Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-04-18
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that are Happening In
Our kelghborhood and Elsewhere.

home OF Editor Rickard, OF the Will
Transport Transcript, last week, both
of them girls. And the next day it
rained.
At the recent sale of personal prop
erty by Mrs Miller in Berkeley coun-
ty Auctioneer James A. Lemen made a
fine record. The sale was fine sue
cess, and nearly everything offered
brought big prices.
Last Sunday was an old-fashioned
rainy day. A northeast storm pre-
vailed from about midnight Saturday
until Sunday evening, and a great
quantity of rain fell. The churches
had very slim congregations.
The bridge across the river at this
place is being improved. New joists
are being put in where necessary and
the flooring will be relaid with heavy
planks. Wire will be stretched along
the sides so as to make them "pig
tight"
Mr.. Charles Brady Clendenning and
Miss Frances Watson, daughter of Mr..
James E. Watson, were married at the
home of the bride in this county We'd
nesday Of last week. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Frank A.
Strother.
The farm of the late Martin B.
Lemen near Shepherdstown was sold
at public sale last Saturday by the
special commissioners, and was bought
by Charles c. Lemen, Of Martinsburg,
a son Of the former owner, at $3l per
acre. The farm containins III acres.
The Schubert Symphony Club and
Lady Quartette, musical organization
of fine reputation, will give an enter
tainment in Shepherdstown on the
evening of Saturday, May 4th. This
will be real treat to lovers of good
music and enough tickets have already
been sold to insure good house.
We are greatly indebted to Mr.. La
fayette Miller, Of the Sharpsburg
neigh borhood, for treasure from his
collection of curios-an Indian arrow
in excellent condition, illustrating the
ingenuity ofthe aborigines in the man
ufacture af their primitive but effect
i've weapons. We prize MIR. Miller's
gift very highly.
Commander VIM. II. Kearfott re-
quests all the members Of the camp Of
Sons of Confederate Veterans to re-
port at headquarters Saturday evening
of this week at 7 o'clock for drill, in
uniform. There will be a special bus
mess meeting of the camp at o'clock
the same evening, to attend to some
business of Importance.
One of the REGISTERS good friends
in Clarke county, Va, in remitting
her subscription writes in very COM
plimentary terms and says she does
not want to miss an issue of the paper.
She adds: call your readers in this
neigborhood speak in high praises of
the REGISTER. We thank our friend
for her interest and kind words.
Everybody interested in our town
should do what they can to make it
attractive and healthy. Let it be put
in frst-class sanitary condition and
let our streets be cleaned thoroughly.
Paint and whitewash ought to be used
literally and the town frightened and
improved in every way possible.
The Martinsburg papers speak in
very complimentary terms of the per-
Torrance given by the Shepherdstown
troupe last Friday night, and each of
the members of the company is eulo'
| gized. The receipts ofthe performance
amounted to $106, of which the COM
pany got half, though there was not
much left after the expenses were paid
Mrs. Rutelia Rumsey, of Austin,
Texas, who takes the REGISTER be-
cause she is interested in Shepherds
town, the home of her ancestor, the
inventor of the steamboat, in remit
ting her subscription writes; eve all
enjoy reading the REGISTER very much
and consider it an exceptionally inter-
esting paper, the absence of which
would be felt very much"
We have recently received so many
requests to publish obituary notices
that we find it necessary to make
small charge for the publication of
such notices. Hereafter, therefore, we
will charge three cents line for all
obituaries, the money to be paid when
the notices are sent in. This is
small sum, aud we hope our friends
will see the propriety of paying it.
We call particular attention to the
advertisement this week of our enter
prising merchant, B. S. Pendleton.
He has his store crammed full of dry
goods, notions, etc., and he is selling
everything at the most reasonable
prices. Mr., Pendletop's bargains draw
customers from every section of this
county and from Maryland, and his
trade is continually growing Read
what he offers this week.
Jefferson Lodge, No $50, Independ-
end Order of Odd Fellows will lay the
corner stone of their new hall at Shen-
andoah Junction, WA, Friday, April
26, at 8 o'clock p. m. Prominent
speakers will be present. Supper and
refreshments will be served after the
ceremonies. Proceeds to help liquidate
debt on the hall. The public are cor
daily invited to be present and their
PATRONAGE solicited.