Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-10-27
LITTLE LOCALS.

there has been the last couple of years.
Harry Reinhart, son of Jacob s.
Reinhart, of Molers, this county, has
secured position with Wholesale
firm in Chicago and will at once go
to work. Harry is bright young
man an we hope will do well.
Mrs. Harriet Kruger Wherry, form
erly of Shepherdstown, was marri ed
in Toledo, Ohio, last Thursday night
to Mr.. Benjamin S. Rawlings, of that
city. The ceremony took place in
st. Matthews Lutheran church.
The board of ballot commissioners
for Jefferson county now consists OF
John NJ. Daniel, F. L. Bushong and
E Hiney. Mr.. Bushong succeeds j.
F. Engle, deceased, and Mr.. Hiney
succeeds H. NJ. Hopkins, resigned.
Eugene Raymond, the aeronaut,
who was injured by falling from his
parachute on Thursday of the Hagers-
town fair, is improved and it is now
believed he will recover. 1t is stated
that he said if he did get well he
would never make another ascension.
Among the weddings in Berkeley
county the past week we note the
following: Miss Salhe Detters and Mr..
Ernest C. E McIntire, both Of Jones s
Spring; Miss Mary NJ. Custer and Mr..
VIM. H. Jones, both of Bunker Hill ;
Miss Maud L. Harper and Mr., Alonzo
Shrlver, from near Tomahawk.
The choristers of Trinity Episcopal
church of Martiusburg will give a
song service in the Episcopal church
in this place D.xt Thursday evening,
November Ord, at $50 o'clock. No
admission will be charged, but col
lection will be taken TO defray e1-
pense8. The public are cordially in
vited.
Miss Myra NJ. Walworth, Of Mos
COW, Michigan, has been appointed
music teacher for Shepherd College
and will enter upon her duties next
week. Miss Walworth is very highly
recommended as a teacher Of both
vocal and instrumental music, and
will probably be valued addition to
/ the school and community.
Jefferson county is to have four
terms of the Circuit Court each year
after the current year. This has
been provided for by an enactment
of the last Legislature. The terms
will begin on the third Tuesday in
February, third Tuesday in May,
second Tuesday in September and
the second Tuesday Of December.
The Charles Town Advocate dis
played commemorate enterprise last
week in getting out special edition
showing the main business features
and attractions of the town and COM
munity. Photographs and descrip-
tions of prominent citizens and pub
lie buildings were printed and good
advertisement of the town has gone
out.
William T. Mcdonald while en-
,oute IN the ST Touis Exposition last
week, with young physician
from Frederick City, took straw
vote Of the passengers on their train.
The sentiment of the passengers
was overwhelmingly in favor of Park
er. The vote stood: Parker, 166
Roosevelt, IS; Debs, l, and Swallow,
Is. Most OF the passengers on the
train were from Maryland and West
observation-disclosures.
The Hagerstown Trolley Company
will, it is asserted, next reach out in
this direction. The company has its
line in operation as far as Boonsboro,
and has almost completed a branch
from that place to Myerstown, where
it connects with the Middletown and
Frederick line. When this is finished
it will take up the extension from
Boonsboro to Keedysville and Sharps-
burg, distance of but six miles, and
Superintendent Hepperle states that
the survey will probably be made yet
this fall. The company is very de-
sirous of reaching Antietam Battle
field, and if it shall build to Antietam
Station it will be within about two
miles of Shepherdstown. 1t is very
likely that the road will be extended
as far as Sharpsburg within the next
year or two.
Booze" Brown, young colored
man, went to a festival at the school
house in the west end of town last Sat.
urday night and got unduly festive
with his razor. In his gyrations with
the weapon be swiped George Stubs
and cut wide cash in his coat. He
didn't reach the skin, but his "razzer
play was too conspicuous for the peace
aud dignity of the corporation, and
Sergeant Shipley was sent for. He
arrested Mr.. Brown and was haling
him TO the seat of justice when the
prisoner broke away and ran for dear
life. Sergeant Shipley emptied his
revolver after him and finally caught
him. He was taken before Mayor
Miller, who fined him $40 and costs
after hearing the evidence and seeing
the stab wound in the coat of George
Stubbs, which George exhibited with
much emotion. Mr.. Brown was car
ried off to Jail, where he languisheC
until his honest old father sold hos
and raised the money with which t.