Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-03-04
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happenlpg In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

DN"SA"o, 0PPOSiV0 SuepueruslOWn,
which will be vacated by Mr.. John
Entler.
The real estate at Bridgeport was
not sold at public sale last Saturday
as advertised. The bids received were
not satisfactory to the owners and the
property was withdrawn.
A very pleasant little party was
given last Saturday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Degner on Prin-
cess street. A number of young folks
spent the evening most pleasantly in
dancing and other amusements.
The residence of Col Forrest W.
Brown in Charlestown was slightly
damaged by fire last Friday. The
floor Of the lower story caught fire
from the furnace in the cellar, and
timely discovery averted a heavy
loss.
Just as the morning passenger train
on the Norfolk & Western Railway
was about to leave Hagerstown last
Monday the mail car was found to be
on fire in the roof. A hole was quickly
chopped in the roof and the fire ex-
tinguished with small loss.
Mr.. John Wyndham, section fore
man on the B. & o. at this place, re-
tired Monday night with a family of
seven children. When the dawn of
the following morning came he was
the father of nine.-MorleStoun Id
rocate. Some persons seem to be born
for luck.
There's an interesting article or
the preservation of bass in the Poto-
mac river, and the new law just passed
by the Legislature of West Virginia,
on the first page of the REGISTER this
week. 1t looks as though the Potomac
is destined to become one of the best
bass streams in this country.
The first annual show of the Shen-
andoah Valley Poultry and Pigeon As
ISOLATION was held at Berryville last
week and was a great success. Geo.
w. Johnson, of this place, had a fine
exhibit of poultry and pigeons. W. H.
Gilbert, Of Middleway, also had some
prize winners.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover has rented
from Mr.. E. Hess Reinhart the latters
dwelling-house corner New and Church
streets, and will move into it the first
of April. Mr.. Reinhart will move
with his family to bellevue" near
town, where his daughter, Mrs. Min
nj. Shepherd, and his brother-in-law,
Mr.. John H. Quigley, will also reside
President Hood says that the West
ern Maryland Railroad Company Is
thinking of disseminating the early
mail train, as it is Improbable to run
it. 1t used to receive a special appro-
priation from the postofice depart
ment, but this was stopped in 1898.
Baltimore and Hagerstown business
men are doing their best to keep the
train on.
We have been requested by one Of
our most charming young ladies to
request the men who chew tobacco to
expectorate in the cutters, and not
upon the sidewalks. She says that a
man actually spat upon her the other
day, and she is justifably indignant
We approve of her suggestion, and if
it is not adopted We Will urge the pas
sage Of an ordinance requiring tobacco
chewers to carry cuspidors with them.
A drowned horse is one Of the OBJ
iects in a big pile of drift below the
cement mill. 1t came down in the
food last week. It's halter was still
fastened to what was evidently part
of a stable. Mr.. Geo. W. Cation, who
lives near the cement mill, stretched
wire between a couple of trees during
the high water and caught drift wood
enough to last him about ten years.
The river road was filled with mud
and drift in some places.
In compliance with printed request
many of the ladies at the play last
Friday and Saturday nights removed
their hats. 1t was an innovation here,
but very satisfactory one' and al
most everybody had an unrestricted
view of the stage. We will say by
way of encouragement to the ladies
that they looked even more attractive
without their hats, and compared
quite favOrably with the sterner sex.
And we didn't see a bald head among
them.
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