Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-09
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

Brown as candidate for prosecuting
attorney will be found in another col
umn. Mr.. Browns fitness for the
place is so well recognized that he will
have no opposition.
1t is said that the Shepherdstown
Hydraulic Cement Works below this
place, managed by Major H. W. Blunt,
will start up next Monday. The mill
will be run by steam, as the dam is
almost entirely gone.
Charles Broadway Rouss last week
in New York took an electric shock
of 100000 volts under the care of
Nikola Tesla, for his failing eyesight,
without relief. He survived the or
deal without discomfort or inconven-
ience.
Hon. l. V. Johnson, State Auditor,
has our thanks for pamphlet con-
tanning the laws of West Virginia re-
lating to elections, duties Of county
officers, collection oftaxes, assessments,
licenses, etc. 1t is very useful doc
ument.
Mr.. Walter S. Hill, who has been
teaching the public school at Moler's,
this county, resigned that position
last week to accept clerkship in the
Office of the Adams Express Company
in Hagerstown. Miss Essie Knott is
teaching the school at Molers.
A brief meeting of the city fathers
was held last Monday evening The
retiring council turned over the reins
of government to the new council, and
the latter adjourned until next Mon
day evening, when officers will be ap-
pointed and committees organized.
The carpenters of the N & w. Rail
road are making extensive repairs to
the station building at Shepherdstown.
New floors are being laid, new doors
put in, and other improvements made.
What is needed here most Of all, how
ever, is a new freight depot in place
of that old freight car
Little Miss Louise Welshans had a
very enjoyable party at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Davis Monday
evening to celebrate Ler eighth birth
day. About twenty-five Of her little
schoolmates were present and enjoyed
themselves highly She received a
number of nice presents.
John Combs, colored, Familiarity
known as John Jack, who worked at
Kearneysville, was found dead on the
Baltimore and Ohio cinder bank at
Martinsburg last Sunday morning
1t is supposed that he fell asleep on
the bank and was sufocated by gas.
His face was badly burned.
Our popular county assessor, MI
J. w. Gardner, is making his annual
rounds to ascertain what taxable
property our people possess. Several
persons will do all they can to make
this the last visit Of Mr.. Gardner IN
this capacity, but he is sanguine that
he will make his rounds next year as
usual.
A gang of six quarymen are at
work on the stone quarry adjoining
the A. S. cambridge place, just south
of town, getting out stone for the Nor
folk & Western Railroad which Will
build number of new drains and Gull
verts, doing away with trestle work
and small bridges. Mr.. a. j. Wal
deck is bossing the men,
Malta Lodge No so, A., F, & A.
NJ, of Charlestown, is arranging to
hold grand fair in that place April
1924. It's proposed to publicly ded-
icate the new hall on Thursday, April
%, under the auspices of the Grand
Lodge of West Virginia, when there
will be appropriate exercises and an
address by a prominent Mason from
another State.
Mr.. J. D. Billmyer has rented a
business location in McKeesport, Pa,
and will leave for that place the first
of next week, where he will open a
general merchandise store. Mr. E.
E. Billmyer will go with him. Mr..
John R. Billmyer will conduct the
store in Shepherdstown which the
former has been running. We regret
to see the Messrs. Billmyer leave our
town.
The case of Jesse Hedrick, of Ha-
gerst own, against VIM. ]. Shepherd, OF
this Mace to recover 81, 100 on a note