Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-11-19
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofInterest that are Happening n
Our Neghborhood and Elsewhere.

grey cloth. and the boys look very
nice in the new suits. The uniforms,
which were furnished by T. B. Line,
are very neat and well fitting.
The coolest sTell of weather this
season visited us yesterday, when
northwest wind brought cold wave
that sent the thermometer considera-
bly, below the freezing point. 1t was
very cold last night and this morning.
The ladies of the Reformed Church
will serve dinner and supper in the
town hall next Thursday, thanksgiv-
ing day. Meals will be but Is cents
each, or if sent out 50 cents. The
public patronage is solicited and excel
lent meals are promised.
Robt. r. Smith, Of the southern
part of this county, we regret to learn,
lost three fine Shorthorn calves last
week from blsckleg Dr. w NJ Stan
ley, State veterinary surgeon. went
out there on Friday, and on Saturday
vaccinated all of Mr.. Smiths cattle,
and no further trouble is apprehended.
Spirit.
Rev. H. c. Haithcox, D. D., of this
place delivered a fine sermon to the
Odd Fellows of Shenandoah Junction
in the Baptist church at that place
last Sunday. He spoke on the Faith
erhood of God and the Brotherhood
OF Man" A large crowd was pres
ent, among which were number of
persons from Shepherdstown.
Sheriff Billmyer went to Strasburg,
Va, last week and arrested Isaac
NARROW, a negro accused of murderous
assault upon Tate Moten, colored, at
Bakerton, several months ago. Motsn
got into a fight with NARROW and an
other colored man, and it is alleged
that NARROW knocked him down and
the third man stabbed him to death.
NARROW was lodged in jail in Charles
Town.
A meeting was held at Williams
port yesterday to push the matter Of
erecting a bridge acrose the Potomac
river at that place. Prominent citi-
liens of Washington aud Berkeley
counties were present, and commit
tee was appointed to urge the commits
sioners of both counties to take action
looking to the erection of free bridge
or one on which the tolls shall be
very low.
J. Strider Moler, who has been con-
Quoting store at Keller for the past
ten years, has with his family moved
to Bakerton. Ewell Maddox, former
ly employed by the B. & o. R R. at
Eugle's, as general agent, will conduct
the store vacated by Mr.. Moler, and
Tbos. Z. Howell, of Washington, D. c.,
has been appointed to succeed MIR.
Maddox with the railroad company
Free Press.
Our local shippers complain very
greatly of the handicap to their bust
ness by the failure of the Norfolk &
Western Railway to provide them
with cars. Orders for empty cars are
disregarded to such 80 sent as to
seriously inconvenience cur grain deal
ers, and most of the cars that they do
get are go inferior that shipments can
not be made with safety. Somebody
needs shaking up in the railroad
service.
Miss Easton, former missionary to
India, spent a couple of days at Shop
herd College this week, endeavoring
to inaugurate a systematic movement
for the missionary cause among the
students. She also organizeda Young
Mems Christian Association among the
boys and young men Of the college.
The following are the officers elect
ed to serve for the first term Presi-
dent, John w. Link; vice-president,
John D. May; secretary, P. R. Moler;
treasurer, Frederick Cooper.
A meeting of the building commit
tee of Shepherd College was held in
Shepherdstown last Thursday, Messrs
Miller, Straus and Snyder being pres
ent. The committee let contract to
Alex. Zeck, of Grafton, for an engine
and tank to be used in connection with
the water system, ordered the grading
of the grounds, and arranged for 9TH
er matters looking to an early COM
pletion of the building and its occu-
pancy by the school. The steel cell
ings are now all on, the carpenter
work is approaching completion, and
there is not great deal Of work yet to
be done.
The suit of James W. McGarry
against the Norfolk & Western Rail-
way Company, which has been in It'll
CATION for about ten years, has at last
been compromised. When the rail-
road company filled in the trestle-
work at Shenandoah Junction they
cut off Mr.. McGarry's right of way,
and be brought suit for $4,000 dam.
ages. The matter has since dragged
along in the courts, finally reaching
the Supreme Court of this State. The
last decision was in favor of Mr.. Nc
Garry, whereupon the railroad COM
promised the matter by giving him
$1,000.
Mllt Washington, well known ne
gro of this town, made brutal assault
last Friday upon Charlotte McChan, a
colored woman with whom he lives.