Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-04
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood nd Elsewhere.

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Veterans, is requested to assemble
Friday evening at $50 o'clock at
headquarters to escort Mr.. Vending
to the hall. The regular monthly
business meeting will be held Satur-
day evening of this week.
The house and lot of Samuel R.
Licklider at Kearneysville was sold
last Saturday by Trustee G. NJ. Beltz-
hoover The property was purchased
by Lewis Wilt & Son at 81, $50. Mr..
Wilt, who has been conducting store
in the Homsher property near Kear-
neysville, will move into the property
and transfer his store.
A special term of the County Court
Of Jefferson was held in Charlestown
Tuesday. a number of applications
were made to reduce the real estate
assessments. Sixty-three commission
ers of election were appointed to serve
at the coming election at the twenty
one precincts in the county. Two Of
the commissioners at each precinct
will be Democrats and the third Re-
publican.
Lawrence Stevenson, polite and
accommodating young colored man
who was raised by Capt. Melvin, has
opened barber shop at Shenandoah
Junction, and has very neat and at
tractive place with nice new equip
ment. He is already getting fine
trade, but he can do more and is anx-
ious to have the public patronage. He
is a polite and capable young man and
is well worthy the support Of the peo-
pie Best of all, Lawrence is sterling
Democrat.
The tower and windmill that were
erected to supply water to Shepherd
College have been sold and will be
removed. A tank will be placed in
the tower and hot-air engine will
pump water into it sufficient for the
needs of the school. H. c. Marten,
of this place, has the contract for the
work, which will be completed as
quickly as possible. The removal of
the tower will be an improvement to
the college property.
To show the way the young men Of
Jefferson county will vote it may be
noted that 147 members have already
been enrolled in the Bryan Liberty
League from l. Of the q precincts in
the county, each Of whom will cast
his first vote for the Democratic ticket.
Boyd Licklider, of Kearneysville, the
treasurer Of the league, and his broth
er Marshall are sons of a lifelong Re-
publican, but both Will vote for Bryan
and the straight Democratic ticket.
The Democrats Of Middleway have
organized a Bryan, Stevenson and
Davis Club, with a membership Of rs.
The following officers were elected:
President, VIM. G. Bates first vice
president, Chas. r. Mccain second
vice-president, P. A. Lewis; secreta-
ry, Jos. D. Smith; treasurer, E. ].
Lewis sergeant-at-arms, G. P. Athey.
Resolutions were passed condemning
both national and State administra-
ton. A Democratic banner has been
stretched across the main street.
Col. Nat Ward Fitz-Gerald ad-
dressed the Democratic club and 9TH
er voters in the town hall last Satur-
day evening. Col. Fitz-Gerald, whose
home is in Charlestown, made first
rate speech, and held the unfagging
interest of his audience. He spoke
on imperialism chiefly, but in an in
imitable manner recited several OF his
own political poems, to the great edi-
fcation Of the listeners. He was
heartily applauded and if he returns
to Shepherdstown will be sure Of a big
audience.
The Democratic county executive
committee met on Friday last. Mr..
w. n. Lemen and Mr.. E. H. Rein
hart were appointed to fill yacapcies
in the committee for precincts Nos. 8
and 4 in Shepherdstown district. 1t
was ordered that the name Of Thos.
W. Beale be certified to the ballot
commissioners as a nominee for
school commissioner in Harper's Fer
ry district, in place ofNorval Wilson,
deceased. The Democratic election
commissioners were selected, and 9th
er business transacted.
A story is ahoat in railroad circles
that the Pennsylvania Railroad inter-
ests will cause about a million Of dol
lars to be spent in improvements on
the Norfolk & Western Railway, which