Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-09-17
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening in
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

VISITED the Jefferson Savings bank
here last week and found that institu-
tion in frst-class condition.
Shepherd College and the Graded
School are filing up very rapidly, and
the enrollments now are equal to those
of any previous year at this time.
Mr.. A. NJ Brinning, of this county,
and Miss Martha NJ. Mercer, of Clarke
county, were married at the home of
the bride near Belryville on Septem-
Der 9th.
F. Vernon Aler, formerly of Mar
tinsburg, has been appointed time
keeper to the superintendent of parks
at Washington, D. C. The salary is
$3.50 day.
Mrs. Minnie Shepherd will move
into the dwelhng-house on Main street
so long occupied by her grandmother,
Mrs, Mary Quigley, where she will
keep house for her uncle, Mr.. John
Qmgley.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company put in a new sideling at An
tietam station, to enable them TO better
handle the immense crowds attending
the dedicatory ceremonies at Sharps-
burg today.
Mr.. Chas. Turner, of Parkersburg
known all over the State and else
where as the "honest plumber is
here with force of men putting in
the heating apparatus of the new col
lege building.
The New York Journal and the
Pittsburg Post are getting big sub
scription list in Shepherdstown. They
are free silver newspapers, and are
among the very few metropolitan
journals that treat Bryan fairly.
Mr.. James Goheen formerly OF Mar
tinsburg, now residing in Washington,
and Miss Josephine Shea, of Martins
burg, were married in St. Joseph's
Catholic Church in the latter place on
Wednesday, September 9th.
While passing box of ice from his
ice-house the other day a big chunk
fell back and struck Mr.. J. w. B..
Frazier on the top Of the head. There
wasn't much hair on that particular
spot, and an ugly cash was cut.
The approaching marriage Of Miss
Mercy Hunter, of Berkeley Springs,
to Mr. Sherrard, is announced to take
place in St. Marks Church, Berkeley
Springs, on October 8th Miss Hun
ter is well known in Shepherdstown.
The Office in the grain elevator Of
Reed, Long & Manning, grain dealers
Charlestown, was broken into Satur-
day night by burglars and the safe
opened, but nothing was secured ex-
cept a negotiable note and a few cents
The indications are that there will
be an enormous crowd at Antietam
today. Many vehicles are passing
through Shepherdstown for that place,
and as the day promises to be a fair
one the people will gather from every
direction.
This section was blessed with a
greatly needed rain on Tuesday, which
fell in gentle showers during most Of
the day. The ground had become so
dry that it was impossible to prepare
it for seeding, but now this work can
be done satisfactorily.
The REGISTER is the cheapest and
the best paper in Jefferson county. 1t
gives all the local news. 1t keeps up
with the political affairs of the day
has opinions and expresses them. Why
pay more for inferior papers when you
can get the REGISTER for Is cents ?
Under the supervision of Mr.. JAS.
NJ. Hendricks, the work of building
the new road from leagues run to
Shepherdstown is progressing rapidly,
When completed this road will be a
great convenience to those who travel
over it, as this place can then be
reached by one-half the present grade.
The Antietam Valley Record, Of
Keedysville, has issued a souvenir
edition of the paper, on account OF the
Philadelphia Brigade monument ded-
ication, and containing pictures OF the
monument, the old and new Lutheran
churches, the National Cemetery gate
and birds eve view of the cemetery.
a few days ago while workmen
were digging for the new road east Of
town Mr.. VIM. R. Deck found bottle
containing whiskey. 1t was two or
three feet under ground, and may
have been there since the war. Mr..
Deck is authority for the statement
that the whiskey was of the very best
Cards have been received here an