Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-02-20
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

! VIII COIue mere WSeh dliel ueAt'
Two carloads of hogs were shipped
from here. the first of the week-one
on Monday by Mr.. Hodges and one
Tuesday by Mr.. Getzendanner. The
price of hogs has advanced, and they
are bringing 4 cents gross now.
Congressman Dovener has intro
duced bill in the House of Represen-
tatives granting pension to Mrs.
Henrietta B. Lee, of Shepherdstown'
surviving daughter of Lieutenant Dan
iel Bedinger, soldier of the Revolu-
tionary war.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Skinner has bought the
island in the Potomac river, three
miles below Shepherdstown, known as
"Knott's Island" from Mr.. Sylvester
Haines, of Maryland. Mr. Skinner
gave his threshing outfit and sum Of
money for the island.
The Ladies Aid Society of Elk
Branch church will hold sociable at
the residence of Mrs. Hunter, at Duff
! fields, on Friday night, February 28,
The company will be entertained with
instrumental and vocal music and rec
itations. AL are invited.
We learn from the Free Press that
DR.. James G.. Wiltshire, native OF
this county but now prosperous ply
sician of Baltimore, recently sold for
| $500 a curled walnut log taken from
a fine tract of timber owned by him in
Wyoming county, this State.
Mrs. H. NJ. Turner received this
week very handsome new CHECKER
ing upright piano, purchased through
the agency of Mr.. w W. Putnam, of
Stanton, Mr.. Walton Nelson, Of this
place, local agent. 1t is fine instru-
ment and very sweet in tone.
Mr.. Charles H. Isler, a former citi-
zen Of Middleway, was seriously IN
iured at Cripple Greek, Colorado, by
the fall of a scafold whereon he was
at work. 1t is reported that one leg
was broken, the other fractured, and
two ribs broken.-Free Press.
Elmer Swope, of Martinsburg has
been missing his chickens. He sat
up with them the other night, and
saw a man come to get few more Of
them. He blazed away with his gun,
aud doctors have since been busy pick
ing shot out of Eugene Shores.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel of last
week says that Mr.. Noah V. Engle
and Miss Fannie J. Hines, of Engle's
Switch, were joined in matrimony at
the residence of Mrs. Winters, IN that
place, on Tuesday evening, February
II, 1896, by Rev. Louis Henck.
The surviving members of Company
D. Twelfth Virginia Cavalry, will hold
a reunion at Moler's Cross Roads, in
this county, on the LIST of May. At
the same time and place a festival will
be held to raise money for the Battle
Abbey of the South. Further notice
will be given.
Mr.. J. n. Trussell will give his
evidence that advertising pays. His
advertisement in the REGISTER last
week, together with the posters print
ed filled his store with customers and
he has sold hundreds OF pairs Of shoes.
An advertisement in the REGISTER
attracts attention.
The following list of letters remain
uncalled for at the Shepherdstown
postofice February 20, 1896 Miss
Clara Mason, Miss Cornelia Whiting,
Mrs Emma Hunter, Mrs Jennie Shop
herd Cpackage), Mr.. Edward Colbert
Mr.. E. K. Miller, Mr. Robert Wilker-
son, Mr.. Harry Colbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F, Legge enter
tanned number of their friends Tues
day night at their hospitable home on
Main street, the party being in honor
of Mr.. Legge's birthday. Whist and
crokinole were the principal amuse-
) ments. Delicious refreshments were
served during the evening
The contract has been awarded tor
the erection of the building for the
State colored institute, to be located
at Blueheld. At meeting OF tne
board of regents at Parkersburg Sat
urday Prof. Hamilton Halter, of StoreI
College, HaIpers Ferry, was elected
$ principal of the new institute,
The ladies of Grace Reformed
Church, Kearneysville, will hold their
midwinter festival in the Y. NJ. c. \.
hall at that place on Thursday, Friday
= and Saturday evenings of this week
: Oysters and supper will be served
r each evening, as well as other refresh
: ments. The public patronage is sohc-
/ tied.