Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1911-10-12
LITTLE LOCALS.

land, Friday and Saturday, November Sd
and 4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence NJ. Lynch, of
New York, are in Shepherdstown for a
visit TO Mrs. Lynch's father, Mr.. H. L.
Snyder. Misses Rose and Rachel Sny-
der gave five hundred party Tuesday
afternoon as complimentto Mrs. Lynch.
The Virginia and Maryland Bridge
Company has had repairs made to its
stone piers in the Potomac river at this
place. The piers have been pointed up
and where the stones at the top had been
misplaced or loosened they have been
solidly set again with cement.
A marriage license was issued in Ha-
gerstown few days ago to Mr.. Clarence
r. Billmyer and Miss Rosalie V. Carpen-
ter, both of Shepherdstown. The young
couple went to Hagerstown yesterday
with Rev. w. A. Lyle, Of this place,
with the intention of having the ceremony
performed in that city.
S. ]. Hodges showed US several inter-
eSting relics Of the Civil War few days
ago, that were found among the posses
sions Of his aunt, the late Mrs. Louisa
Gettinger. Among the treasures were
brass button from the uniform OF General
Stonewall Jackson, lock Of hair from
the name of his famous Little Sorrel, and
an autograph signature of General J. E.
B. Stuart.
Norman Hartzell, son Of Benjamin
Hartzell, was again taken i'll this week
with serious affliction from which he
has suffered previously, namely, the de-
velopment of a blood tumor on his back.
Mr.. Hartzell took him to Baltimore on
Monday, in order that he might be opera
ted upon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
1t is singular nialady and is source of
much anxiety 10 Mr.. Harzell's family.
The venerable William Keesecker, who
recently visited his brother, John H. Kee-
seeker, in Shepherdstown, was the re-
cipient of very pleasant surprise party
at his home in Washington, Kansas, a
few days ago, on the occasion of reach
ing his SD year. His sons and daught-
ers gave big dinner in celebration OF
the event, which was attended by NUM-
Der of Mr.. Keesecker's old friends, who
presented him with handsome rocking
chair.
Farmers have experienced good deal
of difficulty this year in getting their
wheat seeded. The rains the first part
of the month made the ground too wet
for seeding, and since then showers every
few days have still futher delayed the
work, the consequence being that much
grain is yet to be sown. The wheat that
was put in early has come up in the
greatest profusion and is in fine condl-
ton. The rains have made the pastures
better than for number of years, and
vegetation of every sort is flourishing.
Referring TO the disappearance OR. D.
Fisher, of Sharpsburg, which created such
sensation in this section, the MartinSburg
Journal says that he negotiated over $5,-
600 worth of drafts with banks in Mar
tinsburg, thus showing that ne went away
from home well heeled. He secured these
drafts under the name of Miller. 1t IS
believed that he went to Pittsburg and
then TO Chicago, as the last draft came
from the latter city. He also bought
new outfit of clothing from the store OF
John w. Dean and Co. Mrs. Fisher and
her brother, Mr.. Remsburg, were in Mar
tinsburg last Friday and discovered the
facts above related.
Work on the excavation for the new
sewer pipe line has progressed rapidly
during the past week, and considerable
part of the trench has been dug. The
workmen got half way up the river hill
before they struck rock, but from there
up good deal of blasting will be re-
uuired. Mayor Martin is experimenting
the work and under his direction a good
lob is being done. The pipe is expected
at any time now, and as soon as it's re-
ceived it will be put in place. The rock
that is gotten out will be utilized for re-
surfacing the river hill and macadamlzlng
the streets when stone crusher can be
secured. At the edge of the river the
workmen struck a mass Of concrete that
was evidently part of wharf or the toun-
dation for some building that may have
been located there many years ago.
These deeds conveying real estate in
he comfy have been filed for record in
the clerks office: Mrs. Eliza Caster to
IU. S. Martin, house and lot on Princess
and Rocky streets, Shepherdstown, con-
sideration $500; B. F. Ware to F. s. Fris-
toe, two tracts of land south OF Myers
town, 5000; William H. Butcher to Guy
| TAYLOR, l IL acres in Franklintown, go;
Frank L. Bushong TO A. w. Mcdonald
half interest in property adjoining the
Farmers and Merchants Deposit Com
pany building, Charles Town, $4So'o5,
and the assumption OF certain liens by
the purchaser; D. S. Hughes to Edward
| Winkler, lots in Ransom, $3.50. A lot be-
tween the Mary Wise lot and Union alley.
Shepherdstown, changed hands three
times within few days. J. c. Lambert
sold it to r. g. Miller for $50. Mr.. Mil
| Ter got $50 for it from Frank T. Carter
who sold it TO Jennie Shipley for $500.