Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-02-09
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of interest that are 4appenIn. In
Our Neighborhooo and elsewhere

invitation to hand over dollar and
become a subscriber to the REGISTER
Let there be more to follow.
The Hotel Shenandoah Cor Green's
Mountain House, property, near Har-
per's Ferry, was sold Saturday, by
Messrs. JAS P. Bannon and Forrest
W. Brown, trustees, to Mr.. Chas. E.
Roach, of Hagerstown, Nd, for S.
600.
One Of our lady callers on Monday
dropped hint about securing place
in the REGISTER office because of the
matrimonial opportunities it offers
We repeat our determination to de-
mand that future applicants shall give
bond not 10 get married
Mr.. B S. Pendleton has recently
had his store-room reprinted and
freshened up in the most pleasing
style. And what is better for his
customers, he has filled his shelves
with big lot Of nice, fresh new goods
which he proposes to sell at very low
prices. He invites the people to call
and see his new goods
There has been plenty of snow this
week. Last Sunday morning when
folks woke up they found that three
or four inches Of snow had fallen dur
ing the night Monday morning there
was more Of it, and in the evening the
flakes came down fast and furious for
d couple of hours more. The sleigh
ing Is splendid and young folks and
old have been enjoying it.
Mr.. J. Walter Kearney and Miss
Daisy J Page, daughter Of Mr. Thomas
Page, both Of this vicinity, were mar
ried in Hdgersrown yesterday at II
o'clock by Rev Thos. a johnson, OF
the FIRST Baptist Church, at the par
sonage. We extend our congratula
tons to the bride and groom, who ar
TWO Of our most respected young resi-
dents. Mr.. and Mrs Kearney are III
Washington on their bridal trip.
The ladies aid society of the Lufh
eran church will hold an apron car
ni>al" in the S,onebraker building or
Main street Friday and SATURDAY
nights of this week. Aprons of all
sorts are to be sold, and chicken soup,
candies aud other refreshments will
be served. Admission free and every
body invited to attend Every pur-
chaser will be entitled to a chance III
silver cake basket or a handsome
umbrella. |
Capt. NJ. ] Billmyer has very kind
ly added to our museum handsome
sword that he captured from Yankee
at the first battle of Manassas. The
weapon is as bright and serviceable AS
il was when its owner Welded it up
not so much as a speck of rust upon
it. The Captain would like to know
from whom he took the sword, bur
that Will probably remain an unsolved
mystery. On the hilt are the initials
Nv. A. T."
A meeting of the directors Of Elm
wood Cemetery was held Tuesday, and
Mr.. W. J. Knott, ST., was elected
president. Mr.. W. N. Lemen was
elected secretary and treasurer III
place Of Mr.. c. 7. Butler, who had
held this Office from the formation OF
the cemetery until his death last week.
The selection of Mr.. Lemen as sue
cessor to Mr., Butler will, We are sure,
meet with the appreciation of the peo-
pie of this community, nearly every |
family of which is interested in the |
good management Of EImwood.
A merry party of town folks, un-
der the leadership of Dr. a. S. Rey-
nolds and Mr. L. H. Remnant, loaded |
themselves in big sled last night |
and made sortie on the home OF Mr..
Thos. F. Jones, at Billmyer's Mil. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were prepared |
for the attack, and hostiliues were
averted by prompt action on the pant
of the commissary department. RAJ
tons were declared to be all right IL
every respect by competent Judges,
aud everything was o. k. The lnva-
ders found affairs so agreeable that
they didn't get home until two clock
Tuesday evening Mr.. Doc Myers
horse was feeling so good that he con-
cluded to go on httle sleighing frohc
of his own, aud about clock, IN the
upper end OF town, he started to run.
On the way down Nam street ne ran
INTO DR.. Reynolds sleigh and damaged
it to some extent. Al the Entler Ho-
tel the horse made scientific curve as
he rounded the corner, and Doc made