Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-16
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

years ago, committed suicide the other
day by cutting his throat. He was
% years old.
Mr.. William Vickers is setting out
about two thousand peach trees on his
place north of Shepherdstown 1t is
believed that his land is particularly
well adapted to peach growing.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage Of Miss Ada Virginia Darnell,
daughter of Mr.. T. L. Darnell. and
Mr.. Herbert Lewis. The ceremony
will take place in Cumberland next
Tuesday.
Spring has been pretty backward
this year, but last Monday the weather
grew mild and warm and it has been
charming ever since. The farmers are
glad to have opportunity to push the
seasons work.
The Republican county executive
committee met at Harpers Ferry
Saturday, and agreed to call coun-
ty convention, to meet at Shenandoah
Junction May 9, to elect delegates to
the various party conventions.
Louis E. Ernde, a Hagerstown man
II years old, hanged himself in his
stable Tuesday with halter and a
piece of rope. He had been despond-
ent for long time on account Of the
accidental death of his two sons.
Miss Mary O. Pittman, administra-
trix of her sister, Miss Julia 0, Pitt
man, who was killed at Rileysville,
Va, few months ago by passenger
train on the N. & W, Railroad, has
brought suit against the company for
$4,000 damages.
As may be seen by advertisement,
Mr.. J. N. Trussell will sell his livery
outft-and other personal property
on Saturday, April %. He has a
number of good horses and some ex-
cellent vehicles, and the property is
worthy the attention Of buyers.
All the ladies who ale willing to
assist in the Confederate entertain
ment to be given here in May, are
asked to meet at the home of Mrs.
Alice Gibson Friday afternoon ofthis
week at o'clock. 1t is hoped that
there may be large attendance.
a new schedule will go into effect
on the Norfolk & Western Railroad on
Sunday. We learn that train No. 6,
due here at 7 a. N, will change to
about SIS a. m, and No. 5, now due
at II p. m, will pass about 1885 a.
In. No other change will be made.
Mr.. D. L. Rentch, proprietor of the
Entler Hotel, intends to considerably
improve the livery connected with the
hotel. He will purchase some first
class horses and several new and COM
Portable vehicles, and hopes to furnish
a service that will please the public.
CIasse. No. 8 and No. 5 of the Luth-
eran Sunday school will sell refresh
ments of various sorts Saturday even
ing in the room adjoining the home Of
| Mrs Ann Line on Princess street.
The money is for the missionary fund,
and it is hoped the patronage may be
liberal
The axle of car loaded with pig
iron broke while freight train was
coming north a mile or two above
Shepherdstown last Sunday afternoon.
The repair hands were called out, and
in couple of hours cleared the track
The Shenandoah accommodation was
delayed here an hour.
An evidence of the propensity to
destroy property is shown by the fact
that 400 panes of glass in the manu-
featuring shops have been broken out
since work was stopped there-most
of the damage being done by mischiev-
Gus boys. Mr.. VIM. R. Miller is put
ting new glass in where needed
An exciting game of baseball was
played Monday between the Shepherd
College club and the Shepherdstown
nine. At the close of the sixth inning
the score was q to II in favor Of the
College boys. Then big fracas took
place, and after quarreling for awhile
the game was forfeited to the College
colts.
Miss Dorothy Lamon, the only child
of the late Col. Ward H. Lamon has
written a book entitled 1.-THE Last
Rscollections of Abraham Lincoln
The data of the book is gathered
from manuscript of Col. Lannon's
found after his death 1t is splen-
did production, and tells many inter-
esting anecdotes Of Mr.. Lincoln
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