Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-07-20
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening I'm
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

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gans Grove Agricultural Association.
He will canvass this and adjoining
counties in the interest of the fair.
Mr.. Armistssd Lucas, Of this place,
has been appointed teacher in the
public school at Shenandoah junction.
Mrs. Charles H, Billmyer has been re-
appointed teacher of the Oak Grove
school.
A horse belonging to ]. Lewis Sheetz
ran away last Thursday and demolish-
ed the wagon to which it was hitched.
The horse was considerably cut dur
ing its wild dash down the alleys and
streets.
John II. Quigley has been elected
assistant cashier of Jefferson Savings
Bank by the board of directors. Mr..
Quigley has been a clerk in the bank
for several years, and is a most care
full and efficient accountant.
The artesian well being driven in
the college grounds by Mr. Sutton is
down to a depth of rs feet this morn
ing and the drill is still pounding
away. It's about time now to be
striking water, but the hole is yet as
dry as dust.
The Martinsburg World says that
during the storm last Thursday after
noon the corn-crib and wagon-shed on
the farm Of Mr.. Clint Welsh, near
Foltz, was struck by lightning and set
a6re, destroying the contents, A num-
Der of farming implements and several
loads of hay were burned.
James NJ. Mason, Jr., trustee, has
again sold the Harpers Ferry brewery
the fourth time-the new purchasers
being Abner and Drury, Of Washing
ton, who have associated with them
several other capitalists. A company
has been chartered to carry on the
business, and it is thought it will be a
go this time.
CD. Wysong, our enterprising deal
er in carriages, buggies, etc, has re-
Gently turned out some very hand
some vehicles of his own manufacture,
which for comfort and style we think
cannot easily be excelled. Mr.. Wysong
builds vehicles to order, and besides
handles full line of carriages and
wagons of approved makes. He has
recently sold number of vehicles to
persons in other sections-an evidence
that be is a good man to deal with.
A number of persons went from
Shepherdstown to Pen-Mar this morn
ing to attend the Reformed reunion.
A great many others were DESTROYS Of
going, but the train arrangements
were such that they would have had
to stay in Hagerstown over night.
Efforts were made to have the Nor
folk & Western Railway run an ex-
cursion train, and we have no doubt
hundreds of persons would have pa
tronized it. In accordance with its
usual policy, however, the n. q W.
declined to extend this accommodation
to its local patrons. 1t did have the
grace, though, to give satisfactory
rate for the round trip.
a severe storm passed over this
section last Thursday afternoon, 1t
was particularly severe in Washing
ton county, doing much damage to
growing crops, blowing down fences,
uprooting trees, unroofng and dam
aging buildings, etc. On the Urias
Gross farm near Sharpsburg the roof
Of the barn was blown off. Mr.. Gross
was driving toward the barn with
load of wheat and the load was blown
over and the wagon broken. At the
Antietam Cement Mills the tin roof
on one side of building 40 by 40
feet was torn off. Near Antietam
Station a stack Of wheat was blown
over on top of threshing machine
and the machine wrecked.
Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Hockey, Mr..
and Mrs. H. NJ. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Snyder and Messrs. NJ. B. Ba-
ker, C. It. Smooth and W. P. Lickh-
der spent last Thursday and Friday
at Gettysburg, visiting the points of
interest at the famous battlefield. The
trip was a most pleasant one in every
respect, full of interest from beginning
to end. We advise all of our readers
who can do so to visit Gettysburg and
review the scene of the great battle
1t will be so interesting and instruc-
tive that we are sure no one will re-
greet it. The route over the Western
Maryland Railroad, which gives liber-
al excursion rates, is one of the most
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