Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-23
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our keighborhood and Elsewhere.

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Camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans
on some date in the near future. Fur
ther particulars later.
Our friend ]. B. Morgan, of the
Gerardstown Times, takes issue with
the REGISTER in its statement that a
woman can't climb fence, and init
mates that Gerardstown girls are
adopts at the art. We'd like to see
EN-.
The Hagerstown Nail says that
the ghost of Henry White (SnowbalD
is walking about his former home in
that place. Why is it that our Shop
herdstown men who meet untimely
ends in Hagerstown cannot lie still in
their graves?
The better class Of colored persons
from Washington have discovered the
advantages of Shepherdstown as a
summer resort, and number of them
are boarding here. William and Han
nah Wells have nine boarders at their
home on New street.
The price of ice has been increased
in Shepherdstown. The local ice
houses are pretty nearly exhausted
and it is hard matter to get the
manufactured article from either Mar
tinsburg or Hagerstown, as the home
demand takes up almost all that is
made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muzzey gave very
delightful watermelon party" last
Friday evening at Rockland, near
town. A large number of the young
folks Of the community enjoyed it.
Watermelons were served at 9 o'clock,
and from 10 to 2 there was dancing,
with other refreshments.
Bass have been biting splendidly
this week. j. Frank BaeGer, of Balti-
more, and ]. F. Welshans, of Shep-
herdstown, have caught some fine
ones, Mr.. Baetjer having gotten a
four-pounder, two three-pounders and
number of lesser weights. John
Jones has also caught some fine strings.
James Wintermoyer caught 80 on
Monday and 81 yesterday.
Hon. George NJ. Bowers, United
States Fish Commissioner, is looking
around for a site for the new govern
ment fish hatchery. We invite Mr..
Bowers to inspect Fountain Rock
spring, Morgan's spring and Nc
Quilkin's spring, near Shepherdstown,
where there is abundance Of pure
water and other desirable considera-
tions-including plenty Of mint.
One of the REGISTERS appreciative
readers from Morgantown, in remit
ting his subscription, writes us "The
REGISTER is an instructive sheet. l
find it specially advantageous to keep
posted on your economic dissertations
on the new depot and general man
agement of the N. & W. Railway !;
your sunny views of the political
situation your lineup of assessors !;
your matrimonial jokes and your po-
etic obituaries.
Tuesday morning a drunken and
insolent tramp caused some alarm in
the home of Hon. A. S. cambridge
near town. He asked for breakfast
and it was given him. Then he
showed great roughness and started to
make his way to Mrs. Dandridges
room. Fortunately he was gotten out
of the house and the doors were locked,
and Mrs. cambridge telephoned to
town for her husband. The tramp
hung around the house for some time,
trying to get in, but he disappeared
before Mr.. cambridge arrived.
Lieutenant Julian Lane Latimer, Of
the United States Navy, native OF
Shepherdstown,i is now with the United
States Army in Pekin, and has been
assigned to most responsible and i'm
portant position. 1t is his duty to
obtain and transmit authentic infor-
nation of our forces and of affairs
there for Admiral Remey, who sends
the same to the government at Wash
ington. 1t was compliment to
Lieutenant Latimer to have been Sc
lected for such important work, and
his friends here are sure he will do
his duty with fidelity and intelligence.
The Pittsburg Post of Tuesday con-
tanned an item which stated that
man had been killed by the cars in
that city on Monday, and from the
description it is thought ii may posi-
bly, have been John Sigler, son of
Mrs. Nettie Sigler, of ShepheldstOwn.
He hos heen working in that neigh