Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-11-06
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district. on racs,iay last, by 81 majority.
What dry time there will be i'll that
locality.
Hon. T.. B. Faulkner has associated
with him in the law business, Mr.. Nj. I.
Ingles. Mr.. inglcs Is good lawyer,
devoted TO Office work, and Mr.. Faulkner
could not, perhaps, have selecteda better
partner.
We advise our citizens 20 brrn out their
chimneys OH the OCCASION of the first rain,
as foul chimneyS take fire Oftenest during
high winds.
All the pretty girls In the county are
now engaged pressing autumu leaves.
Who would not DE- u leaf:
The citizens of Ifagcrstown carried the
ordnance of 'swater-WorkS" OH Saturday,
by large majority.
stephen Mills, Il colOred man aged about
G5 years, in the employ OF o. Horsey, at
his distillery near Burkctlsvillc, fell from
n wagon one day last week aad broke his
neck.
Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols died in Boons-
boro on the 10Th ult., Ill the one hun
dreth year of her age.
Mrs. Daniel q. Nyman. Of Boonsboro,
was robbed o. her poeket-6ook ut the
Iagcrstown fair. Loss about So in money
and two railroad tickets.
Mr.. Martin Snavcly, of Sharpsburg, has
received the contract FOR carrying tie
mail between that place and the ,. y. X.
II. depot.
Hancock's majority in this county is
about 1925. Judge lioge for Congress
about the same.
IIogc, Wilson and kenna, democratic
CongTessmen, are elected in this State,
and gives Il rOusing majority for Han
cock.
Our Rooster is dead cock in the
pit"
The alarm Of fire was caused by the
burning out of the chimney 1T the resi-.
dence OF Mr.. j. W. Osbourn, on Tuesday
morning last.
Judge uoge's majority over J. L. lioke
for Congress, in this the 2nd district, will
be a handsome one, and over FarnswOrth,
the grcCnback candidate, much "hW'd-
somer."
4 correspondent ofthc American Farm
er, published 1T Baltimore, III tabuated
average of the price OF wheat per buShel
for Is ears past, shows that April Is the
best month for farmers 20 sell their
wheat.
Hon. Milton G. Urncr, Republican, was
re elected to Congress over Col. James
Schley, democrat, in Washington county,
Nd, district.
Local option was adopted in the dis
tricts Of Sharpsburg, Keedysvllc, Indian
Spring, CavctOwn, ChcWSvillc, R0lrs-
Vile, Wash. county, Md, at the election
on Tuesday last.
Judge Ioge's majority in Berkeley
county is estimated q. POO. lIancock's is
slightly less.
The public printing at Washington is
never too much pushed to prevent Tie
compCsitors coming home to vote.
At some of the voting precincts of
Hampshire, and VIC believe Hardy, also
not Il republican ballot WAS cast.
4 large party Of northern capitalists
will visit the valley and southwestern
Virginia about Nov. Q, on Il tour of in
specuOn, with L view of making large i'll
vcstmcnts. They will also go over the
line of the proposed pirt>burg connection
with the James river valley. The party
will probably amount to li;ty i'll number.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Conn
Dany, il is rumOred, will build another
lock aside oil the one at WilliamSpOrt dur
ing the winter. Numerous other repairs
will be made along the line.
The Virginia Annual Conference OF the
u. +. Church South will be held III Dan
Vile on the 18th of November,
After next week, prepare to listen to
hog talk. Butchering will follow fast up
on the heels OF election.
We had Il brief visit from Mr.. Brown
lee of the Sharpsburg Enterprise, and
Mr.. Wilson. merchant, OF Sharpsburg, on
Wednesday morning last. Come again.
Don't forget to attend the sale of the
Real Estate of Z. J. Lee, deceased, to-day
Saturday, 9th instant. See advertisement
in another column.
Mrs. Hon. y. Il. Botelcr has been visit
ing her daughter Ms. Didicr, in Balti-
more, for several weeks past.
The Reformed Church of Martinsburg
has recently been repaired, beautifully
finished and ornamentcd. The neat and
elegantly finished pulpit was made and
presented to the congregation by Mr.. y.
Kogclshatz.
Mr.. ii. G. Martin, our cntcrpris!n%
mechanic, has put the snOuting on the
new residence Of Mr.. \. c. Drawbaugh
at Inc junction.
We call attention to the advertisement
in this issue of NJ. Einstinc, No. 3 North
Potomac street, liagerstown. lie has
large stock of Clothing and Gents Fur
nishimg Goods.
Mr.. y. nogleschatz, furniture dealer
and undertaken of Mart.nsburg, has pur-
chased an elegantly finished hcarsc, and
is prepared to attend 10 the undertaking
business in all its branches.
Mr.. VIM. Hartman, j., a fireman on the
B. s. Q. X. r., who resided in Martins
burg, was instantly killed at Kcyscr by
falling under the tender OF his enginc,on
Tuesday evening last. The Whole train
passed over him, mangling his body III Il
horrible manner. He WAS about % years
of age.
MIR. Andrews of Charlestown, has
been appointed nightwatchman in con
nection with Mr.. Geo. McChan, OF this
town, who IS day-watchman on the S.
V. r. r. bridge at this place.
The General Convention of Episco-
pal Church in session, in New York,
has refused permission, III the Diocese
of Virginia, to elect All assistant Dish.
op.
The recent Fair in Winchester of the
Shenandoah Agricultural Society was
success in every particular, aud the Of
fcers are to be congratulated upon the
fact.
DR.. Zimmerman, Dentist, has remov-
ed his office to the late residence of Mr..
Geo. Melee deceased, on High street,
where he can be found the first and sec
ond weeks of each month.
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