Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-03-13
LOCAL ITEMS.

OF W aSnlnSlOu county, Mus, uicu w CuhSo-
nesday night Of last week, while OH
visit to his friends, near Clearspring, in
that county.
On Wednesday the 18th Inst, shawl
worn by "Old John Brown" will be soid
by Col. Preston, admir- of J. C. Unseld, at
Maryland Heights. Here is chance ior
u relic. .....
Mr.. Thomas E. Smith was elected Bur
CESS of Boonsboro, Md, ON MONDAY Vi ias'
week.
Why is 1t that subscribers cannot just
as easily pay in advance for their nome
papers as they can for those ior winch
they send abrOady That's the question.
Our friend Mr.. A. c. Drawbaugh, mer-
chant at Duffields, has the credit of ship
ping the first car load Of freight from the
Junction, S. V. II. r. and B. & o. X. r.,
for the North. The shipment was car
load of black walnut logs.
An exchange advises young men VINO
have nothing to do, 10 stay at home ana
read, and not loaf around the stores.
Col. George Wythe Mumford, of Vir-
ginia, has a position in the Census Office,
ut Washington.
DIR. VIM. Bowen, who lives near White
Post, Clarke county, was thrown from Il
wagon and had his leg badly fractured
near the ankle joint.
1t is said that Gen. George r. Latham,
Census Supervisor, will have his main
office i'm Grafton while the work OF taking
the census is going on.
The Cincinnati Commercial printed an
alleged picture of Jno. Sherman and now
the Ohio voters swear they will be etern-
ally BANKED if they vote for such look
ing man.
A negro man who was employed OH the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, few miles
above Front Royal, Va, had his leg blown
of by a dynamite cartridge which he
carelessly dropped in hot fire and then
attempted to kick it out.
Mr.. John FitZ, Martinsburg, will soon
be ready to start up his rim and spoke
factory. He has already received large
orders for spOkes and rims.
At the last meeting of the Board of the
Directors ofthe Agricultural Association,
. at Martinsburg, it was decided to change
the time of holding the Fair this year to
September 18th, 18th, 10th and 18th, and
thus avoid interfering with any OF the
Fairs in the valley.
A number of the new issue of Bonds of
Clarke county to the 5. V. r. r. Co., of
denominations of 81 ,00O-$500-and 500,
are for sale. The coupons are receivable
for county taxes and mature on the LIST
day of June of each year.
All money for right of way between Lui;
ray and Shenandoah Iron Works has been
paid except in a few cases that are in
court.
A number of horses, carts and hands
passed through Luray OH last Saturday to
work OH the railroad south of that place.
They were from Fredericksburg.
The Annual Meeting of the Thinker
Church will occur this year, on the lst OF
June, at Lanark, Illinois, and will con-
tinue for four days. A large number of
persons intend going out from w ash. Co.,
Nd, on the occasion, as the fare will be
reduced TO so out and back, tickets good
for two weeks.
Messrs. ii. c. Davis & Bro. of this
State, have secured from foreign firm
contract for one million feet of white oak
lumber at an advance of fifty per cent
over last year. prices. This lumber Is to
be delivered at Alexandria and Baltimore
for shipment.
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges against Judge Pearre, Mr..
VI
Annapolis for the place of meeting. They
also resolved to employ stenographersa and
to serve copy of charges and list Of wit
nesses on the Judge. Both sides are re-
quested to employ counsel to assist In ex-
animation of witnesses.
"silence in court" thundered a Ken
lucky Judge the other morning, 'Half
dozen men have been convicted already
81, ~ hn ri hax ~ hppn a hear
u word of the testimony.
Messrs. F. VI. Darby and Alex. Neill.
trustees, sold on Friday, 9th ult., to Alex.
late Rev. Henly G. Fouke, for $l4 ,000.-
This sale included the farm proper, con-
tanning $50 acres, 56 acres of timber land,
along the c. & .. Canal, and q acres OF
mountain land situated near Antietam
Iron Works.
Mr.. j. p. Kerfoot, Auctioneer, sold, at
Martinsburg, on Saturday of last week,
the Tom Turner tract Of land, 80 acres, in
Berkley county, west Of Scrabble, to MIR.
Geo. r. Hollida, for 500 per acre.
Take care that your peas and garden
truck don't "takc cold before March is
over.
John Cole, who has saw mill on Dry
Run back of Cedar Point, Page county,
has furnished so, 900 feet of lumber to the
S. V. K. r., at 81. 40 per hundred.
A VISIT last week to the headquarters
of Mr.. Mills, contractor south OF this place,
very satisfactorily explained the cause of
the activity displayed all along his line.
We were impressed with the thorough
system and business air which was every
where apparent. Mr.. Mills is himself 4
pleasant gentleman, full of hospitality
and good feeling. SO says the Page Cour-
icr.
We trust the progressive citizens of our
town will continue to assist us in the adj
vocacy Of local improvements, which we
have so long been working fo-, and which
we believe so necessary for the prosperi- |
ty of the Gown.
The boat hands of Sharpsburg held a
meeting OH Saturday, Feb. 2Sth, to con-
slider the question of wages for the COM
ing season, and settled upon the follow
ing rates: Steering $25 per month. Driv-
ing $l5 per month, with no dockage and
no short handed boating.
The General Assembly Of the Presby
terrain Church in the United States will
meet at Charleston, 5. c., on the third
Thursday of May, 1880.
Mr.. VIC. Hays, the clever and accom-
mOdating News agent OH the S. V. X. r.,
was for a number of years News agent |
on the 81 o. X. r., and he comes Oh his |
new route with the highest cOmmenda-
lions from those with whom he was for
mcrly officially connected.
Twome ''Rat Catchers," have been
in the valley of Virginia, contracting to
catch rats ut two cents apiece. They have
with them two ferrets and one small dog.
Let 'em go Oh with their ':rat killinw /
Mr.. Frank MuZzy. of PHILADELPHIA. is !