Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-12-15
LITTLE LOCALS,
The Things of Interest that are HapnenIno In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

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Friday and her condition is said tc
be serious.
Mr.. A. L. Beaumont, our enterpris.
ing and accommodating ieweler, is do.
ing an excellent business, and we are
glad to note his success. He has many
nice articles for the holiday season.
While you are thinking of Christ
mas gifts, remember that years sub
scription to the REGISTER will be an
acceptable present to some absent rel
alive or friend. And it costs but one
dollar.
We are indebted to our friend Hsr-
ry L. Entler, formerly of this place,
for copy Of the report of the Y. NJ.
c. A. Of Wilmerding, Pa, of which
he is general secretary. The Associa-
ton Is very hourishing one.
The members of Mt. Nebo Lodge
No. 81, A., F. & A. NJ, will have their
annual banquet on the night of De-
cember 27th-St. Johns day. 1t will
be prepared by the ladies OF the Eplsco-
pal church and served III the town
hall.
Saur kraut, pickles, cranberries,
turkeys, celery, peaches, raisins, cur
rants, citron, orange peel, chocolate,
gelatine, cocoanuts, favoring extracts,
dates, figs, oranges, lemons and every
thing fresh, cheap and good, at ]. a.
Staleys.
A meeting for the purpose of or
ganizing Christian Endeavor Socie-
ty will be held in the school-house at
Shenandoah Junction Friday evening
0 this week at 7 o'clock. All per-
sons interested in this work are cor
daily invited to attend.
TheprospectuS Of the Wheeling Reg
iste1 ma be found in another column.
We advise those who want to keep
posted on State news, especially re-
garding the approaching session of the
Legislature, to take the Register 1t
is an up-to-date paper in every re-
spect.
1t is stated that Richard Nose, of
Sharpsburg, who was member Of Capt.
Getzendanner's company, organized at
Shepherdstown, and who was court
martialed for INSTRUMENTATION, has been
dishonorably discharged. Nose is one
of the men who was spread-eagled by
| Col. O'Brien Moore for bad behavior.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage Of Mr.. VIM. S. Myers, Jr., Of
Charlestown, formerly Of this place,
and Miss Florence Hoffman, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Hoffman, OF
Shepherdstown. The ceremony takes
place Wednesday evening, December
18th, at SIX clock, at the home Of the
bride.
The dwelling on the farm of D. c.
Westenhave,, occupied by his father,
David Westenhaver, and the family Of
Thomas Brown, in Berkeley county,
was destroyed by fire early Tuesday
morning. Everything in the house
was burned, and the occupants barely
escaped with their lives. The build
ing was insured but the contents were
not.
Shepherd College will close for the
holidays on Thursday, December 22d,
on which evening the students will
give literary entertainment in the
hall. The best selections from living
authors, music and tableau1, closing
with scene from the Greek drama
Iphigenia. No admittance fee will be
charged, and the public i. cordially
invited to be present.
The Charlestown Adrocute says that
the grand jury at the recent term Of
the Jefferson Circuit Court brought in
some twenty or more indictments.
There was practically but one trial
by jury, the prisoners in the other
cases pleading guilty, except the
Mackey case, which was continued to
February term The jury expenses
of this term are exceedingly light,
Mr.. F. NJ. Moler, of Bakerton,
killed fine pen of hogs a few days
ago, their weights being Asa, 405,
334 and SOC. Mr.. L. G. Brotherton
killed one that weighed 500, and Mr..
H. NJ. Loyns had a 335 FOUNDER.
The heaviest one we have heard of in
this county was one killed by c. E.
Reininger, of Charlestown, who had
a porker that weighed $50 pounds.
Acting Mayor E. T. Licklider
showed us letter this morning from
H. G. Frederick, the contractor who
built the system of waterworks at
Boonsboro, Md, making inquiry con-
corning waterworks for Shepherds
town. He would like to construct a
system here if suitable arrangements
could be made. Mr.. Licklider will
invite Mr. Frederick to appear before
the town council at its next meeting.
We had the pleasure few days
ago of visiting the extensive green
houses of Mr.. William Bester, the Ha-
gerstswn florist. Beautiful roses,
fragrant carnations, chrysanthemums,
palms, and endless variety of lovely
flowers and plants were to be seen,
and the generous proprietor made our
visit a very pleasant one. Florists
come and florists so, but Mr.. Bester
continues the leader in his line of
business.
The sale Of the property Of Mrs. A.
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