Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-01-04
LITTLE LOCALS.


this department will be put in operation
January 18th. We will give the details
OF the plan in our next weeks paper.
James S. Rightstine had charge of the
subscription paper for our two unfortu-
mates, John Lamb and George Duke, and
their friends put down comfortable sum
for their support during the coming year.
Joseph F. Henrietta, aged "a years,
died December 23d at his home near
Halltown from typhoid fever, and on
December 10Th James B. FUR, aged "a
years, also died there from the same dis
ease.
Misses Linda and Fannie Shepherd had
a very enjoyable New Years party last
Monday night, when they entertained
number OF their friends most pleasantly.
Everybody who was present had a good
time.
The county board of health has passed
an order requiring that the bodies ofhogs
and other animals dying of contagious
diseases shall be buried or burned. The
law imposes severe penalty for neglect
of this order.
The first snow Of the season in this
section fell Tuesday night, the ground
being covered with an inch or so. The
snow chung to the trees and caused the
landscape to be very beautiful Wednes-
day morning.
The books describing the engagements
in Jefferson county during the Civil War,
recently issued by the Jefferson County
Camp, Confederate Veterans, are on sale
at Schoppert'S store, where they may be
obtained for IS cents each.
Mrs. M. ]. Latimer. who is spending
the winter in Washington, in renewing
her subscription, says: SIT lisa great COM
fort and pleasure to have the weekly Wis
its of the Register. Best wishes for a
happy and prosperous year."
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Morgan's Grove Fair Association
will be held Saturday afternoon OF this
week at 2 o'clock in the firemen's hall.
Thirteen directors are TO be elected and
other business is to be transacted.
John c. Reinhart has bought an interest
in the grocery and provision store of
Remnant Bros, in this place, and assum-
ed the management of the same the first
OF the year. This is an up-to-date store,
and Mr.. Remnant hopes by careful atten-
ton 10 the needs of its patrons to largely
increase the business.
The Board of Education has appointed
Franklin Lyme to be a teacher in the
Shepherdstown Graded School, filling
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mrs. Ida Neill. Mr.. Lyme graduated from
Shepherd College last June. He is a
most estimable young man, and we have
no doubt that he will fill the place salts
factorily.
Capt. John n. Leathers, OF Louisville,
KY, a Confederate veteran and former
Jefferson county boy, has written to the
editor of the Charles Town Spirit, sug-
costing that the survivors Of the old
Stonewall Brigade erect fitting monu-
ment over the grave Of their beloved
chaplain, the late Rev. Dr. A. c. Hop
kins. Captain Leathers offers to give a
hundred dollars to start the subscription
list.
Alter three days trial before Magis-
trstc Green in Charles Town, B. L. Prince,
a 3 < 0 detective, and Sc. Galloway,
a detective for the N. & w. Railway,
were convicted OF illegally arresting four
men at Shenandoah Junction. They ar
rested a Number of men at the Junction
an held them in a box Car all night. The
arrests were not justifiable in the opinion
of Justice Greene, and the detectives
were heavily fined. They took an ap-
peal 10 the Circuit Court.
]. Quigley Reinhart left the first ofthe
week for Philadelphia, where he will
hereafter make his home. He has been
appointed manager of the Philadelphia
branch OF the Sharpe & Dohme drug
manufacturing company of Baltimore, an
important and desirable assignment.
While we congratulate Mr.. Reinhart upon
having gotten so good place, we are
sorry to have him leave Shepherdstown.
Baylor Reinhart will succeed him as man
ager of the Shepherdstown Garage.
The fair held by the Shepherdstown
Fire Department during the holidays was
quite successful. The gross proceeds
were between $500 and 500. and the
iiremen will probably have about $500
clear 10 add to their building fund. They
are grateful to the public for its patronage.
The automobile was not CHANGED off.
The fact that strict Interpretation OF the
law made it an illegal proposition dis
couraged the promoters, and they con-
Guided to abandon the plan. The money
that had been taken in was refunded to
those who had taken chances.
The famous old play, "Trip Van Wink
le," made famous by Joe Jefferson, is to
be given in Shepherdstown Friday night
of this week at s o'clock by Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Sprague, who come here under
the auspices of the Radcliffe Entertain
ment Bureau. Mr.. and Mrs. Sprague
have been very favorably commended for
their rendition. There should be large
audience to see them Friday night-es-
pecially as part Of the proceeds are to 60
to the firemen's building fund. The adj
mission will be IS cents, with no extra
charge for reserved seats. Tickets are
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