Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-12-03
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that arc HappenIng In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

pany this week. The shops are run
ming at night also.
We are indebted to our friend N
S. j. Strider for a generous supply of
pudding and sausage. We can now
forgive him for letting Hiteshew escape
with an ungreased face.
The popular travelling salesman, Mr..
NJ. L. Chrissinger, and his estimable
wife celebrated the twentieth anniver-
sary of their marriage at their home in
Hagerstown last Saturday.
Thanksgiving day was appropriate
ly observed in Shepherdstown. Union
services were held in the Reformed
Church, an excellent sermon being
preached by Rev, ]. L. KILLER
Dogs are still pursuing Mr.. E. H.
Remnants sheep. A few nights ago
they got into flock on Mr.. W. G.
Links place and killed FIVE or six, and
also raided flock kept by Mr., Lee
Koontz.
Rev. ]. E. Triplett, through the
medium of the REGISTER, returns
his hearty thanks to those members of
his congregation that kindly remem-
bered himself and family on thanks
giving day.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Snodgrass, of
Martinsburg, gave reception Thurs
day afternoon from 5 to 6 and from 8
to II at night gave debutante party
and dance in honor of their daughter,
Miss Louise Snodgrass
The following letters remain I'M
called for at the Shepherdstown post
Office December 3D. Mrs. June Sny-
der, Mrs. Maggie Walper, care Jane
Snyder, Mr.. Walter Stable, Mr.. G. H.
Shafer, Mr. J. McRacey.
In arranging for the Christmas
presents you expect to give, remem-
Der that a years subscription to the
REGISTER to an absent relative or
friend will be greatly appreciated
And it will cost you but rs cents.
Miss Kate Small, of Hagerstown,
suffered for forty years with a pain
in her jaw resembling toOthache. Re-
Gently she went to a Baltimore Hos
pital and had a nerve taken out Of
her jaw, and the pain has left her.
Two tramps were arrested in Mar
tinsburg charged with stealing from
the store Of Licklider & Mckee at
Vanclevesville. Some Of the stolen
goods were found in their possession.
They were held for the grand jury.
The famous Paint and Powder Club
Of Baltimore will give an entertain
msnt in the Central Opera House at
Martinsburg Saturday night Of this
week. We advise our readers who
can do so to attend the performance.
The manager of the Chesapeake &
Ohio canal will have a number Of arte-
sian wells sunk at various points along
the canal for the accommodation Of
the lock-tenders and boatmen. One Is
now being sunk at the mountain lock-
below Shepherdstown.
A wagon-load of fodder belonging
to Mr.. Daniel W. Staley, near Bill
MYERS Mill, was burned a few days
ago. The wagon was saved by the
timely discovery of the fire. 1t is
supposed to have caught from match
carelessly dropped by cOlOred man,
A number of persons who killed
their hogs last week during the warm
weather have lost considerable por-
ton of their meat. Mr., Elmer Duslng
lost a part of the big hogs he slaugh-
tered, and several others had pudding
and sausage and ebony meat to spoil,
Yesterday a man named Smith, who
worked for Mr.. George Wolf, near
Swan Pond, dropped dead while walk
ing across the yard. He was from
PENNSYLVANIA, and was between 60 and
10 years of age. His death was caused
by heart disease.
Mr.. A. R. Renner, of sharpsburg,
and son, VIM. E. Renner, Of Roanoke,
have placed in Trinity Memorial
church, Sharpsburg, stained glass
window in honor of the wife of the
former, Mrs. Emma V. Renner. The
foures of Christ and three disciples
are shown Oh the window.
A girls taste differs according to
her age, says cynic. At sixteen she
wants a dude with toothpick shoes
and microscopic mustaohe at twenty
chief Justice and Ia pile of tin; at TWEEN
ty-fve they'll be satisfied with mem
Der of Congress at thirty a country
doctor or a preacher will do; and at
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