Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-01-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

Ane CUP seehs W pe prevalent again,
although it is not as severe as it was
few years ago.
Mr.. Joseph L. Cookus killed his big
Dick" on Tuesday, The porker,
which was a year old in November,
Melted $50 pounds. Mr. Jas, E. Barn
hart killed hog the same day that
weighed 37S pounds.
Mr.. ]. H. Crabill, the cigar manu-
facturer at Shenandoah Junction, slip
ped while walking from his house last
Thursday and sprained his ankle very
severely. He is able to get about now
with the help of crutches.
In addition to its other improve
ments, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
has determined to continue the third
track from Kearneysville to North
Mountain, distance of sixteen miles,
and work has already been COM
menced.
NJ. G. Tabler, dealer in clothing and
furnishings, Martinsburg, has inaugu-
rated slaughter sale of $l5, 900 worth
of readymade clothing. What Mr.
Tabler says in his advertisement may
be relied upon, and now is the time
for bargains.
Mr.. VIM. A. Morgan, Jr, a former
Shepherdstown boy, is now advertis-
ing man and circulation agent of the
Commercial Daily Record, a response
bic and prominent journal of Kansas
City, No. His many friends here Will
be glad to know that he is prospecting.
The following officers Of Cliff City
Lodge, Shield of Honor, Of Shepherds
town, were installed Tuesday night
R. G. Miller, S. NJ. D. L. Rentch, W.
NJ. ; ]. A. Staley, ]. NJ; R. S. NJ
Hoffman, recording secretary Jas. E.
Barnhart, financial secretary ; c. NJ.
Folk, chaplain ]. H. Grow, conductor.
At municipal election last Thurs
day at Harper's Ferry for the election
Of mayor H. V. Daniels, Republican,
defeated Thomas w. Beale, Democrat,
by Is votes. The following council
men were also elected JAS c. Nc
Graw, NJ. L. Cockrell, W. B. Nichols,
Robt. Dickey and Jas. c, Cassell
Wilbur Winters was elected recorder
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has filed for record in the
clerks office of the county court of
Jefferson county mortgage for $62,-
100000, to secure the payment Of first
mortgage bonds covering It's main line
of road and all branches, roadbed,
stations and rolling stock Both the
principal and interest of the bonds are
made payable in gold.
Mr.. J. w. B. Frazier, collector,
gathered up the annual donation for
Messrs. Joseph E. Yonta and John H..
Lamb during the holidays. He col
lected SOL, which our people cheerfully
gave to these most worthy recipients
of their kindness. Messrs, Yontz and
Lamb desire us to express to their
friends who so generously remembered
them their sincere and hearty thanks.
There is a rumor afoat that the
Potomac Cement Works near Shep-
herdstown, formerly operated by Ma
ior H. W. Blunt, but which have been
idle for couple of years, have been
rented to II. A. Jones, a Washington
dealer in cement and building msterl-
al. We hope the rumor is true and
that the works will resume operations
again.
Messrs. n. S. J. Strider and Horace
C. Osbourn have formed partner
ship and will conduct general mer-
chandise store in Charlestown. They
have rented the store-room now occu-
pied by |. U. Pentz, and will begin
business about the first of March.
They are both reliable and energetic
men, with both of whom we have
long held pleasant business relations
and we wish them success in their new
location. Mr.. Strider will continue
his store at Uvilla.
An item in the Baltimore SIN of
Tuesday stated that the Standard Fire
Company, West Virginia corporation,
had failed. 1t was thought that the
company referred to was the Standard
Fire Insurance Company of Wheeling.
and there was considerable interest
manifested here in the matter, as there
are large number of policies in this
vicinity in the latter. Messrs, Har-
rison & Schley, the local agents, tele-
graphed to Wheeling for information
and soon got reply that their compa-
ny was all right The New York
concern was an entirely different COM