Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-30
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our keighborhood and Elsewhere.

mosphere very perceptibly. 1t had
been excessively hot for several days.
H. c, Marten has built large room
in the rear of the Stonebraker proper
ty, which he will use as a work room
for his tinware business. Mr.. Marten
has greatly improved this property.
Bonnie Angus" the fine stallion
belonging to ]. Henry Smith, near
Antietam Station, died from a rupture
one day last week. 1t was very val
liable animal and its loss is keenly
felt by Mr.. Smith.
J. Rush Snyder, son Of Jacob Sny-
der, of the vicinity of Shenandoah
junction, has been appointed to lu-
cratiye position as stenographer and
book-keeper for the Davis Coal and
Coke Company, with headquarters at
Piedmont, this State.
Col. Lawson V. Moore, assisted by
Mr.. Chas. J. MacHenry of the firm of
VIM. Knabe & Co., will have charge
Of the exhibition of the peerless Knabe
piano and other makes of pianos car
ried by the Knabe Co. Of Baltimore,
at Morgan's Grove fair next week.
Miss SalHe Lippincott, of Washing
ton, sang in the Lutheran church last
Sunday morning. At the opening she
sang "Thy will be done, and for the
and for the ofertory "A Dream Of
Paradise Both songs were rendered
beautifully and were greatly enjoyed
by the congregation.
The Democratic district delegate
convention Will meet at Berkeley
Springs next Tuesday, September 4th,
when delegate-at-large to the Legis-
Iature will be nominated. R. NJ. Fish
er, of Morgan county, will probably
be the nominee. Jefferson county
will be entitled to q votes in the
convention, Berkeley % and Morgan
).
The 29th annual session of Shop
herd College State Normal School will
begin Wednesday September u, 1900.
Examinations for entrance will be held
the 18th and 18th of September.
Opening exercises begin Wednesday,
September -, at a m, when an
address will be delivered by Rev, J.
G. Thrasher. The public is invited
to be present.
1t is learned from good authority
that John Sigler is not dead, and the
man who was killed at Pittsburg last
week was evidently somebody else.
A letter was received from John by
his mother on Monday, and as he
made no mention of having been killed
by the cars or in any other way it Is
safe to assume that he is still in the
land OF the living.
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The members Of the Camp Of Sons
Of Confederate Veterans are urged to
attend the meeting Saturday evening
of this week at s o'clock, when i'm
portant business is to be transacted.
The question Of contracting for uni
forms Will come up at this meeting
Thirteen non-commissioned officers
are also to be appointed. Commander
Kearfott would like as many members
as possible to assemble at o'clock for
an hours drill
The young ladies and gentlemen Of
Shepherdstown are arranging for
card dance to be given here next
Thursday night. 1t will be held in
the town hail. and the Frederick or
chestra will furnish the music. The
committee in charge is Miss Nellie
Lane Butler, Miss Katie Lucas, Frank
SchleyMuzzey, David Lemen and John
Reynolds. Mrs. Minnie Shepherd will
give a dance at Bellevue next Wednes-
day evening.
The rough stone crossing at the al
ley way between the premises Of G.
T. Licklider and J. L. Richard has
been torn up at last and replaced with
brick pavement. For hundred
years, more or less, people have STUN
bled over these stones, and more bad
words have been provoked here than
at any other place in town. One by
one the bad pavements are going
but they ought to go faster. The
pavement at Mrs. Rebecca Adams's
property has also been repaired,
DR.. Hopkins Gibson, son of the late
DR.. J. Gregg Gibson, Of this place,has
opened a dental Office in one of the
bright front rooms on the second floor
of the REGISTER Building, where he
will practice his profession. DR.. Glib
son is graduate of the Columbian
University at Washington, and we
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