Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-09-02
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

celebrated case, and comes up before
the Supreme Court today.
A very enjoyable dance was held in
the town hall last night. The young
ladies and gentlemen of Shepherds
town, with considerable number Of
visitors from other places, tipped the
fantastic toe until the wee sma' hours.
Wheat has taken a tumble since our
last report, and is quoted here at 81
cents today, against 81 last Thursday.
Beginning with Friday, the market
has fallen off every day until yester-
day, when it went up two cents a
bushel.
Miss Mary Brehme Kennedy,
daughter of Mr.. Walter Scott Ken
nedy, was married at her home III
Charlestown yesterday to Mr. Richard
Iglehart, of Anne Arundel county,
Nd Rev. Father Kelly performed
The ceremony.
Mr.. John Myers, an aged resident
of Myerstown, this county, died on
Monday last after long illness. He
was Sc years of age, and is survived
by three sons and one daughter. He
was a cousin of Mr.. Jacob Winter
meyer, Of this place.
Last night some unprincipled scoun-
drel took taps off of Mr.. D. L. Rentch' s
big bus and Mr.. Charles Adams's
hack, with the evident intention of
preventing them from running to and
from Morgan's Grove. This is I'M
questionably low-down trick,
Alex Woods, the grandson Of Uncle
Billy Wicks, colored, died last Satur-
day in the insane asylum at Weston,
this State, where he had been for the
past year or two. He was subject TO
epileptic attacks, and it is supposed he
died in one of these spells. He was
buried at Weston.
The Charlestown Adrocate says that
during the storm last Wednesday night
two horses belonging to Mr., George
w. Clipp, near Halltown, were killed
by lightning. They had taken shelter
under tree in the pasture field when
the fatal bolt struck them.
Mr.. Walter NJ. Duke has been APP
pointed teacher of the Edgewood pub
lie school. He succeeds Mr. Sam Os-
bourn, who will attend Hampden-Sid-
ney College this year. Mr.. Duke is
one of the brightest young teachers in
the county, and the patrons of Edge
wood school are to be congratulated
upon securing his services.
Maj. w. H. T. Lewis on Saturday
last was severely bitten in three places
by vicious dog belonging to a hand
on his farm. The dog attacked him
without provocation and bit him in
the left knee and twice in the calf Of
the right leg. The canine paid the
penalty of his viciousness with his life.
We hope the bites will not be followed
by any serious results.-Adrocats.
A telegram yesterday to Mrs. Lee
H. Moler announced the death Of Vir-
ginia, the ten-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Engle, at
Phoenix, few miles from Baltimore.
No particulars were received, but it Is
thought her death must have been very
sudden. Mr.. and Mrs. Engle former
ly lived in this county, and they have
the sympathy of their friends here.
The body will be brought to Shep-
herdstown for burial.
DR.. T. C. Stotler, of Harper's Ferry,
assisted bv DR.. Samuel J. Fort, of Ell
licott City, Nd, will give a trap-shoot-
ing tournament at Harper's Ferry this
month. One of the attractive features
will be the contest for the American
E. C. and Schultze Smokeless Powder
Co.. handicap challenge cup. En-
trance free. The winner will be sub
iect to challenge. This trophy is now
in the possession of DR.. Stotler, and is
both beautiful and valuable.
Last Saturday Mr.. William Ruth
erford was engaged in painting the
roof of Mr.. Martens house on Angel
Hill, when by some means the ladder
to which he was holding got loose and
fell to the ground. Mr.. Rutherford
went with it and fell heavily upon his
right arm, breaking both bones OF his
wrist. He was otherwise bruised, and
suffered a great deal from the shock
and pain. Drs. Tanner and Banks
were called in and gave him surgical
attention, and he is getting along very
well now.
Two queer travellers passed through
Shepherdstown one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore, aged re-