Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-05-07
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

caught thirteen at Dam No on Tues
day and Mr.. James Wintermoyer
caught eleven yesterday.
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the Norfolk & Western Rail
road was held at Roanoke yesterday.
No changes were made in the organi-
zation and all the old officers were re-
elected.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover as trustee
and special commissioner, will sell two
desirable properties in Shepherdstown
on Saturday-the Fayman and the
Maddox houses. See advertisements
in another column.
The annual commencement of Shep-
herd College State Normal School will
be held on Thursday, June 25th.
There will be nine graduates in the
normal department and five in the
academic department.
Mr.. NJ. L. Eichelberger has pur-
chased of Mr.. J, n. Trussell the piece
of ground south of town on which the
former has located his power mill.
The price paid was $500, and the prop
erty includes three lots.
During the storm Tuesday afternoon
lightning struck the steeple Of the
Methodist church in Martinsburg,
damaging it considerably. a class Of
children were in the church at the
time, but they were not hurt.
The Martinsburg Statesman says:
Our venerable friend Mr.. D. S. Noble,
though Ct years Of age, is singing his
first lullaby. His first born has ar
rived, fine boy, and with it came
much Joy to the fathers heart.
The commencement of the Shep-
herdstown Graded School will be held
in the town hall on Friday evening OF
next week, May 18th Preparations
for the event are being made now,
and an entertaining programme will
be rendered.
The Young Eagles and the MOhawks
had spirited game of baseball last
Saturday which the Eagles won by a
score of 43 to II. The Eagles claim
the championship of the valley, and
are ready for challenges from any club
composed OF boys under fourteen years
of age.
The Adrocate says that dogs raided
the sheep of Mr. F. ]. Manning ST.,
on Monday night last and killed and
wounded fifty or sixty There were
some 200 lambs and sheep in the flock.
The dogs went from there to Mr.. Floyd
Watson and there killed several more.
Thursday night the flock Of Mr.. George
Porterfeld was also raided, and fifteen
or eighteen lambs We're killed.
Prof. F. V. n. Painter, Ph,D., D.
D., of Roanoke College, Salem, Va,
has accepted an invitation to deliver
an address before the literary societies
of Shepherd College at commencement.
Prof. Painter has the reputation in
educational circles Of being one OF the
most scholarly men in the South, and
the societies are to be congratulated
upon securing him. He is pleasing
and attractive speaker and genial
gentleman,
Mr. C. P. Brown, who has been agent
for the B. & O. Railroad at Shenandoah
Junction for several years, has resigned
that position, and is succeeded by Mr..
Harry H. Beard. Mr.. Beard, who Is
from Keedysville, Md, has been a re-
| lief man on the B. & O., and is said to be
very clever gentleman, Mr.. Brown
was an unusually efficient agent, and
an excellent all-around railroad man.
The REGISTER acknowledges many
courtesies from him during his stay at
the Junction.
The REGISTER office seems to be a
straight avenue for matrimony. Since
young ladies We're first employed here
couple years ago no less than three
of them have gotten married. An adj
ditional attractiveness seems to be
added to them by their experience in
the printing Office, rendering them
simply irresistible to the sterner sex.
Since the last matrimonial episode con-
nected with the Office several maiden
ladies have offered to come and work
for nothing just for the chance to get a
husband.
Mr.. Martin L. Eichelberger was APP
pointed justice Of the peace for Shep-
herdstown district by the county court
on Monday and has qualified for the