Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-03-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that are Happening IN
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere

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lambs. Two of the worthless GUS were
shot and killed.
The Norfolk & Western Railroad
will sell round trip excursion tickets
to the Southern Methodist Conference
at Roanoke at the rate of two cents
per mile each way.
There seems to be a considerable
amount of counterfeit money in circu-
lation in this section. During the
past week counterfeit silver quarters,
half dollars and dollars have been dis
covered in Shepherdstown.
The Martinsburg Democrat says
that DR.. and Mrs. n. D. Baker had a
narrow escape from sufocation by gas
one night last week. The gas fixture
was out of order. Fortunately they
were awakened in time to prevent Sc
rious results.
The water has been turned into the
C. so. canal, and the first boat pulled
out from Williamsport for Cumber-
land on Tuesday. Loading will begin
at Cumberland next Monday. The
snow storm yesterday delayed the
starting of boats to some extent.
The heaviest snow Of the season.
in fact the only one to amount to any
thing this winter-tell yesterday. 1t
came down fast and furious all day,
and this morning it was foot deep On
a level. 1t is not likely that it will
last long, as the season is too far adj
vanced.
One of the REGISTERS subscribers
at Gormania, w. Va, writes: 81 am
taking several papers, but will admit
that yours is the best family paper
that l know of. l am always anxious
to get it and read it first. " We thank
our friend for other kind expressions
concerning the REGISTER
Stilson Hutchiugs, Washington, filed
in the Hagerstown court an account
for $2,3l5 against George F. Coch-
mower, being money furnished the lat
ter for the marble quarry at Eakle's
Mills and operated by Mr.. COchnower.
An attachment was laid on the marble
quarry for Mr.. Hutchings' share.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the Shepherdstown post
office, March 70: Miss Mary L. john
son, Miss Ellen Ceres, Miss Jennie Hun
ter, Miss Nollie Shepherd, Mrs. Molhe
E. Elliotte, Mr.. George McGlincy, Mr.
H. T. Colbert, Mr., VIM. c. Foreman,
Nathaniel z. Shaw, Cliff Wooden Mills.
A regular meeting of the town
council was held Tuesday night. Rou-
tine business was transacted, and an
order passed that tramps within the
corporate limits be arrested and made
to serve twenty-four hours in the
chain-gang. The report Of the cleo
ton commissioners was received and
adopted.
One of the best things of the kind
we have ever seen is The Washing
ton Post Almanac and Encyclopedia, y
copy of which has been kindly sent
us by the publisher of the Post. 1t
contains vast fund of accurate and
useful information on almost every
subject. and is invaluable as book of
reference. The price is but % cents
everybody will find it worth more.
In case Col Forrest W. Brown is
not a candidate for reelection as pros
ecuting attorney for Jefferson county
there will be lively contest for that
Office among our young lawyers.
Among those who, it is said, will en-
ter the fight are Messrs. J. F. Engle,
James NJ. Mason, Jr., VIM. H. Wilson
and T. C. Green. If Col. Brown shall
be a candidate, however, there will
probably be no opposition, for it Is rec
ognized that his eminent fitness will
insure for him the Office as long as he
may desire it,
Certain persons who think they gain
personal advantage by it have been
circulating petty lies about the REG
| ISTER which decent men would not
stoop to. For instance, one person
tried to convey the impression that
we charge more for the REGISTER to
old subscribers than we charge to new
ones. This is an absurdity, of course,
We think quite as much OF old friends
as we do of'new ones. Anybody who
pays rs cents gets the paper a year
When you are told yarns about the
REGISTER just consider who tell them
| and what their motives are.
Mr.. Geo. J. McCaffrey, insurance
adiuster, of Baltimore, and Mr.. r. W
Alexander, of the firm of Washington
& Alexander, of Charlestown, were II