Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-11-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

IL,
C. Il. Butler and Col. Il. w. Baylor, OF
this county, will be in attendance.
The Railroad surveying party under
charge of Mr.. Ii. w. Potts, for Mexico,
left here on Tuesday last, and was COM
posed rs follows, Messrs. III. w. Potts, "A.
b. Shepherd, G. Washington, Charles
Moore. and DR.. A. 5. Reynolds.
An interesting meeting has been III
progress in the NJ. +. Church South, at
UniOnville, by Rev. w. G. Eggleston,
pastor, of this place, during the past TWO
weeks. Preaching every night.
Our young nephew, Mr.. Clayton o.
Keedv. Attorney ut Law, Frederick city,
was united in holy bands of wedlock, to
Miss Irene Ritter of that city, on Thurs
day morning last. May peace, happiness
! and prosperity attend you both through
life, Clayton, and your pathway bed OF
roses.
Mr.. George Showers, of Berkeley, has
taken the black bass out of his fish pond,
and will ut once proceed 10 stock 1t with
the German Carp-a species OF fine cable
fish much better adapted to ponds than
bass.
The venerable DR.. John Poisal, of the
Southern Methodist Church, is IN New
York City, recovering from an operation
on his ewes. His sight was failing, with
the probability that he would soon be
blind, but the operation has proved sue
cesSful.
An occasional straw hat may be seen
wandering around looking for winter
quarters.
The weather the last few days was all
that could be desired at this season of the
year.
Pork is offering on the market at Sc per
hundred, at Martinsburg.
Congress will meet OH the first Monday
in December. The session promises to be
an active one, and much Legislation re-
mains to be pushed through.
Wild ducks in considerable numbers
have appeared on the Potomrc River.
There will be nineteen Republican
members in the next West Virginia l@Sls
! lature.
The National Grange, Patrons of Hus-
| bandry, was in session III washington
City last week. Col. X. W. Baylor OF this
county was in attendance.
A colorcd man living with Mr.. n. Is;
Yates was caught between cart ana
fence On Thursday last ana had leg pro-
Ken. 30 says lile NPilil'
Snow fell here on Saturday last. to a
depth Of about two inches, and the
weather very cold and severe.
Vennor's cold wave struck us with
vengeance on Friday last and has contln-
ued up to the hour of our going to press.
Rev. Mr.. Brobst, pastor of the Luther
an Church ut Harper's Ferry, has tender
ed his resignation, and will remove
I West.
Col. Robert +. Taylor of Baltimore is
! visiting the family of Col. John L. Schley
! near town.
A gold breast-pin was found at the
! PRESBYTERIAN Church OH Sunday last. The
owner can get it by applying to Mrs.
! Markell.
Rev. j. Z. Hubbard who has been pas
tor of the Episcopal Church of this town
| during the past five years, has rendered
| his resignation, to take effect the first OF
! December, and has accepted call from Il
church in Philadelphia.
The Express train West, p. & o. r. r.
on Sunday night last, ran into flock OF
sheep, ut kerneysville, belonging to MI.
b. ). McIntire, and seven were killed.
! Dogs chased the flock from field, upon
the track. just as the train was passing.
Two educated Bears, with two mon,
amused our citizens on Friday morning
last. The Bears could stand upon their
! heads, dance a jig, and climb tree to
perfection.
Sheriff-elect John Moore and Deputies w.
A. Morgan and J. Garland Hurst, with Deputy
| ard JailOr w. Lucas DilgaTn, qualified before
the County Court last week. preparatory to en-
tcring into Office on the first ot January next; as
also did the reelected Assessors, Messrs. h. A
Alexander and Chas. II. Trail.
"Marvin Chapel" q handsome new Church
building recently erected at Anderson's crossing
| miles east of berryville, will be dedicated De.
Leesburg, David Thomas, Of Baltimore, and
! Nelson Head, Presiding Elder, will be present
! and preach upon the occasion.
R. sutton Harris one of the trestle contractors
! on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, whilst at
work Wednesday completing the one at Naked
! creek, Page county, was thrown BACKWARDS Dy
! the turning of timber, distance OF forty 1eet,
into the tail race of the Orient Mills. He remain
| ed unconscious for six or eight hours bu. at last
| accounts was somewhat better
! Upon the application of the Board of Super
! yisors of Page county Judge BIRD, last week,
| granted an injunction restraining and enJoining
! the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company and
| others from instluting any process for the COZ,
/ lection of the past due coupons on the ~ oOo
bonds of the county now in the possession OF the
! said company; also for assigning said bonds or
! coupons to any one else.
Mr.. Christopher Welsh, az ID some sixty-fye
| years, whilst engaged Mond"y in cutting timber
| pesr Fritts' store, on the s. - r. r., in Warren
county, felled tree which lodged upon another
| and in cutting that the weight Of the one resting
| upon IL caused il 10 split and splinter there
| from struck him upon the jugular, severiDS 1t,
and he died almost instantly.
Alta congregational meeting of the members
of the Presbyterian Church in Frederick Guy.
Nd, on Thursday evening vt last week, Kew.
W. Z. Campbell. oi Aarper's Ferry. TIL, county,
was elected pastor, vice Rev. w. Il. McMeen,
resigned, on account Of i'll health.
Miss Title Russell, Mrs. Holmes Conrad and
Mrs. Marshall Willis, Committee of the Ash
By Memorial Association" of Winchester. are
asking for contributions TO enable the associa-
ton to erect in "Stonewall Cemetery" Winches-
ter, q monument TO "The Brothers Ashhy," whose
resting place remains unmarked, save by sm-
pie inscription upon plain board. They say
"neither marble nor granite supports the in-
perishability Of that gallant name
Last Saturday the first snow of the season
made its appearance in these parts. 1t looked
very natural and no doubt made The giriish heart
to palpitate, in view of early sleigh rides with
the ones they love best.
1t might be valuable to some parties to know
that in getting whiskey for thoss who caunot get
il themselves, THY thereby become retailers, and
are liable to Indictment III the United States
courts. In such cases the parties assist In evld-
ing the state law, and are prosecuted without
mercy.
few days ago fine wild deer passed over
the b. IL o. r. r., track below Wevertown,
causing quite sensation. He swan across the
canal and went towards the river as though
making for the Virginia shore.
The latest swindle In Maryland is to get a
farmer to tigu q contract to be, ONE agent for q
patent jackscrew. In few days the farmer
finds that he has signed an order for sl25 worth
Ofjackscrews.