Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-12-03
LITTLE LOCALS.

VIM. a. Knode has sold his lot on
Princess street, on which are the ruins
Of the house that was burned num-
Der of years ago, to the Masonic Lodge
of this place for $500. The Masons
expect to build upon it later on.
Robert Engle has sold his farm oil
go acres near Harper's Ferry to Har.
ny Trussell for So, 800 The dwelling
house that was on the B. & 0. right
of-way through the place has been re-
moved and rebuilt on another site.
An exchange will be held at the
Lutheran parsonage on Saturday for
the benefit of the infant department
of the Sunday School. Cakes, pies,
rolls, candy and other good things
will be offered tor sale, and the public
patronage is asked.
We have had fine weather the past
week. Until yesterday it was like
summer, and Tuesday the thermome-
ter got up as high as IS IN the shade.
Yesterday cold weather came along
and freezo weather prevailed, though
1t has been bright and bracing.
Rev. DR.. J. 81. Lacy, of Winches.
ter, has been preaching able and i'm
presslve sermons this week in the
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church,
and large congregations have enjoyed
the services. DR.. Lacy is an unusu-
ally attractive speaker, and his ear
nest ard logical sermons make a
strong impl ession upon those who
hear them.
Rev. DR.. h. @. Haithcox, pastor OF
st. Peters Lutheran Church of Shep.
herdstowu, and Rev. DR.. S. w. Owen,
pastor of st. Johns Lutheran Church
of Hagerstown, will exchange pulpits
on Sunday. Rev. DR., Owen will
preach here at II o'clock in the morn
ing and at 7 o'clock in the evening.
Dr. Owen is one of the distinguished
ministers of the Lutheran Church, be-
ing president Of the General Synod in
the United States.
These deeds for the transfer of real
estate have been filed for record in the
office of the county clerk since our
last issue: Albert T. Moler and wife
TO John R. Wysong, house and lot
on Washington street, Shepherdstown,
81. 400; G. W. Wyn 1ham to Mary F.
Wyndham, house with one acre Of
ground near Summit Point, 1855 ;
neirs of the late Lucy S. Wysong, to
NJ. Lohr Capper, Cherry Mead farm,
266 acres, near Middleway, for 3d.
900.
Thanksgiving day was very pleas
ant and quiet one in Shepherdstown.
The weather was mild and bslmy-so
warm, indeed, that folks could SIT in
comfort on their porches. The usual
union thanksgiving service was he'd
IN the Lutheran Church, large con-
gregation being present. The pastor,
Rev. DR.. Fl. @ Haithco1, preached an
excellent sermon, and Rev DR. Charles
Ghiselin and Rev. j. David Miller as
sisted in the service. A collection
tor the poor was lifted and a good sum
received.
One night last week a stone was
brown through a window in a pas
senger train of the Norfolk & West
arm Railway as it was pulling out of
Shenandoah Junction, smashing the
glass on both sides of the train. May
or Harrison Schley, of Shepherdstown.
narrowly escaped being struck by the
missile. A colored man named San
iy Thickering was afterward arrested
Tor throwing the stone, and was put
IN Jail in Charles Town to await the
action of the grand jury.
James Wilson, colored man, was
sentenced by Justice Hoffman in Ha.
serstown to serve six months in the
House of Correction and to receive ten
lashes on his bare back for brutallv
beating and kicking his wife. Sheriff
E4rnshaw used cato -hve-tails last
Saturday and gave the negro a good
whipping. Later Wilson was taken
10 "The Cut TO serve out his sem
tence. Wilson is former resident of
Shepherdstown, and was but recently
released from term of 81 years in
the Maryland penitentiary.
Mr.. Charles L. z'igler, the popular
young druggist with Reinhsrt's Phar-
macy, and Miss Jessie Barkdoll, of
Hagerstown, were married Tuesday
morning at Trinity Lutheran parson-
,ge in that place by Rev. j.. s Simon.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Zeigler left for a wedding trip to Sa-
vannah, Ga. They will reside in Sbep.
herdstown when they return. Mr..
Zeigler has been a resident of this
place for several months past, and in
rhat time has made many friends here
who wish him and his bride great hap
piness.
A news item from Martinsburg says:
The Berkeley Traction Company,
composed of capitalists of Brooklyn,
Norfolk, Wheeling and New York, has
been granted franchise to construct
and operate an electric trolley line
over the principal streets of Martins
burg, and heavy cash bond will be
filed to commence work by April l,
1909, and complete the line in the
city within a year 1t is also proposed
by the company to construct belt
line to Winchester, by way of Charles