Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-08-11
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that ara baonan,,r !,
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

The examinations for public school
teachers for this county will be held
at Charlestown next Monday and
Tuesday.
The river is rising very rapidly this
morning as result of the heavy rains
of Tuesday and Wednesday. The
Shenandoah is also very high.
Alexander Freeman has been reap
pointed principal Of the colored public
school here, and John Stevenson as
sistant. They are two excellent teach
ers.
The yard party held at Kearneys-
vile last Friday and Saturday nights
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
Church was quite success, about SIS
being realized.
Rev. Joseph Dawson, pastor of Gull
ford Avenue NJ. f. Church, Baltimore,
and Miss Mary Y. Black were married
last Monday at the home Of the brides
brother, Col. G. w. z. Black, in this
county.
The teachers institute for Jefferson
county is now in session at Charles
town, and is being conducted by Profs.
Rucker and Neel, of Romney. There
are 81 white and 80 colored teachers
in attendance.
Miss Myrtle NJ. Maphis, of Harper's
Ferry, and John H. Wick, formerly of
Charlestown, but now of Washington,
were married at the Baptist parsonage
in Charlestown by Rev. w. R. Nil
bourne on Tuesday.
Mr.. George W. Show, of Hagers-
town, formerly of this place, has sold
the stock and fixtures of his bakery
and confectionery in that city to f.
S. McCardell, OF Frederick. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Show will return to
Shepherdstown.
The Reformed Sunday school pic
mic which was to have been held to-
day has been postponed until next
Thursday, the rains Of the past week
having made the grounds too damp.
The Lutheran picnic which was to have
been held tomorrow is likewise post
ponsd.
Mr.. Arthur Bates, son of Mr.. T. H.
Bates, at "Belvidere," near town, who
is at Siboney, Cuba, member of Troop
A, I'd Cavalry, is down with yellow
fever, but not dangerously i'll. The
regimental chaplain communicated
with the family here.-Charle8tolcn
Advocate.
DR.. Percy Rossiter, son Of Rev. J.
T. Rossiter, formerly of this place, re-
Gently received an appointment as an
assistant surgeon in the army. For
couple of years he has been living in
Colorado, and before he left for Florida
to 90 on duty he married Miss Isabel
Jacob, of Colorado Springs.
Miss Lille Aida Engle, third daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Engle, for
merly of this county, and Mr.. ]. Alden
Wood, son of Rev. and Mrs. Jacob S.
F. Wood, all of Alva, Wyoming, were
united in marriage at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith, in Spearfsh
South Dakota, by Rev, Mr.. Scaggs,
July "a, 1898.
One of the biggest rains of the year
fell last Thursday, beginning about
six o'clock in the evening and con-
tinuing until after midnight. The
rain fell in torrents, giving the ground
a thorough soaking. 1t was of great
value to the growing corn, and though
the crop will not be full one, many
bushel was made by Thursday S
rain.
The Southern Express Company was
fined 800 at Lynchburg, Va, for un-
lawfully requiring the sender Of
package to pay the one-cent revenue
stamp. 1t was held by the court that
the company by its action raised the
charge without giving due notice. We
think the officers better get after the
Southern up this way, for it is still
exacting the tax from its customers
here.
Lawrence McChan, Of this place,
who is in Company B, First Maryland
Regiment, at Fortress Monroe, Va,
has been sick for several weeks. He
is in the hospital where the wounded
Spanish soldiers are cared for, and
where there are also a number Of ty-
phoid fever patients. Lawrence writes
that every day three or four dead men
are carried out, and he naturally feels
trihe blue at being kept in such sur
roundings. He has recently been ex-