Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-03-10
LITTLE LOCALS.


store in Shepherdstown.
The proceeds of the birthday party
given by the mite society of the Pres.
byterian Church now foot up the
handsome sum of $l58. The money
is to be used for improving the in
terror of the church building.
The ice has not yet moved from the
upper Potomac river. 1t is still solid
and firm on Dam No. 4 aud from
there on up river it is extremely
thick and heavy. There are some
tremendous gorges further up.
The Warren Register, published at
Front Royal, Va, has been absorbed
by the Sentinel and will appear no
more. The Register was started in
1896, and for several years was print
ed in the Office ofth SHEPRERDsTowN
REGISTER.
The Saxaphone Quartette, one Of the
most popular musical organizations
on the road, will give the next and
final entertainment of the Shepherd
College course. 1t will appear here on
Thursday evening, March Oath, and a
most delightful performance may be
anticipated.
Cards have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Ella Louise Caster,
OF Shepherdstowu, to Mr.. Edgar Cliff
ford Ricamore, of Berryville. The
ceremony takes place next Wednes-
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home
of the bride. Mr.. Ricamore is one Of
the publishers of the Clarke Courier
at Berryville.
By the will of Goldsborough S.
Griffith, who died recently in Balti-
more, Mrs. Carrie NJ Rossiter and her
husband, Rev. Joel T. Rossiter, receive
$4,000, and Goldsborough S Griffith
Rossiter gets $500 in trust for his use.
The sum of $4,000 is bequeathed to
the First Reformed Church, Of which
Rev. Mr.. Rossiter is pastor.
The REGISTER has added a great
many new names to its list the past
month, and we now have a larger list
of paying subscribers than ever before
in the history Of the paper. 1t costs
only a dollar a year, and at this price
no one ought to borrow his neigh
boris paper. Send us your name and
your money and we will do the rest.
Monday night gang of dogs raid
ed the flock of sheep of County Com
missioner Nelson T. Snyd near
Shenandoah Junction, and killed
thirteen ewes and seven lambs, be-
sides injuring lot of others. 1t is
considerable loss to Mr.. Snyder, and
unfortunately he has been unable to
get any clue to the marauding ours.
The Republican county executive
committee met in Charles Town last
Saturday, and issued a call for
county mass-meeting to be held at
the courthouse in Charles Town on
Saturday, April 9, at 2 p. M, to elect
officers and members of the county
executive committee, and delegates to
the various conventions-State dele
gate, State, congressional, senatorial,
judicial and district delegate.
A. c. Plant, of Brooklyn, n Y,
will give an exhibition of his wonder
full moving pictures in the town hall,
Shepherdstown, next Monday even
ing. Many spirited scenes will be
shown, including the great Baltimore
fire of last month. Admission %
cents, reserved seats 35 cents, chill
dren Is cents. The Shepherdstown
Fire Department will participate in
the proceeds, and the patronage of
the public is solicited.
The annual corporation election
will be held in Shepherdstown next
Monday, March l4th, when mayor,
recorder and FIVE councilmen are to be
elected. The question of license or
no license to sell liquor will be voted
upon also. There is very little in
terest manifested in the election, and
the only candidates announced are
the present council, who have admin
istered our town affairs wisely and
satisfactorily the past year.
Capt VIM. H Kearfott, formerly
of Kearneysville, has been elected
president of the Kearfott-Lindssy
Company, organized in Pittsburg with
a capital Of $4,000 for a general
real estate business. The company
has recently had two representatives
in Cuba, where it has secured options
on some valuable mineral, timber and
agricultural lands in Guantanamo
valley. through which it expects to
promote railroad The company
has a bright prospect for doing
large and profitable business.
AS may be seen by formal an
nouncement in another column Of the
REGISTER. Geo. NJ, Beltzhoover, Jr.,
is announced as a candidate for pros
ecuting attorney for Jefferson county.
Mr.. Beltzhoover is Shepherdstown
boy, and it gives us pleasure to men
ton his name in connection with this
office. Although he has been prac-
ticing but couple Of years, he has
already made an enviable reputation
as lawyer, and is reckoned as one
of the ablest of the younger members
of the bar. He is aggressive, but
conservative, and if he should be
honored with this Office we are sure