Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-12-13
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happenln & In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

y REGISTER. This means everybody
that owes.
McMurran, druggist, carries large
stock of Palmer's fine perfumeries
granulated sachets and toilet soaps, at
prices to suit the times.
Potomac Permanent Building Asso-
citation will meet for the redemption
of stock on Monday evening next at
7 o'clock at the secretary's Office.
The ladies of Elk Branch church
will have a sociable and supper at
Duffields on the nights of December
2Sth and 29th. Further notice will
be given next week.
Charlestown narrowly escaped Sc
rious fire last Monday. The livery
stable of the Carter House caught fire,
and was only saved by very quick
work-of the fremen.
The Southern Express Company
will run a special express train over
this division of the n. & w. Railway
each day next week. The train will
pass Shepherdstown about s P. m.
Christmas goods and every other
sort of goods at Poling's department
store in Martinsburg. A complete
stock of useful and fancy articles,
which the people are invited to exam
inc.
Mrs. Mollie A. Lane desires to in
form the public that she has for sale
at all times fresh bread and pies.
Soup for sale Fridays and Saturdays
Residence in the Helferstay house,
near the depot.
Alex Henson has had a very neat
new iron fence put in front of his
dwelling opposite the cemetery and
the yard nicely sodded. The proper
ty is greatly improved and makes a
most attractive home.
The next meeting of the W. c. 7. U.
will be held at the home of Mrs. ".
P. Licklider on Monday evening, De-
cember II, at : ?. m. The members
and all those who wish to join are
asked to come to the meeting.
D. W. Timberlake, of Middleway,
has received notice that the body Of
his son William, who died in Homo
lulu aoout two years ago. had been
shipped to Winchester, Va, from San
Francisco Friday. The deceased was
about 80 years old.
We call attention to the prospectus
of the Wheeling Register this week.
The Register is a live newspaper in
every sense of the word, and gives
West Virginia news in detail, paying
particular attention to our always in
teresting political affairs.
The Postofiice Department has or
dered the establishment of free rural
delivery at Harper's Ferry on Deem
Der Is, the service to comprise one
carrier, who will serve population of
$50, covering an area Of &c square
miles. The carrier will be G.. R. Rus
sell.
Mr.. W. A. Kephart, Of Dufhelds,and
Miss Fannie J. Lickider, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Licklider, Of
this vicinity, are to be married next
Wednesday, December 10th. The GER
emory will take place in the Luther
an church at Uvilla at 9 o'clock in the
morning.
The schools of music and oratory of
Shepherd College will give a very en-
ioyable entertainment in the college
hall next Thursday evening, Decem-
Der Goth. Music, recitations, readings,
etc., will be rendered in attractive
style. Admission is free and every
body is invited.
Work is being pushed rapidly upon
the graded school building. Eleven
or twelve bricklayers are running
the walls up in good style. The lum-
Der being used in the structure is the
best of North Carolina pine, and alto
gather the building promises to be
very substantial one.
The farmers of this section Of the
county and in the vicinity of Shen-
andoah Junction have been losing
good deal by petty thieves recently,
Corn has been stolen from the field and
from the granary and chickens, turkeys
and other fowls are being carried off
at the most exasperating rate.
James c. Rockenbagh, citizen of
Bolivar, near Harper's Ferry, was
found dead in deep ravine near his
house. and beside him were a whiskey