Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-06-25
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Hapenine In
Our Nelghborhood and EIsewhfe.

they are.
Mr., Edward Grove, of SharTsburg,
is selling the improved doubIe-.ocked
bed spriug manufactured here By ]. S.
Fleming. 1t is one of the best bed
springs on the market and gives en-
tire satisfaction.
Mt. NebO Lodge No. 81, A. F. & A.
NJ, last night celebrated the festival
of St. John the Baptist by serving re-
freshments after lodge TIE affair
was an enjoyable one to the Masons
and their families
Eight converts-four men and four
women, all cOlOred-were baptized in
the Potomac river at this place last
Sunday. A large crowd of persons,
among whom were many white persons,
witnessed the ceremony.
Miss Clara Schley was stung by
wasp few days ago, and has been
seriously i'll ever since. The sting of
an insect acts as rank poison upon her
system, and she has suffered greatly
upon several occasions from this cause,
The Morgan's Grove book is in the
hands the printer. Persons wishing
advertising space should apply at once
to Secretary R. s. NJ. Hoffman, Or
ders left at this office will receive at
tention. 1t is valuable advertising
medium.
The ladies of the aid society of Lee
town Baptist Church will have sup
per and ice-cream festival in the yard
of Mr.. John P. Kearfott's residence
near Kearneysville on Saturday even
ing, July 4th. Everybody is invited
to attend.
Mr.. Thomas R. Blackford has been
appointed postmaster at Sharpsburg,
Nd, in place of J. R. Edmonds, whose
term had expired Mr. Blackford is
capable gentleman and sound
Democrat, and we are glad to note his
appointment.
John Mcpherson Scott, j., son Of
DR.. Scott, of Hagerstown, died last
week from what is supposed to have
been a too rapid growth. He grew
twelve inches in one year, and though
but fifteen years old was six feet and
one inch in height.
We are informed upon good author
ity that Mr.. Towner Schley's peacock
died last week within forty-seven sec
onds after the news from st. Louis
was received. 1t heard a neighbor
remark that Mckinley and Hobart
we're nominated, and it fell dead.
Mr.. R. NJ. McMiller, who lives near
Smoketown, Berkeley county, while
ont hunting Wednesday morning killed
a great blue heron which was FIVE feet
tall and measured six feet from tip to
tip Of its wings. It's a beautiful bird
and will be mounted and placed in
Shepherd College.
Mr.. Horace C. Osbourn, who has ex-
tensive peach orchards on the hills on
the Maryland side of the river this
side of Harper's Ferry, estimates his
crop this year at from 1000 to $4,000
bushels. He has already made one
or two shipments of the earliest vari-
cites Of peaches to the city markets.
The Postoffice Department has or
dered a change in the mail route sup
plying Snyder's Mills postoffice. Here
tofore the mail for that place has been
sent by way of Shepherdstown three
times a week, but by the new arrange
ment it will be a daily mail, supplied
from Bedington The change goes IN
to effect the Sd of August.
A story was ahoat Tuesday that a
nude colored man had sprung from a
rye field near Kearneysville and at
tempted to pull young lady from a
buggy as she was passing by, but that
she whipped up horse and made her
escape. No further news has been re-
ceived, and it may be that there was
not much in the yarn.
The REGISTERS press turner, Uncle
Jess Peterson, colored, whose inherit
ance from his Washington aunt was
referred to some weeks ago, went down
to Washington last week and returned
with boat-load of furniture, etc.
Uucle Jess will get an income of ST.
a month from house and his children
will get considerable sum from the
sale of another dwelling.
John Walters and Daniel Crockett,
of Martinsburg, got into a quarrel at
Spauldings saloon, in Hagerstown'
Monday evening, and Crockett was
perhaps fatally wounded. 1t is alleged
that Walters pulled out his revolver