Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-04-08
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

was broken into and robbed of three
sacks of -four, canned goods, tobacco,
soap, etc.
Thomas L. Richard, this city, and
Jacob F. Good, Midvale, have formed
partnership to be known as the Ha-
gerstown Basket Company, with Office
and storage house in Hagerstown.-
HagerStO,cn Globe.
A current news item says: "Citi-
zens of Williamsport are raising a
fund to purchase fire engine" Bet
ter net get fire engine-the wholly
goohes" will burn half the town down
lust to see the thing squirt,
The infant department of the Lu-
theran Sunday school will give an en-
tertainment in the basement Of the
church on Saturday, April 18th. There
will be drill of the little folks, moth
er goose reception, ETC. Admission 10
cents.
A further reduction in the price of
roasted coffee was made Saturday. The
Sugar Trust announced a reduction of
one-half cent a pound through the
Woolson Spice Company, which it con-
trolls, and Arbuckle Bros. followed.
The reduction is said to be justified
by the decline in the price'of green
coffee.
Miss Sarah Pampell, formerly of
this place, but now living in Frederick,
Nd, had an operation performed on
both her knees, last Saturday, at the
Sisters of Mercy Hospital, Baltimore.
Her knees were broken over year
ago. The bones will be strung on
wires to enable her to walk without
the aid of crutches.
The Hagerstown Board of Trade
has instructed its executive committee
to go to Washington to confer jointly
with the Baltimore delegation in the
interest of retaining the fast mail SER
vice over the Western Maryland Rail-
road. Senator Wellington has ar
ranged for a conference between these
committees and Postmaster-General
Gary.
Mr.. R. NJ. Huyett, of Missouri, in
renewing his subscription to the REG
IsTER, writes: Mckinley good times
is still thing of the future for this
part of the country. Farmers here
have lots of corn, but the price is so
low they can't get anything for it when
sold, Wheat and grass are making a
good start ground is too wet for farm
ers to do much.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Maryland and Virginia
Bridge Company was heldin Shep-
herdstown Monday. The election for
officers and directors resulted as fol-
lows President, w. N. Lemen; secre-
tary, Geo. w Billmyer; treasurer,
Edward E. Billmyer; directors, w.
H. Billmyer, Frank L. Billmyer, J. D.
Billmyer, H. K. Douglas.
Charles Branhan, of Berryville, Va,
was arrested on a warrant sworn out
by L. D. Miner, of Pittsburg, charging
him with the larceny Of an overcoat,
which he claimed was stolen from his
room in the Watson House, Charles
town, yesterday. Branhan was lodged
in jail to await hearing before Justice
Howell. He claims he took the coat
from Miner because he owed him some
money.
Mr.. J. N. Trussell's bakery is in
working order, and Mr. Rimbach, the
baker, has given evidence Of much skill
in his business. Fancy cakes of the
most delicious sort, bread, rolls, buns,
pies, etc, are being turned out regu-
larly, and the public shows much ap-
| probation already Of the new enter
prise. Mr., Trussell has bought brand
new delivery wagon, and the business
is being conducted in frst-class city
style.
Berkeley county has so far received
but little consideration from the State
administration. We have lost Hon.
Geo. F. Evans, as regent of the State
University, Hon. c. A. Viewer, Bank
Examiner, and Col. S. W. Walker from
the Governors staff, Regardless Of
the fact that Berkeley ran Governor
Atkinson ahead Of his ticket he has
ruthlessly ignored the county;-Nar-
tinSburg Statesman.
The price of wheat had sharp
break yesterday in all markets and a
lower level was reached than for many
months. In Baltimore the price of
spot wheat at the close was IS cents,
decline of q cents compared with
the closing price of the previous day.