Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-04-23
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

Senator Faulker has gotten bill
through the Senate appropriating
$3.50 to the Catholic Church of
Martinsburg for the use of its prop
erty during the war.
The canal boat r. D. Johnson, Capt.
Charles Davis, arrived at Williams
port with 1904 tons of coal. This is
the largest single cargo of coal ever
shipped over the canal.
Richard Hilleary, a well-known
conductor on the Norfolk & Western
Railroad, was recently relieved from
duty He has obtained a position
on a railroad in the South.
The Young Eagles and the Rag
Allies had an exciting game of base
ball last Saturday The score-keeper
got mixed and lost his reckoning, and
the game was then given to the
Eagles 9 to 0.
An unknown man, supposed to be
a tramp, was struck by B. & 0. ex-
press train near Vanclevesville last
week and instantly killed. He could
not be identified and he was buried
by the company.
At the recent meeting of the Repub-
hcan executive committee it was or
dered that the proceedings be pub
hshed in the Harper's Ferry Sentinel
the Shepherdstown Independent and
the Charlestown Adcocote.
By the new schedule of the n. q W.
Railroad, which went into effect last
Sunday, the time of train No. 3 at
Shepherdstown is changed from 100
to 5.l3 a. m, and No. 6 from ll.03 to
1881 a. m. The other trains are the
same.
A rather good-looking young wo-
man was in town Tuesday selling goods
TO our grocerymen. Female drum
mers are novelty in this neighbor-
hood, and as this one was quite attrac-
tive she sold to nearly all our mer-
chants
In some mysterious manner table,
cloth in the home of Mr.. J. S. Myers
on Prospect Avenue caught fire last
Sunday evening. 1t Burned fwiously,
destroying lot of dishes, silverware,
etc. Fortunately it was discovered
in time to prevent a disastrous fire.
A severe thunder storm passed over
Washington county, north Of this
place, last Saturday afternoon. Mar
tin Castle and his son were driving a
team near Dam No. 5 when a flash Of
lightning struck and killed two of the
horses. Neither of the men was hurt
much.
You may think it absurd for me to
say have been too busy selling hats,
flowers, ribbons, dress goods, shirt
waist material, ETC., to advertise be-
fore this; but if you will call you will
see wherein the secret Of quick sales
are accomplished. Mrs. NJ. L. Her
rington.
The ladies of the neighborhood Of
Leetown and Kearneysville propose
to hold a festival at Kearneysvllle on
the afternoon and night Of Friday,
May lst, in aid of the Confederate
Memorial Hall. They desire liberal
patronage and promise hearty vel
come to all.
Glass No. II, of the Lutheran Sun
day school, will have a soup Saturday
evening at the home of Mrs. Fillmore
Reynolds, corner Princess and New
streets. Refreshments of various sorts
will be sold The proceeds are for
the missionary cause, and the public
patronage is invited
We learn that our friend a. c. Ma
denbousch, of Martinsburg, has bought
bicycle, and is taking advantage OF
the moonlight nights to learn to ride
it, practicing between the third and
fourth mountains. He has fallen Oft
only seven times-but then he has
only been on it seven times.
This has been the warme8t April
on record. The thermometer last
Sunday reached "a degrees in the
shade. The intense heat caused sm-
fering to man and beast alike, Among
the farmers in this vicinity who lost
horses by death from the heat were
Messrs Lee Koontz, Geo. W. Horn and
Frank Hill.
Among the awards of the Baltimore
dog show last week we noticed that
Mr.. H. A. Devries' beagle, Hunter OF
N, took first premium. This dog is
the father of Ernest Bitner's Nan,
that has taken first premium at Nor
gan's Grove dog show the last two
years. Hismother and sister were al
ca bioh1v commended