Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-05-06


following items from the Charlestown
Spirit of Tuesday LAST
Circuit Court adjourned on Friday.
An adjourned term Of the Court will be
held commencing on the 9Th OF June.
c. 3. Rouss has been acquitted of
the charges against him in New York.
Winchester Presbytery will hold its
spring session at Hancock, Md, com
mencing tomorrow. Cleon Moore,
Esq, has been appointed delegate to
! represent the Charlestown Church, and
Mr.. John Burns alternate.
We were shown on Wednesday, 10y
Mr.. Il. A. Alexander, the gentlemanly
Agent OF the Peabody Insurance Com
pany, check for $l.40O, payable to
Mrs. Lydia Miller, Of this county, as III
dclnnity for her loss incurred by the
recent burning her barn.
Alexander NJ. Briscoe, who was re-
appointed by the Hon. John Lee Car
roll as Justice of the Peace for the 18th
Ward of Baltimore, has qualified, bond
ed and entered upon his duties for his
second term. He will hold his place
Of business at 503 w. Baltimore st.
Mr.. Briscoe is from Charles:own, and
son of Thomas Rriscoe, formerly OF
this place.
TnErr--The trunk Of Mr.. J. f. Keep
linger was broken open at his room in
the Carter House on Tuesday night last,
and six or seven dollars in silver and
paper currency stolen theretrom. John
Butler, a colored boy who was at the
time employed at the hotel, is accused
of the act, and has made for parts I'M
known.
KILLED on TIE RAILRoAD.-The
mail train going east on the Valley
Branch of the Is. e o. II. r., on We'd
neSlay last, killed a negro boy, near
the State line target, on the farm OF MIR.
, Dutrow, in this county. The boy was
employed by Mr. ID. to herd his cattle
in a field through which the road runs,
aud it is not known how he came to be
on or near the track, but it is supposed
that he vas standing near the track,
and was kicking at the train as it was
passing by, rs he was seen doing so the
day previous. He was found by the
repair hands several hours after TIE
train had passed, with one leg torn Oft
at the knee and the severed portion OF
.hc LEG lying some distance from the
body, one arm broken and his skull
badly fractured.
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATIoN.-The
ffty-Seventh anniversary of American
Odd Fellow ship was appropriated by
Wildey Lodge, No. p, |. 0. o. f., OF
this place, on Wednesday evening
last, April Goth. The members of the
Lodge, with number Of visiting breth-
rem from sister Lodges, formed in pro-
ceSSion at about o'clock, and headed
10y the Mechanics Silver CorHet Band,
proceeded from their lodge room up
Main street to Washington Hall, where
a large audience had already assembled.
After the asSemblage had been seated
TIE gavel Of Past Grand Thomas John
son called the members of the Order to
their feet, when prayer was offered 10y
the Chaplain. Rev. Il. b. Shepherd.
Then followed interrogatories of the =.
q. as to the occasion OF the meeting, TO
which responses were made by Vice
Grand, +. }. Williams, after which al
ode was sung by members of the Musi-
cal Association, with piano accompani-
ment by Miss Sallie Travers. The
orator Of The evening, Charles J. Faux
ner, Jr., Esq, of Martinsburg, was in
troduced to the audience Ivy Past Grand
ChaS. c. johnson, in graceful and
appropriate manner, and proceeded at
once to the delivery of the address pre-
pared for the occasion.