Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-11-11
LITTLE LOCALS.


esting programme of exercises forsar-
Dor day-next Friday, November 10th.
The wheat market has been fiuctu-
asing the past week, and a net loss of
two cents since last Thursday is re-
ported. Dealers here are offering SO
cents today.
Master Richard Kimler gave par
ty to his friends last Friday evening
in celebration of his eleventh birth
day. The young folks had a very
pleasant evening.
Y Union services will be held on
thanksgiving day at II a. m. in the
M. E. Church South, conducted by
the ministers of Shepherdstown. Rev.
Mex. Hammack will preach the SER
mon.
X I The members of the various church
choirs of Shepherdstown are invited
to meet at the Southern Methodist
Church Saturday evening at o'clock
to prepare music for the thanksgiving
service.
The Norfolk & Western financial
statement for September shows re-
duction in operating expenses from 81
per cent to 81 per cent. It's earnings
were at the rate of per cent per an
mum on the stock.
I The government has erected at Har-
per's Ferry near the monument erect
ed to John Brown FIVE iron tablets,
| giving the interesting history of the
capture of Harper's Ferry by the
c onfederates September 18th, 1862.
The Martinsburg World says that
Messrs. Rothwell and Lovett have
purchased all the apples between Mar
tinsburg and Engle's Switch. The
apples will be barreled and placed in
their cold storage plant. This one lot
amounts to $1,000 barrels.
A sensation has been created at the
village of Inwood, Berkeley county,
by the finding of the body of an in
FAINT in Mr.. William Wright's well.
The body was greatly decomposed.
The people of the vicinity had been
using the water right along.
The ladies and members of Baker
ton NJ. E. Church will hold an oyster
supper at Oak Grove school-house
on Friday and Saturday nights, Nov.
10th and 2lst, proceeds to be used to
wipe out balance Of church debt. The
public patronage is earnestly solicited.
Mr.. Clarence S. Edison and Miss
Emma N. Ware, both of Charlestown,
were quietly married last Thursday
evening at the home of the bride.
Rev. DR.. Rumsey Smithson, Of the
Methodist Church South, performed
the ceremony in the presence of few
friends.
The sheep of Mr.. Lewis Mcdaniel,
on the Mag Will" Farm, were raided
by dogs few nights ago. Later Mr..
| Mcdaniel arranged a rail-pen trap and
bagged couple of the depredators-
stray animals that have been roaming
about that section of the county for
some time past.-Spirit.
Herbert Brown, stalwart young
colored man, was arrested Tuesday on
the charge of stealing coal from Mr..
G. T. Hodges. He was tried before
Magistrate Rentch, found guilty, and
sentenced to thirty days in Jail and a
fine of ten dollars. Constable Dunn
took him to Jail at Charlestown the
same afternoon.
Several farmers have informed US
that they have never seen more
promising prospect for wheat at this
season than there is just now. The
fields are fairly matted with a fine
growth, and the plants will start into
the winter well rooted. Some per-
sons find the wheat so luxuriant al
ready that they are pasturing their
stock upon it.
Geo. w. Johnson, colored, Of this
place, who for several years has held
the place of station cleaner for the
Norfolk and Western Railway, is out
of a job. His position has been abol-
ished as matter of economy, and
agents hereafter will be compelled to
keep the stations cleaned at their own
expense. The report that all the flag
men on the N. g. w. had been dis
charged and their places abolished is
untrue.
Mr.. II. NJ. Loyns, our enterprising
harness dealer, has recently improved
his place of business, and it is now one
the handsomest harness establish
noo,,+s IN ha fonnd outside the large