Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-12-22
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are HappenIne In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

Jefferson county, reversed and re-
manded
One of the REGISTERS good friends
in Martinsburg in renewing his sub
scription says: 1--WE cannot well :
along without the REGISTER.
Miss Helen B. Pendleton has our
thanks for a copy of the annual report
of the Charity Organization Society of
Baltimore, of which she is district
agent.
AT Roanoke, Va, Judge Duprey
refused to set aside the verdict Of
$4,000 damages awarded to Olive
Shull, who fell through defective
bridge in that city.
Two small dwellings belonging to
Mr.. L. D. Getzendanner in the boom
addition to Charlestown were burned
last Friday. The loss was $500, COW
cred by insurance.
One of the most useful calendars of
the season is that sent us by the Amer
lean Book Company of Cincinnati. 1t
is like all Che publications of that com
pany, of the very best,
Miss Nellie Foltz and Mr.. Harry
Van Metre, both of Berkeley county,
were married in the parlors at Hotel
Baldwin Tuesday evening at 5 clock,
by Rev. Edwin Heyl Delk.
Mr.. J. A. Staley, our enterprising
grocery man, attracts crowds to his
store each Wednesday and Saturday
nights by sending up allOon. The
finder Of the card attached gets box
of candy.
Do not fail to attend the literary
and musical entertainment in the hall
tonight, when the students Of Shepherd
College will render most pleasing
programme. Admission free and the
public is cordially invited.
Mr.. VIM. L. Remnants horse got
frightened the other day and ran
away with the stick wagon to which
it was hitched. When the animal
was caught there wasn't enough ofthe
wagon left to furnish a basis of re-
pairs.
If there is anything you need for
YOUR Christmas dinner, call at J. a.
Staley's-he has it; if there is any
thing in the confectionery line, call
and see, if you do not buy. Balloon
ascension Wednesday and Saturday
evenings.
To accommodate the holiday bust
ness, the Southern Express Company
is running an extra train over the
Norfolk x Western Railway, carrying
express matter to northern and east
ern points. The train passes Shep-
herdstown at S.25 p. m.
The year 1898 will close with the
phenomenon of total lunar eclipse,
on December q, which is looked for
ward to with unusual interest in the
scientific world. The moon will be
full the same evening, and will rise
in the eastern horizon eclipsed.
Mr.. Joseph Snyder, of this place,
has been appointed extra pumpman
on the Norfolk & Western Railway,
with headquarters at Port Republic,
and will be on duty at the various
water-tanks along this division. The
company will find him steady ana
reliable man.
After several delays on account OF
bad weather, Mr.. Daniel Fulk, who
| lives near Swan Pond, finally succeed
ed in raising his barn on Monday.
| About 81 men and l6 women were
present to assist in the work. The
new barn is 50 by so feet in size, and
replaces the structure burned few
months ago.
Our good friend Harry c. Nicely
one Of the arpreciative readers Of the
REGISTER and the right-hand man in
the big hat firm of Eli Keens Sons,
Philadelphia has again remembered
the editor by sending us what he calls
proper covering for our gourd. We
return thanks and wish our friend all
! the compliments Of the season.
Under a recent ruling of the post
Office department all clerks in post
Offices are required to give bond on
and after the first of next January,
Personal bonds will not be accepted,
and the surety must be in some bond
ing company of reputation. Miss
Helen Chapline, the efficient assistant
in our shepherdstown Office, must give
! $1,000 security.
4 new schedule went into effect on
the Norfolk & Western Railway last
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