Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-12-21
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.
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make some absent relative or friend
happy by sending them the REGISTER
a year. 1t costs but dollar.
The Week of Prayer, beginning
Sunday night, January 7th, will be
observed with union services held in
the town hall and conducted by the
ministers Of Shepherdstown. This will
be followed by series of evangelistic
services.
]. Will Gardner, who has been the
efficient assessor in this district for the
past two terms, will be a candidate
for reelection next year. Mr.. Gard
ner is acknowledged by all to be an
acceptable official. and If faithfulness
to duty is to be appreciated he will
again poll big vote.
Jacob H. Beard has sold his farm
two miles west of Shepherdstow" to
A. G. Morgan. The place contains
about II acres, all lying on the south
west side Of the Billmyer's Mill road,
and the price paid was $3,7OO-over
$40 an acre. 1t is well improved and
is very desirable little farm.
Among the passengers on the Nor
folk g. Western accommodation train
that went north yesterday morning
were John w. Malone and Miss Fan
ME Fitzhugh, who were on their way
to Hagerstown to get married. They
were from Greene county, Va, and
drove forty miles to catch the train.
A high wind one night last week
dislocated the wind-engine at Shep-
herd College and destroyed its useful
ness entirely. 1t is probable that the
tower and wind-pump will be re-
moved, as they have proven unsatls-
factory, and that small engine will
be installed in the building to pump
water into a tank.
The editor of the REGISTER recent
ly had occasion to stop at the Carter
House in Charlestown, and found that
thly smous old hotel is being very
vel. conducted indeed by its genial
manager, Mr.. Brown, and the accom-
modating clerk, Mr.. Trussell. The
hotel is bright and clean, its table
we'll supplied. and the management is
most cousiderate IN attention TO guests.
T. Martin Sheetz is now acting as
Joint agent of the B. & o. and n. &
w. Railroads at Shenandoah juno
ton, the two offices having been con-
solidated when Agent Beal ., of the
B. & O, was sent to Hagerstown.
The new arrangement is in the inter-
est of economy. The position is an
arduous one tor the agent, but Mr..
Sheetz is regarded as among the most
capable men along the line.
One of the most satisfactory eclipses
of the moon that has ever been OBJ
served occurred last Saturday night.
1t began soon after dark and lasted
for about three hours The shadow
almost entirely obscured the face Of
the moon, and as the atmosphere was
particularly clear and the sky quite
cloudless the effect was weird and
beautiful. Today is the shortest day
of the year. The sun rises at 727
and sets at 1 80.
The committee appointed by Com
pany B, First Regiment U. s. Volun-
teers, of Hagerstown, reported to the
company Monday evening, and 1t was
decided to have monument erected
to Comrade Harry NJ. Turner, OF Shep-
herdstown, who died while the regl-
ment was under arms and in camp at
| Augusta, Ga. 1t will be furnished
and placed by Forbes & Berger.
1t will be in place for dedication by
next decoration day.
Our friend Sam NJ. Hendricks, who
is now in Washington, D. c., visited
Schrader, the divine healer,a few days
ago. Sam got blessing for himself
and his handkerchief for the small sum
of FIVE cents, and now he is kicking
because the blessing didn t take. He
says Schrader is an imposing-looking
man 6 feet 6 inches tall, who goes
about the street bareheaded and wear
ing a long, flowing gown. He i'm
piously places the healer in the cate
CORY of takers such as DR.. Fink, the
Morgan's Grove corn doctor.
Ben. F. Hartzell, Jr., who ia run
ming as express messenger on the n.
4 W. Railway, this week, has our
thanks for a fine branch of mistletoe
that he got from tree near Natural
Bridge, Va.-sald to be the only spec
linen in Roekbridge county. This
beautiful evergreen is becoming very
scarce, and we appreciate Ben
thoughtfulness in sending US so nice
branch We shall have piece OF
it in our Office, and our devil says
if he dosen't get kiss under it-why,
1t will be very cold Christmas.
Sheriff Baker left Charlestown for
Moundsville Monday night with
Thomas Garrison, George Winebren-
ner and Fletcher Brown, convicted at
tn. recent term of court of the robbery
and illtreatment of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Morgan at the bridge-house
in Shepherdstown last May. The men
were greatly depressed, and the long
term before them in the penitentiary
made their very souls despair. Al
lowing all possible communication for