Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-01-21
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Ne'ghborhood and Elsewhere.


Shepherdstown, lying between the Duff
fields and the Halltown roads. The
place contains 70 acres,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Marten en-
tertained most delightfully."- few of
their friends at their home on Main
street Tuesday night. A delicious
supper and sure-enough "ghost stories"
were features Of the evening.
The seating of Mr.. H. G. Getzendan-
ner as member of the State Senate
ought to be an advantage to Shepherd
College. He is graduate of this
school and has always been a warm
friend of the institution, consequently
he will look closely after its interests
Let us have big appropriations, sena-
tor.
The fourth and last matrimonial VEN
ture of our friend Mr.. Isaac Malatt, of
Berkeley county, appears to have been
an unsatisfactory one. The Berkeley
circuit court last week granted him an
absolute divorce from his wife, Catha-
rine Malatt, on the ground that she
had deserted him and refused to re-
turn and live with him.
A marriage performed in the Balti-
more immigration office has revealed
romance of two hemispheres. Elise
Lauer and two small children arrived
from Marbury, Germany, few days
ago Being destitute she was about
to be returned when the father of her
two children, Karl Schmidt, Of Har-
per's Ferry, appeared and agreed to
marry her. They then left for Har-
per's Ferry.
The REGISTER man called on Mr..
w. F. Alexander, our new county
clerk, at his Office in Charlestown
Yesterday, and found him at home in
that well-conducted department. We
think Mr.. Alexander will spare no
pains to keep the Office up to the high
standard maintained by his predeces-
sor, Mr.. Moore, and we are confident
he will give satisfaction to the people.
Mr.. yesterday is assisting Mr.. Alex
ander.
As may be seen by advertisement
in an other column, Mr. Jacob S.
Myers will open an agricultural imple-
ment house in Shepherdstown the first
of February. If there is anything in
having had experience in this business,
Mr.. Myers is certainly well qualified
to conduct it, for there is not much
about agricultural machinery with
which he is not familiar. We wish
him success in his new venture. His
advertisement will appear later.
Miss Lille Wolfkill, of Hagerstown'
and Mr.. Elmer Phillips, of Frederick
county, were married last Thursday
by Rev. DR.. S. W. Owen, pastor of the
st. Johns Lutheran Church, Hagers-
town. They are mutes, having lost
the faculties of speech and hearing in
childhood. They were supplied with
typewriter copies of the Lutheran
marriage service, and as the minister
said the words the bridesmaids traced
the lines and signalled for the respon-
ses.
The sale of the property Of D. Allen
.Entler, advertised for last Saturday
was postponed until Saturday of this
week, when it will be offered by James
NJ. Mason, Jr., trustee, at 2 P. m, III
front of the Entler Hotel, The prop
erty offered is the comfortable house
and lot on Duke street, and also four
lots on and near the corner Of Duke
and High streets. This property Is
well worthy the attention OF buyers
and we refer our readers to the adver-
tisement in another column.
The REGISTER was in error last
week in stating that the Potomac Ce-
ment Works, near this place, had been
leased to other parties We should
have said the Antietam works, located
on the Maryland side of the river
about a mile east Of Shepherdstown
1t is reported that this property has
been bought by a company OF whlcf
H. A. Jones, of Washington, and Sam
uel Carson, of Riverton, are interested
The new company took charge of the
cement works the first Of the week.
An important suit was recently de-
cided by the Supreme Court. W, a
Cunningham sued A. Buckeye, pro
prietor of the Valley Hotel, at Elkins
for $40, the same being lost while
he was guest of the hotel. The cir
cult court decided that the hotel wa
responsible for all money lost by guests
while in the house and the Court o