Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-11-15

that DAY.
Mr.. II. c. Eutler, District Deputy,
and Mr.. J. S. Fleming, are attending
the session of the Grand Lodge OF Ma
sons, at Wheeling, this week.
A colored woman named Virginia
Ross, died at the residence of Mr.. WIN.
Rightstine, on Monday last.
Mr.. J. Q. Fleming, son of Mr.. j. S.
Fleming, has taken up his home in Bal
timore city. We wish him success.
Rev. Mr.. Waterman, Presiding Elder
of the Cumberland District, Nj. K.
Church, has been in town during the
week assisting Rev. MIR. Miller in his
protracted meeting.
Our old and particula. friend, MIR.
John p. Kearfoot, of Berkeley, called
10 see US last week, and brought US
good, solid new subscriber 10 the Reg-
ister Long may he wave!
Our friend Mr.. G. O. Lambert, OF
Marlinsburg, and one of our old and
prompt subscribers, called to see us one
day last week. lie ''come down" with
the hard specie. Many thanks.
Mr.. John Fitz, of Martinsburg, is now
manufacturing stove which is especial
" adapted for school houses, churches,
and public halls.
Rev. Mr. Milestone, of Somerset,
Pa, preached all excellent and able ser
mon in the Lutheran church OF this
town on Sunday evening last, to large
congregation. lie is minister OF con-
siderable ability.
Miss Salie S. Hill, Of this neighbor
hood, has been spending several weeks
in visiting friends in Washington and
Baltimore.
A meeting Of the Board of Directors
of the Jefferson County Mutual Fire
Insurance. Company will be held at
Charlestown on Monday next, 17th,at "
o'clock. Every member will please be
present.
Maryland gives Hon. VIM. II. Ham
ilton, over Hon. Mr. Gary, for Govern
or, $4,000 majority. llurrah for Con
tinental Billy"
Mr.. II. =. II. Staub, of Martlnsburg,
was admitted to practice in our Circuit
Court, last week.
Mrs. Harrington is receiving more
new Hats. cheaper than ever. CntrIm-
med Hats, 20 cents up. Trimmed Hats,
80 cents up.
MIR. Geo. Show raised head of cab
bage which had 10 heads attached-all
, upon one stalk.
Messrs. VIM. /. Wilson, Charles
town; John +. Keller, Martiusburg; L.
J. Lee, Capt. Billmyer, A. G. Draw
baush, y. G. Hendricks, Philip Rine-
hart, and others, will please accept our
thanks for their "big lift" in green
backs, during the past week.
George, little son Of the late NJ. Z.
Andrews, was riding on horse, back on
Monday, when the animal ran off; but
George stuck TO him" like a major,
and nobody hurt
An exchange says: "a little knowl-
edge is dangerous thing, but little
widow is more so" Correct; and don't
You forget it.
No boy is afraid Of yellow jacket if
it has a girl in it.
All the elevators in the East are filled
with grain and loaded cars standing on
the tracks. This blockade in connec-
ton with a falling off in the foreign de-
mand has very much unsettled the mar
ket.
Baker & McMurran have fine lot OF
cigars-It you don't believe it,try them.
The "Mat;nee," III and f, and MAY
Bird" are hard TO beat.
a number OF young ladies and gen
tlelnen of Sharpsburg recently gave a
donation party to Aunt Peggy Earloch-
or, an old lady of that town who Is IN
INDECENT circumstances. y sensible do
nation party, that.
The colored band Of IIagerstown has
recently been uniformed with navy blue,
white belt and trimmings and military
cap.
Recently while Mr.. John Wagner,
living near Boonsboro, was fishing III
the Potomac, above Shepherdstown, he
caught two fish, Of the 'red-horse spe-
cies, thai weighed II 3-4 pounds and
measured each % - inches in length.
A man named Emanuel Brown troze
TO death in an alley in Haserstown, dur
ing Tuesday night OF last week. Brown
was about 46 years of age aud very
much enteeLled by sickness.
The republicans carry but seven coun-
ties in Maryland, and in but three of
them are the majorities over 100. The
democratic majority in the State, out
side of Baltimore city is over 10000.
Last year the republicans carried
New York by $4,000 majority. This
year the adding the votes
of Robinson and Kelly together-car-
ried it by $4,000 Notwithstanding a
difference in favor Of the democracy i'll
a single year of 1000.
The latest indications from Virginia
are that the debt-payers will have the
organization of the General Assembly
under their control.
During IN afray q. the St. Cloud
House, Hagerstown, on Saturday night,
Chas. Leesc, aged 20, was struck in the
head With stone by John Wise, aged
about IS years. Leese fingered until
Tuesday evening, when he died. Wise
has been arrested and held for hear
/ ing.
Maryland is the banner State. 1t
gives Hamilton, dem, tor Governor,