Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-12-01
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happenine In
Our Nelghborhooda and Elsewhere.

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Potomac Permanent Building AS
ISOLATION will meet for redemption of
stock on Monday evening next at 6 80
o'clock at the secretary's Office.
The local chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will
meet Friday evening at half-past six
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Alice Glib
son. Business of Importance.
William Norris, the colored youth
from this place charged with assault
pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court last
week, and Judge Faulkner gave him a
nominal sentence of fifteen days in jail.
The new barn on the farm of Mr..
John W, Hendricks, on the Ridge, was
completed yesterday. It is large
and substantial structure, and we hope
will never meet the fate of its prede-
cessor.
Joseph Madison, young colored
man formerly Of this place but now of
Martinsburg, and Nellie Robinson, Of
Kearneysville, were married at the
Lutheran parsonage last Monday night
by Rev. G. H. Rockey.
The usual thanksgiving service was
held in the Presbyterian Church last
Thursday, the various ministers of the
town participating An impressive
sermon was preached by Rev. G. W.
Hollis, of Parsons, w. Va.
A good many persons have killed
their hogs the past week. The heaviest
lot is reported by Mr.. James Jones,
who had four that weighed 1897
pounds. Separately their weights were
Alp, 400, 400 and $40 pounds.
Mr.. Graham Wilson has purchased
of Mr.. Robert Chew the old Chew
homestead, containing $50 acres, at
$50 per acre. The farm is one Of the
most desirable as to location and fer
tility in the county harleSto.o's Id
roeate.
In the Circuit Court Friday the
Jury in the case of Rowe against the
Shenandoah Pulp Company returned
a verdict of $735.50 in favor of the
plaintiff. John Parrot, charged with
stealing from various persons IN the
Duffelds neighborhood, was found
guilty.
Mr.. Frank HeAebower, whose pa
rents formerly lived in this county,
has been elected treasurer Of Ogle
county, Illinois, position that pays
a handsome salary. He is a nephew
of Messrs. Jos. L. and Jacob H. Cook
us, of this place. Mr.. VIM. B. Rissler,
formerly of this county, was elected
clerk of Cooper county, Mo. Jefter-
son boys get to the front.
In consequence of the severe storm
last Saturday, many persons who had
expected to do so were prevented from
attending the oratorio of Ruth. There
have been many requests for the rep
etition of the performance, and in re-
spouse to these expressions it has been
decided to give the oratorio again ole
night during the holidays. Further
announcement will be made later.
The first snow Of the season fell last
Saturday, the Goth day of the month.
According to the old tradition we
will, therefore, have twenty-six SHOWS
this winter. The ground was covered
Saturday to the depth Of about an
inch, but it did not lay long. Tuesday,
however, there was a genuine snow,
beginning late in the afternoon, and
Wednesday morning the ground was
covered to a depth of four or five
inches.
Mr.. B. F. Harrison, mayor of Shep-
herdstown and cashier of the Jetter-
son Savings Bank, has been extreme
ly i'll the past week, but we are glad
to report is now much better. Drs.
Butler and Reynolds have been in at
tendance and DR.. McSherry, of Mar
tinsburg, was called in consultation
Mr. Harrison's condition was very
serious the latter part of last week,
but there is now every reason to be-
lieve he will soon recover.
Editor G. W. McCardell, Of the
. Williamsport Leader, came near having
a serious spell of heart disease last
f week. By some means unknown tf
us he had gotten hold of turkey tol
thanksgiving. He laid the gObOle'
down to admire it, when the saucy
bird got loose and few into the top O.
a high tree. The editor borrowed &
gun, but as he thought of the pros
peot of losing that turkey his hands