Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-09-27
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following items from the Charlestown
papers of this week.
Rev. DR.. Duncan, preached in the NJ
E. Church, South, in this town, on
Wednesday night last, to large and
deeply attentive audience. Seldom have
we heard more forcible discourse, Sc
terse yet comprehensive, full OF plth, but
bristling with shafts of truth which
could not but be appropriated by every
listener present. The Rev. Dr. has al
ready laid our citizens under many obll-
cations, and we trust often in the fu-
ture to be similarly favored by him.
Free Press.
TIE New MARKET HoUsE.-Ihis
structure is progressing rapidly-the
brick work of the first story nearly com
pleted. This work is being well done
and we have no doubt the contractors,
Messrs. Holmes & Rust will make a
creditable work of it, and that the edl-
flee will be IN ornament to the town
We do not think the plan, however,
adopted by the Council, exhibits very
HIGH financial ability on the part OF that
body in the interest OF the town. But
little revenue will accrue to the corpo-
ration from this building as constructed,
whereas, if other views had been enter
tanned the interest, at least, upon the
Bonds issued for this purpose, would
have been received in rents.-Free Press.
AccIDENr.-Mr. w. Opie Norris, OF
this county, whilst experimenting, a
threshing machine in operation at his
residence, about week ago,was caught
by the tumbling shaft, drawn under and
whirled around it four times before the
machine could be stopped, resulting IN
serious bruising of his right hand
Luckily sheaf of wet wheat was at
hand, which the feeder stuffed in and
choked the machine,or else the accident
might have been farmore serious.-Sptrn,
Boor AND SHOE TRADE.-Mr Geo.
II. Hagely, by close attention to bust
ness, promptness and liberallty,is steadl-
" increasing his boot and shoe business
in this place. With the best material
and good workmanship, his work is
earning for him reputation second to
no similar establishment in the Valley.
We cordially recommend MIR. III. to the
patronage of the community.-SpirH.
AccIpENr.-Jas. T. Reed, Esq, of
the Mountain View Hotel, Harper S
Ferry, we regret to learn, had his collar
bone broken and was otherwise injured,
by having buggy upset whilst he was
in it few days ago. Mr.. H., however,
we are pleased to state, is since rapidly
recovering.-Spirh.
ALMOST a CENTENARIAN.-Old Aunt
Fanny Jackson" an aged colored wo-
man, died at the residence Of her son,
John Jackson, in this place, on Tuesday,
the 9th instant. Aunt Fanny, as near
as can be ascertained, was aged about
ninety-fve years at the time OF her
death, and possessed, in remarkable
degree, all her faculties up to the last
days of her life. She formerly belonged
to the estate of the late Judge Henry
St. George Tucker, and prior to the war
had either been emancipated or was al
lowed her liberty to do as she pleased.
She had raised a large family OF child
ren-Davy Jackson, who formerly be-
lonyed to the Jack estate, the oldest
now living, being about seventy years
of age-and was the mother OF four
generations, having great-great-grand-
children living at the time OF her death.
Spirit.