Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-02-12
LITTLE LOCALS.
The Things ofinterest that are Happenin n In
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

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Her remains were brought here for
burial.
Prof. Knutti's cadet corps at
Shepherd College has been armed with
Springfield rifles and the necessary
accoutrements of military company.
The boys drill couple of days each
week and are becoming quite pro-
fcient under the direction of Prof.
Knutti.
About two years ago James Magaha
slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk in
Hagerstown and broke his hip. lie
sued the city for $4,000 damages.
The case has dragged along in the
courts ever since, until it was COM
promised the first of the week for $500.
Mr.. Magaha formerly lived in Shep-
herdstown.
John Jones showed US an interesting
relic the other day-a copy of the
New Testament that had been picked
up on the battlefield of Antietam soon
after the fight there. 1t contains the
name of John Frazer Hamilton, of the
Tenth New Jersey Regiment, and had
evidently been given to him by his
mother, from the inscription on the
first leaf. Like as not some tender
story is connecte with the little book.
The Independent Steam Fire Com
pany No. l, of Charles Town, celebrated
the sixty-seventh anniversary of the
birthday of their generous benefactor,
Charles Broadway Rouss, last night,
as has been their custom for some
years. Capt J c. Holmes had charge.
A reception was held in Washington
Hall at p. M, and the banquet took
place at s P. m. Cleon Moore presided
and acted as POSTMASTER. The Win
chester fremen held similar affair
at the same time.
A party of capitalists were in
Shepherdstown few days ago, with
whom was Harry W. Blunt, of Wash
ington, looking over the Potomac
Cement Mill property, just below
Shepherdstown. They gave out no
statement as to their purposes, but it
is said that they are considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of buying the mill and
its contiguous property, including the
cement Quarries and the dam site, for
the purpose of re-estabishing this
industry on a large scale.
There were lively times at festi-
val in the colored school-house last
Saturday night. A quarrel began on
the outside and soon spread among
the crowd in the building. Pistols
were drawn and fired and razors
flashed in every direction. The shouts
of excited men and the screams Of ter
rifed women made regular pande-
monium for time. The only casual
ty was a cut sustained by George Dew
onshlre, who was sliced with razor
in the hands Of some unknown person.
AT a meeting of thirty of the Sharps-
burg boatmen Monday morning it was
decided to decline the offer made by
the c. & O Canal Company to haul
coal at 500 month or 40 cents
ton. The boatmen received a notice
Saturday night that they would be
given until February % to accept the
above terms and if they refused the
offer their boats would be given to
others. The promptly decided not to
accept the companys rate. Some OF
them say they will let their boats go
and work their teams on the B & 0
cutoff the coming season in the VI
entity of Shepherdstown.
J. Wesley Seibert has sold his bar
Der shop in this place, goodwill and
outfit, to Lester Wells, who will take
possession Of the same Friday morning
of this week. Wesley has conducted
this shop for SO years, and has amassed
a snug competence, sufficient to keep
him in comfort the balance of his days.
He has been a good citizen and has
had the respect of both white and col
ored people, and he retires from active
work with the esteem of all his old
patrons. Lester IS the son Of William
Wells, and is a worthy young colored
man, who has had experience in his
business here and elsewhere. Ee has
few superiors as barber, and is OF
good habits, polite and accommoda-
ting. We hope he may prosper,