Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-08-07
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things oflnterest that are Happening In
Our Neighborhood and Elsewhere.

We regret to state that Mr.. D. S.
Eichelberger, of the Martinsburg
Statesman, is i'll at the Pratt Santa
rum, near Baltimore.
Wall has Just received a consign-
ment of over 200 yearlings, and two
year-old ewes this week from Edison,
on sale at Charles Town.
Messrs. Frank Gordon and Harry
Whiting, of Washington, who are en-
joying a trip in their canoe, stopped
off in Shepherdstown for short time
today.
John Burns bought fifty breeding
ewes last week for his own use from
Wall, Charles Town. They were a
choice bunch from Richie county, W.
Va, all black faces.
Mr.. John NJ. Henkel, accompanied
by his beautiful and accomplished
daughter, Miss Corilne Elliott, of Bue-
ma Vista, Va, are guests at Sunny
Side" the home of Mr.. D. Grove Hen
KEEL, near Uvilla.
Rain interferred last Friday after
noon with the ball game between our
town boys and the team from Charles
Town. There innings were played
and the score was l to 0 in favor Of
Shepherdstown.
Entries competing for premiums in
the ladies department at Morgan s
Grove Fair will be closed Tuesday,
September %, at go p. m, instead
of 4 p. m. Judging of exhibits will
begin Immediately.
The Logic farm, near Kearneysville,
has been sold by the owner, Henry
Trostle, to J. Thomas Campbell, the
price being $50 per acre. The farm
contains about 100 acres, and was pur-
chased ten years ago by Mr.. Trostle
Of the Logic heirs at 5000 per acre.
Miss Marian Virginia Henkel en-
tertained few friends on last Satur-
day night in honor of her cousins,
Misses Henkel, of Buena Vista Cav
aEer, of Baltimore; Schilling, Of Har-
per's Ferry, and Rider, Of near Hall
town, who have been visiting her,
near Uvilla.
On the evening of Saturday, Au-
gust 10Th, the Catholics of Harper's
Ferry will give a concert of high,
classic order. Talent from Baltimore,
Washington, Philadelphia and the
neighboring towns will assist and the
affair promises to be most enjoyable.
The public is invited to attend
Miss jamie Strider has been ap-
pointed teacher of the public school
at Kabletown; Miss Emma Strider
will teach the school at Manning's;
0. NJ. Harris is retained at River
side; Miss Irene Trussell at Mt.
Hope; Miss Meta Shirley at Wilt
shire's; I. n. Bonham at Summit
Point.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
ephone Company (the bell SYSTEM
announces that it Will build a new line
from Knoxville, connecting Weverton,
Point of Rocks, Harper's Ferry, Charles
Town, Shepherdstown and Winchester
with Martinsburg. The line from
Sharpsburg will be extended to Shep-
herdstown and Charles Town.
Last Sunday large crowd of COL
ored people from Shepherdstown went
on an excursion to Conococheague
Island, Pa, to attend campmeeting.
At st. James station Collins Clark,
one of the excursionists from this
place, unnecessarily jumped from the
train as it stopped and seriously in
iured his back. He remained at st.
James until evening and was brought
to his home here on the $50 train.
Monday night the young people of
Shepherdstown gave most delightful
dance in the town hall. The affair
was largely attended by persons from
Baltimore, Washington Hagerstown
and Chambersburg, Pa, and the usual
number of our own people. Thompson's
orchestra from Martinsburg furnished
the music. The dancing began at s
D. m. and lasted until 2 a. m. Every
one present had royalty good time.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Rider re-
ceived at "Fruitland," her hospitable
home, near Halltown, on Tuesday
evening, in honor of Miss Marian V.
Henkel's guests, near Uvilla. Music
and dancing were engaged ir until a
very late hour, when the guests re-
paired to the dining-room, where
they partook of sumptuous repast.
After a very enjoyable evening, they
left very reluctantly for their homes.
The county court Of Berkeley coun-
ty some time ago made proposition
to the county court of Jefferson coun-
tv for the two counties to join in build
ing a steel bridge at Scrabble, across
Billmyers run, which separates the
two counties. Jefferson county did
not look upon the proposition with
favor and Berkeley county has decid-
ed to build it herself. The contract
for building the bridge has been
awarded to Nelson & Buchanan, bridge
builders, for 1892.
Prof. Barnes, in his opening re-
marks at the Teachers Institute yes
terday, referred to Jefferson county as