Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-04-28
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

will send you the paper one year
Fifty cents gets it for six months-25
cents for three months.
The streets of the town were nicely
cleaned up last Friday. This ought
to be done about once a month. 1t
would cost very little and would make
| the town look so much better.
The infant department of the Luth-
eran Sunday school will hold "nov-
city social" in Hartzells hall Friday
evening of this week. 1t will be in
teresting, and the public is invited to
/ attend.
James c. Durham, the murderer Of
the McGlIncy family in California, has
been discovered again. This time he
has been arrested in Randolph county
West Virginia. 1t is very likely
another fake.
DR.. \. Mex. Wilson is organizing
a military company at Sharpsburg for
service in the war with Spain, and SO
names have been secured. 1t is ex-
peeted that DR.. f. NJ. CARROT will be
made Captain.
Twenty persons took the county eX-
animation in Shepherdstown yesterday
before Superintendent Neel. Seven
teen Of them We're students Of the
Graded School and the others were
from the country.
R. S. NJ. Hoffman, administrator,
has postponed the sale Of personal
property until Saturday, May eth, at
, o'clock. The sale was to have been
held last Saturday, but for good rea-
sons was postponed two weeks.
Last Saturday night some low thief
forced an entrance into the Southern
Methodist Church and robbed the
money box Of the Sunday school, OBJ
tanning little less than three dollars.
He sold himself to Satan very cheap.
The directors of the Morgans Grove
Agricultural Association held meet
ing last Saturday and reelected the
old officers, as follows President, Dr..
\. S, Reynolds; secretary, R. S. NJ.
Hoffman; treasurer, G. T. Licklider.
One of our subscribers suggests 4
certain remedy for the reliel Of the
Washington county fat boy who is
growing at such a remarkable rate.
The way to reduce his flesh is to put
him up at a Williamsport boarding
house.
The first soldier to so to the front
from Shepherdstown was Leonard
Rogers, son Of Mr.. Theodore Rogers.
He is a member Of the Martinsburg
military company, and left here last
Saturday in obedience to orders to re-
port at headquarters.
If you have a buggy, carriage or
wagon that you want done up in first
| class style, take it to R. II. Rogers,
Kearneysyille. The best workman
ship, the hest materials, and moderate
prices. If his work is not satisfactory
he will make no charge Estimates
furnished free.
Mayor B. F. Harrison received a
letter Tuesday from the secretary OF
| the National Volunteer Reserve Of
New York, requesting him to open an
enrolling Office in this place. Any
one desiring to serve his country can
obtain the necessary information by
calling on the Mayor.
Mr.. L. II. Remnant is going to raise
. ducks on large scale if he has reas-
onably good fortune, He has two in
cubators and three brooders, and yes
terday got 26O Pekin duck eggs as a
starter. He got hundred eggs from
NJ John c. Hoffman, whose ducks
are the finest ever seen in this section.
Miss Louisa MacGill, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Charles G. W. MacGill,
was married yesterday at Gainesville,
Nd, to Mr. Charles Willing Browne.
The wedding was a very stylish one
and was attended by many prominent
persons. The bride and her parents
are known in Shepherdstown and have
relatives here.
Mr.. j. Fred Keplinger showed US
an interesting document few days
ago-the oath of allegiance that he
was required to take when he was re-
leased from the Yankee prison at e.
mira, \. Y, on June p, 1865. Mr..
Keplinger was captured, together with
Scott HenseII and Jacob SPOTS, neal
Kearneysville, and spent nearly a
year in prison. Poor SPOTS died
there. The men belonged to Co. F.
First Virginia Cavalry.
\ rew Columbia hicrcle was stolen