Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-12-05
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofinterest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

LIE meeting Tor the organization Of
a camp of Sons of Confederate Veter-
ans at Summit Point, postponed from
November 23d, will be held on Satur-
day, December l4th. Everyone in
terested is urged to attend.
All female troubles are now known
to be durable, since the birth of Proof
Tablets. This remedy, the result of ma
ny years of study, practice and expert
ment in leading hospitals, is unsur-
passed for the treatment of all female
troubles.
The members of Henry Kyd Doug
las Camp, .. S. G. v, are requested
to attend a special meeting of the
camp to be held on Tuesday evening,
December 18th, at 7 o'clock. Bust
ness of importance-all members will
please be on hand.
a startling report came to town the
other day that a man had been scaldsd
to death while butchering near Bill
myers Neil. The fact was that
John Miller slipped and got one of
his legs in barrel Of hot water, scald.
ing it painfully, but not seriously.
A special business meeting of the
Shepherdstown Chapter, U. D. c., will
be held Friday night, December 18th,
at 7 o'clock, at the home Of Mrs. Alice
Gibson. The joint committee from
the Sons, Daughters and Veterans will
be held in the afternoon of the same
day at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
H. NJ. Turner.
The regular meeting of the music
club was held Tuesday evening at the
home Of DR.. and Mrs. Reynolds, and
though the inclement weather kept
some of the members away, those who
were present had most delightful
evening. The piano numbers were
particularly brilliant at this meeting,
and the social features were of the
usual enjoyable character.
Melvin Strider, of Uvilla, upon
whom an operation for appendicitis
was performed a couple Of weeks ago,
has been desperately i'll again this
week. Yesterday the same physicians
who were with him before performed
another operation, large abscess hav-
ing formed near the point from which
the appendix had been removed. Mr..
Strider stood the operation quite well,
but he is in precarious condition.
The engineers who are making the
survey for the proposed new line of
the B. & o. Railroad between North
Mountain and Harper's Ferry by way
of Shepherdstown are now within three
or four miles of town. working in from
the northwest. Today they move
their headquarters to Shepherdstown
and expect to remain here about
month. There are twelve in the par
ty, with Chief Engineer Douglas in
charge We extend the glad hand
to the surveyors, and hope that they
may soon be followed by the track
layers.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hayward Bowley
gave delightful party last Wednes-
day evening to number of their
friends. Each guest represented the
title of a book, and it was most inter-
esting to solve the problems and in
terpret the hieroglyphics. To the per-
son naming the most books correctly
a prize was given. Miss Katie Lucas
and Miss Lalla Reynolds guessed the
same number, and in the drawing Of
lots Miss Lucas was the lucky winner.
Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening, and the occasion
was most enjoyable in every respect,
Tue visitors were so delightfully."- en-
tertained that it was midnight before
the party broke up.