Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-12-20
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our NeIghborhood and Elsewhere.

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is dead. He promised to come in and
pay up last week as sure as ne lived.
He didn't come and we fear the worst.
Obituary will appear in our next issue.
A good deal of live poultry has
been shipped north recently over the
N. & w. Railway. Last Sunday from
one carload of turkeys hundred
dead ones were taken out at Hagers-
town.
1t is said that the net is tightening
around the man who started the in
cendiary fire in Sharpsburg last week.
The boatmen are all at home now, and
it won't be good for him if he is
caught.
Turkeys have been cheaper this
year than they have been for a long
time. Hucksters have been paying
only six and seven cents pound, and
the retail price in Shepherdstown has
been but eight cents.
The coolest snap of the season came
the first of the week, when the Their
mometer got down to 10 degrees above
zero. Ice was formed couple of inches
thick on the canal and on ponds, at
fording some little skating.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Helen E. Files, of Kearneysville,
to Mr.. Ernest C. Cline, of Martins
burg. The ceremony will take place
at the home of the bride on Wednes-
day, December 26, at four o'clock.
Senator Scott has introduced bills
for the payment to the estate of Wal
ter Shirley, of Jefferson county, &c.
1880, and to Edward Tearney, Of
Haper's Ferry, $4,243.6l, for stores
furnished the Federal army during
the civil war.
If you wish to make an acceptable
Christmas present to an absent rela-
tive or friend, send them the REGIS
TER for year. 1t will cost but a
dollar, and will be an appreciated
gift that will cause them to think Of
you every week in the year.
The death of Capt. John Crow re-
moves from Shepherdstown another
of it's Oldest citizens. Mr. Charles
Gatrell is our oldest resident, having
passed his 93d milestone on the 18th
of last September. He is still enjoy
ing good health and is able to be
about and attend to business.
As may be seen by his advertise
ment in another column, James A.
Lemen, who recently moved here from
Ohio, offers his services to the people
of Jefferson and Berkeley counties as
auctioneer. Mr.. Lemen has had con-
siderable experience in the business,
aud asks the public to give him a trial.
Mt. Nebo Lodge of Masons has &C.
cepted an invitation to attend the
fremen's fair, and the annual banquet
of the Lodge will be held on st. Johns
day, December 9th. 1t will be
served in the room adjoining the town
hall, and the occasion promises to be
very enjoyable one to the Masons
and their friends.
w. Gilmore Neill will close the
Edgewood school for the holidays on
Friday of this week. Exercises at
go p. M, conducted by Prof. Airing
ton Clyde Hines, of the school Of ora
tory of Shepherd College State Normal
School. All friends and patrons Of
the school are cordially invited.
Sheriff Baker asks US to say that all
persons indebted for taxes will now
have to make settlement. His term
of office expires the 3lst of December,
and he will be compelled to close up
the public business at an early date.
E. T. Licklider will receive taxes in
this district and may be found daily
at his Office in Shepherdstown.
The students of Shepherd College
gave reception to the faculty of that
Institution last Friday evening, and
it was a thoroughly enjoyable affair.
There was no teacher missing and
very few of the students from the
merry throng, and the few invited
guests were also on hand. The eve
ming was most pleasantly spent in
literary diversions and closed with a
feast Of good things which were dis
cussed while Toastmaster Herbert
, Miller called for the responses to toasts
from Prof. Miller, Prof. Arnett, Prof.
Muldoon and Miss McConn.
Last Saturday night while Edna
Munday, the little daughter of H. E.
Munday, was passing the alley at
Church street, near her home, a man
: sprang out and seized her. She
) screamed and struggled and managed
to escape from the villain, though not
until the collar OF her cloak had been
torn loose. She was so frightened
that she could not give any descrip-
ton whatever of the man, and as she
! does not even know whether he was
white or black, there is of course nc
, clue to his identity. 1t is lucky fol-
the scoundrel that he is not known,
The REGISTER has had collector
out for several weeks, trying to make
5 collections from those who are indebt-
ed for subscription, etc. Some per-
sons have responded and some have
not. Those who have shown no inch-
nation to pay their bills had better
come up and settle if they wish to
save further costs. We will send out
q rumbar of scconnts within the next