Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-14
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

in the first district.
Mt, Nebo Lodge No. 81, A., F. l.
A. NJ, will meet this Thursday even.
ing at 6 so o'clock. Public services
in the lodge room at 7 o'clock.
The new iron fence to be put in
front of the new college building has
arrived and is now being set up. H.
c. Marten furnished the fence.
Potomac Permanent Building As.
ISOLATION will meet for the redemption
of stock on Monday evening next at
7 o'clock at the secretary's Office.
Guess the number of beans in the
jar at Gibson's drug store and get the
fine gold watch or a box of cigars.
One guess free with every $l.OO cash
purchase.
Cake baskets, plated, 5000; butter
dishes, $3.50 to 81 90; tea spoons
from $l00 to So So table spoons
from $500 to $3.50. A. L. Beau.
mont, jeweler.
The real estate of the late William
Rightstine has been divided among
the heirs in accordance with a plan
agreed upon by commissioners ap-
pointed for that purpose.
Miss Marks Hollida, daughter of
Mr.. John W. Hollida, accidentally
fell through a window one day last
week at her home at Snyder's Mills
and injured herself quite badly.
The house and lot of Jacob Robin
son, on New street, sold last Saturday
by G. NJ. Beltzhoover, trustee for Po-
tomac Building Association, was
bought by H. G. Getzendanner at
$251.
Congressman Dayton asks us to
state that his quota of garden seeds
will soon be ready for distribution,
and he will take pleasure in sending
seeds to any one who will write for
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Delauder,
Bakersville, have issued invitations to
the marriage of their daughter, Pearl
May, to Mr.. F. Melvin Davis, We'd
nesday evening, Dec. %, at their resi-
dence, at $50 p. m.
DR.. N. Mex. Wilson, the popular
dentist, of Shepherdstown, and Miss
Myrta Smith, of Sharpsburg, are to be
married in the Reformed church in the
latter place next Wednesday, Decem-
Der Goth, at o'clock.
A cigar made by hand with Suma-
ira wrapper and long Havana filler is
AS good as can be sold for ten cents
Willis Record is made as above de-
scribed and retails for FIVE cents each,
at Gibson's drug store.
A very delightful social was ten
dered the faculty OF Shepherd College
by the students last Friday evening
in the College hall. The attendance
was large and the event was pleas
ant one in every respect.
A few things that will make useful
Xmas presents that can be found at
7. B. Lines: Silk handkerchiefs and
mufflers, linen handkerchiefs, nobby
shirts, fine neckwear, gloves, umbrel-
las, overcoats, ulsters and stylish hats.
The prospectus of the Wheeling
Register appears in another column.
The Register is one of West Virginias
liveliest and most readable papers,
and keeps it's readers thoroughly well
posted ON all matters of State interest.
The Martinsburg World says that
DR.. Newton D. Baker has shipped his
household goods and moved to Cleve-
land, Ohio, where he will make his fu-
ture home. DR.. Baker, who is ma
tive of Shepherdstown, practiced med
icins in Martinsburg for 33 years.
He was secretary of the State board
OF health for eight years.
The Charlestown Society of the City
of New York will hold it's eleventh
annual banquet at the St. Denis Hotel
on Saturday evening, January 9th,
1900. The editor of the REGISTER
acknowledges the courtesy of an iDvi-
tation from Mr.. Harvey N. Dorsey,
the genial seer etary oil the society, and
we hope to again have the pleasure of
anticipating in this most delightful
celebration.
The Maryland Game and Fish Pro-
tective Association, with the assistance
Of the United States Fish Commits
sioner, will seine the G. & 0. canal
between now and the first Of the year.
All the bass and other game fish will
be Immediately transferred to the 20
tomac river, while the carp will be
killed and given away. About
dozen men will do the work. Work
is to be commenced today at Will
Transport.
Government Postofice Inspectors
Hooten and Wilson dropped down on
the Shepherdstown postofhce yester-
day to make an inspection. They ex,
amined the books, accounts, stock and
cash in hand, making thorough ez,
animation. When they had finished
they complmented Postmaster Chap
line very highly and stated that the
affairs of his office were In perfect
condition. Mr.. Chapline's admins
tration is as satisfactory to the depart
ment as it is to the public.
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