Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-05-27
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neghborhood and Elsewhere.

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three years, has gotten the grand
bounce. He was Democrat.
Mr.. George Kelsey, formerly Of
Shepherdstown, has bought the retail
cigar and tobacco store of G. W. Earn
shaw in Hagerstown and has taken
charge of the business.
Letters remain uncalled for in the
Shepherdstown postofice for Miss Ella
Chapline, Mrs. Thomas Warfeld and
]. w, Thompson. Persons calling for
these letters will please say they are
advertised.
The Town Hall Association are sor-
ry to disappoint their many patrons,
but owing to the absence of some of
the cast, the comedy down by the
Sea, will have to be postponed until
a later date.
For decoration day at Sharpsburg
Saturday of this week, the Bridge Com
pany will give half-fare rates, which
makes for the round trip only 25 cents
for one-horse and 80 cents for two
horse vehicles.
A monument is being erected at An
tietam station to be known as "Antie-
tam Monument" 1t is to be made
entirely of cannons, and they are now
at the depot. They will be set on end
in cast sockets.
Mr.. William Myers, who lives on
the Selby farm, near town, sent us an
egg the other day that is something of
curiosity in that it has handle at
one end. The convenience Of this sort
Of hen fruit can readily be seen.
Mr.. S. R. LickIider, whose store
was destroyed by fire at Kearneysville
few months ago, has effected a set
Element with the insurance companies.
The face of the policies called for 3d.
700, and a compromise was effected
for $4,000.
Mr., ], w Knadler has purchased the
twenty-acre place of Mr.. John Turner,
on the road leading to Snyder's Mills,
north Of town, paying for it $500. 1t
adioins the little farm Mr.. Knadler
bought of Mrs. Williams. Mr.. Turner
expects to move to Pennsylvania.
Capt Henry W. Kearney, of Alex
andria, and Sergeant J. w. McCleary,
of Baltimore, came up to this county
yesterday to attend the reunion at
Shenandoah Junction today and min
gle with their old comrades once more.
Companies D and A are enjoying the
day together, it being the first time
Company A-Captain Jacob Engle's
company-has been together since the
war.
Unless Postmaster-General Gary
changes his mind, there Will be no
changes made among the postmasters
whose incomes do not exceed 500 a
year, no matter how long the Office has
been held by the same person, except
in cases where a majority Of the pa
irons of the office ask for a change.
Mr.. Gary has notified a number of
representatives that this policy Will
be strictly adhered to.
Mr.. James L. Trussell, a brother Of
Mr. J. n. Trussell, Of this place, met
with a serious misfortune recently at
his home in Randall, Kansas, where
he is postmaster. The house in which
he was living was destroyed by fire,
and not thing was saved except the
clothes that he and his wife were wear
ing at the time. Mr.. Trussell was
pretty badly scorched in attempting
to save some property.
A few days ago Mr.. Charles L.
Barnhart, of Dufields, showed us an
old account book belonging to the
Eighth Regiment, Maryland Volun-
teers, which was organized in Balh-
more. He found the book on the An
tietam battlefield the morning after
the battle. The book is in perfect
condition, and its records, we have no
doubt, would prove to be interesting
reading to some persons.
The London correspondent of the
New York Journal says that Froh-
man play, "secret Service, " is scoring
colossal success in London. Last
Friday night the Prince and Princess
of Wales, Princess Victoria and the
Duke of York were at the theatre, and
were greatly pleased. The CORE
spondent says that "the Prince was
particularly pleased with odette Tyler,
His regal face beamed whenever she
was on the stage.
Miss Nellie Pentecost, an accom-
plished elooutionist from Allegheny,