Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-04-02
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofinterest that are Happening In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

of his guests.
Harry E. Mundey is having a new
glass front put in his building on
Main street, and the lower part of the
property will be devoted to business
purposes.
Through the efforts of the Shep-
herdstown Improvement Society rus
tic loot-bridge over the run on Prospect
Avenue has been projected, and will be
built at once.
A modern Sampson, a sure-enough
strong man, gave public exhibition
last Saturday night. He bent iron
and steel in the most amazing way
and lifted tremendous weights with
the greatest ease.
Frank o. Trump has sold his gen.
elal store at Kearneysville to Petrie
& Harshman, of Bakersville, Nd.
These gentlemen moved to Kearneys-
vile yesterday and will continue the
business at the old stand.
In sending money for his subscrip-
ton to the REGISTER James J. Mad
dex, of Richwood, Ohio, writes: "Your
paper always reaches us Saturday,
and we are never too tired or sleepy
to read it after getting home in the
evening"
Notwithstanding the fact that we
are steadily wedding from our SUBJ
scrption list those who do not pay
promptly for the REGISTER, our cicu-
lation continues to grow. Every week
we add considerable number of new
subscribers.
Those who are willing to become
members of the Improvement Society
can do so by giving their names to the
following committee on membership:
Mrs. H. c. Marten, Mrs. G. W. Banks,
Dr. Hopkins Gibson, Henry S. Baker,
Miss Salome Wingate.
We understand that the teachers Of
the Shepherdstown Graded School are
arranging for celebration of arbor
day on April 18th. The Improve
ment Society will cooperate with |
them. This is a movement in the
right direction, and the people will |
heartily endorse it.
We carry a good line of monthly |
and weekly magazines and periodicals
and daily papers. Subscriptions for
any papers or magazines given prompt |
attention. We will renew any sub
scription or deliver paper to you dali
ly if you will leave order at our store
-Reinharts Pharmacy.
On account of the inclement wealth
er on Monday the sale of personal |
property OF A. P Remnant, near Shep-
herdstown, was postponed. The sale
will be held next tuesday, April 9TH.
The sale by W. Z. Osbourn, admins
TRAITOR of John B Hendricks, deceased, |
announced for the same day, has been
postponed until Saturday, April 4th,
at 9 a. m.
We learn that Barney Hoffman,
son Of Geo. L. Hoffman, has bought !
from William McSherry, of Gettys-
burg, Pa, the famous old "Southwood |
Farm" near Kearneysvllle. This
farm formerly belonged to the late
Kearsley Kearney, and has fine
brick mansion upon it. 1t contains
237 acres, and the price paid was $28
an acre.
Mr.. Geo. B. Coffnberger recently
left at the REGISTER Office a very pc
culiar growth that he cut from tree
on his place 1t is twig that has up
on it almost perfect limitations of ears
of corn, evidently the work of an in
sect Of some sort. Sometimes in look
ing at it we have thought that per-
haps Mr. Cotiinberger is trying to raise
corn on trees.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Helen Nicholson
cambridge, Of The Bower" to Mr..
Robert L. Martin, Jr. The ceremony
will take place at the home Of the
bride on Thursday, April 10th, at five
o'clock in the afternoon, and the in
vitations are issued by the uncle and
aunt of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Lem
ual p Dandridpe
Our fruit growers have been busy
the past few weeks spraying their or
chards to rid the trees of the San Jose
scale. Those in this neighborhood
who have thoroughly sprayed orchards
are C. D. Wysong, DR.. A. S. Reynolds,
Lewis C. Lucas, J. W. Gardner. j. S.
Osbourn, Chas. E. Jones, F. R. Nc
Qulkin, James w. Burr, John L. Will
Hanson, and others who have smaller
tracts in fruit.
In the decisions handed down by
the West Virginia Supreme Court we
note the following this week Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company VS.. j.
w McGarry, ct al, Jefferson county,
opinion by Judge Miller, reversed and
remauded Findley VS.. Cunningham,
Berkeley county, opinion by Judge
Brannon, reversed and remanded
Compton VS.. Faulkner ct al, Berkeley
county mandamus refused.
We regret to note the fact that
Mrs. Elizabeth Cost is very i'll at her
home near Snyder's Mills, the result
of stroke of paralysis received last
Friday. Mrs. Costs husband, VIM.
B. Cost, died quite suddenly on Mon