Shepherdstown now at
1911 p. M, instead of 1881 a. m.
From the south, No. 6 comes at COZ
a. m. instead of 5.13 a. m, and the
night train from the south is changed
from So to 9.28 p. m The latter
change is a disadvantageous one for
| Shepherdstown, as it brings the mail
too late for distribution the same night
Rev. Mr.. Tongue came within an
ace of very serious accident at the
Carter House last Thursday morning,
which might have resulted in a frac-
tured skull and possibly fatally. He
was sitting in his room, when a large
patch of plastering from high cell
ing fell in front Of him, missing his
Uranium by two or three inches. 1t
was a close call, and the reverend
gentleman attributes his escape to a
special Providence. 1t is his second
narrow escape in the same way and
in the same room.-Spirit.
The complete returns show that D.
w. Shaffer, Democrat, is elected Sena-
tor from the thirteenth senatorial dis
trict, composed of Berkeley, Jefferson
and Morgan counties, over Il. C.
Getzendanner, Republican, by 81 ma
iority. Romanus Hunter and John