Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-03-01
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things OF Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

III 'He eeN0Hu ulsIlict. n Soou Dem-
ocrat, respected citizen and a man
well qualified to fill the position, he
is worthy of full consideration on the
part of the voters.
Jesse Thompson, of Moler's, this
county, will take charge of the Hotel
Central in Hsgerstown on April 1st,
succeeding Samuel Detrow. Mr..
Thompson has had experience in the
hotel business in Nebraska, where he
lived for number of years.
The rainy weather last week termi-
mated late Saturday night, when a
squirt of rain and snow was followed
by a bowling gale that lasted until
Monday. The weather was very cold
until yesterday, the thermometer reg
istering six degrees above zero.
c. T. Butler, Jr., has bought from
E. I. Line his store and bakery busi-
ness in this town and will take po-
session of same at once. Mr.. Butler
Will conduct an up-to-date establish
ment and hopes to receive liberal
share of patronage. Advertisement
next week.
In the circuit court on Monday ar
guments on motions for new trial in
the cases of John Spinks and William
Dunlap, convicted at the present term
for maiciously stabbing George Lewis,
were heard, and the cases taken under
consideration by the Judge. Court
adjourned until next Tuesday.
Prof. A. G. Kimler will make an
address before the literary department
of the Epworth League on Friday
evening, March %, in the NJ. E. Church
South. His subject will be Reading
for Young People" The public are
cordially invited to attend the meet
ing, which begins at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Wysong
entertained number of their friends
with a whist party at Sudley Place
Monday evening. 1t was one of the
most enjoyable little parties of the
winter, and those who were present
had an evening Of unqualified pleas
ure. A delicious supper was served
at half-past ten o'clock.
Monday morning B. & o. passen-
ger train ran into the rear end of a
freight train atSouth Branch, causing
pretty bad wreck. Engineer VIM.
NJ. Parlett was SO badly hurt that he
may die. The fireman, John T. Stroup,
formerly of Jefferson county, got off
with sprained back and some bad
bruises about the body.
J. W. Gardner is announced as a
candidate for assessor in this issue.
He has filed the Office for two terms,
and we think no one could have been
more conscientious and faithful in the
discharge of his duties than he has
been. We have never heard single
complaint about the performance of
his official duties, and no one can dis
pute his fitness for the place.
A corps of civil engineers are work.
ing on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, surveying for new track which
will run from the Opequon, east OF
Martinsburg, to Engle's Switch, near
Harpsr's Ferry. This will be fourth
track, three tracks being now used as
| far as Shenandoah Junction, but the
freight traffic is so heavy that new
track has been rendered necessary.
The annual parade of farmers who
had bought Deering binders and now
ers of J. S. Myers was held in Shep-
herdstewn Monday, when over twenty
of these popular machines were de-
livered to the buyers. A large num-
Der of teams were in town. A good
dinner was served his customers by
Mr.. Myers at the Entler Hotel, and
everybody was happy. Mr.. Walters,
Of Martinsburg, of the Deering COM
pany, assisted in the business Of the
day.
The spook of George Beaner, who
was killed in Hagerstown last week, is
walking. The Nail says: Although
George Beaner, colored is known to
have been slain by sleigh and buried
deep in the soil of his native State,
Virginia, the supsrstitious have con-
iured up his ghost, which like that OF
the famous McGinty comes around
the stable where he died, dressed IN
his best suit of clothes. Several col
ored men positively claim that they
saw Beaner in the alley since his
death.
A very pleasant "silk sock social
was held Tuesday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Show by the
ladies of the Reformed church. Visit
ors took as an entrance card small
silk sock, in which was money double
the number of the size of their socks
1t was little hard upon men with
feet like T. H. Davis, but there was
no grumbling and everybody had 6
good time. Icecream, cake, coffee
| and other refreshments were served
The amount received in the socks wa'
about $35.
Mr.. A. L. Withers, of Middleway
vicinity, returned from Baltimore
Wednesday, where he has been for {
week or ten days. He has been un
der the hands of specialist in TIT
above city undergoing surgical oper