Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-01-18
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of interest that are Happening In
Our Neighbornood and elsewhere.

ton price, though, if they will pay up
promptly and not cause US to spend
too much money for postage stamps
to send duns.
In the circuit court of Berkeley
county divorces were granted to Beu.
lab M~lloy frcm C L. Malloy, of Car
Isle, Pa; to LIZZIE Evans from William
Evans; to Lllhe Borum from Clyde
c. Borum; TO Isabella Linch from
Newton Linch.
DR.. A. Reynolds is making inves-
LEGATION OF the cost Of an electric light
plant, with view to operating the
same in Shepherdstown ii it shall be
found to be feasible. 1t is proposed
to utilize the power at night that runs
his mill during the day.
Miss Lula N Trundle, daughter of
Mr. George T. Truudle, of Bdkerton,
tins county, was married yesterday at
the home Of the brides parents, to Mr..
John Clarence Burns, OF Washington
Grove, Md The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. L S Rudaslll
A subscriber to the REGISTER sug-
gests the following sherttalty ticket;
w n Lemeu, Shepherdstown district
j W Rider, Harper's Ferry district
W. G Bates, Mlddleway district;
George Porterfeld, Charlestown dis
tict; aud Jacob Mathena as jailor
Have your bills printed and your
sales advertised by the REGISTER
We guarantee satisfaction aud Can
give patrons the benefit of newspa-
per circulation such as has never be-
fore been possible IN Jefferson and
Berkeley county. Prices reasonable
A sufficient number of poles to con-
struct the telephone line between
Shepherdstown and Martlnsburg have
been delivered in this place, aud buds
Tor hauling them TO their places have
been received 10y Manager Hoover
1t is sand that the work Of building
the line Is to begin at once.
William Morgan, of Gerardstown,
Berkeley county, has been selected by
United States Fish Commissioner Geo
NJ. Bowers to take charge OF the ex-
hiblt by the commission at the Paris
Exposition. He will leave for Paris
about February / Mr. Morgan is
brother-in-l law OF Mr.. Bowers.
Isaac F. Nicholson, ESQ of Balti-
more, in renewing his subscription,
writes May the new year realize
increased prosperity and Influence for
vour Publication. Mr. R s Locke,
of Middleway, says: I'VE like the
REGISTER very much and look for
ward to It's weekly visits that bring
us so much news Success to 1t.
Thank you. friends
Further details of the shooting Of
DR.. w w. Gold in Spanish Honduras
have been received. 1t appears that
Dr.. Gold was paying attention to
handsome sister of Joaquin Herman
dez, against the wishes OF the latter
On the evening of December 18th
Hernandez found the two together
and began shooting. He seriously
wounded Dr. Gold, and Dr. Imbodeu
came rushing in, when he received a
bullet that killed him. Gold Is be-
hpved to be still alive and may re-
cover
Archibald Viewer, aged l9 years,
colored youth, the son of Charles
Weaver, AMI in the employ Of L ?.
Daudridge, at the Bower. on the Ope-
ouon. drowned in that stream on Sun
dav last. He had gone ever tie creek
on the ice and WAS expected home ear
Nv, but not coming search was made
His cap was found floating in hole
IN the ice. A hook was put down
and the BODY hauled to shore. 1t is
supposed that the ice broke with him
and that he WAS caught bv something
under the water -Mart1nSbmg States
man.
Mr. Fred Kruger, Jr, formerly OF
ShppheIdsrown,n now of Cleveland, ONO,
was married in that city some time
ago to Miss Nellie Cooper. There
was a family reunion It the Kruger
home in Toledo, Ohio, at Christmas,
among those present being Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Kruger,of Adrian, Mich;
Mr. and Mrs Fred Ringer of Cleve-
land and john Kruger.o East Pitts
burg. The family of J. c. Hanger
has recently moved from Toledo to
Pirrsburg. where Mr. Hanger has
position in the Westinghouse electrical
works.
The other evening a man standing
ON the pavement ut the Entler Hotel
corner felt the brick under his foot
GIVE away. and when he looked down
the brick dropped ont of sight An
investigation revealed a circular hole
about four feet deep and foot and
a.haIf in diameter. The hole was per-
fectly round and looked as though 1t
might have been make for big post
There was no outlet at the bottom. No
one has any idea how it came there,
for the pavement has been Just as 1t is
now for a great many years There
were no Jewels or money in the hole
II B Funk e. Co. will make sit
tings of all babies of the age of 2
wears and under, free of charge, Jam
nary 22l to 9th, at their studio,
Bishop building, Charlestown. Every
,..,art will receive one picture tree,