Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-04-05
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

will have golden wedding celebration
at their home in this place on that
occasion.
J. VIII Taylor desires us to an
nounce that he will not be candi-
date for assessor. He is grateful to
his friends who promised him sup.
port, but has concluded not to go into
the contest.
Herbert H. Hartzell, who has been
acting as n. & W. agent at Shsnan-
doah Junction, has been sent to Boone's
Mills, Va. J. E. Price comes from
Basic City to tbs Junction and Martin
Sheetz goes to Basic City.
The death of Mr.. Philip Barnhart
leaves Mr.. Charles Gatrell the Oldest
person in Shepherdstown. Mr.. Cat
rell will be 90 years of age next Sep.
TENDER, and is still active and hearty
and in almost complete possession of
all his faculties.
The Odd Fellows of Shenandoah
Junction will hold a bazaar at that
place Thursday, Friday and Saturday
nights, April 10, 20 and 81, the pro-
ceeds to be for the purpose Of build
ing hall, The patronage of the
public is solicited.
In another column will be found
the announcement of Col Forrest W.
Brown for prosecuting attorney of
Jefferson county. Col. Brown has
filled this office for four terms to the
satisfaction Of the people, and his rec
ord is one of which he has good reason
10 be proud.
Throw that old, rotten tire away
T. L. Chambhn can furnish you at
rock bottom prices any of the standard
tires. Dunlap, Morgan & Wright,
Hartford No. II and No. so, G. & j.,
Palmer and fifty different makes Of
cheaper grades, from $3.50 per set up.
See him before you buy-hs will save
You money.
Weather Prophet VIII Hill has
made two good hits the past week or
so. The first of last week he said we
would have big snow on Thursday,
and sure enough the snow fell nearly
all day. Saturday night he predicted
another snow storm for yesterday, and
it came right on time. He says April
will be a very rough month.
G. X. Nicholson, general manager
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, has
issued orders for the opening of the
canal on Friday, April 9th. Way bills
will be issued on that date for light
boats bound from Cumberland, where
the f1st cargoes Of coal will be loaded
on April 9th. The work Of filling the
canal with water was begun yesterday.
The will Of John G. Williams, de-
ceased, has been presented at the
clerk 5 Office in Charlestown for rec
ord. Mr.. Williams left his entire es-
tate, valued al something over IS 1000,
to his wife, Mrs. Mollie E. Williams,
and named Col. w. H. Kearfott as his
executor. The executor has qualified
and given bond and is now engaged
in settling up the estate.
In speaking of the sherifalty ticket
headed by Lewis c. Lucas the REGIS
TER last week by typographical
blunder accidentally omitted the name
of George Porterfeld, the deputy
from Charlestown district. Mr., Por-
terfeld is on the ticket all right and
will be much in evidence during the
campaign, as he is conceded to be one
of the most popular of the dozen men
who are directly interested in the
sherihalty fight.
On next Monday evening, April 9th,
at $50 o'clock, an entertainment will
| be given in Zion church, near Baker
ton, by Rev. S. NJ. Engle, of Pied
mont. The first hour of the evening
will be given to lecture on Tenny-
sons poem, "Enoch Arden, " illustra-
ted with fine stereopticOn pictures
the second hour to illustrations OF
Ten Nights in Bar-room. Admis-
sion Of 10 and Is cents asked, the
proceeds for purchasing an organ.
The scriptural statement that the
wicked flee when no man pursueth,
and Shakespeare's remark that con-
science doth make towards of us all,
were exemplifed by Petite Ross one
night recently. AT a colored "festi-
bul' in Hartzell's hall one of the gen.
tlemen got obstreperous and Sergeant
Maddox went in to quiet him. Petite
wasn't doing anything out of the way,
but when he saw the officer enter he
went out-jumped from the second
story window without an instant S hes
itation and ran for dear life.
J. D. Billmyer is having his store
cleaned up today, and quantities of
partly burned clothing and other
goods are being hauled out and thrown
on the dump heap. The balance OF
the stock of goods, damaged more or
less by fire and water, will be sold at
auction. There is a good deal Of In
dignation among the business men OF
the town over the manner in which
the adjuster of the Hamburg Bremen
Company has treated Mr.. Blllmyer
in this matter. Suit will be brought
to compel the company to pay its OBJ,
, legations.
County Superintendent ], A, Engl.
is spending a couple of days in Shep.