Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-01-02
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

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eta Little, Harper's Ferry, and who
went west and married a second time,
has recently been discovered by his
family in Kansas after an absence OF
forty-seven years.
Hagerstown's two morning papers,
the NewSand the Herald, have consol-
idated, the former being absorbed by
the latter. The Herald has always
been frst-rate paper, and will now
be better than ever.
Representative Wellington has IN
troduced in the House bill directing
the Secretary of War to furnish the
trustees of Holy Trinity Memorial
church, at Sharpsburg, Md, with one
condemned canon, which is to be cast
into a bell for the church.
The Charles Broadway Rouss Me-
moral Hall at Charlestown will be
dedicated with interesting ceremonies
on January 10th, and reunion of
Company B, Twelfth Virginia Cavalry,
will eheld the same day. Hon. VIM.
L. Wilson will deliver an address.
The current number of the Good
Templar News publishes an excellent
likeness and biographical sketch of
Rev. H. L. Hout, of Strasburg, Va,
formerly ofthisplace, Rev. Mr.. Hout
is grand chief templar Of the indie
pendent Order Of Good Templars Of
Virginia.
Last Thursday night the storm blew
down some fencing on the farm of Mr..
H. C. Getzendanner, near Charlestown,
and his cattle got on the N. & W. rail
road track. A passenger train came
along and killed one fat steer and IN
iured two others, both of which had to
be killed
Mr.. George White has torn down
his dwelling,house on Main street so
badly damaged by fire a couple of
years ago, and will at once proceed
with the erection of new one. Arch
itect Samuel P. Humrickhouse has
drawn the plans for a very pretty
frame cottage,
We will take it as a favor if our
readers will send us the names and ad-
dresses of friends and relatives who
live in other sections of the country,
so that we may send them sample
copies of the REGISTER. Or, better
still, send the money for years sub
scription for them.
New years night was pretty lively
in Shepherdstown. Several compa-
MES of men and boys with fife and
drum paraded the streets firing vol
leys from guns, shooting fre-crackers,
ETC., and musicians serenaded their
friends with sweeter sounds. AT II
o'clock, midnight, the church bells
of the town rang out the old and rang
in the new.
At the meeting of the directors Of
Jefferson Savings Bank on Tuesday the
board authorized the payment of the
usual dividend of three per cent on the
capital stock of the bank for the past
six months. A snug sum was added
to the surplus fund from the earnings
Of the last half Of the year. The af-
fairs Of the bank are in a very salts
factory condition.
Messrs. A. G. and E. A. Pry, of
Keedysville, have ordered 10, 000more
peach trees from a North Carolina
nurseryman and will plant 100 addi-
tiOnal acres in peaches in the spring on
Elk mountain and Mount Lookout
Messrs Pry have already 400 acres
planted in peaches-40,00O trees
They have given up the idea of grow
ing peaches in the lowlands. They
say they thrive best on mountain or
slate land.
The Martinsburg World says:
Christmas day, '95, rounded out three
quarters of a century in the life Of
County Clerk c. w. Doll. Known of
all men as a faithful official and most
worthy citizen, heartiest congratula-
tons and best wishes were extended
to him from all sides. In these the
World joins, hoping that he may stay
yet many years with us The REG
IsTER adds its sincerest congratula-
tons and good wishes to its genial
friend
The play rendered in the town hall
in this place last Thursday night by
the Sharpsburg dramatic club, entitled
Caste, was greatly enjoyed by
good audience. The play is a very
amusing one and was cleverly rem
dered. Miss Katharine Adams was
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