Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-06
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

night. 1t was attended by Pinkney
Schley, Harry Licklider, Misses Meta
and Mamie Schlsy and Miss Annie
Daniel. of this place.
Some one who kept a record of the
weather during the month of March
says that there were only six clear
days out of thirty-one, and there were
but twelve days when it did not eth
er rain or snow. 1t was a tough
month.
The musicale given by Miss Urna
| V Cummings and the members of her
music class last Friday evening at
Shepherd College was greatly enjoyed
by good-sized audience. A number
of vocal and instrumental selections
were enjoyably rendered.
J. F. Welshans & Son have gotten
some new lights in their store in the
REGISTER Building that are attract
ing much attention. They are gas
lights OF hundred-candle power, and
give brilliant white light that IL
lumines every part of the store,
The family of ex-senator Faulkner
have left Washington for the season
and gone to their home at Martins
burg to remain throughout the sum
mer. As Mr.. Faulkner has located III
Washington, the family expect to
spend the winter months at the capt.
tai.
DR.. Wilson, the dentist, will move
his office from the Eutler building to
the house on Princess street owned
bv D. 5. Rsutch. F. T. Grove, who
moved his stock Of shoes from j. c.
Lamberts store-room the first of the
week, will occupy the room DR.. VIII
son yacates.
Mrs. w. 5. Myers has resigned her
position as teacher Of the FairvIew
public school, Berkeley county, and
has moved to Charlestown, where she
and her husband have gone to house
keeping. Miss Laura Hoffman, OF the
senior class Of Shepherd College Is
teaching the Fairview school.
We advise our readers to attend the
concert OF the Franklin and Marshall
Glee and Mandolin Club in tho town
hall tins Thursday evening, as the en-
terJaiumeut promises to be most en-
joysole one. Admission % cents,
with no extra charge tor reserved seats;
children Is cents; gallery Is cents
Performance begins at s o'clock.
Edward Athey, contractor and
builder, raised barn for Walter Ca
ton Yesterday. There was not one
m,staNe in the framing. The struc-
tuIe went together as nicely as the
works Of watch Mr.. Athey is a
tine mechanic and is an expert at
building barns. He has the contract
for a large bank barn for W. j. Knott,
which he will raise some time next
month.
We call especial attention to the
new advertisement Of T. B. Line, cloth
lei and furuisher. Mr.. Line has a
large and well-selected stock Of new
and stylish clothing for the spring
season, which Is satisfactory in quail
", workmanship and every other re-
,pect He has made every effort to
put in such a stock of clothing hats and
furnishings as will meet the needs OF
the people Of this county, and he
should be literally patronized.
The real estate of the late Charles
II. Knott was sold at public sale in
Shepherdstown last Saturday by DR.
5. T. Knott, special commissioner &C..
E. Lamar auctioneer) The home
farm, containing 50 acres, was bought
bv ". J. Knott, Sr, at $3L75 per
acre, and the KloJh farm was pur-
chased by ex-senator c. J. Faulkner
at $3.50 an acre. The interest Of
the deceased in the Knott limestone
ouarries was sold to w. J. Knott for
$50. Geo. NJ. Knott bought the in
terest in a frame dwelling for 1882
Clarence Wilmington, young man
from the KearneysviIIe neighborhood,
has gone to Baltimore to have an oper-
alton performed on his arm at Uulver-
sitv Hospital. A year or two ago he
was the victim Of an accident at the
Kearneysville quarries, his aim being
badly injured by dynamite explosion.
The member healed in such way as
to cause his hand to be twisted and al
most useless. 1t is hoped that the
operation will restore to him the use
of the arm. The Messrs Baker are
most kindly using their Offices IN his
behalf
DR.. John P. Hale, president Of the
West Virginia Historical and Anti
quarian Society, has our thanks for
copy of the minutes Of the ninth an
nual meeting. 1t contains a paper
by DR.. Hale on Scraps of history, ira
. ditIon aud facts relating to the Lower
/ Shenandoah Valley and especially to
the Eastern Panhandle Of West Nr-
ginia. DR.. Hale has gathered to-
| gether the bits Of history and the ira
| dictionary and other evidence relating
to the first settlers of this part of the
/ Valley Of Virginia, and the result OF
/ his work is extremely valuable and
interesting. 1t is of greatest interest
to the people of this part OF the State
/ but it will also be appreciated as an
]dition to general history. In adj
+ dition to the matters OF historic inter-
est, the paper records other facts con,
corning the Valley that are worthy OF