Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-15

SUDDEN DEATH.-hT' caiii"ei
a merchant of Harper's Ferry, and wei
known to the citizens of our county
died on Friday night last, from asudden
and unexpected attack of appople1y'
His remains were inferred on Sunday
by the several Orders of which he was
worthy and efficient member.-Sp'rh
Hoes TO BE PENNED.-The hog con-
troversy was brought TO finale at the
meeting of the Town Council on Tues
day night last, the Mayor giving the
casting vote" against the repeal of the
ordinance prohibiting hogs running at
large.-Spirif
The FEsTIvAL.-The festival held by
the members and friends Of the NJ. +.
Church, South, last week, resulted in q
decided success We understand the
receipts amounted to about $3.50, very
gratifying result considering the strin-
gency of the money market.-Spirit.
MEMORIAL DAY-The usual annual
tribute of affection TO the memory OF
the Confederate dead who repose in
Edge Hill Cemetery and the different
grayeyards Of the town, was given on
Saturday last, AT an early hour in the
day the people of the surrounding coun-
try, and many from distance, beganto
come into town, and by three o'clock
were seen vending their way to Edge
Hill Cemetery in an almost unbroken
procession, which continued until four
o'clock, the hour appointed for tie ser
vices to begin. The concourse were
called together around the Confederate
monument by Col. r. w. Baylor, Pres
ident of the Lee Memorial Association,
and the ceremonies opened by the sing
ing OF an appropriate hymn, by I'M
promptu choir, followed by neat and
appropriate prayer by the Rev. W. a.
Wade, after which the floral decoration
began. Every grave, as we were
pleased to observe, received its offering
of affection from the hands of our fair
women-not one was missed.-NptrH
MISSIONARIES Observation-Disclosures
has reached here of the poisoning OF
the Missionaries at Campenas, South
America, of whom Miss Mamie Hen
derson, of this town, is one. The poi
soning was by Tartar Emetic in the
bread-whether by accident or design
is not yet known to us. That there
was no sacrifice of life, and that all are
convalescent, are the gratifying facts
COMMUNICATIONS Press.
STORE BROKEN INro.-On Sunday
last whilst no one was in the building,
the Metropolitan Store Of s. NJ Tim
berlake, under the Spirit Office, was
broken into through the rear window,
and 81 in money extracted from the
drawer Strange to say there was over
sl2 in the drawer at the time, but only
81 were purloined by the thiet-Spirif.
DEATH OF AN AGED MAN-Mr. Jo-
seph W. Taylor, who died at the resi-
dence Of his son-in-aw, Mr.. Charles Din
kle, in this county, on the 30th May,
had been struck with paralysis four
times. He was in his S7th year. was
one of the old defenders Of Baltimorein
1912. His remains were Inferred at
Edge Hill Cemetery" on Saturday last.
Pre- Press.
hLMUsI FIKE.-OH Thursday last
the premises of Mr. VIM. d. Brscoe,
! - miles from Charlestown, were near
being DESTROYED by fre-the timely dis
covery alone preyentinga serious con
flagration. 1t appears that an effort
had been made to destroy yermin in
the hen-house by burning the nests, and
some remaing of thefre were unwilling
" left, which came near resulting in
serious loss.-Fres Prcsr.
TRAGIC ArrRAY.-The Mechanistown
(Md.,) Clarion has the following partic-
ulars Of desperate atfray in Washing
ton county, Md:
We learn from several parties from
the mount tain that on Friday night, the
10Th of May, at place called Bull
Tail, or Penners old place, near Mt.
lions Church, Washington county, Md,
an affray occurred between John {.
Harbaugh and two brothers named Jno.
and Jacob Bowman, in which the latter
were badly stabbed aud cut with q
butcher knife in the hands ofHarbaugh.
1t seems that the Bowmans were peel
ing bark in the neighborhood and had
rented the spring house of Harbaugh,
in which they lived at the time Har-
baugh had been away from his house
for some time, and coming home late at
night, found his wife missing. and sup
posed she had gone down to Bowmans.
lie went there and asked if the woman
was in. One OF the Bowmans. so the
story goes, said she was in and the
other said she was not there Harbaugh
then entered the spring house TO search
for the truant woman when some one
hit him on the head with a club and
knocked him down. He soon gathered
himself up and being stout man, com
menced to make for his supposeu assail-
ants. He seized butcher knife which
he found laying about and commenced
stabbing aud cutting at terrible rate.
John Bowman was badly stabbed in
the abdomen, his bowels protruding
from his body, and also had cash
across his arm. Jacob Bowman, who
came TO the rescue of his brother, was
seized by Harbaugh and cut across the
breast into the bone, the knife making
deep incision into the flesh. The Bow
mans are represented to be peaceable
nen and quietly disposed. But wo-