Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-10-01
LITTLE LOCALS.
me Things oflnterest that are Happening n
Our Nelghborhood and Elsewhere.

tne hrst Presbyterian Church oi
Lynchburg to the First Presbyterian
Church at Richmond, Va.
The Philadelphia North American
of Sunday last announced the engage
ment of Miss Josephine Crosby Wat
son. of Devon, near that city, to Mr.
j. Rutherford Wysong, of Shepherds
town.
Edward o. Mckee, a well-knowr
farmer of the Leetown neighborhood
has applied for the benefit of the
bankrupt laws. 1t is said his liabili.
ties are S. 900 and assets about 81 800
A number Of Shepherdstown persons
are among the creditors.
Mr.. James H. Shepherd, who is
in Shepherdstown for stay Of few
weeks, has our thanks for a rare GU
osity-a meteorite that he found in
Berkeley county some time since. 1t
is about as large as a walnut and very
heavy, being composed Of meteoric
iron. tits most valuable addition to
our museum, and we are greatly in
debted to Mr.. Shepherd for it.
Sun Bros. circus exhibited in Shep.
herdstown yesterday and last night TO
fairly good audiences. They had a
very respectable show and those who
attended were very well pleased.
There was no part of the Performance,
however, that equalled the exhibition
given by Charlie Greenwood when
the clowns were in the ring. Even
the circus performers couldn't control
their risibles when Charles laugh
was at its best.
At recent meeting of the Shop
herdstown Chapter of the U. D. c.,
Miss Sallie Powell, Miss Julia Grove
and Mrs. w. H. Kearfott were elected
delegates to the State convention,
which will meet in Parkersburg o.
tober 18th. The alternates are Mrs.
H. P. Allen. Miss Daisy Myers and
Mrs. G. w. Banks. Mrs. Kate Rey-
nolds is also delegate by virtue Of
her Office as president.
Will Shipley, Harvey Jones and
Dick Butts are carrying their arms
in sings as the result of a queer case
of poisoning. They all work in Mr..
Hartzells gardens, and they have
been poisoned in some way by the
plants among which they worked.
Their arms became swollen and bis
tered and gave them great deal Of
pain, requiring the services of physi
clan. DR.. Meyers is attending them.
st. J.meI' Catholic Church in Char
les Town was the scene of a pretty we'd
ding Tuesday morning, The contract
ing parties were Miss Catharine Schulz
tie, daughter of Mr. August Schultz,
and Mr.. Jean B Retz, of Washington,
D. G. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. ]. Collins. The matron of
honor was Mrs. Daisy Jungworth and
the best man was Mr.. August Retz, of
Washington. The bridesmaids were
Misses Maggie and Celia Schultz and
Mary Eagan, Of Charles Town, and
Miss Clara Mater, of Harper's Ferry.
The ushers were Messrs. F. K. and
Hunter Beller, A. ]. Schultz and G..
P. Miley, of Charles Town.
The Potomac Hydraulic Cement
Company, which has been operating
the cement mill mile east of Shep-
herdstown, on the Maryland side Of
the river, and which suspended oper-
ations several months ago, will 60 out
of the business of making cement.
W. E. Blundon, the superintendent,
will sell all the personal property on
October Goth, and with his family
will move to Washington City. There
is very little demand now for natural
cement, Portland cement being manu-
featured at such a low cost as to prac-
ticalIy drive the other out OF the
markets. The Potomac Company,
which owns the mill and other build
ings and the farm on which they are
located, is trying to dispose of the en-
tire property.
The apple crop is still moving slowly
in this section, most of the fruit grow
ers being unwilling to take the low
prices offered by the buyers. Prices
range from 90 cents to $l.10 barrel,
the latter being paid for the best fruit.
It is said, however, that buyers are
becoming more anxious to get hold Of
the apples, and though the combiua-
ton is still in good working order it
may possibly weaken and real bidding
begin. Captain Milton Rouss, who
will get four or FIVE thousand barrels
from his orchards near Shannondale,
has decided not to sell now, but will
put his apples in cold storage until he
gets the advance that he believes will
certainly come. 1t is worth trip In
to the country to see the vast quaint
ties of apples that are upon the trees.
The Charles Town Advocate says of
the smallpox outbreak at Ripon: Sew
eral weeks ago young negro, Taylor
by name, having the disease, came to
his mothers home ar1ile northwest Of
the village from Pittsburg. A short
time afterward two of the smaller chill
dren became sick with it. The disease
was then communicated to the family
of Charles Murray, a daughter being
afflicted. The health authorities took
prompt measures to isolate all the VIC
Tins, consigning them in the Taylor
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