Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-06-01
LITTLE LOCALS,
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere

up to 95. A thunder storm and rain
later in the evening cooled the atmos-
phere.
Mr.. Charles f. Lamar, of Moler's
will be candidate for assessor of this
district next year. We don't know of
a more loyal Democrat than Mr.. La
mar, and he comes from rock-ribbed
precinct that is entitled to considera-
ton.
The REGISTER will be sent to any
address one year for dollar. If any
person desires to give the paper trial
order, send us fifty cents, and we will
send it from now until the first of Jan
uary, 1900. Let US have your sub
cription.
The happiest man in the Kearneys-
vile neighborhood is our friend Mr..
P. P. Marshall, who has been grand
father twice in the past couple Of
weeks. Fine sons were born to Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Marshall and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Z. Jones.
Orders have been issued to close the
B. d 0. bridge works at Martinsburg,
which have given employment to about
seventy men. The machinery will
probably be shipped away. This re-
moves the last vestige of work from
the B, & o. shops at Martinsburg.
Confederate memorial day was OBJ
served in Charlestown last Saturday.
Appropriate exercises were held, in
Guiding an address by Hon. John Ii.
Alexander, of Leesburg. Major Z. H.
Mcdonald, of this county, related
some interesting war "reminiscences.
Among the graduates Of Columbian
University at Washington this year
is Mr.. William Saunders Manning, son
Of our former fellow-townsman, DR..
VIM P. Manning, who takes the de-
gree of Bachelor Of Science. We ac-
knowledge the courtesy Of an invita-
ton to the commencement, which was
held last night.
One of the most interesting features
of Shepherd College commencement
week is the contest to be held between
the two literary societies of the col
lege. 1t occurs Monday night, June
), and promises to be one Of the clos
est contests ever held A small ad-
mission fee of ten cents is asked to de-
fray society expenses.
Robert Gibson has declared war on
stray dogs. These worthless ours have
been annoying him for some time by
prowling around Iceland, but last
Friday night one of them clapped the
climax by forcing its way into his rab-
bit pens, where 1t killed nine valuable
Belgian hares. Mr. Gibson will do
some executing on his own account
from this time on.
The Edgewood public school closed
it. session last Friday after a success
full term conducted by its popular and
efficient teacher, Mr.. Walter Duke.
A picnic was held in the grove near
the school during the day. At noon
a bountiful dinner was served, and la
ter in the day other refreshments.
An entertainment, consisting Of decla-
nations, dialogues and tablesux, was
held at night on a stage erected in the
woods. The children all performed
their parts well, and those who were
present expressed themselves as highly
pleased.
\ very interesting entertainment
was given in the town hall last Satur-
dav by Miss Nellie Stowe Pentecost
and her elocution class. Her pupils
showed the results of very excellent IN
struction, and rendered their selections
in the most pleasing style. Those who
recited were Lutte Alstadt, R. P. Nc
Garry, Alice Billmyer, Louise Anna
Snyder, Louise Tenant, Dwight Me-
Quilkin, Lelah Grove, Katharyn Don
lev, Helen Link, Lillian Knott and
Maud Cross. Miss Pentecost rendered
several selection. in her best style,
and Miss Urna V. Cummings sang sew
eral selections most creditably.
Miss Ola Shaner. a well-knoWn
young lady who formerly lived III
Shepherdstown, was painfully injured
last week in Washington, where she
now lives. She was in the great crowd
watching the display of fireworks in
connection with the peace jubilee,
when a rocket descended and struck
her in the head. She was rendered
unconscious for time, and as the
crowd was so dense that she could not
be taken out for considerable time,
the situation was most painful one.
She lost a quantity of blood from the
wound. She was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital, where she received
| surgical ala, anu we are ga" w Io"4 "
is almost well again.
While Mr.. Geo. T. Light was en-
gagged in making soda water Friday
evening, the fountain exploded, tear
ing out one entire broadside OF the
large copper vessel. A piece of iron
which would weigh at least ten pounds
was blown off the frame holding the
fountain and hurled through a wooden
case, on through the front window IN
10 the street, narrowly missing Mr..
Rowan Beller in its mad flight. Mr..
Light, fortunately, was en- the side OF
the fountain opposite to that blown
out, else he would almost certainly
-. Ian l,;IIed &C also in all nroba-