Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-01-28
LITTLE LOCALS.

week. The barrel had fallen from a
passing freight train and was not
missed by the trainmen.
The REGISTER acknowledges with
pleasure the receipt of kind note
from one of its Middleway friends, a
Young man who wants to start right
by subscribing for the paper. We
reciprocate his good wishes.
The Irwin & Leedy Cigar Company,
of Shenandoah Junction, one OF the
most prosperous of our Jefferson coun-
ty industries, has declared dividend
Of 5 per cent for the last six months
making 10 per cent for the year 1908
The Shepherdstown Chapter of the
U. D. G. will meet Friday afternoon
of this week at 8 o'clock at the home
Of Mrs. H. NJ. Turner. A full at
tendance is desired. as the annual
election OF officers will be held and
business of Importance transacted.
Cards are out announcing the ap-
preaching wedding of Mr., j. Allison
Eyster, of Charles Town, and Miss
Annie Mcleod, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Donald Bruce Mcleod, of Wash
ington. The marriage will take place
IN Washington on February 10th.
Services are being held each night
this week in the Presbyterian church
in Sbepherdstown, and the pastor
Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin, is being
assisted by Rev. D H Scaulan, of
Berryville. Rev. Mr. Seaman, who
breaches every evening, is a very
earnest speaker.
Robert G Miller recently bought
from John H. Hill, formerly of this
place, now of Charleston, W. Va.
two houses at the west end of the stone
row on New street. Mr. Miller has
since sold one of the houses to Will
liam Rutherford and the other to Geo.
W. Turner, for $500 each.
Mr. and Mrs. Mason Rush enter
tanned number of their friends at
their home at Billmyer's Mill Monday
evening. Music and games were the
amusements of the occasion, and later
delicious chicken soup was served.
Our reporter, however, says that G. N.
preferred cider to anything else.
We have been asked to announce
the engagement of Miss Helen Roman,
of Middleway, this county, to Richard
D. Simpson, of Wheeling, both colored.
The wedding will take place in the
spring. Our informant says the
groom is ore of the wealthiest colored
men in the State, beingworth $50, OOO
The Board of Health of Jefferson
county, of which DR.. R. E. Venning
is president, has posted notices en-
forcing the quarantine against Clarke
county. According to the warning
issued, anyone coming into Jefferson
county from Clarke county without
written permit from the health officer
of jefferson county will be arrested
and fined not less than $25 nor more
than 500 as prescribed by the law of
West Virginia
The will of the late Dennis NJ Dan
iels was filed for probate at Frederick,
Nd, last week. He bequeaths to his
wife, Mary NJ. Daniels, during her
life, all his property, real, personal
and mixed. At the death of his wife
he bequeaths the sum of 800 to his
son, Harry S. Daniels, and the sum of
5000 to his son, Dennis NJ. Daniels.
All the rest and residue is to be
equally divided among his twelve
children. Mary NJ Daniels is ap-
pointed his sole executrix.
The warm rain of last Friday melt
ed the snow and ice that had covered
the earth for several weeks, and
caused the streams to rise rapidly in
this section. The town run became
bank full, and for several hours Fri
day night the surplus water rushed
down Princess street. The Potomac
river rose several feet, and the heavy
ice that covered it at this place broke
up about s o'clock Sunday morning
1t passed of without doing any damage.
There are several big ice gorges on
the upper Potomac which are holding
back the ice-one below Falling Wa
tiers being very heavy. The ice was
ten to twelve inches thick.
VIM. A. Thompson, of Herndon,
Va, former well-known resident of
the vicinity oil Kearneysvllle, this
county, in sending his subscription
writes US as follows: I'VE appreciate
the REGISTER very much-more now
than when we were in West Virginia.
1t gives us news from our friends and
acquaintance that we would not hear
of otherwise. We are all well and
getting along o. X. 1t is very healthy
around Herndon, and this part OF
Virginia is settling up very fast, Land
here has doubled in value in the last
four years. There are persons in this
county from many States, and most Of
them are hustlers. Best regards to
old friends"
Nelson R. Roberts has announced
himself as candidate for county COM
missioner from Middleway district to
succeed Isaac Fl Strider, who declines
to again be candidate. Mr. Roberts
is one Of the best-known residents of
our county. and one of the most popu-
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