Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-09-22

Thrown From A BUGGY-Last Thurs
day Mr.. l.. S. Howard, of this county,
met with quite a serious accident. lie
was driving in his buggy, and when
near Old Failing Waters, he attempted
to pass a vehicle in the road, wheE his
horse became unmanageable, and ran
of, throwing him out of the buggy. lie
had three ribs fractured and was other
wise very badly bruised, so much so
that he was not able to be removed
home until the day after the accident.
1t is to be hoped that his injuries will
not prove serious.
Last Thursday evening William Mix,
son of DR.. Mix of Jefferson county, rar
a narrow escape from serious injury,
near this city, as he was returning home.
He was riding at a rapid gait when the
girth of bis saddle snapped, hurting him
violently TO the ground. Had not his
horse stopped he would probably been
dragged TO death as he was completely
entangled by the stirrup feathers.
AccIDENr.-Mr Elias Emmert, OF
this city, met with quite severe acct
dent on the Fair Grounds last Tuesday
The horse he was riding stepped into a
gutter and fell, throwing Mr.. E. under
it. He escaped with a broken collar
bone and some severe bruises.
A CowAIDLY Acr.-We learn that
while Mr.. Is. StuIl was on duty as sen
tinel at the door of the Grand Central
hotel on the evening of the Artillery
ball, some one in the crowd around him
poured sulphuric acid on him, complete
ly running his uniform. 1t was an act
of sneak, and stamps the man COW
ard Of the meanest stripe.
NARROW EscArE.-During the sham
battle of the Berkeley Light Infantry,
on the Fair Grounds Friday last, horse
owned by Col. Schley of Jefferson, at
tached to buggy, broke from bis last
ening near the pavilion, and ran at full
speed toward the entrance gates. Hun
dreds of vehicles filled with ladies and
children were grazed by the flying ami
NAL, but he ran the gauntlet without
iniuring a single person. The animal
broke loose from the buggy and was
not caught until he reached Col. Schleys
residence near Shepherdstown.
GRAND ExCURsIcN.-Quite a large
number of the farmers and business
men of Berkeley and adjoining counties,
contemplate getting up a grand eXcur-
sion trip by sometime in the month OF
October, through Missouri, Kansas and
Texas for the double purpose OF obser-
walton and pleasure.
LIGHT ARTILLERY BALL.-The Light
Artillery Of this city gave their first
festival ball on Thursday evening last
at Col. J. Q. A. Nadenbousch's Grand
Central hotel, and it was pronounced
success in every respect. The spacious
dining room was beautifully festooned
with flowers aud evergpeens, and upon
the wall facing the entrance was IN
scribed the name of the company III
floral lettering. Gas chandeliers were
disposed so as to give brilliant appear
ance 10 the festive scene, to which the
bright, new and tasteful uniforms of the
Arlilleryists, as we'll as those of their
invited guests, the Berkeley Light In
fantry and the West Virginia Guards,
gave additional picturesqueness. The
pleasant festivities were prolonged TO
the "wee sma" hours of the morning,
and as the guests departed there was a
regretful wish that old Sol in his march
of time had but fingered little later
than usual.-Mariinsburg Statesman.