Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-04-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neghborhood and Elsewhere.

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or six months for fifty cents?
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has issued an order saying
cit will not retain in its service any
one who uses liquor as a beverage
while on or off duty
Passed Assistant Paymaster J. S.
Phillips has been ordered from the
receiving ship Franklin to the Prairie,
one of the vessels recently purchased
for the United States Navy.
The Baltimore American last Sun
day contained an excellent likeness Of
Miss Nellie Lane Butler, of this place,
together with complimentary sketch
Of our charming young townswoman.
Invitations are out for the wedding
of Mr.. J. Dennis Massey to Miss Bessie
Porter Renner, to take place in Alex
andria, Va, April q, at $50 o'clock.
Miss Renner is daughter Of Mr.. l,
n. Rsnner, who formerly resided in
this county.
Sheriff Morgan wants the taxes due
in Shepherdstown district or property
must be sold for them, as Sheriff Ba
ker is after him for these taxes. The
State Auditor is after Sheriff Baker,
and the Devil is after the Auditor, 50
step up and liquidate.
a very enjoyable party was given
at Mr.. Nelson T. Snyder's home near
Shenandoah Junction last Friday
night in honor of Miss Daisy Snyder,
who had come home from Winchester
for the Easter holiday. About forty
young persons were present, and they
all agreed that it was an occasion Of
rare pleasure.
The fruit prospects seem to be pref
ty good yet. Pears and apples are
practically uninjured by the cold
weather of last week. Peaches are
damaoe 10 a considerable extent and
cherries are also injured, but there
are enough good buds left to make d
pretty fair yield if no further misfor-
tune Details them.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Marstella, son Of
former Master Mechanic ]. A. Mar
stella, was instantly killed while work
ing in the B. & o. shops at Martins
burg yesterday morning. In some
way not explained his head was caught
in the machinery and his skull was
crushed. The unfortunate man, who
was % years of age, was a popular
and respected young gentleman.
Charles Vans, blacksmith living
at Halltown, Jumped from B. & 0.
freight train at Engle's Switch last
Saturday. He fell, and the wheels Of
a car passed over his leg, crushing 1t
very badly about the ankle. He was
taken to Harpers Ferry, where DR..
Ransom amputated the leg, The un-
fortunate man was afterward removed
to his home at Halltown.
Mr.. Dandridge's many friends can
not do him a greater favor than by
selling him turkeys or turkey eggs,
for which he will be willing to pay
well. He is very anxious for his
daughter to have the peaceful and
charming occupation of turkey raising
next summer on her return from her
studies in Washington, and wishes to
present her with a fine stock on her
arrival the first of May.
A box party will be held at the
home of Mr.. D. G. Moler, near No
ler's Cross Roads, on Friday night Of
this week. This is the entertainment
that was to have been held several
weeks ago, but which was postponed
on account of bad weather. 1t will
be held under the auspices Of the la
dies aid society of the Lutheran
Church, and the public is invited to
attend. A pleasant evening is prom
ised.
Joe Jenkins, colored youth Of I'M
sound mind who has long been ia
mihar figure upon the streets of Shep-
herdstown, died last Thursday. He
was an epheptic, and would often fall
in fit upoR the street, or wherever
he might be\,whsn the attack came
on. Last wei k he had been sick, and
finally he began to have fits. When
twenty-eight convulsions had come
upon him, og4 right after the other,
he expired, and his well-known form
will be seen upon our streets no more.
He was % years of age.
We visited Mr.. Charles S. Billmy-
er's poulty yards at Billmyer's Mills
the other day, where we saw as fine a