Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-10-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are HappenInp In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

and Is one cent less than it was
week ago, Our dealers are offering
IS cents today.
Yesterday while Mr.. T. H. Davis
was driving his team along Duke street
his saddle horse staggered and fell and
in few minutes it was as dead as a
doornail.
A good many apples are being
shipped from this point, and the reve-
nue. from their sale makes substantial
addition to the farmer income. Deal
ers are paying from 1925 to $3.50 a
barrel.
Mr.. Robert Gibson and Mrs. NJ. E.
Butler, two of Shepherdstown's best
known residents, are to be married on
October 9th. The marriage is to
take place in the Episcopal Church in
this place.
Some of the G. & o. boatmen turned
an honest penny at Washington by
hiring their mule teams to pull street
cars. The burning of the power-house
compels the hauling of the cars on
Pennsylvania avenue and Fourteenth
street by horse and mule power,
Mr.. Geo. F. Ryan, who has had
charge of a section of the N. & W.
Railway, with headquarters at Berry
vile, has been transferred to Mary
land, and now has charge Of the section
between st. James and Hagerstown
Junction. He succeeds w. R. A.
Johnson, who loses his place in the
service.
The regular meeting Of the town
council was held Monday night. Very
little business Of Importance was trans
acted. Mayor Harrison turned into
the treasury $35, the amount of fines
collected during the past six months.
1t was ordered that a street lamp be
placed midway the square on Main
street between Princess and the rail
road.
A gentle rain that fell for several
hours Tuesday morning was just what
was needed by the newly-sown wheat
and for the fall pasture. The wheat
first sown is coming up very nicely.
The favorable season enabled the farm
ers to prepare the ground thoroughly
and the wheat fields look like gardens.
a very large acreage has been sown in
Jefferson county.
1t is rumored that the Norfolk &
Western Railway is developing a plan
by which it will go into Hagerstown
over the Western Maryland Railroad
tracks instead of the Cumberland Val
lev, which it has used ever since the
road was built. The rumor further
says that fine new station is to be
built at Hagerstown in conjunction
with the Western Maryland road.
Down by the Sea" an enjoyable
| drama that has heretofore been given
in Shepherdstown with great success,
was rendered very satisfactorily last
Thursday and Friday nights at Duff
fields and again in this place on Mon
! day night. Good houses greeted the
performers, all Of whom rendered their
parts in most excellent style. Those
who had part in the play were Mrs.
NJ. E. Butler, Miss Sallie Miller, Miss
Julia Rsntch, Robert Gibson, DR.. N
Mex. Wilson, Walter Duke, John
Lemen and Polk Rightstine.
During the hunting season, from
October l, 1897, to March 81, 1898,
the n. & w. Railway will take free in
baggage cars, when accompanied by
owner, and at their risk, the dogs OF
sportsmen or hunting parties, not ex-
ceeding one dog to each man. Owners
must show their tickets to agent OF
baggage agent, that dogs may be prop
erly way-billed to train baggageman,
and they must furnish chain, so that
dogs may be securely fastened IN bag
gage cars. After March 81, 1898, the
regular dog tariff will apply in all
cases.
A musicale was given at the Luther
an parsonage last Thursday evening
when Miss Francis Calvert, with the
assistance of our local talent, rendered
very enjoyable programme. Miss
Calvert, who recently came here from
Virginia to give instruction in vocal
and instrumental music, is most
brilliant pianist, and rendered mum,
Der of classical selections with perfect
technique and the most exquisite ex'
preston. She is altogether a very