Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-05-16
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things Of Interest that arc Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

May 25th is the time fixed for Charles
Town.
Daniel P. Ray has bought from the
other heirs their interest in the dwell.
ing-house and lot in town and the FIVE.
acre lot at the edge of town, formerly
owned by the late John R. Ray.
The Shepherd College baseball team,
which has recently been considerably
strengthened, will play the boys Of
Randolph-Macon Academy at Front
Royal, Va, on Saturday of this week.
Mr.. John H. Show has made a no.
table Improvement by laying a new
brick pavement in front of his dwell
ing on Main street and also before
part of the adjoining property which
he recently bought.
The Becker land, consisting of nine
fruit farms along the Blue Ridge
Mountains, was sold at Charles Town
Tuesday. One tract, containing l56
acres, was purchased by George II.
Hagley for $2,023. The other eight
farms, containing 1850 acres, were
purchased by Charles Becker, of Bal
timore, for $780,
We need money, and we hope that
our subscribers who are in arrears
will get out of arrears. Ittakes mon
ey to run a printing Office, and We
trust that our friends will recognize
this truth and pay up. If hundred
persons who owe a dollar or two will
send in this small amount it will be the
sort of response that will fill the bill.
This means yo,t.
The Carter House at Charles Town
has recently been very greatly i'm
proved, and is now a comfortable and
home-hke hostelry where the guests
are well looked after by Proprietor A.
w. Brown and his efficient clerk, Mr..
Trussel. Clean and attractive in APP
pearance, with good table, well con-
Quoted in all respects, the old Carter
House has taken a new lease on life.
The number and variety of birds in
this locality seems greater this spring
than usual, and an observer can see
many OF the old-time favorites that
had almost forsaken the neighborhood
since the English sparrows had become
so pugnacious. We have noticed a
number of the beautiful Baltimore
orioles this spring, and we know where
some of them have nests-but we won t
tell.
One of the prettiest spots along the
Norfolk 4 Western Railway is the
water-tank at Shepherdstown. Charles
Mcdonald, the engineer, has the ground
about the tank prettily sodded and
flowers growing in tasteful arrange
ment. If all the officials Of high and
low degree would take the same inter-
est in the road the Norfolk & Western
would soon get up reputation-es-
pecially if that mnch needed new sta
ton at Shenandoah Junction should
be built.
d. Engle, formerly Of this county,
son of JAS. W. Engle, of the Harper's
Ferry neighborhood, who for the last
four years has been in the employ Of
the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany, Washington D. c., as motorman,
has been promoted to the position Of
train dispatcher and register clerk in
the office of that company. Mr.. Engle
has under his direct charge the hand
ling of $50 to 200 men, and his new
position places him next in authority
to the division superintendent of the
road.
During the month of April the
Lutheran Sunday school of this
place raised the sum Of $63.9S for
the cause of foreign missions. The
infant department won the banner
by contributing $3.50, but Miss
Nellie Martens class was within few
cents of capturing the prize by having
the next highest sum. Public exercises
were held by the school, conducted by
the superintendent, Mr.. G. M. Beltz-
hoover, and handsome new banner
was presented to the infant depart
ment.
The last number of the Stephenson
Seminary entertainment course is COM
ing on Monday night, May Goth, in
Washington Hall, Charles Town. The
lecturer, Hon. Geo. R. Vending, needs
no introduction to the citizens of this
community. Crowded houses are al
ways ready for him in his own town as
we'll as in those where he is not so well
known. Mr.. Weddings subject, this
time, will be "Mirabeau-and the
French Revolution. Seats on sale at
Lights drug store, at so cents. En-
tire house reserved.
What was a gentle shower here last
Thursday night was veritable cloud
burst south and west of this place.
The South Branch, the Capon and other
streams came out in full flood and
caused the Potomac to raise very sud-
denly Friday night. 1t carried off a
number of skiffs at Shepherdstown.
Some injury was done the Norfolk &
Western Railroad in the Front Royal
neighborhood 1t is said that SIS, 900
damage was done in Warren county
by the rain and hail. Front Royal
was Geluged for couple of hours.
VIM. G. Link went coon hunting
the other day with marked success.
IL ,,.as 1ra1l;po +brouob the woods