Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-10-29
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neghborhood and Elsewhere.

times, but the result is net grain of
one cent, and our dealers are offering
SO cents today.
A force of nine men under Mr.. Mel
son Wilson are busy at work in the
quarry near Morgan's spring getting
out stone for the Norfolk & Western
Railway. 1t is a good quarry and
some excellent stones are gotten out.
They are used for building culverts
and bridge abutments at various points
between this place and Roanoke.
Mr.. Frank w. Muzzey, of Philadel-
phia, who spends his summers here
with his family at Mrs. Muzzey's old
home, has, since his return to Phila-
delphia, purchased handsome span
of Kentucky horses. They are cherry
bays, with black points, and are Is!
hands high. Mr.. Muzzey's faithful
old pair have been placed on the re-
tired list.
Gen. VIM. NJ. McKaig, ex-Congress-
man from the sixth Maryland district.
delivered an excellent speech on the
silver question before the Democrats
of Shepherdstown in fremen's hall
last Saturday night. He spoke in the
highest terms Of the personal and pub
lie worth of VIM. ]. Bryan, with whom
General McKaig served in Congress
for two terms.
The Hagerstown fair scored It's u.s.
ual success this year. The crowd pres
ent last Thursday was estimated at as
high as 10000. One of the notable
improvements was the absence of gam
blers and indecent shows, and we have
heard commentator of the directors
on this account from many sources.
The amount received from concessions
was but ST. less than last year.
Pickpockets were busy at the Ha-
gerstown fair last week and hundreds
Of persons were robbed. 1t is said that
Mr.. James F. Thompson, of Martins
burg, had sos stolen from his pocket,
and Col. Morgan, of this place, lost a
wad. The Hagerstown Globe says ::
Mrs. Coffenberger, Jefferson county,
w. Va, had her pocketbook contain
ing $45 snatched out Of her hand.
Mrs. Barbara Ray, widow Of the
| Lotto John 2 Raw sustained a SLIGHT
stroke of paralysis last Friday morn
ing, but we are glad to say that she is
now much better. Her children, G.
F., of Roanoke, Daniel P, of Altoona,
Pa, Mrs. Black, of Mechanlcstown,
Md, Mrs. Shull, from Shenandoah,
and Mrs. Thompson, from Martins
burg, were here with her this week.
A small log house belonging to Col.
VIM. A. Morgan, along the railroad,
about half mile from town, and &C.
cupied by Herbert Brown, colored,
was entirely destroyed by fire last Sat-
urday evening about eight o'clock.
The occupants had kindled big fire
in the stove and then come to town,
the result being that the house caught
afre and was burned to the ground,
with what furniture, etc, it contained.
The Democrats of Jefferson county
| will have big demonstration in
Charlestown Friday of this week. 1t
is proposed to have grand parade OF
horsemen at 2 clock in the afternoon,
after which there will be speaking, and
at night there will be torchlight pro-
cession. The following speakers have
been engaged for the occasion: Stlson
| Hutchins, of Washington; c. Wood
DALEY, of West Virginia ; H. G. Bell,
of Illinois, and A. A. Lipscomb, OF
Washington.
The United States Government,
through General Carman, has arranged
to place four iron tablets on the bat
tle-feld at the cement mill, below
Shepherdstown. They will mark the
ford where the Philadelphia Corn Ex-
change crossed the river, the ravlne
at Dry Gut up which the soldiers
passed to the hill, the fatal spot where
they were swept over the cliffs by the
Confederates, and the hill where a
battery was captured The tablets will
be appropriately inscribed. Mr.. MI
chael Brown has the contract Tor
placing them in position.
Mr.. Charles Ramsburg, son of Mr..
John Ramsburg, who resides near Lee
town, was struck by freight train at
Vanclevesville on Friday, The young
man was walking on the railroad track
and did not see the train in time to
escape. He was hurled some distance,
but very fortunately did not fall on
the track. AS it was, his shoulder
blade and several ribs were broken,
and he was unconscious for long time.
He was taken to his home at once and
a physician summoned who dressed
the wounds. 1t was feared the young
man would die, but he now has good
chances of recovering.
James Malone, aged IS, was engaged
in thawing dynamite over a small
blaze at Hagerstown Tuesday morn
ing and held one stick in his hand,
while three others lay by his side
few feet from the fire. The stick he
held exploded, causing the other sticks
to 90 off at the same time. The report
shook the town, all the windows OF
houses within radius Of 100 feet be-
ing shattered. MalOne's eyes We're
torn out, his right hand blown off and
his face, neck and breast presented a
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