Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-01-19
LITTLE LOCALS,
The Things of Interest that are happening in
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere

Mr.. Newton D. Baker, Jr., son of
DR.. n. D. Baker, of Martinsburg, will
sever his connection with the law firm
of Flick & Westenhaver, and will 90 to
Cleveland, Ohio, where he will Join a
prominent law firm.
Hon. Aston G. Dayton desires to
notify the people of his district that
he has his assortment of seed from the
Agricultural Department, and will
supply those who make request as
far as his supply will reach. Send
your postal and get your share.
Rev. c. H. Hockey, pastor of the
Lutheran Church of this place, has is
sued very neat and attractively
printed programme Of services in this
church for the ensuing six months.
Mr. Hockey will be glad to furnish
them to any person interested.
Mr. Charles Broadway Rouss, Of
New York, whose generosity to his
Virginia friends never faileth, has Ie-
Gently sent a check for $500 to the In
dependent Fire Company Of Charles
town. The money will be used toward
paying the debt on their engine-house.
Prot. Kimler has arranged for a
course of lectures to be delivered to
the students of Shepherd College dur
ing the winter. Rev. c. H. Rocky
will deliver the first of the series on
Thursday, January Goth, at 8 p. m,
at the college. The public is invited.
We learn this morning that Bill
myer & Hoffman captured a big pro-
portion OF the prizes at the poultry
show at BerryvilIe. They got first
prizes on every coop they exhibited
save one, and got second on that.
They made some fine sales on poultry
and ducks.
James P. and Allen a. Staley filled
the Stouebraker ice-house this week
with Ice from their pond, Tor Z. II.
Remnant. They filled Mr.. Frazier
Ice-house last week. J. N. TollyeI,
one OF our most prominent dealers,
will not ill his houses this winter, but
Will handle manufactured Ice exclu
s!yely.
We call attention to the advertise
ment OF j. S Fleming store IN anoth-
er column. Mr.. Fleming carries a
nice line Of fresh groceries, provisions,
etc, and also sells any sort Of furnl-
ture at very close prices. you wish
to purchase furniture in suits OF by
the single piece, call on him and learn
his prices.
Mr.. G. T. Hodges, on Monday last,
bought from Mr.. Geo. W, Cross very
fine lot Of fat cattle. There were Is
head in the lot and the aggregate
weight was 1920 pounds The price
paid was + cents per pound. Mr..
Hodges in turn sold the stock to Mr..
B. F. Winder, well-knOwn stock
dealer Of Washington county.
A man went into store in Shep-
herdstown the other day where a boy
was the only person to wait on him.
He bought a half dozen handkerchiefs
for which he paid five cents each. The
proprietors Of the store were Mortified
at the first sale of the day when they
discovered that the man had gotten
SIX 5O-cent handkerchief for 80 cents.
Last Sunday night Mr.. John F.
Maddox noticed a suspicious looking
man prowling around the neighbor-
hood of Princess and Washington
streets, and the fellow finally entered
Mrs Ella Bllllnyers yard. Mr.. Mad
dex attempted to catch the rascal, but.
he ran so fast that it was impossible
to get close enough to take hold Of
him. Mr.. Maddox fired at the man,
bat that only made him run the fast
er, and he escaped in the darkness.
We regret to state that Mr.. Benja-
min F. Trostle, who has beea living in
the vicinity of Stokess school-house
for several years, has moved with his
family back to the vicinity of kear-
neysville, on his fathers farm. Mr..
Trostle is an excellent citizen, good
neighbor, and, best of all, Jefferson
IaD-Jacksonian Democrat We wish
him and his family prosperity and
happiness in their new home.-N"r-
tt,s5,ug Statesman.
Here's an item from the Tucker
Democrat of this week which we com
mend to the notice of our friend Mr..
Isaac F. Nicholson, of Baltimore
"Owing to the fact that our office boy
is sick and we have been overcrowded
with lob work, we have decided not to
issue the Democrat next week. We
LII ,noLe the week UP at the end Of