Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-02-24
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

folk q western halfway, mas oeen
permanently laid of, and Mr.. c. W.
Grove, formerly of Shepherdstown,
gets his run regularly. Mr.. Clel Rey-
nolds, also of this place, is promoted to
regular passenger brakeman.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to burn a stable in the rear Of Mr..
John w. Stonebraker's residence, in
Hagerstown on Tuesday evening last.
The end of the building had been
saturated with coaloil and then set FIRE
to, but as the timber was very green
the flames failed to ignite the struc-
ture.
The Advocate says that the meat
house of Mr.. c. NJ. Wetzel, living on
the Shenandoah river in the vicinity
of Melville, was raided recently and
twenty-six pieces of meat taken. This
was about all the thieves could get
away with, as sixteen pieces were left.
A mitten glove was left as clue, which
may yet lead to the discovery Of the
perpetrators.
The President on Monday sent to
the Senate the nomination Of Alex
ander Clohan to be postmaster at Mar
tinsburg. He viii be promptly con-
frmed, as the term of the present post
master, Mr.. C. W. Boyer, expires the
lst of March. Mr.. Clohan is an un-
terrified Republican, having been chair
man Of the county Republican com
mittee for six years, and he gets the
office as reward for his political SER
vices.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Re-
formed Church gave delightful and
enjoyable sociable at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Davis on Tuesday
evening last. The affair was a pro-
nounced success, and was attended by
a large number Of persons. who enjoyed
themselves in innocent games and en-
tertaining conversations until 9 o'clock,
when delicious refreshments were
served, The happy crowd dispersed
for their homes near the hour Of mid
night, all voting that the sociable was
one Of great pleasure.
Mr.. Thomas B. Thomas, representing
the Chamberlain Medicine Company,
of Des Moines, Iowa, made his annual
call last Saturday. He renewed the
contract with the REGISTER for the
advertising of the Chamberlain rene
dies, which will be sold hereafter by
Remnants Pharmacy in Shepherds
town. Mr.. Thomas is one Of the fair
est and most courteous men with whom
We have business dealings, and his pop
ularity among newspaper men Is only
limited by the extent of his acquaint-
ance with them. He's all right-like
the firm he travels for and the medi-
cines they sell.
John Laraway shot and instantly
killed George Faircloth in Berkeley
county last Friday. The two were
neighbors, living about three miles
from Martinsburg. Laraway, armed
with shotgun, went to Faircloth's
house and knocked on the door, which
was opened by Faircloth. Immediate
ly the gun was discharged, the full
load taking effect in Faircloth's head,
almost blowing off one side Of his face.
Laraway, who claims the shooting was
entirely accidental, made no attempt
to escape, and is now in jail. Fair
cloth was married man, about TWEEN
ty-two years old. His wife and sew
eral others we've in the house at the
time of the occurrence, but did not wit
ness it. 1t is believed by many per-
sons that Laraway deliberately killed
Faircloth, as the two had had some
trouble about woman. Laraway
was given a hearing before Justice
Martin, at Martinsburg, on Wednes-
day morning, who committed him for
the action of the grand jury.