Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-05-01
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofinterest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

and Baltimore Sunday. Fare from
Shenandoah Junction for the round
trip to Washington $l00, to Balti-
more $1.25.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
will sell excursion tickets to the Adam
Forepaugh & Sells Bros shows at Ea-
gerstown on Friday. Fare for round
trip from Shepherdstown, 70 cents.
Tickets good on all regular trains.
1t is the belief of some fishermen
that bass will not be plentiful in the
Potomac river the coming season.
The floods this spring, it is feared,
washed many bass into the canal and
they never got back into the river.
The two saloons licensed for Shop
herdstown for the ensuing year opened
for business this morning. The pro-
prietors are J. G. Lambert and j. P.
Watkins, and both are located on
Princess street within few doors of
each other.
DR.. Andrew II. Woods, son of Rev.
DR.. F. NJ. Woods, of Martinsburg, and
Miss Fannie Sinclair, of Philadelphia,
were married in the latter city on
Tuesday. DR.. Woods is professor of
anatomy in Christian college at Canton,
China. He and his bride will return
to China next fall.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
opened Monday for traffic for the sea-
son, which promises to be prosper
Gus one. 1t is expected that about
200 boats will be in operation on the
canal this season. The canal has been
put in good order again, the damage
caused by the recent floods having
been repaired;
Glass No. 5 of the Lutheran church
gave spelling bee and social in the
basement of the church last Friday
night and those present had a very
pleasant time. The prize to the best
speller was awarded Miss Louise Anna
Snyder, but the spelling Of the even
ing showed that there was large pro-
portion Of good spoilers present.
Guy NJ. Grant, representing Homer
S. Williams & Co., interior decorators,
Hagerstown, will be at the Entler
Hotel, Shepherdstown, May 18th, 18th
and l4th, with complete line Of
samples Of carpets, mattings, draper
les and wall paper He will be pleased
to have you call and show you the
goods. 1t will pay you to wait. Goods
shipped direct to the consumer.
Our present faithful and efficient
clerk Of the circuit court, Mr.. John NJ.
Daniel, is a candidate for reelection.
We think it would be hard to find
more competent and satisfactory man
for this place than Mr.. Daniel, and
the voters will make no mistake If
they return him to the Office he has
so worthily filed for number of
years.
Spring has burst upon us with all
its beauty this week. The buds and
blossoms of the trees, the living green
of field and forest, the sparkling wa
tiers of brook and river, the pure fra
GRANGE of the balmy air, the sweet
singing Of the mating birds, all con-
spire in delightful harmony to make
glad the earth and the people thereof.
All nature rejoices, and it's sweet in
the dear old Shenandoah Valley.
Unless some unforeseen occurrence
prevents, the Western Maryland Rail
road will soon pass into the hands Of
the Fuller syndicate, who represent
the Gould interests and who promise
10 make the road the eastern outlet Of
the great Wabash system of railroads.
One branch of the city council has
passed the ordinance and the other
will pass it tonight. The mayor says
he will sign the ordinance, so the mat
ter is as good as settled.
The people of Shepherdstown dis
trict are good deal gratifed that Mr..
Charles D. Wysong has agreed to stand
as a candidate for county commissioner
He is a large landowner and fruit
grower, progressive and yet conser-
vative business man, and he is elected
he will serve the people wisely and
faithfully. 1t has been a long time
since Shepherdstown district has been
represented by man directly identi-
fed with the town, and this is an ad-
ditional recommendation to our home
people.
The West Virginia tax commission
appointed by the Governor to draft
measures to revise the tax assessment
revenue laws in relation to disburse-
ment of revenue and the laws in re-
lation to incorporation Of cities, towns
and villages in West Virginia, to be
submitted to the next session of the
Legislation, met in Martinsburg. The
members of the commission present
are w. P. Hubbard, of Wheeling,
chairman; Henry G. Davis, Elkins; L.
J. Williams, Lewisburg, and John K.
Thompson, of Raymond City. The
meeting will continue until the end
of the week.
The Shepherdstown contingent, in
charge of Major Kearfott, returned
from the Dallas reunion Monday night
and all are loud in praise of the treat
ment they received at the hands of
the Dallasites and the people of Texas.