Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-03-19
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things oflnterest that are Happening In
Our NeIghborhood and Elsewhere.

than now. The wheat has come out
of the winter splendidly, and the fields
are covered with a carpet of living
green, thick and fourishing, which
promises an abundant harvest.
Charles W. Carter, who has been
running G. S. Knott's store at Moler'
Cross Roads for several years, has
bought from c. A Helvestine the farm
near that place. He paid $50 an acre
for the farm, which contains 102 acres.
Mr.. Helvestine has rented A. P. Rein
harris farm for the ensuing year.
Miss Nora Belle Miller, of Sharps-
burg, and Mr.. Charles W. Plume, of
Rockingham county, Va, were mar
ried in Hagerstown, March II, by
Rev. W. c. Griffith in his Office, Court
Place. The bride was only Is years
old and was accompanied by her faith
er, who gave his consent to the issu-
ing of license.
The town council held meeting
on Friday last and transacted large
amount of routine business. Orders
that had accumulated during the past
months when no meetings were held
were ordered paid, the disputed min
utes were approved, and other neces-
sary business transacted. D. S. Rentch
was sworn in as member of council
and served as mayor pro TEN.
Thirty-three boats passed up the
c. & 0. canal on Monday and were
supplied by W. H. Knode at Bridge
port with the necessary provender. A
leak in the fve-mile level, near Sny-
ders warehouse, caused some delay
in traffic, but that has been repaired
Boats are now loading at Cumberland
and everybody is anticipating brisk
business.
At a session Of the bankrupt court
in Charles Town last week Referee JAS.
W. Butt ordered the sale of "Cassilis, "
the farm Of George Porterfeld, near
Charles Town. 1t was also ordered
that the trustees appointed by the
court in the Hurst case bring suit to
set aside the deed conveying the Hurst
property at Harpers Ferry and the
farm near Dutfelds to the late Edward
| Tearney.
While sewing clover seed on the
farm Of James NJ. Marshall, near En-
gle's, Charles Stewart, farm hand,
was struck in the head and seriously
injured He was working in a field
about 200 yards from the stone quar-
ries at Kellers, operated by the Poto-
mae Limestone Co., when a blast was
pat off aud stone about the size of a
mans fist was hurled in the air and
struck Stewart on the head
The preliminary contest to decide
who shall represent Shepherd College
at the inter normal oratorical contest
at Martinsburg on April 18th will be
held in this place on Friday evening,
March 9th, in the college hall. There
will be four contestants, Louise Anna
Snyder, Z. w. Miller, John Link and
Jos. Triplett A nominal admission
fee of 10 cents will be charged, to help
with the expense of the contest. Ev-
erybody is invited to attend.
There was lively fight at Swan
Pond Tuesday night among party o.
colored folks, and as a result of tami.
| " uuarrels Burrell Brown was shot
twice by his brother-in-law, William
Grantham. The trouble was chiefly
about Browns wife, who had lett him
Grantham fed to Maryland after the
shooting, and when Brown, carrying
two bullets in his body, went to Mar
tinsburg to swear out warrants for his
arrest he was himself arrested anc
lodged in Jail.
The First Baptist parsonage at Mar
tinsburg was the scene of a very pref
ty wedding last Wednesday night a
70 clock, when Miss Florence G. Cook
US, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W
Cookus, of Shepherdstown, was mar
ried to Mr.. Tethian a. Blake, a youns
liveryman of Martinsburg The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Duna
way, in the presence of large nun
Der of friends and relatives. Mis-
Blake, sister of the groom, was maiC
of honor, and Mr.. Charles Blake bes
man. After the ceremony the coupl
were driven to the home of the groom
parents, where a reception was held
Mr.. and Mrs. Blake will make thei
future home in this city, as he /
connected in business here.-MatinS
burg World.
J.E. Thropp, owner of the Virgins
Ore Bank property near Bakerton, ha
bought from Jacob S. Moler eigh
acres of land, near the river, for whicI
he paid 5000 an acre cash. He vii
construct a settling pond on the tract
into which will be run the water from
the ore washer. 1t will be remem
bered that the Harper's Ferry Pull
Company brought suit against Nh
Thropp in the United States Court t
/ restrain him from running the mudd,
water from the ore bank into the Pc