Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1901-07-11
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things of Interest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

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A "deaf and dumb" man was in
Shepherdstown Tuesday soliciting
aims. Near Buffers store some one
gave him contribution, and he was
so pleased that he inadvertently said
thank you. Then he quickly passed
on.
Extensive repairs and improvements
are being made to the parsonage of
the Methodist church in this place.
A new porch, new roof and other en-
bellishments add much to the appear
ance Of the property and the comfort
of Pastor Dice and his wife.
One afternoon last week lightning
struck and set fire to a shock of
wheat on the farm of A. P. Reinhart
below town, and if it had not been
noticed at once the whole field might
have been burnt over. Mr.. Reinhart
quickly extinguished the fire.
Howard w. Baker in sending us
his subscription from Philadelphia
says; II am lost without the news
from old Shepherdstown." Mr.. Ba-
ker has desirable position with the
Pennsylvania Railroad in the office of
the auditor Of passenger receipts.
Last Saturday afternoon lightning
struck locust tree on Geo. B. Coffin
barger's farm near town and tore it
into shreds. Mr.. Cofinbarger had
been blowing near the tree only few
moments previous, and he is mighty
thankful that he got away in time.
The Shepherdstown Chapter of the
Z. D. c. will hold lawn fete on the
evening of July 20 at the home of Mrs.
McClain. Supper, with all the deli
cacies of the season, will be served.
The chapter will meet Saturday
evening, July 18th, at 7 p. m. at the
Entler Hotel.
The annual reunion of Presbyterians
will be held at Pen-Mar Tuesday, July
80, 1901. The Presbyterian reunion
chorus, composed of the best singers of
Harrisburg,under the direction Of Prof,
Z. J. Decevee, will lead the music.
The Pen-Mar orchestra will also givea
sacred concert in the afternoon.
The shirt-waist for men is very
good thing, but like some other good
things there is apt to be too much of
it. As long a man sattending strict
" to his own business he can indulge
in this style of clothing without OBJ
lection. But his liberty ceases when
he comes into association with other
folks.
Frank W. Muzzey, Esq, entertained
the usual crowd on the 4th Of July
with beautiful display of fireworks
at Rockland, near town. The exhibit
ton was very handsome, and after
ward the guests were served with re-
freshments by the hOspitable folks Of
Rockland. 1t was a most enjoyable
evening.
Mrs. Ann Cook, former resident
of Shepherdstown and a sister of Mrs
Susan Terrell, of this place, who has
been making her home recently with
her daughter, Mrs. Mentzer, in
Waynesboro, Pa, fell down flight Of
stairs recently and was seriously hurt.
1t is thought that the fall produced a
stroke of paralysis.
Elmer Wild, scrappy young Mar
tinsburger, got into a fight with
party of negroes last Saturday night,
and one of them shot him in the thigh,
inhicting a pretty bad wound. Wild
is one of the fellows who tried few
months ago to clean up Shepherdstown,
but who got knocked out in short or
der by Sergeant Maddox.
A union camp meeting, conducted
by the Shepherdstown and Charles
Town charges of the Staunton district,
Washington Conference, NJ. E. Church,
colored, will begin at Morgan's Grove
July 18th and continue to the 28th.
Round trip tickets will be sold over
the y. & w. Railway July IA, q, %,
and August 4. from Elkton and in
termediate stations.
Daniel P. Ray has bought and puts
to work today a splendid new thresh-
ing outfit from the Prick Company at
Waynesboro, Pa. He gets twenty
horsepower traction engine and one
of the latest improved self-feeding
threshing machines, giving him an
equipment equal to any in this Sec
ton. He brought the outfit from
Waynesboro yesterday under its own
steam.
A noticeable addition to the good
things that Shepherdstown enjoys this
summer is the number of handsome
new vehicles that our people have
bought within the past month or so.
The new rubber-tire runabouts have
become numerous, and are as stylish
in appearance as they are comfortable
to ride in. Some handsome vehicles
of other sorts are also seen on our
streets and graced as they are by our
pretty girls make the town animated
and pleasant to see.
A friend has sent us copy of a
unique yet very interesting magazine,
Things and Thoughts, issued from