Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1899-04-13
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

April %.
We have to inform our unknown
Harper's Ferry correspondent that un-
der no circumstances do we publish
anonymous contributions to the REG
lister.
The scaffolding has been taken from
the tower containing the town clock.
The new paint brings out the beauties
Of the tower, which is a really hand
some piece of work,
1t is rumored that there will be some
important changes in the running of
trains on the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way soon. 1t is thought additional
trains will be put on.
The scholars of classes s and 10 of
the Lutheran Sunday school will have
a soup Saturday evening in R. S. NJ.
Hoffmans room near the depot. Pa
tronize them-they are working for
good cause.
The Messrs Humrickhouse, con-
tractors, will soon begin the work of
putting in the system of closets and
waterworks in the new Shepherd Col
legs building. c. S. Hunter & Bro,
of Hagerstown, will do the plumbing.
The dogs raided a flock of sheep
belonging to E. H. Reinhart on the
night of the 10th, killing six and Grip
ping several others. George B. Cot
hnbargsr recently lost several sheep
in the same way.
Joseph Madison colored man form
erly Of this place, was'arrested at Mar
tinsburg upon complaint of his wife,
who said he had threatened to kill her.
He was bound over to keep peace for
one year. Joe was married but few
months ago.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Adam Brenneman for the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Emma
Jane, to Mr.. J. Marshall Melvin.
The ceremony is to occur at Beulah
church, Wheatland, at five o'clock
Wednesday, April l9, 1899.
Battery B, of the Sixth U. S. Ar
ti)lery, of which Mr., ]. E. Rsntch,
formerly of Shepherdstown, is mem
Der, left Fort McHenry, Baltimore,
yesterday on its long journey to San
Francisco, and thence to Manila. They
will be five weeks on the way.
On the first page of the REGISTER
this week we publish synopsis of the
new assessment law. Our county
court has an important duty before it
in the selection Of the assessors. The
people will expect them to choose men
Of the highest integrity and the utmost
good judgment.
Since the weather has grown milder
the growing wheat is beginning to
show up in pretty fair condition.
There are some spots in the fields
where the wheat will be thin-partic-
ularly on the hills where the wind
blew the earth from about the roots,
causing them to be frozen.
Albert, the seYen-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Magaha, was
dangerously i'll with msmbranous
Group last week. DR.. Reynolds sum-
moned DR.. Humrickhouse from Ha-
gerstown, and they inserted tube in
| the child's throat which gave him re-
| lief at once, and he is now out of dan
ger.
John F. Maddox has assumed the
| duties of town sergeant, to which be
was elected Monday night by the coun-
ell in place of s. 0. Dunn, former SER
geant. We hope he will make an eff
fcient officer, and we believe he will.
A great deal of regret has been e1-
pressed by many citizens on account
/ of Sergeant Dunns retirement. He
was capable and efficient officer and
a good citizen, and made a record as
sergeant that has not often been ex-
celled.
On the 2lst of last November a
Washington friend of Mr. Harrison
Schley of this place, as a joke direct
cd a letter to him at Beloochistan,
Asia, with the request that if not de-
livered the letter be returned to him
in Shepherdstown. Last Sunday the
letter turned up here all right, covered
with hieroglyphics Of the foreign post
Offices through which it had passed,
and with twenty-odd postmarks upon
it. The letter did not find Mr.. Schlsy
in Asia, but it reached him just the
same.
The present spring is one of the
most backward seasons we have ever
known. Vegetation is still dormant,
and trees that are usually in full bios
som and putting forth their leaves by
the middle of April are as bare as they
were in midwinter. 1t seems to be
true that the unusually cold winter
has frozen out large part of the fruit.
but as no trees will blossom early 1t is
boped that what bloom does appear
will yield perfect fruit. Yesterday
was really the first warm day OF the
season and today is so mild and bright
that vegetation will take good start
A very nice reception was given at
the home of Mr.. ]. W. Demory, on
March so, in honor Of the marriage OF
his son, Luther L. Demory, to Miss
Ora Jones, OF Lincoln, Va. The re-
c.ption was attended by about thirty
guests. The table was heavily laden II,
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