The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-03-29
iSfute and Other Items.

iSfate 0nA Other Items.
We clip the following items from the
Shepherdstown Register, of the 9th
inst:
The Town Hall, donated by the late
r. ID. Shepherd, Esq, i'm which our Cir
cult Courts are to be held, is rapidly be-
ing brought to a finish. An effort is
making to have the lower room ready
by the 2nd of April, for the accommo-
dation of the Court. The African
Church, the house formerly used for
holding Courts, is now used for Freed
mems school.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian Church
OF this town purpose giving Supper on
Saturday before Easter, March 3i) and
a Dinner and Supper on Easter Monday,
to the appetite will be furnished. The
object of which is to raise money suffi-
cient to repair and fix up the Presbyte-
rian Church. Mr.. Mcdowell has kind
ly consented to allow them the use of
the large room over Mr.. Strode's store.
The Rev. J. M. Green, the minister
sent by the Baltimore Conference to
take possession of the church and other
property here, has arrived, but the min
lister in charge, Rev. Mr.. Kreglo, and
presume the matter will finally be set
tied by the Courts. Rev. Mr.. Green
preached on this circuit about Is years
ago, and has latterly been connected
with the Freedmen's Bureau.
The Winchester Times says:
The Winchester & Potomac River
r.. r., is fast approaching completion to
Winchester. The track is now laid to
within two miles of the town and it is
expected the remaining distance will be
completed by the first of April.
The ladies of Winchester realized
from the Fair which they recently held
in Baltimore for the benefit of the Lu-
theran church and other charitable pur-
poses, the handsome sum of between
four and five thousand dollars.
We learn from the Cumberland ANe-
gl0ni0n, that at the last monthly meet
ing of the Board of Directors of the B.
4 O. r. r., a resolution was adopted re-
ducing the rate on the transportation of
coal from Piedmont and Cumberland to
Baltimore, seventy-five cents per ton,
and from Newburg, Fairmont and
Clarksburg, one dollar per ton. The
new tariff went into operation on
Monday, the 10th inst. The freight on
coal from Cumberland to Baltimore is,
by the reduced rate, about $500 per
ton.
The Charlestown Free Press of the
22nd says:
We understand that few nights since
Mr.. Jentry, keeping store at Hungary
Station, on the line of the Richmond
and Fredericksburg railroad, was bru-
tally murdered by three negroes. The
ruffians called at Mr.. .Jentrys and asked
for some liquor, and while that gentle
man was drawing it from barrel, they
with an axe, killing him almost instant
ly. After committing the diabolical
deed, the fiends went to work and rifled
the store of everything that was valua-
bic in it.
The Romney InteNigencer says:
Our readers Will, probably, be gener-
ally gratified to learn that no Special
Term of the Circuit Court will be held
here this month. His Honor, Judge
Bunker, has been spending some days
here, during the present week, and, we
are gratitied to learn, that our people
form a most agreeable and favorable
impression of him upon making his ac-
quaintance. Court will commence, so
far as now advised, at the Regular Term
provided by law, on the first Monday i'm
May next.
REPUBLICAN Senator
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