Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-01-09
LITTLE LOCALS.
Tn. THINGS of Interest that are Happening In
Our NeIghborhood and Elsewhere.


quest our farmer friends to call upon
us before giving out work of this sort
Mr.. Thos. ]. West has sold his
lockwood" farm of llS acres, near
Kabletown purchased year and a.
half ago of Mr.. D. HeAebower). to his
brother, Mr.. Geo. w. West, for So, 800.
Spirit.
The other morning while Mr.. Hen
ry Shepherd was coming up from Bal
timore some person walked of with
his best overcoat, that he had laid upon
the back of seat. An old coat was
left in its place.
The Alexandria Gazette has COM
pleted the ninety-seventh year OF Its
publication. 1t is a lively, wide
awake newspaper with an originality
and individuality that makes reading
it pleasure.
The Charlestown men now resident
| in New York City held their annual
dinner last Saturday night. Erastus
Wiman, a friend of Charles Broadway
Rouss, made speech, and Rev. J. H.
Logic delivered an address.
Eureka Lodge, No. lO5, A, F. & A,
NJ, of sharpsburg, has elected the fol-
lowing officers G. G. Barkman, W
NJ; Chas. G. Biggs, S. W.; DR.. N. Mex
Wilson, J. W.; John P. Smith, secre-
tary; Jacob McGraw, treasurer; Charles
Fry, tyler.
The Potomac river has been frozen
solidly from shore to shore this week
and the smooth, even surface Of the
ice has afforded great pleasure to large
crowds of skaters. From the dam be-
low torn to Johnson's lock, stretch
of two miles, the skating is superb.
The Oakland" congregation, of
which Rev. J. H. Wolff is pastor gave
that gentleman during the holidays a
token of their appreciation of his fdel-
ity. He obeys the scriptural inlunc-
ton to be "fervent in spirit, diligent
in business, serving the Lord. Free
Press.
Last Sunday afternoon the four
months.old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sanders died while its parents
were driving with it from Boonsboro
to townsville. The weather was in
tensely cold, and the baby died either
from the cold or from suffocation caused
by its wraps.
We understand that Messrs. W. j.
and A. NJ. Shepherd are thinking of
moving to Shepherdstown the electric
light plant owned by them at Charles
town. If our people would take hold
of the matter and promise sufficient
patronage the removal would probably
be accomplished.
A cold wave, preceded by tremen-
dous gale of wind, set in last Thurs
day night, and the thermometer got to
six above zero, where it stuck pretty
close for several days. Heavy ice was
formed on the river and ponds. There
were appearances of snow for couple
of days, but none of consequence fell.
Mr.. Newton D. Baker, Jr., a son of
DR.. n. D. Baker, of Martinsburg, and
nephew of Messrs. NJ. B. and H. S.
Baker, OF Shepherdstown, was Tuesday
appointed private secretary to Post
master-General VIM. L. Wilson. Mr..
Baker, who has accepted the position,
is bright and capable young man,
and will fill the position efficiently.
Mrs Susan Wagner has received
through the officers of Cliff City Lodge,
Shield of Honor, of this place, a check
for 81 900, the amount for which her
husband, the late W. S. Wagner, was
insured. The Shield of Honor is not
only an excellent fraternal society,
but it furnishes cheap and reliable in
surance at low rates to its members.
At the election at Harpers Ferry
last week T. j. Burleigh was elected
mayor, w. A. Winters recorder, and
J. F Cassell, A. Murphy, R B. Dickey,
NJ. L. Cockrell and W. B. Nichols
councllmen. Bolivar elected y. l..
Kirby mayor, R. Loman recorder. and
D. Beck, G. Dittmyer, J. Ketzner, S.
Sponseller, G. W. Smith and E. Cham
bers councilmen.
We advise our readers who send
money to this Office to use postal mon
ey orders in preference to registered
letters. An order for sums under $3.50
can be obtained for three cents, while
registered letter costs eight cents.
A money order is absolutely safe, and
registered letters are not. But get
the money here any way you please,