Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-07-07
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Haposnins A.,
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

has been nominated for the Legisla-
ture by the Republicans of Marshall
county. He is a son of Mr.. ]. F.
Legge, of Shepherdstown.
Mrs. ], S. Phillips received cable
message Tuesday from her husband,
Paymaster j. S. Phillips, of the U. S.
Navy, announcing his safe arrival at
the Philippine Islands. He is on the
cruiser Charleston, which conveyed the
troopships from San Francisco to
Manila.
The SPIRIT says that Edward Mans
field was committed to jail in Charles
town Sunday. by Justice Jos. D..
Smith, to await a further hearing
Thursday, on a charge of attempt
ed criminal assault upon the person of
Mary G. Hinton, aged l6 years, near
Middleway in this county.
Mr.. L. A. Hause is in charge of
DR.. A. S. Reynolds's Touring mill in
this place, and is now on duty under
Mr.. Taylor Unseld, who will remain a
month to show him the ropes. Mr..
Hause has had experience in some Of
the large Touring mills of the country,
and is besides most capable and ac-
commodating business man.
The soldier boys who left Shepherds
town last Thursday arrived safely in
Charleston the following day and are
now in camp at Camp Atkinson, near
Charleston. Reports from them say
that they are getting along well,
Messrs. Arch. S. Morgan, Ross Fay
man and Albert Chapline have been
made corporals in the Shepherdstown
company,
There has been a net gain Of three
cents a bushel in the price of wheat
since last Thursday. Hammond &
Snyder, exporters of grain, Baltimore,
to whom Mr.. G. 7. Hodges sold 49,
S4l bushels of wheat last year, have
written him that in consequence Of the
fly having gotten into. the wheat, much
of it is grading as steamer and No. 3,
which sells considerably under No. 2.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Vir-
ginia Boteler to Mr.. Louis Julian Mil
let. The ceremony took place in
Evanston, H., the home Of the bride,
last Tuesday, June 28th. Mr., and Mrs.
Millet will reside in Chicago, We ex-
tend our best wishes to the fair bride,
who is well remembered as one of Shep-
herdstown's brightest and most popu-
lar girls.
Mr.. John H. Hill, principal Of the
West Virginia Colored Institute at
Farm, near Charleston, was in Shop
herdstown yesterday, visiting old ac-
ouaintances. He used to teach school
here. 1t is likely that he will be made
first lieutenant of The company Of col
ored soldiers to be raised at Charles
ton. He served in the regular army
several years, and is well up in mill
tary matters.
The annual reunion Of the Reformed
churches will be held at Pen-Mar on
Thursday, July 2lst. The Norfolk q
Western Railway will run an excursion
train, and tickets will also be good on
the early morning train for Pen-Mar.
Among the speakers announced are
Rev. DR.. William Rupp, of the Theo-
logical Seminary at Lancaster, Rev. j..
S. Garrison, of Harrisonburg, Va, and
Hon. Fillmore Maust, Of Carlisle, Pa.
Mr.. J. f. Herbert is in town this
week representing the firm of Barr &
Lantz, Of Martinsburg, dealers in BIZ
cycles. Mr.. Herbert is showing as a
speciality the United States Wheel one
of the very best bicycles on the mar
ket. It is guaranteed to be in every
respect high-grade wheel, yet. it is
sold at lower price than other stand
ard make. Mr.. Herbert will be very
glad to show this wheel to any person
interested, and he thinks he can easily
satisfy anyone as to its merits.
Our friend the editor of the Will
iamsport Leader politely but firmly re-
fuses to take our advice and move to
Shepherdstown and thus avoid the
danger of stray bullets and wholly
goolyism. He says Shepherdstown is
a good place TO get a wife, but ez-
presses the opinion that the field Of
journalism is already amply covered
by the REGISTER and Independent
We assure him that there is room tor
more newspapers here. The REGISTER
Office was never buster, and the hide
pendent, which had gained ciroula-
ton Of 1900 two years ago, has av-