Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-08-04
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

Mrs. Robert Gibson gave very en-
joyable dance and card party in the
town hall last Saturday night in honor
of her guests, Miss Peter, of Baltimore,
Mrs. fairfield, Mr.. Cook Carter and
Mr.. Frank Carter, of New York.
Marshall Kerney, of HagerstOwn,
formerly Of this place, has gone from
Tampa to Porto Rico. He is nurse
in the army. He sent home a box full
of relics that had been given him by a
wounded officer who afterward died.
Rev. G. H. Hockey delivered an
address at union picnic held near
Leetown last Saturday, and will also
make an address at the Antietam
Sunday school picnic to be held along
Antietam creek Saturday of this week.
August will have two full moons
the one occurring on the first day of
the month and the other on the last.
Full moons occur twice in the same
month only once in about three years,
and there will not be two full moons
in one month again until 1901.
DR.. J. f. Hartgrove, of Harper
Ferry, who organized a colored COM
pany Of volunteers, and who was prom
ised the position of captain of the COM
pany, was turned down after he had
| gathered his recruits together. The
excuse given was that he was over age.
David Entler, who was with the
Second West Virginia Regiment at
Charleston as a substitute, has re-
turned home. He says that several Of
the soldiers from Shepherdstown
would give a good deal to be home
again, as they have already gotten
their fill Of soldering.
A dance that was attended by a
large number of young folks from our
own community, Martinsburg, Charles
town and other places, including many
city visitors in this neighborhood, was
given at the Casino at Dufields Tues
day night. 1t was so enjoyable that
dancing was kept up until almost day
light
The Pratt Food Company of Phila-
delphia offer as special premiums for
Morgan's Grove fair a 5O-cent pack
age of their animal food each for the
best display of wheat, corn, potatoes
cabbage, apples and grapes; also CO.
cent packages of their poultry food for
best displays of canned fruit, jelies,
best loaf wheat bread, best layer cake,
best silk crazy quilt, best tandem
broidered apron.
An important surgical operation was
performed upon Mr.. Charles Fletcher
at Dufields last Monday for the relief
of a bad case of strangulated hernia.
The operation was successfully per-
formed by DR.. Standish McCleary, of
Baltimore, assisted by Drs. Daniels,
Reynolds, Banks, Patterson and Link.
1t is reported today that the patient
is getting along quite as well as could
be hoped for, and he has frstrate
chance to recover if no further COM
plication ensues.
While the REGISTER force was SWEET
ering Monday afternoon Mr.. NJ. P.
Crowl caused a decided lowering Of
the temperature by invading oul office
with a freezer of icecream. He want
ed us to sample it-and Barkis was
wiIlin'. We found it all right, and
can recommend the same unqualified
| Iy. Mr.. Crowl is building up a nice
trade in icecream, watermelons, etc,
and his restaurant on Washington
street is becoming very popular. He
deserves a share of the public patron
age.
We have recently received Speci-
men of the work of enlarged photo
graphs for which Messrs, Herbert and
Hill are canvassing in this section. 1t
is a pastel portrait of two little girls,
and is an extremely handsome piece Of
work. The Ikenesses are perfect, the
coloring is most beautifully done, and
altogether is so entirely satisfactory
that we unhesitatingly recommend our
young friends above named to the peo-
pie of this neighborhood. They are
agents for D. X, Bergman, Of York
Pa, one Of the most extensive art
dealers in the country.
Our friend Mr.. Harry NJ. Moler,
manager of the Chicago Water Proof
Sign Company, has sent US some speci-
mems of the work of his establishment
in the shape ola hundred artistic signs
advertising the REGISTER. They make
a very neat and attractive show, and