Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-03-09
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are HAPPENING In
Our Neighborhoodan and Elsewhere.


physician, left on Tuesday for Balti-
more to have an operation performed
on his eyes. His eyesight has been
growing dim for the past year.
1t is said that the sleeping.car SER
vice between New York and Knox
vile will be resumed by the Norfolk
& Western and Cumberland Valley
railroads, taking effect next Monday.
Pullmans will be hauled on trains 8
and t.
Mr.. Geo. D. Baumgardnsr, of Hall
town, this county, and Miss Edith B.
Maus, from near Tyrone, Pa, were
married " Wednesday Of last week at
the home Of the brides parents. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. G.
W. Baughman.
Administrators II. c. Getzendanner
and B. D. Gibson are at work on the
books and accounts of the late Col.
VIM. A. Morgan, and will proceed
with the collection of taxes when the
bills can be made out. Some tax ac-
counts run as far back as 1889.
A sharp thunderstorm, accompanied
by very heavy rain, passed over this
section last Saturday night Monday
night We got the tail-end Of western
blizzard, when three or four inches OF
snow fell. Truly, the unreliable
grounding is sending some ugly
weather
1t is said that Senator Charles J.
Faulkner, whose term as Senator from
West Virginia expired March 4th, will
locate in New York for the practice of
law. 1t is said that he has assurances
of business as attorney for some large
corporations that Will give him hand
some income.
Battery B, of the Sixth United
States Artillery, now atFort McHen-
ry, Baltimore, has been ordered to pre-
pare to move as soon as possible to
San Francisco, there to take a trans
port for Manila. Mr.. J. E. Rentch,
formerly of Shepherdstown, is a mem
Der of this battery.
The committee on turnpikes aP-
pointed by the County Court met Sat-
urday and organized 6y the election
of John P. Kearfott as president,
J. NJ. Hendricks as secretary. Sub
committees were appointed to examine
into and report upon the status OF the
various turnpikes in the county.
An advance of one-eighth of cent
a pound was made by all the sugar
refiners on Monday in the price of re-
fined sugars, bringing barrel sugar up
to 81 and package sugar to st cents
a pound. The sugar trust is selling
graduated sugar now in fve-pound
cotton sacks, and these are proving
more popular that the paper sacks
used by the Arbuckles.
Miss Nellie Marten gave a cobweb
party and dance last Thursday even
inc in honor of her guest, Miss Nellie
Betz, of Frostburg, Nd. 1t was one
of the most pleasant social events OF
the season, and will long be remem-
bered by those who were present. Be
sides the young ladies and gentlemen
from this vicinity, there were visitors
from Cumberland, Hagerstown and
Charlestown.
The annual election for mayor, re-
corder and five councilmen will be
held in Shepherdstowu next Monday
March 18th, at which time the ques-
ton of license or no license to sell
honor will also be submitted to the
vote of the people No person who
failed to pay his capitation tax on or
before March lst will be permitted to
vote. OF the total number assessed
pa voters paid their tax, 90 failed to
do so.
The handsome new Masonic Tenn
pie at Hagerstown was dedicated yes
terday with very interesting ceremo-
MES, in the presence of a large crowd
of visitors. The building Is one OF
the handsomest in Hagerstown and
cost $4,000. Among the members
of Mt. Nebo Lodge, of this place who
attended the dedication yesterday
were Messrs. J. S. Fleming, John W.
Grant, Robert Gibson, F. L, Weltz-
heimer, John Myers and A, F. Felt
ner.
We call attention this week to the
advertisement Of A. S. cambridge 4
Co., one Of shepherdstown's most pro-
gressive firms. They handle the most
improved farming implements and ma
cbinery, including the standard popu-
L. articles recognized as the best OF