Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-05
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happenine In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

age.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Davenport gave
the most enjoyable reception of the
season Wednesday night in honor of
their niece, Miss Sue E. Clay, of Ken
lucky, at their beautiful home near
Charlestown, "Altona."
The grounds and buildings known
as the old paper mill property will be
offered at public sale in this place on
Saturday, by Mr.. ]. S. Bragonier, at
torney. A full description will be
found in the advertisement in another
column.
The lawn festival held for the bene-
fit of the Shepherdstown Specially
Band Friday and Saturday nights net
ted 1926. The members of the band
return thanks to the ladies who assist
ed them and to the public for its pa
tronage.
Try our 25-cent syrup, new sweet
potatoes, 10 and l5-cent brooms, r.
cent cocoa, 7-cent package oatmeal,
scent corn starch, scent laundry
starch, all other goods just as cheap.
New Cash Store, Lambert building.
j. A. Staley, manager.
1t is claimed that by wrapping fruit
in old newspapers it can be kept for
two years. Care should be taken how
ever to select papers on which the
subscription has been paid, as the
dampness resulting from the amount
of due will have a tendency to spoil
the fruit.
]. N. Trussell sold this week to Geo.
N. and Chas. B. Vanmeter lot 80, block
s, Trussell's Addition, for $40 cash.
Mr.. Trussell informs US that he has
several other inquiries for lots and
hopes to make other sales soon. The
Vanmeter brothers will build on their
lot this fall.
The contract for the new bricks for
the new Lutheran Church at Uvilla
has been let to Mr.. ]. N. Trussell, of
our town. About $4,000 new bricks
will be required, in addition to the
bricks in the old church. Mr.. Trus-
sell is pushing work at his brick-yard
so as to furnish them at an early date.
On Saturday evening, August IA, a
beautiful entertainment will be given
at Mrs. McLean's (Sudley Place for
the benefit of the Shepherdstown Chap
ter of the Daughters of the Confeder-
acy. There will be music, recitations,
refreshments, etc. The public is most
cordially invited to attend. The full
programme will be published next
week.
The regular August term of the
county court Of Jefferson county be-
gan Monday with W. H. T. Lewis,
president, and the other four commits
sioners present. Samuel L. Rissler
and Jacob S. Melvin, members Of the
court, were appointed committee to
meet officials of the Norfolk & Western
Railway with view Of locating new
road crossing at Shenandoah Junction.
Mr.. Samuel P. Humrickhouse, our
talented architect, showed us few
days ago the plans for a handsome new
building to be erected for Mr.. NJ. Ker-
cheval in Charlestown. 1t is to be Of
brick, two stories high, and will be a
dwelling-house and store combined
1t is to be built on Main street, opposite
Mr.. L. D. Getzendanner' place Of bus
mess. The plans are most neatly made.
Mr.. Berry Carter met with a pain
full accident yesterday. He was driv-
ing to town from Mr.. Billmyers sale
when his horse took fright and ran
away. The buggy was overturned
and smashed and Mr.. Carter thrown
out with great force. He had bad
cut on his head and received number
of minor cuts and bruises, which caused
him to lose good deal of blood. DR..
Tanner gave him surgical attention.
A marriage smacking little of the
romantic took place in Charlestown
last Wednesday. The couple, Mr..
Ferdinand G. Nofsinger and Miss
Hazel B. Trounstein, of Washington
City, rode up from Harper's Ferry on
horseback and put up at the Hotel
Watson, took dinner, called in the SER
vices of Rev. w. L. Gravatt and had
the marriage knot tied ; then remount-
ed and departed, happy as two big
sunhowers.-Spirit.
The Martinsburg Statesman says:
The hog cholera is working dreadful
havoc among the hogs in some sections
of the county. In the vicinity of Tab
ler's, on the Cumberland Valley Rail-
road, many of the farmers have lost all
the hogs they had. Mr.. Newton
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