Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-11-06
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofintsrest that are Happening In
Our keighborhood and Elsewhere.

put in place. They already show
what an imposing front the college is
to have.
The Jefferson Quarry Company, of
Millville, this county, has been incor-
porated for the purpose of dealing in
all kinds of building stone. The cap.
ital stock is 100000, and the incor-
porators are Charles Becker and others,
of Baltimore.
At Charles Town recently VIM. R.
Irwin, of Pennsylvania, delivered a
prohibition address. In his introduc-
tory remarks he proceeded to eulogize
John Brown of Harper's Ferry noto-
riety, whereupon the audience arose
and left the hall, leaving him but
few scattered auditors.
R. L. Price, of White Hall, Va, has
been employed as miller by c. N.
Whiting, proprietor of Billmyer's Mill,
and has moved into the house vacated
by D. F. Billmyer. Mr.. Price has
the reputation of being frst-class
miller, and will keep up the reputa-
ton of this popular establishment.
Mr.. A. w. Shewbridge, young
telegraph operator of HaIpers
Ferry, and Miss Edna Pearl,
daughter of Captain Pearl, we'll
known passenger conductor on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, were mar
ried in Frederick City on Friday.
They will reside in Harper's Ferry
Advocate.
Shepherd College received this week
from the National Museum at Wash
ingtor a very fine collection of speci-
mems for the department of zoology.
There are in all 264 specimens, in
Guided in which are number of fishes
and many varieties of invertebrates.
The specimens will be properly ar
ranged in cases by the officers.
Charles Brantner, a well-known
young man of Shenandoah Junction,
is seriously i'll. He has been in fail
ing health for some months. A day
or two ago he took his gun and went
hunting in field near his home. The
exertion was too much for him, and he
fell from exhaustion, being in serious
state when found. He was carried
home, but is precariously i'll.
The United Telephone company has
a large force of men at work between
Shepherdstown andHagerstown string
ing new copper wires that will be
used to connect the Virginia lines
with the Maryland and Pennsylvania
system controlled by the company. 1t
is said that ten wires are to be placed
and that the line will be made first
class one in every respect, with a view
to giving long-distance service in the
near future.
Charles E. Jones, of the Leetown
and Kearneysville vicinity, contem-
plates going into the culture of apple
and peach trees on high scale. The
ground is being prepared for an apple
orchard of 60 acres on his Kearneys-
vile farm, where he already has 40
acres of trees FIVE years old. On his
farm near Leetown so acres will be
planted in orchard, making an aggie-
gate of $50 acres.
The will of the late Thomas Rowland,
who owned farm in Clarke county,
near Summit Point, was declared void
by Judge Harrison in the circuit court
at Berryville. The deceased had left
most of his property to the children of
brother, Mr.. JAS H. Rowland, near
Wheatland, this county. He had
number of brothers and sisters who
attacked the will on the ground that
undue influence had been used on the
testator in making his will.
Jane Staley, co!ored, received word
on Monday that her son, George Sta
ley, who was about $50 90 years old,
had been killed by the cars at Lewis
town, Pa. Staley left Shepherdstown
couple of months ago for Pennsyl-
vania, where he went to get work.
No particulars have been received as
to how his death occurred, but story
is in circulation that he was shot and
killed by jealous colored man whose
sweetheart he had been visiting.
Oakland NJ. E. Church South was
the scene of a pretty wedding Mon
day evening, when Miss Mary Virgin
ia Daily, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John W. Daily, of Daily, this county,
were united in marriage to Mr.. 5.
Peter Stickles, Jr. Rev. F. A. Stroth-
er offciated. The ushers were Messrs.
J. Edgar Osbourn, of Kearneysville;
w. H. Rissler, of Charles Town;
Charles E. Daily, of Cumberland, Md;
and Harry F. Daily, of Daily, broth
ers of the bride. Miss S. George
Daily, sister of the bride, was maid of
honor, and Mr.. Walter Anderson, of
Roanoke, Va, was best man. A re-
ception was held after the wedding at
the home of Mr.. Joseph Funk.
1t is with regret that we note the
serious illness of Mr.. Henry D. Beall,
for many years connected with the
editorial department of the Baltimore
Sun. Mr.. Beall has been in failing
health for some months past. He at
tended the Winchester fair in October,