Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-05-20
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.


has decided to locate here. He has
rented the house belonging to Mrs
Henry Shepherd, Jr., on High street
and will move here in few days.
Rev. n. c. Bracket, who has been
principal of Storer College at Harper's
Ferry for number of years, has re-
signed his position. He has recently
been the victim of vicious attacks from
negroes who seem to have forgotten
his long service to their race.
Rev. zed H. Copp. of the United
Brethren Church in Hagerstown,
preached a sermon last Sunday in
which he tried to prove that hell was
located in the sun. He also stated
that heaven was located on the star
AlcyOne, which is good ways from
here.
Residents of Sharpsburg are ar
ranging for an excursion to Gettys-
burg to run on a date early in June.
They desire to start the train from
Charlestown, charging for the round
trip 1925. A. D. Grove, o. T. Reilly
and c. L, Morgan are the committee
in charge.
The following speakers have been
engaged to deliver addresses at the
eighth annual reunion to be held by
the Reformed Church at Pen-Mar on
July Is: Rev. Isaac n. Peightel, of
Greencastle, Pa. Hon. w. Rush Gillian,
of Chambersburg, Pa; Rev. Harry H.
Rank, Of Mechanicsburg, Pa, and Rev
Cyrus J. Musser, editor the Reformed
Messenger.
We will present absolutely free a
new 1897 bicycle (elther ladies or
gents wheeD in exchange for favor
We wish attended to in Shepherdstown,
also another for attending to same in
adjoining townships No agency or
selling business. We prefer those ac-
quainted with many young people now
studying music. For full particulars
write, The Columbian Musical Ass H.,
2l6-2l8 South Third st., Phila., Pa.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers
prize of an annual pass to the farm
er along each Of its divisions whose
farm presents the best appearance,
with a view to making the landscape
along its line attractive to the travel
er." Wepublish the above as pointer
to Mr.. J. w. Cook, the efficient super
intendent of this division Of the N, &
w. Railway. This plan costs the 1ail-
road little or nothing, and We fancy its
adoption here would result in more
kindly feeling between the officials and
the people that would be of mutual adj
vantage.
Miss nellie Pentecost, Of the school
of oratory of Pittsburg, will under the
auspices of Shepherd College, give an
entertainment on Friday night, May
2lst, in the town hall. Admission 10
cents. Miss Pentecost will form a
class in elocuhon among the students
of the college and will also be pleased
to have others join the class. Her
terms are very reasonable. She comes
highly recommended by Prof. Byron
King, the great elocutionist. We hope
the citizens Will encourage this new
movement on the part Of the college.
Come and spend the evening pleas
antly.
The New York Dramatic Mirror,
referring to Mrs. R. D. Shepherd
(Odette Tyler, says; "Mrs. Shepherd
will be met in London by T. P. O'Con-
nors wife, whois an intimate friend Of
hers, and whose first husband was an
army officer. Mrs. O'Connor was a
Southern girl, and beauty In all
probability the Shepherds will be the
guests of the O'Connors until they find
a house for their stay in London. At
the close of the run of Secret Service,
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd and Gen.
kirkland, who is with them, will take
little run over to Paris, where the
bride will order some frocks to sur
prise the Virginians, and then she will
return to Wild Goose in season to have
a house party for two Of her young
cousins.
A very cowardly affair occurred in
the vicinity of Crums Church, Clarke
county, on Thursday of last week.
Our information is that Jesse NJ.
Russell, who is a justice of the peace
of Clarke county, has number OF
beagle hounds. The dogs were run
ming through the wheat field of a
neighbor, young man named VIM.
Grubbs, who got his gun and shot
over the dogs to brighten them away
Russell, who was near by, hearing the
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