Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-16
LITTLE LOCALS.


On Saturday night, June 25th. All
are cordially invited to attend. Pro.
ceeds for benefit of the lodge.
Four negroes who had been in quar-.
antine for six weeks past in a house
near Rattling Springs on the Potomac
river were released by order of the
Board Of Health on Wednesday.
They were the last victims of small
pox and with their discharge the coun-
ty is again free from the disease
Advocate.
The Hurst heirs, including Mrs.
Kate B. Moore, Mary T. Hurst, Jas.
B. and William D. Hurst and Eugen-
ia Carey Patterson, have sold tract
OF SO acres of land belonging to the
farm where A. Byrne Hurst resides,
four miles north of Charles Town. A.
B. Hurst is the purchaser, who pays
$3.50 to each of the FIVE heirs.
An exchange tells of man who al
ways pays for his local paper year
in advance. As result he has new
-er been sick in his life, never had
corns on his toes, or toothache, his po-
tatoes never rust, frost never kills his
pears, his babies never cry at night,
his wife never scolds, and he succeeded
in serving three times on the school
board without being criticised.
Mr.. Edgar D. Hilleary, only sur
viving son Of the late DR.. John W.
and Mrs. Elizabeth Hilleary, formerly
of Petersville, Md.,w married to
Miss Nora T. Finch, in Superior,
Wisconsin, at the brides home on
Wednesday, June l, 1904. Mr.. Hill
leary has a number of relatives and
friends in this vicinity who wish him
happiness in his new venture.
John. Jones killed a grounding
Monday on the lower pike at the
mile rock, along the Tanner farm.
He saw the animal running along the
road and threw hammer at it and
hurt it, and when it took refuge in a
stone fence he got it out and killed 1t.
The plucky little fellow showed fight
and made brave attempt to defend
itself, but he was ruthlessly slain.
Ground-hogs are rarein this neighbor-
hood, though occasionally one is cap
tured.
The three sons ofRev. ]. E. Triplett,
of Dufields, graduated from college
this year. J. E. Triplett, Jr., who
took the degree of A. B. at Hampden-
Sidney College in 1900 and the A. NJ.
degree at Princeton University in 1908,
graduated at Princeton Theological
Seminary; G. H. Triplett, who grad
uated at Shepherd College in 1900,
and took the degree of A. B. at
Washington and Lee, will receive the
degree of A. NJ. at Princeton Univer-
sity today; and J. l. Triplett, Jr.,
graduated at Shepherd College last
week.
Hon. Daniel B. Lucas, of Charles
Town district, was in Shepherdstown
last Thursday and presented to Gov
ernor White, and incidentally to the
public, his project for the erection of
a monument to James Rumsey, the
inventor of the steamboat. Judge
Lucas and Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beethoven,
Jr., drove with Governor White to
the river bluff at the edge Of town
and viewed the proposed site Of the
monument, overlooking that part Of
the river where Rumsey caused a
boat to be propelled by steam for the
first in the history of the world. The
Governor was interested in the pro-
iect and in the facts presented by
Judge Lucas and Mr.. Beethoven,
and promised his support to the en-
terprise.
Charles Asbury SiFord, of Wash
ington, and Miss Elizabeth Dorsey
Tyson were married last Wednesday
evening at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob B. Tyson,
in Frederick, Nd. Owing to the re-
cent death Of the groom's father, the
wedding was quiet one, the invita-
tons to the ceremony having been re-
called and only a small number of
relatives and friends being present.
The bride was given away by her
brother, Dr. Robert S. Tyson, and her
cousin, Miss Edith Mann, of Balti-
more, was maid of honor. John AS
bury, of Somerset, Pa, brother Of the
groom, was best man. Misses Char
lotte Baker and Anne Schley were
ribbon girls, and Miss ALBERT Tyson
was flower girl. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. T. Freeman Tyson,
pastor OF the Presbyterian Church Of
Frederick. After a northern trip,
Mr.. and Mrs. Siford will reside in
Washington. The bride is niece Of
Mrs. Frank Grove, of Shepherdstown,
and has often visited here where she
is remembered as charming young
lady.
Other Personals.