Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-03-29
Harper's Ferry Letter.

There has been tidal wave of poll
ticians this way within the last few
davs. Messrs. Lucas and Young, who
came to arrange for deputy Tor this
district, whom report has it is Grove
Hinkle, Daniel II. Nichols representing
the other side, were the first borne
ashore. The evening of the same day
came Mr.. Billmyer and his friend, Will
lam Myers. the former returning again
Saturday evening and with his deputies,
Burns, Conrad and Nichols, met at Ho-
tel Conner in caucus and placed Robert
Phillips. of Charlestowu, on the ticket
| for taller, Mr. Phillips being present also.
! Mr. Janney, candidate for assessor, was
! in evidence for two days and executed
| the little song and dance usual, with
more pathos than comes from all candi-
! dates. and received corresponding re-
turn of sympathy from the voters, so
! that Grif Donnelly will have to look TO
his spurs or Janney will pull around
| him.
| s. l.. Hoover was in town the last OF
the week arranging for the immediate
construction of the telephone here. He
| is manager of the Winchester company.
George Ditmyer, coal merchant, has
been unable to be about for several weeks
on account of rheumatism.
Messrs. Hurst, Rau and Hallam visit
ed Winchester last Friday to interest
the knitting mills there in opening up a
branch mill in this place, with stock
company here Incorporated in said COM
pauy, but returned without finally set
tling the matter, hitch being expert
enced in the pro rata Of profits. 1t is
now what you call hanging fire, with
prospects Of favorable results.
Stations of the Cross are said every
Friday evening in the Catholic church,
and services twice week, Wednesday
and Friday afternoons, at 40 o'clock
in the Episcopal church this lenten sea-
son-all of which are entertaining and
wholesome exercises, to say nothing
more.
Rev Mr.. Daugherty will go to confer
ence on April 4th
The NJ. p. church held supper and
literary entertainment in the town hall
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Joseph Barry, highly respected
and influential Republican of this place,
has written set of resolutions express
ing sympathy for the Beers, which he
will submit for endorsement at the Re
publican convention in Charlestown Sat
urday.
The 1900 engines doing work now be-
tween Baltimore and Brunswick, and OF
recent construction, will not be able TO
run on this. the second division, until
the tunnels are altered, mourning an ex-
pense of $4,000. They carry 200 pounds
of steam, and pull 100 empty or 10 load
ed cars.
IL has been suggested that all the can
didates for assessor meet here in Har-
per'S Ferry on the same day. This is
cruel exacIion and only done to satisfy
the curious If they want to know how
many there are can tell them. They
are not as many as the voters and two
offices to be filed, which refuse to null
tiply with the multiplicity Of the can
didateS Of recent years a young man
of the county ran for this same Office,
and after canvassing the county TO his
satisfaction, as he thought, returned
and told his friends he would be elected
sure, for they all promised to vote for
him. When the election came off, how
ever, he received but 40 votes, which
unpleasant development he received
with the remark that he never knew
there were so many liars in Jefferson
county before Politics is awful funny.
If YOU don't believe me, ask some of
these fellows who have been through
the mill. CIyIs.