Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-06-23
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

MelNlu 0Oueo OduSh1 q me StIlHS
of bass yesterday-among them four
FOUNDER, three-pounder and couple
of two-pounders. Mr.. D. S, Rentch
bought them and sent them to friends
in Baltimore.
The price of wheat has taken an
other drop of about eight cents since
last week, and our dealers here are
offering but rs cents today. The high
est quotation in Baltimore yesterday
was S2l cents.
Reinhart Bros. shipped seven car
loads of lambs to the eastern markets
in three days during the past week
from Jefferson and Berkeley counties.
This represents about $4,000 in cash
paid to the farmers of the two counties.
Mr.. George E. Matthews, of Balti-
more, and Miss Mary G. Wolfe were
married last Thursday at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Wolfe, near Swan Pond,
Berkeley county. Rev. ]. D. Donovan
performed the ceremony.
The ladies of the Leetown Baptist
Church will hold festival, supper and
refreshments in the lawn Of Mr.. John
P. Kearfott, near Kearneysville, on
Friday and Saturday evenings, July
Sth and 9th. Proceeds for benefit of
the church. The public are cordially
invited.
The general school fund to be dis
tributed among the several counties
of West Virginia this year amounts to
1899, O4436 the largest in the history
of the State, with one exception, JEFF
fersou county share is S7,l6O. Berke-
ley county gets $0,413 and Martins
burg $1,000.
Miss Virginia Boteler, who is re-
membered here as one of our most
charming young granddaughter OF
the late Charles Boteler-is to be mar
ried on June 28th to Prof. Mellet, of
the Chicago Art Institute. Miss Bote-
Ter has lived in Evanston, ILL.,, for a
number of years,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Show gave a
very enjoyable party Tuesday night to
their little granddaughter, Margery
and Hortense Britner, who left for
their home in Pennsylvania yesterday.
A large number of children were pres
ent, and the young folks spent a most
pleasant evening.
At the Baptist parsonage, in Charles
town, June 9, 1898, by Rev. L. R.
Milbourne, Mr.. Samuel G. Smith, of
Harpers Ferry, and Mrs. Rosa Adams,
of Charlestown, were married, The
bride is sister of the late George
White, of this place, and formerly
lived in this vicinity,
At Williamsport the other day some
unknown person shot a rifle ball
through the window and into the
dining-room of the home Of Mr.. G. W.
McCardell. Fortunately nobody was
hurt, but a couple of persons narrow
ly escaped being struck. We advise
Mr.. McCardell to move away from the
old town-come to Shepherdstown,
where he got his good wife,
An clipping couple from Maryland
was in Shepherdstown this week.
About three o'clock last Monday
morning Landlord D. L. Rentch of the
Entler Hotel was aroused by Mr..
Hayes w. Domer, of Thurmont, who
had stolen a willing prisoner IN the
person of Miss Ada Michael, Of Fred
erick. They had driven all the way
from the latter place, on matrimony
bent. After resting they got another
team and drove to Charlestown, where
they secured a license and were mar
ried by Rev. ], W. Tongue. Later
in the day they returned to Shepherds
town as happy as could be, and later
returned to their home in Maryland.
Mr.. Joseph F. Nicely, an old JEFF
ferson county boy who is now lead
ing merchant in Osawatomie, Kansas,
writes US that he recently saw a copy
of the REGISTER, and he liked it sc
well he Immediately sent dollar fol-
a years subscription. He adds: 81
like to hear from Jefferson county and
the dear old towns of Shephsrdstown
Leetown and Kearneysville, where ]
spent my early boyhood days. AL
that is dear to me on earth, outside Of
my wife and two daughters, is still in
the above towns, yet Kansas is a
grand State. Our crops will be i'm,
mense, unless something unforeseen
happens. The weather is grand here
now. We have had lots Of rain fall
this spring"