Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-06-05
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofInterest that are Happening In
Our keIghborhood and Elsewhere.

been planted and they contrast beau
tifully with the deep green lawn.
The Pitchers Mill property, near
Harper's Ferry, owned by Col. ].
Garland Hurst and the heirs of the
late G. H. Trail, has been sold to John
Martin and son, of Hampshire county,
who will operate the same.
The Shepherd College baseball team
will play the Berryville club in this
place Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock,
at the conclusion of the memorial ex-
ercises. The game will be played in
the Show field east of town.
The air in certain parts of the coun-
try fairly vibrates with the incessant
hum of myriads of seventeen-year
locusts. 1t is a rare thing to hear
them in the town, however, for the
sparrows have practically extermi-
mated them.
E. R. Hill having determined to
give up his place as engineer at the
electric light plant, Raleigh Vanmeter
has been appointed to succeed him,
and he is now learning the intricacies
of the business preparatory to taking
charge of the system.
The Hagerstown military company
will come to Shepherdstown Sunday
afternoon on the evening train to
decorate the grave of Harry Turner
in Elmwood Cemetery, formerly a
member of Company B. The usual
memorial service will be held.
Mr.. P. D. Tebault, superintendent
OF the Maryland Telephone Company,
Hagerstown, and Miss Eleanor Kath-
arine Fletcher were married in York,
Pa, on Monday. The wedding was
a surprise to the friends Of the bride
and groom. Mr.. Tebault is well
known in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. F. T. Grove entertained Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Carter, of New York,
and few other friends at eucher
party Tuesday night. Last night Mr..
and Mrs. Carter returned the compli-
ment and gave party at the Virgin
ia House. Miss Mary Tyson won the
first prize-a very handsome lace COL
lar.
Miss Annie c. Allen, of Shepherds
town, daughter of Mr. Frank Allen,
and Mr.. William H. Houser, Jr., Of
Sharpsburg, were married in the lat
ter place yesterday evening by Rev.
A. A. Ksrlin, of the Lutheran church.
They will make their home near Sharps-
burg, We wish the young couple
much happiness.
G. T. Hodges, who last week bought
from the syndicate the large frame
dwelling-house at Bridgeport, oppo-
site Shepherdstown, has sold the prop
erty to Mayberry Beeler, of Sharps-
burg, at a slight advance. Mr.. Beeler
will improve the property and move
there from Sharpsburg as soon as 1t IS
ready for occupancy.
The Mercer fortune has again had
some new features developed for the
heirs, several of whom are residents
of this vicinity. Capt. j. P. Haddox,
Winchester, one Of the heirs, has some
new evidence of interest to those con-
cerned. The details are so voluminous
that Captain Haddox prefers that
those interested call and see him and
he will explain the facts.
George Dade, a well-known colored
man of Shepherdstown, died yester.
day evening, His death was caused
by diabetes, and his illness brought
about peculiar change in his ap-
pearance. He used to be bright
yellow mulatto, but after he was sick
awhile his complexion began to change
and he got coal black The change
came gradually, but it was so notice
/ able that it caused considerable COM
ment.
The arc lights by which the Main
street of Shepherdstown has been
lighted more or less satisfactorily since
the installation of our electric light
plant have been taken down and their
places supplied with incandescent
lights. A ffty-candle power light
has been placed at each corner and an
additional light will be placed midway
of each square. The new arrange
ment will, we think, prove very salts
factory and light the streets all right
The arc lights were never what they
should have been.
Slagle Souders, who was sent to the
penitentiary from Jefferson county In
| 1898 to serve term Of five years for
burglary, has secured from the Board
of Pardons a recommendation for
communication of his sentence to -four
and one-half years. The board gives
a number of reasons which are deemed
satisfactory for this action, among
which was the bad condition of the
health of Souders. 1t is believed that
the ends ofjustice have been subserved
in this case, and the Governor mercy
will be appreciated.
Rev. J. c. Thrasher, pastor of the
Southern Methodist church of Shep,
herdstown, assisted in a romantic
marriage yesterday. Mr.. Luther Will
liams and Miss Etfie Viola Ross, two
of his former parishioners from Ste
phens City, Va, arranged to get mar
ried at Harper's Ferry and engaged
| L. - oarcorp, tho ceremOnV He