Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-03-02
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

twenty-five converts on Sunday In the
icy waters of Antietam creek, at
Myers Mill.
Mr.. Charles w. Adams, of Sharps-
burg, has been appointed a deputy
internal revenue collector for the dis
trict of Maryland. The salary is
about 81 900 year.
The Charlestown SPIRIT says: The
friends of DR.. John D. Starry will be
grieved to learn that he is in a critical
condition since Wednesday last, from
a stroke of paralysis.
We learn that excellent prices we've
obtained at Mr.. j. Frank Turner's
sale on Tuesday and at Mrs. Margaret
Cations yesterday, Mr. Charles E.
Lamar was the auctioneer.
The Shepherd College Picket has
been changed from a four-page sheet
to neat pamphlet Of sixteen pages.
Mr.. G. c. Hill is the editor-in-chief,
and he is an excellent one.
Mrs Daniel Getzendanner, of Kear-
neysville, is here with her son, Post
master L. D. Getzendanner, who has
been quite sick threatened with pneu-
monia.-M arlestown Free Press.
According to some authorities all
the peaches and apples and most of
the other fruits were killed by the re-
cent blizzard. But this is a common
occurrence for this time of the year.
County Superintendent of Schools
A. A. P. Neel is making the rounds
of the public schools Of the county.
His son, Mr.. Allen Neel, has been
teaching the Shepherd Grade school.
Mr.. J. w. B. Frazier has bought
from Mr., w Thomas Hoffman the par
eel of land Just south of Elmwood Gem
stery. 1t contains about three and
a-half acres, and the price paid is sos
an acre.
Messr.. Crow, Bragonier, Buchanan,
Pierce and Smith, employees Of the n.
& ". Railway, have been at Front
Royal this week to testify in suit
brought against the railway company
for $4,000 damages for the killing of
a boy.
Go to G. w. Terrell for canned to-
matoes, corn, succotash, string beans,
peas, baked beans, evsporsted apples,
peaches. prunes, raisins, currants, lima
and soup beans, honey, dried beef,
canned beef, potted ham and tongue
and sardines.
/ Mr.. George B, Amey, of the B. &
o. Railroad, and Miss Daisy c. Hess
OF Boyce, Va, were married in Ha-
gerstown last Thursday by Rev. R. NJ.
Moore. Thursday night very enjoy
able reception was given to the bride
and groom at the home of groom pa
rents at Kearnsysville.
Capt. Lee H. Moler and family ex-
pect to move to town today or tomor-
row. They will occupy DR.. Reynolds
property on Washington street, which
has recently been remodeled and i'm
proved. They will keep boarding
house, and it may be stated in advance
that it will be a good one
During the past week eggs have
been selling at 25 cents dozen in
Shepherdstown-a price that is sell
dom reached here-and on Saturday
they reached 80 cents dozen. There
is a general scarcity of eggs all over
the country, and in the cities the prices
have ranged from 40 cents upwards.
Messrs. J. F. and J. Lewis Welshans
and NJ. S. Hiteshsw are taking stock
in the latter store this week, prepar-
atory to turning it over to the former.
When stock-tsking is finished the
Messrs. Welshans Will 60 to the eastern
cities and lay in a full stock Of dry
goods, millinery, etc.
The members of the Presbyterian
Church of this place are considering
| plans for the purchase Of new manse
for the use of their pastor A COM
mittee that has the matter in charge
is negotiating for the purchase of the
Quigley house, now owned by Mrs.
Minnie Shepherd and occupied by the
family of Mr.. T. L. Hess. If this prop
erty is purchased brick addition will
be built to the house.
There is a rumor that passenger
trains No. and No. 6, which pass
shepherdstown at 500 a. m. and 1912
D. m, will be Withdrawn from the Nor
folk & Western Railway after March
| 18th. The trouble seems to be that
the B. & 0. doesn't want to haul the
sleeper from Washington to New York
on its limited train, while the South
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