Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1909-02-04
LITTLE LOCALS.

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shares in it.
Tuesday wac ground hog day, am
as the morning opened up with cloud
less sky, the ground hog had smpl'
opportunity to gee his shadow. Thi
insures US six weeks of bad weather.
provided the old prophecy holds good
The REGISTER has a much larger
circulation than any other paper il
Jefferson county. It will pay anyon,
who intends to have. public sale Il
advertise it in this paper. As fol-
our sale bills-well, they can't b.
equaled in this section.
Rev. W. A. Lytle will begin a pro
tracted service in the M. E. Church
next Sunday night, and will be assist
ed by the various ministers of the
town. All of the people are earnest
ly invited to attend the service Sun.
dav night and during the following
week.
The ladies' aid society of the vii.
liams Memorial NJ. E. Church South
at Shenandoah Junction will hold q
supper and bazaar in the Odd Fellows
bali at that place on Thursday and
Friday nights, February 4th and 5th
The patronage of the public is So
hclteo.
Jacob A. Hiedwohl has bought
from Albert T, Hill the latter's prop
erty on the Shepherd turnpike, a
couple OF miles from town, paying for
1t $1,000. Mr.. Hiedwohl gets po.
session the 1st of April, Mr. Hill NOV
ing to the Rlghtstine place, which he
bought last fall.
The Anti. Saloon League held an
other interesting meeting last Monday
night, when An able address was made
by Rev j. David Miller. The League
meets again next Monday night, when
a good programme will be rendered.
The people generally are invited TO
attend tins meeting.
The committee to consider the rail.
road question meets tonight. We
hope that 1t will very carefully con-
sider the TO wn' welfare in this mat
ter, for mistake may cost US pretty
dear. II the railroad company treats
the town literally the town ought to
be fair to the company.
One of our most estimable women
"a lady who lives near Shepherds
us TO call attention to a
We, y bad place on the splendid Shep.
herd turnpike, the fat along the prop
erty of T. a. Davie, just north Of
town. When it rains this place get 8
very bad indeed, so at a very earnest
request We call upon our road super
visor o make the needed Improvement.
An Austrian whose name was Null
Ter Schestry, and who had been en-
ployed on the work at Dam No. 4,
above Shepherdstown, died in the hos.
pital in Martinsburg on Tuesday.
Several months ago he was hit in the
eye with a stone and badly hurt.
" hen he was taken to the hospital 1t
Was found that he was nearly dead
from scurvy and also had hemoirhages
OF the lungs, and the complication of
ailments finally caused his death. He
was As years old.
The leaders of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement OF Winchester dis
trict, M. E. Church South, will hold
a meeting on Monday, February 22l,
Tor which an interesting programme
nas been prepared. Addresses will
be delivered by Bishop A. W Wilson,
Of Baltimore, aud Judge E. D New
man, of Woodstock, Va. Mr.. W. P.
Llcklider, of Shepherdstown, is the
district leader and Is making the ar
for the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Ripggold en-
tertsined house party at their home.
Bellevue, near town, the past week.
Amorg their guests were Mrs. W.
7. G4t;hell, of Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edmonds, of Winchester; Miss
Louise Latiwer and Miss Jessie Logic,
Of Charles Town; Mr. Boyd A. Rein
mart and Mr.. Toney Powell, of Cum
oerland. Saturday night after the
Shakesperesn performance Mr. and
Mrs. Ringgold entertained number
Of their friends from the town and vi.
Unity.
Kenneth Kuode, the 6ve-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Knode,
was the first little boy to cross the
new railroad bridge over the Poto.
mac river at Sbepherdstown. Tues
lay afternoon Superintendent A. q.
Facey took him across on the dinky
engine and carried him Though the
to the last span on the Vir-
slnia shore. Although he was more
than hundred feet above the river.
Kenneth kept his nerve and climbed
among the great iron Orders as if he
we're veteran bridge builder.
Mr.. Joseph Jackson, prominent
young business man of Littleton, N.
c., and Miss Bessie NJ. Allen, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Allen,
Of Summit Point, this county, were
married at the Howard House in Bal
timore on Tuesday by Rev. w. F.
Roberts, of Annapolis, uncle Of the
bride. Miss Ethel Allen, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor, and Mr..
John Allen, her brother, was best
man. County Commissioner N. R.
Roberts attended thu wedding. Mr..