Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-12-22
LITTLE LOCALS.
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TER is mighty nice Christmas gift to
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an absent relative or friend.
A number of farmers have been
feeding partridges since the ground
has been covered with snow, and it
is urged that this practice be generally
complied with, that the birds may be
sustained through the winter.
Prof. ]. G. Knutti has had pre-
pared for distribution as an adver-
tisement for Shepherd College some
very pretty calendars for 1905. A
handsome picture of the new college
building adorns the calendars.
Marvin Chapel NJ. E. Church South,
west Of town, which has been under
going extensive repairs on the inside,
will be reopened with the Christmas
exercises of the Sunday School on
Wednesday evening, December 26th,
at $50 o'clock.
Senator Elkins desires us to state
in the REGISTER that his quota of
congressional garden seeds is now
ready for distribution, and those ad.
dressing him postal card, making
the request, will receive the same at
the proper time.
Mr.. Emmert, proprietor of the new
| shirt manufactory to be located in
Shepherdstown, informs us that he
has been delayed in securing some of
the machinery needed in the plant,
and will not be able to start up work
as soon as he had anticipated. He
thinks he will be ready to begin op-
erations by January 5th.
The returns from the big porkers
at Bakerton show that some good-sized
pigs have been killed there this year.
Thomas B. Welsh had FIVE, the weights
of which were 422, 4O7, 355, 335 and
313 pounds. Geo. T. Trundle killed
four that weighed 1850, the heaviest
being 440 pounds. G. D. Carter's
four weighed 1850, the heaviest 423.
There has been an abundant har-
vest of ice stored in Shepherdstown
during the past week, and nearly all
of the ice-houses in this vicinity have
been filled. The ice, which was taxi
en- from the Potomac river, is from
six to eight inches thick, and most of
it is as clear as crystal and solid as
can be. 1t is rare that such fine ice
is gathered so early in the winter.
VIM. C. Byers, formerly of Shop
herdstown, now of Grafton, W. Va,
has purchased the interest of the es-
tate of the late Thos. E. Davis in the
dry goods firm of Davis & Byers in
that city. Mr.. Byers has been the
manager of the business for many
years, and under his direction it has
prospered until it is one of the lead
ing stores in that section Of the State.
Persons who owe State and county
taxes will do well to pay up before
the end of this month. One of the
requirements of the new tax laws
provides that interest at the rate of
ten per cent will be charged upon all
taxes unpaid after January lst, and
it will certainly be exacted if any
person is so unfortunate as to be I'M
able to pay his taxes by the first of
the year.
The long drought is still unbroksn,
and great inconvenience and trouble
is experienced because of the lack Of
water. Low streams. dried.up ponds,
empty eisterns and failing wells are
conditions that prevail throughout
this section, and to a much greater
extent in other parts of the country,
particularly in Pennsylvania. If the
snow should melt it would probably
bel matters some.
The demand for sleighs so far sx-
cesds the supply that it is practically
impossible to buy sleigh or cutter
in this section. A dealer informed
the REGISTER the other day that there
are no sleighs to be gotten nearer
than Pittsburg, All that were in
stock in this part Of the country were
speedily sold when the first good snow
came and now not one can be obtain
ed except from considerable distance.
The Norfolk & Western Railway is
Iunning an extra train Of express
cars this week on the Shenandoah
Valley division. The train north
bound runs about an hour ahead of
No. IA, and passes Shepherdstown
near s 30. Going south it follows No.
Is, RAISING here about 9 q. m. I'm
mense quantities of stuff are being
hauled, and solid cars of produce are
run through for Baltimore, New York
and Philadelphia.
Yesterday Mr. Presley Marmuduke
handed US a silver medal awarded IN
1854 to his brother, S. Marmaduke,
of Shepherdstown, for Spanish sole
leather manufactured here. The medal
was awarded by the Maryland Insti-
tute for the Promotion Of the Mechan-
ical Arts, and was highly priced
evidence of the excellence Of the pro.
ducts of the Marmaduke tannery
1t is a coincidence that the lanyard
where the leather was made is now
occupied by the REGISTER building.
The weather of the past week has
been the kind that the oldest inhabi-
tant talks about. Last Saturday
snow fell fast all day, and this, added
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