Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-09-22
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that ara Hannsn,n. l.,
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

has prevailed since the first of july
and for the few thunder storms and
small amount of rain.
Sheriff seibert sold in sharpsburg
Tuesday for Chas. G. Briggs, attorney
for Charles E. Lamar, in attachment
proceedings against lands of Lee H
Moler, Is acres and II perches of
mountain land, situated near the Noun
tain Lock. Chas. E. Lamar bought
the land for $l09.35.
If any students go from this county
to the West Virginia University this
year they may be glad to know that
the Acme Book Store, of Morgantown,
W. Va, is prepared to furnish them
with University textbooks, second
hand and shslf-worn. You can save
a great deal by buying all your school
supplies Of them.
The Democrats of Berkeley county
held their convention in Martinsburg
last Saturday and nominated an ex-
cellent county ticket, as follows For
the House OF Delegates, H. S. Cushwa,
of Martinsburg for county commits
sioner, Jacob H. Stuckey, of Hedges
vile district; for superintendent of
free schools, ]. W. Shirley.
Mrs. G. D. Keplinger has rented the
McGlincy house, adjoining her present
home, where, at the request of num-
Der of her friends, she will conduct
school for little children. Mrs. Keep
linger having had long experience as
teacher, is admirably adapted to this
character Of work, and we think will
succeed well in filling the particular
need her school is designed for. She
will begin the first of October.
Yesterday five trains of SO cars
passed through Shepherdstown over
the Norfolk & Western Railway, car
rying the First and Second Regiments
Of United States Infantry, regular
army, en- route from Montauk Point,
New York, to Admission, Alabama.
The trains followed each other close
ly, and all stopped here, where large
crowd Of our people quickly gathered
to see them. The soldiers were gen.
erous in distributing souvenirs in the
shape of cartridges, bullets, etc.
These troops were in the fights around
Santiago, and some Of them looked
the worse for wear. They will prob
ably again go to Cuba for garrison du-
ty when cooler weather comes.
Saturday and Sunday last were in
teresting days at Sharpsburg and the
Antietam battlefield. On Saturday
large number of distinguished visitors
from Massachusetts, visited the battle
field, where they dedicated a hand
some granite monument to the memo
ry of the soldiers from the Bay State.
An appropriate address was delivered
by Governor Roger Wolcott. On Sun
day fine art window, placed as
memorial in Holy Trinity Memorial
Lutheran Church, Sharpsburg, to the
soldiers of the One Hundred and
Twenty-fourth, One Hundred and
Thirtieth and One Hundred and Thir
ty-second Pennsylvania Volunteers,
who fought in the battle Of Antietam,
was dedicated with interesting cere-
monies in the presence Of a large crowd
of visitors and citizens.
A special meeting of the Demo
cratic county executive committee
was held in Charlestown last Wednes-
day. The object of the meeting was
to certify the nominations Of district
delegates, which was done, and the
nomination of R. W. Morrow and
Frank II. Harrison was certified and
certificates signed by chairman and
secretary. 1t was ordered that each
member of the executive committee
send to the chairman, Jno. NJ. Dan
iel, on or before October l, the names
of two Democrats to serve as commits
sioners at the coming election. Mr..
w. NJ. Clements rendered his resigna-
ton as member of the committee,
which was accepted and Robert L,
Withers was appointed in his place.
The chairman was empowered to ap-
point campaign committee with
secretary. The following gentlemen
were named: Jno. NJ. Daniel, George
Porterfeld, S. G. Young, ]. F. Engle
and George w. NARROW. S. c. Young
was appointed secretary,
The Hagerstown Fair Association
last Saturday gave its annual banquet
10 tho ndrisnrv boards from the Yarl-