Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-11-03
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Haooenino Il,
our NeIahborhood and EIaaWhara y"

AStoi'o" 90 peihR IN critical con-
dition.
Senator Faulkner and Hon. Mar.
shall Mccormick will speak in Shep-
herdstown next Monday night. Let
all the people come and hear them.
They are among the best campaign
speakers in the two Virginias.
We have added a number of new
names to our subscription list this
week. Send us 25 cents in stamps or
hand us quarter and get the REGIS
TER for three months. Or, better still,
send a dollar and get the paper year.
We have never heard of SO many
cases of accidental shooting as are
reported this year. One can scarcely
read a paper in which there is not
some sad tragedy of this sort detailed.
Persons who handle guns should be
extremely careful.
The Martinsburg Statesman says:
"The farmers of the southern end of
Berkeley county are rushing their
wheat into market to save it from the
ravage of the weevil, which is iniur-
ing it very much in the granaries. -"
1t may be well for the farmers of our
neighborhood to examine their wheat
to prevent this trouble.
An interesting service was held in
the Southern Methodist Church last
Sunday afternoon by Rev. ]. E. Voluse,
a deaf mute. He delivered the SER
mon, read the Scriptures and rendered
the hymns in the sign language, the
Interpretation being read by Rev. W.
Mex. Hammack and Mr.. Levin Kib-
Ter. A large congregation attended
and enjoyed the service.
Superintendent J. w. Cook and a
party of officials of the Norfolk and
Western Railway made an inspection
tour Of the road last week. We trust
that they thoroughly inspected the
old freight car used as freight depot
at Shepherdstown and decided to build
a new depot speedily, :-he present sit
uation is a disgrace to the road, an Of
tense to the town, and a danger to the
life and limbs of passengers.
There was some very reprehensible
outlawry just west of town Hollow
Zen night. On Mr.. Byers's Valley
Rest" place a straw stack was set on
fire and destroyed, together with a
quantity of fodder, and the depre-
dators also set fire to a number of
shocks of corn In the fields and burned
them. Besides this, gates were lifted
from their hinges and other annoying
acts committed. Arrests will proba-
bly, follow.
The Shepherdstown Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
extend an invitation to the Southern
Soldiers Memorial Association and
veterans of this community to patron
ize an entertainment in the town hail
on Friday evening, November 4th.
Come and bring your families and
friends. A cordial invitation is also
extended to the public in general
Supper and oysters will be served, be-
ginning at five o'clock. Music, tab
leaux and a play, Loves Labor Lost, y
will be given during the evening. Sup
per 25 cents, oysters % cents. Ad-
mission free.
Mr.. A. B. White, Of Parkersburg,
editor of the Parkersblrg State Jour-
nal and collector of Internal revenue
for the district of West Virginia, ad-
dressed the voters in Shepberdstown
last Saturday in behalf of the Repub-
lican candidates, and It is said made
an excellent speech. We greatly re-
greet that we were out of town, and so
missed an opportunity of seeing our
old friend. Mr.. White used to be an
excellent fellow, but we have heard
so many stories of his pernicious po-
litical proclivities while in this end of
the State we are afraid he has grown
horns since we last saw him.
At special meeting of the town
council last Friday evening the street
committee was authorized to purchase
another carload Of vitrifed brick and
terra Gotta pipe for the purpose OF
continuing the improvements inaugu-
rated by the council during the past
summer. Additional street crossings
will be laid, and underground cutters
provided where necessary. The peo-
pie generally will heartily commend
this action of the council. The I'M
provements that have already been
made are so self-evident, and have
been so intelligently directed, thai
thew want to see more Of them before