Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-11-22
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

to gentleman in Washington. H
got fifty dollars for the two.
We will show the largest and mos
carefully selected lot of books ever
shown here next week-books for botl
old and young. Remnants Pharmacy
1t is said that the Winchester Tel
ephone Company will build new line
from Shepherdstown to Summit Point
by way of Kearneysville, Leetown
and Middleway.
The ladies of the Reformed church
will serve dinner in the town hall
next Thursday, thanksgiving day.
A splendid meal will be served for 80
cents. The public patronage is sOlic-
tied.
A pair of bald eagles have been III
the Uvilla neighborhood for the past
month or so, and have been living well
on chickens and other delicacies
They are said to be very large and
handsome.
J. a. Link, the Duaields builder
and contractor, has bought Capt. ], S.
! Nelyin's saw-mill at that place. A
new engine Will be put in and soon
the wheels Of prosperity will be hum
ming in DulHelds too
Miss Besse L. Moler, Of Uvilla, and
Mr.. D. Hunter Watson, Of Philadel-
phia, are to be married Thursday
morning, November %, in Elk Branch
church at Dulhelds. The ceremony
takes place at II o'clock.
The annual union thanksgiving ser
vice will be held in the NJ. E. church in
Shepherdstown next Thursday morn
ing at II o'clock. The sermon will
be preached by Rev. II. Max Lentz,
of the. Lutheran church. The people
generally are invited to attend this
service.
At special term Of the Berkeley
county court last Saturday John Groz-
niger, the Republican candidate for
county commissioner who was defeat
ed by John II. Lemen at the late cleo
ton, was appointed to pc commissioner
in place of J. H. Stuckey, who died
recently.
Some men are born to good luck.
In one day last week the editor of the
Williamsport Leader received a box Of
cigars he had won on an election bet,
was presented with a mess Of pudding
and sausage, and to crown alIasubscrib-
er came in and paid years subscrip-
ton cash down.
The Odd Fellows Of Shenandoah
Junction will hold a supper Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings,
Nov. % and so and Dec. lst. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The Odd Fellows especially desire the
cooperation Of all the ladies who can
make it convenient to attend.
The fremen are busy with the prep
arations for their fair to be held in
the town hall during the Christmas
holidays. They intend to apply the
money they make toward the erection
of a new hall-a very commendable
object indeed. They ask for liberal
contributions and we hope they will
get them.
Among the articles sold last Satur-
day at William Weiss sale was an Old
fashioned piano that must have been
hundred or so years old. It was
hopelessly out of repair, but was an
interesting specimen Of ancient music
al art. 1t was knocked down at $3.50
and its purchaser will utilize the ma
hogauy in it to make pretty article
of furniture.
The great number of cases of
typhoid fever and the many deaths
incident thereto reveals an alarming
condition Of the health of the COM
munity. We have heard it stated
that there are at least two hundred
cases of fever in the community and
there is hardly day passes that it is
not saddeued by the death of some
citizen.-lIartinsJug Statesman
There's a good deal of complaint
about our street lamps. On the dark
est nights of the past week many of
them have given out only the feeblest
ravs and some have not been burning
at all. Last Sunday night Main
street was in almost total darkness.
It is likely that the lamps need thor
ough overhauling, and we hope that
the proper authorities will have the
matter attended to.
Henry NJ. Ramsburg, who has for