Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-08-27
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.


night
Today at noon the dwelling of Uncle
Levi Ross caught fire at the roof from
the chimney. Damage by fire about
25 cents-cOnsiderably more, however,
from Abe McChan's feet.
The Moler's Gross Roads boys came
in yesterday to play game of base
ball with our club. They went back
home with record of six scores to off
set SO piled up by our boys.
Mr.. Charles S. Miller injured one
of the fingers on his left hand very
painfully yesterday evening by getting
it caught under heavy iron section
of the college heating apparatus.
We have for publication next week
an interesting letter from Mr.. J. Lewis
Welshans, who, with his aunt, Mrs.
Port,is having delightful trip through
Colorado and other parts of the West.
Superintendent ]. w. Cook, of the
n. & W. Railroad, accompanied by DR.
Hudson and Mr.. Richardson, of Luray,
spent Tuesday here angling for the
gamy bass. They were fairly success
full.
Vince Dorsey has lost another horse
by death from a peculiar cause. A
nail was found deeply Embedded in its
neck, and no one knows how it got
there unless some rascal deliberately
drove it in.
Mr.. Howard w. Baker has been APP
pointed teacher of the public school at
Foote, Mineral county, this State. Mr..
Baker, who graduated from Shepherd
College last spring, isa most estimable
young man.
The bass have been biting vora-
ciously the past week or two in the
Potomac about Shepherdstown. Mr..
James Wintermoyer caught 50 beau
ties on Monday, and every day our
local and visiting sportsmen catch fine
strings.
All of the REGISTERS presses have
been a-whirling busily this week on
lob work. The REGISTER office prob
ably does more job work than all the
other printing offices in Jefferson coun-
ty put together. It's because we do it
well and do it cheaply.
We invite the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of the New
York Journal in another column. 1t
is one of the few metropolitan news
papers that endorses Bryan and Sew
all, and it ought to be widely circu-
lated. 1t is only cent copy.
Miss Clara Schley gave most de-
lightful whist party at "Rockland,
Tuesday night. A large number Of
the friends of that most hospitable
household were present, and 50 agree
ably was the evening spent that the
guests stayed until far in the wee
sma hours.
Messrs. ]. w. and H. L. Snyder
are having a frstrate new brick pave
ment laid in front of the dwelling &C.
cupied by their mother, Mrs. Rachel
Snyder, and Mr.. B. F. Harrison Is
having the same sort of work done in
front of his residence. Mr.. J. W.
Grant is the contractor.
Mrs. Ernest Samuel got telegram
yesterday stating that fire had damaged
the store and dwelling Of her father
in-law and husband, A, J.Samuel and
Ernest Samuel, at Bluefeld. The loss
to buildings, goods and furniture
amounted to about $500, which was
insured. An adjoining building was
almost entirely destroyed.
Marguerite, the four-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs. VIM. Phelps, who Is here
spending the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Byers, fell from
hammock last Friday and struck
her head heavily. The blow brought
on a hemorrhage Of the nose so serious
that several physicians had to be sum-
moned.
The Democratic convention to nom
mate a district delegate meets at
Charlestown today Thursday. Major
A.W. Mcdonald named as his delegates
from this place Dr. R. G. Grove, DR.
C. T. v. S. Butler, Capt. NJ. J. Bill
myer, DR.. I. S. Tanner, ]. S. Bragonier
NJ. E. Spohn, T, F. Jones and JAS E
Maddox.
T. B. Line has returned from the
eastern cities and is now opening
carefully selected and most attractive
line of 1eadymade clothing, hats, fur
uishings, ETC., for the fall and winter
trade. He has fine line of goods
that are guaranteed to be as repre-