Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-02-02
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that are Happening In
Our Neignborhood and elsewhere

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This is grounding day. At this
writing the sky is entirely overcast
with clouds, and there is no opportun-
ity whatever for the G. b. to see his
shadow. We may expect, therefore,
to have six weeks of good weather.
Many of the students at Storer
College, Harper's Ferry, have become
frightened and gone to their homes
because Of the case of smallpox in that
town, and also for fear of the scarlet
fever, few cases of which are in
Harper's Ferry.
Next Sunday night at the Lutheran
Church Rev c. H. Hockey Will de-
liver the closing lecture of his series
on Leaders of the Protestant Ref
ormation." The subject will be Gus
tavus Adolphus, or Professionalism FL
nally Triumphant" The public is cor
dially invited.
Prof Charles w. Wolfersberger, OF
Hagerstown, and Miss Myrtle Gilbert,
from near Letersburg, Washington
county, were married last night at the
home Of the bride. Prof. Wolfers-
berger is known in Shepherdstown,
where he assisted recently III the rem
dItion OF Ruth.
The REGISTER has Just closed a
three-y years contract with we'll
known pteut medicine firm, whose
agent incidentally showed contract
he had just made with the New York
Journal. 1t called for a six-inch
space and $4,000 was tie price
We didn't get that much.
Yesterday morning at Sharpsburg
Alfred Nose put his tongue on an
non pump-haudle. He kept it there
longer than he had anticipated, for
1t stuck fast until he was thawed loose
with warm water He left the skin
Of his tongue on the iron, and the un-
ruly member is very sore.
There was a real touch of winter
this week, and the ninth snow of the
season lies on the ground. Tuesday
morning couple of inches Of snow
tell. and the same night couple Of
inches more came on top ofthat. The
REGISTERS thermometer yesterday
morning was zero at 7 o'clock.
The Norfolk & Western Railway is
making repairs to its roadbed in Shep-
herdStown. The stone retaining wall
from High street northward along the
Ray property is being torn out and
new wall Will be built. Heavy stone
will be used in the construction from
the quarry Just above Shepherdstown.
Mr.. J. A. Clipp, of Kabletown, who
recently purchased the Hardesty bust
ness building, has an option upon the
stock of merchandise owned by Mr..
D. H. Jones at present doing bust
ness in said building. The transfer of
the stock is expected to take place the
first days of February BerryviHe
Courier.
We learn that the Winchester Tel
ephone Company, Of which Mr.. Hoov-
er is manager, will shortly begin the
construction of line from Martins
burg to Shepherdstown, connecting
here with the lines Of the Maryland
Telephone Company. The nex thing
needed will be a company to build a
system in Jefferson county.
Miss Bessie Crane, of Charlestown'
and Mr.. G E. Hlnch, express messen-
ger on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road, running between H ,gerstown
aud Roanoke, were married Sunday
at the parsonage Of the Episcopal
church at Charlestown. The affair
Was kept entirely secret and even the
brides parents knew nothing of the
wedding until after the Knot had been
tied.
Another jefferson county boy is
getting to the front. Mr. Harry Swan,
formerly of Charlestown, mole recent
" living in New York, has accepted
the position Of secretary to Genera
Ludlow, military governor Of Havana,
at a salary of g 500 a year. We con-
graduate Mr.. Swan, who is a very clev-
er gentleman He is a nephew, we be-
lieve, of Mr. G~o. W. Haines, of the
Charlestown SPIRIT.
During the past few days the REG
1sTER has received letters from sub
scribers in various parts of the coun-
try whose kind expressions make US
foel GOOD From California one writes