Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-20
LITTLE LOCALS,
The Things of Interest that are Happenlne In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

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the third saloon. 1t is said he has
rented the Adams house, occupied by
Mr.. Dunn.
Now that spring has opened up we
hope our people will do all they can
to make the town look attractive by
improving their property. A small
sum spent in painting is often a pri-
waite pleasure and public benefit.
Let us make our town look attractive.
IN making repairs to the old Con-
ley house, now owned by Charles
Chase, a number of interesting relics
has been found, including coins, an old
daggers, etc. Several passes were also
found that were issued during the
civil war to citizens of Shepherdstown.
Hon. Marshall Mccormick, of Ber-
ryville, has been appointed general
counsel for the Norfolk & Western
Railway Company in place of the late
lamented William H. Travers, of
/ Charlestown. Mr.. Mccormick is one
Of the most distinguished lawyers in
the valley.
Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock
Express Agent James Z. Barnhart set
free a dozen carrier pigeons that had
been sent here from Hagerstown by
Funk Brothers. 1t is not likely that
the birds will break any records, as
they were still flying about Shepherds
town this morning.
The Wetumpka Outing Club Of Mar
tinsburg is having a new clubhouse
built along the Potomac at Falling
Waters. The house is some little dis
lance from the water, on a hill, the
intention being to enable Editor Boy
er to do his fishing without getting the
seat of his trousers wet.
The second annual meeting Of the
Jefferson county farmers institute So
ciety Will be held at Charlestown Fri
day and Saturday Of this week, begin
ming at , p. IN. on Friday. An in
teresting programme, heretofore pub
lshed in the REGISTER, will be rem
dered. The farmers and other citi-
zens are urged to attend.
Business is apparently getting much
better at Shenandoah Junction. We
understand that Mr.. Butler Marshall,
who recently moved from Bedford,
. Va, will open a store in the Black
ford building, and Mr.. J. W. McGarry
will conduct a hardware store and
agricultural implement business in his
building at the same place.
\ meeting in the interest of the
Orphans Home Society of West Vir-
GINA will be held in the Presbyterian
church Monday night, April Oath, at
S o'clock. Rev. D. W. Comstock, of
Charleston, W. Va, superintendent of
the society, will be present and make
an address, and contributions to the
support Of the society will be solicit
ed.
Among the recent callers at our Of
fee was resident Of Harpers Ferry
district who is interested in the sub
iect of good roads. He says the roads
down his way are very bad, and thinks
they could be readily and permanent
ly improved by using the waste from
the Keller quarries This is good
idea, and one that ought to be inves-
tigated.
Mr.. J. C. Staley, formerly of Shop
herdstown, now of Baltimore, has
brought suit against Sperry, Jones &
Co., stock brokers, for share of the
profits arising from the consolidation
Of the Baltimore breweries, his claim
being that it was his plan upon which
the combination was formed. The
profits involved are said to be between
/ S3OO,OOO and 100000,
Mr.. S. P. Humrickhouse, we'll
known citizen of Shepherdstown, has
become almost entirely blind from
cataract on both eyes. An operation
has been determined upon, and he will
90 to Baltimore in a few days for that
purpose. Mr.. Humrickhouse S friends
here have been much interested in his
case, and they hope that his sight may
be entirely restored to him.
At Charlestown on Tuesday Mrs F.
P. White while watching pot Of boil
ing soap at her residence on the
boom, had the misfortune to have
her clothes take fire. Before she could
put them out she was so badly burned
it is thought she cannot recover. Mrs
White was from Toms Brook, Va,
and her husband is foreman at the JEFF
ferson Cooperage Company in Charles
town.
The Citizens Fire Company Of
Charlestown is arranging for the cree
ton OF new englne-house. 4AIs Is
a movement that we should like to see
initiated by the Shepherd Fire Depart
ment, Of this place. 1t would be a
progressive step to provide suitable
quarters for our excellent fire appara-
tus, and especially to remove that tow
er. We believe the citizens,of the town
will be liberal in their help if the fire.
men will start the ball rolling.
The trial of the damage suit of B..
| H. Remnant, administrator Of the es-
tate of Henry Shepherd, Jr, against
/ the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany, begins at Martinsburg today in
the United States District Court,