Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1902-12-11
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofinterest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.


evenings, December II and Is,
Congressman Dayton asks US to say
that his quota of garden seeds will
soon be ready for distribution, and he
will take pleasure in sending them to
any of his constituents who will write
to him at Washington.
The farm of R. NJ. Moore, two miles
north Of Charles Town, was sold at
public sale last Friday by Trustee
Gerard D. Moore. The place, which
contains 1921 acres, was bought by
Geo. w. Moore at $50 an acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Byers have
issued invitations to the wedding Of
their daughter, Miss Laura Blanche
Byers, to Mr.. Joseph Elmer Byers
The ceremony Will take place at their
home, Rose Knoll" near town, at
high noon on December 18th.
A romantic wedding took place last
Thursday on the bridge across the
Potomac river at Harper's Ferry, the
principals being Miss Daisy Myers, of
Washington county, and Mr.. John D,
Hofmaster, of Brunswick. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. G. S.
Biggs, and afterward the couple drove
home.
There is a town ordinance which
imposes a fine upon persons who do
not remove the snow from their side
walks within a short time after it falls.
Some persons on the side streets In
town neglect to clean the snow at all
from their sidewalks. The town au-
thorities should attend to the matter
in the future.
The members of the Town Hall AS
ISOLATION, and any others who are
willing to assist in a series of enter
tainments to be given during the COM
ing Christmas holidays, are requested
to meet at the home of Mrs. K. W.
Reynolds on Saturday evening, De-
cember 18th, at 7 o'clock. Further
particulars will be given next week.
Miss Stella Rohrer, daughter of Mr..
Henry w. Rohrer, and Mr.. Harry
Cipp, Of Sharpsburg, were married
Tuesday morning at the brides home,
near Sharpsburg, by Elder John Otto,
of the German Baptist Brethren
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Clipp will
spend a few days in Harrisburg, after
which they will reside near Sharps-
burg.
At the meeting of the Board of Re-
gents of the State Normal Schools in
Charleston the first Of the week the
biennial report to the Governor and
the Legislature was formulated. The
amounts necessary to finish and equip
the new building at ShepherdstOwn
were passed upon by the board, and
| if the Legislature shall agree to its
recommendations our new college will
be put in frst-class condition.
The people of this neighborhood
were a good deal surprised last Fri
day morning when they awoke to find
the ground covered with four or five
inches of snow and still falling fast.
A rain that began Thursday evening
had turned to snow during the night
and about FIVE inches fell before it
stopped. The country is still white.
a few sleighs were seen on the roads,
but it was not very good sleighing be-
cause o the mud under the snow. This
was the second of our thirty SHOWS
only twenty-eight now to come.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.
Davis, at the edge of Shepherdstowp,
was the scene Of very pretty we'd
ding on Wednesday morning, Decem-
Der 10th, the contracting parties being
Mr.. Joseph Edward Stanley, of Kear-
neysville, and Miss Bette Butler Derr,
of Uvilla. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev Joseph Elmer Guy,
of the Reformed church. The couple
left Immediately for Boonsboro and
Middletown, Md, and expect to spend
Christmas day at the brides home at
Uvilla, after which they will return to
Kearneysville, where they will make
their home. They are followed by the
wishes of many friends.
Miss Mary Anna Troxell and Mr..
Edward Woodall, of Baltimore, were
married yesterday afternoon at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs. Anna
NJ. Troxell, in Williamsport, Nd. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. NJ.
| d. Gaver, of the Lutheran church, as
sisted by Rev. j. B. Keller. Miss Sadie
Troxell was maid of honor and Mr..
Harry Woodall best man. After the
ceremony reception was held, and
later in the afternoon the happy cou-
pie took train for Baltimore, where
they will live. The bride is known
in Shepherdstown, where she has a
number of relatives and friends. Mr.
J. S. Fleming, Miss Mary Coffenber-
ger and Mr.. Lester Uofiinberger, Of
this place, attended the wedding.
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner, of the
Circuit Court of this county, has mott
fed States Attorney Mason that be
would have to summon all the wit.
nesses he could get to ascertain by
what means Edward Daily and Walter
Claxton, who has been sentenced tC
the penitentiary for three years each
for robbery, and George Ash0y one
year for assault, had made their escape
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