Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-10-25
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

The official ballot for West Virginia
will contain four tickets-the Demo
cratic, Republican, Prohibition and
Social Labor or Debs ticket. Twelve
thousand ballots are required for JEFF
ferson county.
Hon. Geo. c. Gorham of California,
a well-known former Republican,
made an excellent speech in the town
hall, ShepherdstOwn, last Saturday
night. Mr.. German is strongly op-
posed to the policy Of imperialism.
The infant department Of the Luth-
eran Sunday school will hold a "mis-
sionary soup" at the home Of Miss FL
ba Hoffman Saturday evening Of this
week. The public are invited to pa
tronize this enterprise of the little
folks.
The Democrats of Harper's Ferry
and vicinity had a big day last Sat-
urday, when they raised hickory
pole lis feet high. Addresses were
delivered by Hon. John T. McGraw,
Hon. Geo. C. Gorham and Gen. J. W.
st. Clair.
The description of the boundaries
of the voting precints, printed in the
REGISTER few weeks ago, contained
an error. The boundary line of Pre-
cinct No. 3 is King street, Shepherds
town, instead of Duke street as pub
lished.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland at
tended the funeral of Hon. W. L. VIII
son in Charlestown last Friday. He
stopped at the Carter House, where
the people of the county called upon
him and extended to him the cour-
tesies appropriate to the occasion.
There will be a meeting Friday
evening Of this week at 7 o'clock at
the home of Miss Title Harris for the
purpose of furthering arrangements
for the fremen's fair. All the ladies
who are willing to help in this good
cause are asked to attend this meet
ing.
Married October II, by Rev. F. A.
Strother, at Mr.. Moses Trussell's, Mr..
Jerome B. Coyle and Miss Mollie B.
Payne. The marriage was witnessed
by the, near relatives and friends Of
the couple, aud bountiful supper
was enjoyed. presided over by Mr..
and Mrs. Trussell
4 fine rain refreshed this section Of
the country on Tuesday, the gentle
showers coming in good time for the
newly-sown wheat and the fall pasture.
There was not enough rain to do the
streams much good, and there are still
number Of empty wells and dry
springs in the town and vicinity.
A. WelIes Stump, formerly of
Charlestown, has been nominated for
the Legislature by the Sixth Assembly
district, New York City, on the Tam
many ticket He was put in nomina-
tor by w. A. Daniel, son Of Circuit
Clerk John NJ. Daniel, of Jefferson
county, also a resident Of New York.
Providence is good to the people
this fall, for We do not remember a
season when no fires were necessary
so late in October Many persons
have not used their stoves atall, fire
on the hearth or a coaloil stove an
swering all requirements. This is
welcome offset to the high prices for
coal, and we don't care how long it
keeps up.
Miss Clara H. Barnhart, daughter
of Capt. H. F. and Mrs. Barnhart'
was married in Roanoke, Va, last
Wednesday night to Mr. Wallace Nc
Neace. The ceremony was performed
at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. DR..
L. G. NJ. Miller. The groom is an ex-
cellent young man, clerk in the au
ditor's department of the Norfolk &
Western Railroad The bride has
number of friends in Shepherdstown,
who extend TO her their best wishes
for a happy married life.
Mildred, the four-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Banks, who
live near Scrabble, had narrow es-
cape from drowning last Saturday.
The child attempted to cross the run
near her home when she fell in. No
one saw her at the time, and she was
unconscious and almost drowned when
George Miller saw ner and rescued
her. She was only revived after
strenuous efforts by the family and
neighbors, and DR.. G. W. Banks later
gave her necessary medical attention.