Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-01-10
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

county clerk 'othce, and l47 mar
rage licenses issued. In 1899 there
were 1913 and 1873 respectively.
There will be three eclipses in 1901
May II there will be total eclipse
of the moon, and October 81 partial
eclipse and November 10 a total
eclipse of the sun. None of the eclipses
will be visible in this country.
B. Frank Fulk caught a tremen-
dous hawk last Saturday in a steel
trap on his farm near Leetown. The
hawk, which had captured a large
number of chickens, measured So
inches from tip to tip Of its wings.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the Baltimore Sun elsewhere
in this paper, The Sun is the best
paper that comes to this town and the
most popular. 1t is invaluable to
the people of the Virginias and Mary
land.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Morgan's Grove Fair
Association will be held in the town
hall in Shepherdstown on Saturday
afternoon of this week at 2 o'clock.
Directors are to be elected and other
business transacted.
The Free Press says that it has
been discovered that the recent vote
in the county Democratic convention
for Col. B. D. Gibson and G. NJ. Wet
eel was % to % instead Of q to 20
as declared. The miscount was incl
dent to some confusion and not lnten-
tional, of course.
C. l. Hood & Co. have sent us
couple of their calendars for 1901,
which are prettier than ever. The
picture is likeness of a little child
and the title is Patience. The cal
endar may be obtained of druggists,
or copy will be sent if six cents in
stamps is forwarded to c. l. Hood &
Co., Lowell, Mass.
We return thanks to the committee
for an invitation to attend the reun-
ion of the surviving members Of the
Baylor Light Horse, Company B, 18th
Virginia Cavalry, to be held on the
18th of February under the auspices
of the Independent Fire Company OF
Charlestown, the birthday of Charles
Broadway Rouss, of New York. The
occasion promises to be one Of much
enjoyment.
Monday night colored youth Is
years old, named Wilson, tried to
Jump a B. & 0, train at Dufields, but
missed his hold and was thrown un-
der the wheels. Both of his legs were
cut off. He lay along the track un-
til morning, and when he was found
the stump of one of his legs was frozen
to the ground. He was taken to Har-
per's Ferry, but expired soon after he
reached there. He was from Gaylord,
Va.
The municipal elections for Har-
per's Ferry and Bolivar took place
last Thursday, with the following re-
suit For Harper's Ferry, G. B. Went
zell, mayor; John Faherty, recorder !;
DR.. T. J. Burleigh, W. R. Peregoy, W.
]. Avis, R. Cleveland and NJ. L. Cock
rell, councilmen. For Bolivar, c. R.
Rau, mayor; Robert Loman, recorder;
John Macarthur, Joseph Baden, David
Beck, J. H. Cox and o. T. Kemp,
councilmen.
Miss Emma Eggleston, daughter of
Rev. W. G. Eggleston, formerly of
Shepherdstown, was badly scalded last
Saturday at her home in Middletown,
Va. As she was leaning over yes
sci of boiling water on the stove the
lid was blown off and the steam and
hot water enveloped her face. The
skin was scalded from her face and
serious injuries inflicted, 1t was at
first feared she would lose one Of her
eyes, but this will not be the case.
1t is said that the will of Mrs. Mar
garet sbipley, of Washington county,
is to be contested by the heirs. She
was one of the Mccartney legatees, and
her estate is valued at $4,000. One
of the clauses of her will says that
Lawyer Farber, Of Baltimore, an ex-
ecutor, shall have charge of the prop
erty until the McCafrey estate is final
ly settled. As this may not be &C.
complished in this century, and the
Shipley heirs naturally prefer to en-
JOY their legacy while living, they will
try to upset the will.
A merry party OF Shepherdstown
folks took straw ride Tuesday night
to the hospitable home of Mr.. and
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