Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-27
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

Inc OA"I4esIoWH CpHU suggests
that Jefferson county celebrate in be-
coming style the centennial of its for
nation. We think that is an excel
lent idea. Jefferson was partitioned
from Berkeley October Is, 1901.
Mrs. J. w. Gardner, of this vicini-
ty, sold the first spring chickens of the
season a few days ago. She sold ten
dollars worth, and got 20 cents a
pound, each chicken bringing some
thing over 40 cents. They were
Matched in an incubator.
Mrs. +. P. White, of Charlestown,
who was so badly burned Tuesday of
last week while engaged in boiling soap,
died Thursday from her injuries, after
terrible suffering. 1t is a singular CO.
incidence that younger sister of Mrs.
White was burned to death in very
much the same way some years ago.
The teachers of the Lutheran Sun
day school will serve delicious chick
en- soup, the best of icecream and
homemade candies Friday evening of
this week in the rooms of the Stone
b1aker building on Main street. The
proceeds are for the missionary cause
The patronage of the public is solicited.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Snyder will cell
citrate the fifteenth anniversary Of their
marriage by holding reception at
their home in this place on Saturday
night of this week, April 29th. No
formal Invitations have been issued in
this county. They will have open
house, and all their friends will be
welcome.
The fruit trees are full of blossom,
and with the exception Of peaches
there is every indication Of a great
yield Of fruit Apple, pear, plum and
cherry trees are literally covered with
blossom, and as the season is now so
far advanced it is hoped that full frui-
ton will result. Peach blossoms are
very scarce, and this crop will proba-
bly, be a failure.
Rev. D. W. Comstock, of the Chill
dren's Aid Society of West Virginia,
was in Shepherdstown Monday in the
interest of that organization. A pub
lie meeting was held in the Presby-
terrain church, at which Rev. DR..
Ghiselin presided, when Mr.. Comstock
made an address explaining the object
and the work Of the society. a col
lection to help the work was lifted.
In the circuit court at Martinsburg
Monday Judge Faulkner sentenced
prisoners as follows: Harry Ford, fell
ony, four years in the penitentiary;
Charles Green, five years in the pen
itentiary Edward Witty, five years
in the Reform School at Pruntytown.
Green and Witty were charged with
highway robbery. Michael Conner,
for wife beating, FIVE months in the
county jail.
Miss Bessie Licklider, daughter of
Mr.. E. T. Lickider, gave a very en-
joyable party at her home in this place
last Friday in celebration of her nine
teenth birthday. A large number Of
her friends participated in the pleas
ure of the evening, which was such it
was with regret they heard the clock
strike the hour Of departure. Tempt
ing refreshments were served during
the evening.
John c. Hoffman showed US very
curious looking duck egg the other
day. The egg was very large, weigh
ing six ounces and having a circum-
ference one way of lO3 inches and
another 81 inches. Within the egg
was another Of perfect form with hard
she'll, about as large as the usual size.
1t can now be truthfully asserted that
Mr. Hoffman has duck that laid two
eggs in one day.
A new firm is introduced to the
readers of the REGISTER today, S. S.
Carbaugh & Co., of Hagerstown. 1t
is a reliable one in every respect, their
store is one of the most attractive IN
Hagerstown. Mr.. Carbaugh is mer-
chant of long experience and great
good taste, and has a corps of polite
and capable assistants who give every
attention to their customers. See ad-
vertisement in another column.
1t is said that the pulp mills Of
Harper's Ferry, which have been run
ming since 1882, are to be closed,
throwing about eighty men out of en-
ployment. The making Of pulp will
be concentrated at the big mills of the
company in the interior Of West Vir-
ginia. A plan is said to be on foot
by which the waterpower of these
mills will be utilized for the genera
ton of electricity for lighting num-
Der of towns in this section.
A special term of the Circuit Court
of Jefferson county was held at
Charlestown Monday, and IN the alb
sence of Judge Faulkner, Mr.. Joseph
Trapnell was elected special Judge to
hold the court. 4 decree was entered
confirming the sale of the real estate
of the late Charles H. Knott to the
purchasers, who paid cash. A report
and decree were also entered IN the
Vulcan Road Machine Company case,
and other minor business was trans
acted.
In the United States court at Mar
tinsburg last week the suit of E, H.
Reinhart, administrator OF the estate
of Henry Shepherd, against the Baltl-
timore & Ohio Railroad Company Tor
Jor,ocas for the killing of Mr.. Shep-