Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-02-01
LITTLE LOCALS.

4 WIN itSa 1901 SdtetiddJ at thC I\dt(iku
Hotel in Washington by Rev. A. W..
Spooner.
Expressman James E. Barnhart got a
severe fall on the icy pavement in front
of the postoffice on Monday. In falling
he struck his head on Mr.. Mundey's
porch, and got black eye as memento
of the occasion. He narrowly escaped
serious injury.
While Floyd L. Watson was driving in
sleigh near Leetown on Monday with
Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Zeph Bane, the
sleigh upset in going around curve, and
the three occupants were thrown out
They were all bruised and scratched and
Mrs. Bane's face was cut in several
places.
The stone residence and lot of the late
E. w. Mealey. on the corner of Washing
ton and Jonathan streets. Hagerstown.
sold at public sale on Tuesday for SIS, 600.
The lot fronts 81 feet on Washington
street and l72 feet on Jonathan. The
property was purchased by the Peoples
National Bank.
Tuesday night a rather large dog fell
into an old, unused ice-house at A. S.
Dandridge's, near town, and las it appears
TO be cross, no means has been found to
get it out of its predicament. Mr.. Dam
bridge would like the owner to come and
release it. The dog had a sort of purple
blanket upon it,
Miss Alice Beach, of Springfield, Ten
nessee, great-grand-daughter of D. S.
Rentch, Esq, is to be married on Febru-
AIRY 10th, at the home OF her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward X. Beach, to Mr.. Gar
ner E. Fuqua. Miss Beach is a charming
young woman who has occasionally Wis
tied in Shepherdstown.
Frank X. McQuilkin will have public
sale at his farm west of Shepherdstown
on February 2lst. Ii is curious fact
that this is the first public sale that has
been held on this farm since it has been
IN the McQuilkin family, period OF 30
years. Capt. Jos. b. VanMetre says that
the last safe on the place was in 1857,
when Mr.. Emmer sold off his stock
and implements.
The school board OF Harper's Ferry
district has adopted plans Tor the erection
Ola new high school building in that place,
10 cost ABOUT $40, 900, and, as may be seen
by advertisement elsewhere in this paper,
calls for bids for its construction. The
plans have been prepared by Holmboe q
Ldrerty, architects, Of Clarksourg, who
designed the Lutheran Church and the
Jefferson Savings Bankin ShepherdStown.
A horse attached to sleigh and driven
oy IT. Campbell made lively runaway
IN ShepherdStown yesterday. 1t was at
the railroad station when II became fright
ened and dashed across the pavement
and under the train shed. Mr.. Campoel
neld on until the lines broke, and the an
lmal rdn Out the lane leaoing to Ayrlle,
where II was caught. No person was
nurt, out the horse cut one OF its legs rath-
er badly.
Charles Lucas, son OF DR.. c. c. Lucas,
OF KearneySvllle, a student at Shepherd
College, is headed for the u. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Congressman
Nm. d. Brown has appointed him as all
alternate, and there is hope that he may
not ue long In having chance to enter
ds mndSnipman. Mr.. Lucas is brigh,
ana capable young gentleman, and Mr..
Brown has made no mistake IN putting
him iii line.
Z. Hess Reinhart had the misfortune to
lose about 100 barrels of Black Twig ap-
pies, that are total loss. He had the
apes stored in his barn, southeast OF
town, dnd they iroZe Still during the re-
cent cold spell, rendering them valueless.
M. K=lnhdrt has been offered $3.25
oalrei Tor tine apples. Several hundred
barrels OF apples belonging to DR.. A. ;.
REYNOLDS were frozen in the cars during
lie same cold spell while enroute to d
southern point.
The Virginia and Maryland Bridge
Company has appointed VIM. L. Arthur
to be keeper of the toll bridge al Shep-
herdstown, and he will take charge the
nst of April. John H. KeeSecker has
oeen bridge keeper for number OF years,
and has been a faithful official whose ser
wees have been greatly appreciated by
the company but he has now passed
Ills four score years, and he has decided
10 give up the place and move up town
10 his OLD home on Princess street.
Among our callers on Tuesday was
rloyd L. Watson, OF the Leetown neigh
borhood, who was here on business.
Mr.. Watson, who is one of our most re-
spected farmers, is candidate tor county
assessor, and he thinks that IL is time for
the Watson family to be having chance
dt the offices, as they have been dong
steady Democratic voting for good
many years without asking any puolic
recognition in return. Mr.. Watson has
associated with him on the ticket /. Ogle
Link, of the Duifields neighoorhood, ano
b. +. Yates, of the vicinity OF Rpon.
| This is strong team OF excellent men.
Why Is It? What Is The Reason