Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-05-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

man at the 3. V. r. r. engine house at this place.
The 8. V. r. R. will run excursion trains at
half rates on Memorial day at this town on June
first
The Virginia Chassis of the Reformed Church
met at Edinburg on Thursday. Rev. Mr.. Bow.
man and his delegate Mr.. Emanuel Staley, oil
this place, were In attendance.
The carpenters and painters at the 8. V. K. K
shops OF this place, have been busily engaged for
some time in getting out and painting up whis-
tie posts clearance posts, mile posts aud crossing
signs for use along said road.
A handsome piece of furniture. large writing
desk and secretary combined, was that recently
made at the 8. v. K. r. carpenter shops at this
place for the Superintendenrs office. 1t was
handsomely painted and fniehed up by Mr..
Pilsbery. foreman in the paint department.
A few days ago, rumors were afoat that j. B.
Kenny, of Cumberland, had been murdered by
sharpsburg man. 1t seems that lis body was
found with marks OF Ill treatment upon IL, and
that suspicious were aroused by previous quar-
rel with Dennis Monigan of Sharps6urg. Sub
sequent investigation failed 10 fasten these
charges upon Mr.. Monigsn, and the Cororer's
jury returned verdict OF death from unknown
causes"
Spring Running Meeting of the National Fair
Association, will take place at Washington City,
May II and continue days, and four grand
races each day. A large and attractive crowd
will be present.. We return thanks for o COM
plimentary ticket to be present.
We return thanks to Hon. B. 3. Martin for
public documents.
Lewis Miller, . boy IA years OF age, WAC shot
and killed Chas. Norris, near Rohersvile, W ASH
ipgton county, Md last fall and WAS sentenced
TO three years in the penitentiary, was last week
pardoned by Gov. Hamilton.
Col. John Z. Schley aud James D. Butt OF
this county, attended the State Convention, at
Wheeling, on Wednesday, to appoint delegates
to the Chicago Convention.
g. g. Dickinson, of Larned, Pawnee county,
Kansas adver,ises pure White Doura or Egyp-
tian Corn, in wet or dry weather, will raise from
20 TO 90 bushels to the acre, and Ia sure crop,
and is better for horses aud hogs than the COM
mon corn. 1t need not be planted till the lirst
of July. He will send trial package for 81
cents.
The remains OF Mrs. Benjamin Boyd, formerly
of MsrtinsbuIg were taken there on "wednesday,
from Cbarlestown, and Inferred In Greent III
Cemetery, Father Daugherty officiating al the
grave. Among others accompanying the re-
mains wa. the celebrated Belle Boyd, daughter
of the deceased
The 8. V. r. r. Company hssiissued books OF
Rules and Regulations to all its employees ana
examina ion will take place on the 10Th OF June,
at the office OF the Superintendent at Charles
town.
Wing quite jill NJ lllc IcclucuSC VI Mo ooh ia i""b
DIR. Marshall, in this place.
Mr.. Geo. C. Walling, freight conductor on
the first Division of the il U. r. K, formerly
of Martiusburg, received fatal Injuries on Tues
day, near Mount Clare Station, by having The
heel of his boot caught between the frog OF
switch and its guard, loaded hopper train pas
sing over him. He died soon after from his in
iurles. He had been 10 the employ OF the COM
pany over thirty years. The B. & o. X. x. Re-
lief Association has paid his family sl5CO.
The result of the convention of the Lutheran
SYNOD held in Stanton last week. has not been
made public. The body was called TO pass upon
charges made by Rev. j. b Haskell against Rev.
J /. Miller, and upon charges made agai INST Mr..
Haskell by Mr.. Miller. The decision OF the body
will be published in pamphlet form. Until 1t does
so appear, il will not be made public. The ses-
sions we're secret throughout.
Prof. Nathaniel Vernon, one OF the oldest citi-
zens of Frederick, Md, and father OF Col. u. w.
+. Vernon, surveyor of the port OF Baltimore,
died at his residence In Frederick in the goth
year Of his age.
Decoration of the graves of the Federal SOL
diers 10 Mount Oivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md,
will take place on Saturday, May 20. Hon. Is;
Butterworth, member OF Congress, OF Ohio, Will
deliver the grafton.
In an ARRAY on the canal at Williamsport, Nd,
Wednesday evening, between John Butler ana
Nelson johnson, both colored, the former IL ilct-
ed four or five wounds on the latter with car.
wing knife, which will probably prove fatal.
Mr.. j. ). Fleming has just received numb,r
of tirst-class sewing machines. Call and see
them.
At r. L. Magruder's Drug Store can be found
the largest and best assortment oil Tobacco ana
Cigars In town.
The May number of the Popular Science
Monthly published by d. Appleton d Co, New
York, comes to US full of interesting aud Valua-
10 Ion al nl4uD
interest aud is always an acceptable visitor.
Messrs. ID. w. Timberlake, Emmert " Ferry,
and Gettinger & Hoke, Martinsburg. have large
and SPLENDID stocks of goods. We called 10
their stores on Tuesday and fonnd their busl-
ness to be exceedingly active.
We invite attention to the Dental Gard OF Dr.
A. b. thinner man in another column MT L.
is q native Of Berkeley county; and comes bishiy
We regretted to learn at Martinsburg on Tues
that Mrs J. T. Gettinger and her sister Miss
Lou Jarboe, both sisters OF Mrs. Il. 1. hodges,
of this town, were quite Ill.
Rev. c. G. Fisher, for six years pastor OF the
Reformed Church at Winchester, has resigned
and moved TO Philadelphia, to take charge oil
the Publication Board OF the Reformed Church.
Rev. &. +. Sontag will probably become his sue
cessor.
Boiling hot lye poured around the trunk OF
peach trees Is said 10 De sure uestroyei VI WI
ers, while 1t does not iDjure the trees.
A lot Of gypsies encamped near Baltimore, to
tell fortunes and in two days they Get seven
pairs of lovers TO quarreling, separated Two fam
lilies, and caused Two old maids to commit sui.
eide.
When two women With new hats on pass each
other on the street there Is pair OF back stares
made Immediately.
A MARYLAND man has been engaged three times
and every tune the girl has died, and now the
girls are kind of shy of receiving attentions
from him.
Michigan woman who jumped down OF o
load of hay and knocked down a tramp who
made fun OF her sun bonnet had three offers OF
marriage within week.
A destructive Cyclone, rain storm and wind,
yisited ge section Of Illinois on Sunday. Tue
village OF Osey, in Scott county, was nearly de-
stroyed by the wind. A cloud bursted ard ter
rifle thunder and lightning accompanied ny ram;
Twenty buildings were destroyed. The wind
took every thing in Its path, but lasted only three
minutes.
We call at.cntion 10 the advertisement Of
Young q Turner, Marble Works, Martinsburg,
in auother column. Thee young men do e1-
cellent work ut the lowest prices.
Mrs NJ. L. Harrington has just received a nice
lot of bonnets and hats, already trimmed, and
other millinery goods. Ladies, call on her and
take peep 1T them. They ere very pretty.
The Shepherdstown girls look perfectly beau
tiiuI' in their new spring hats.
The potato bug is laying off his ground and
getting ready for business. Several of them
were taking survey OF our garden the other
evening.
4 new fence is being erected around he en-
closure of the Episcopal Church.
Weregret to state that Major Henry Heg,n,
proprietor of the Entler Hotel, was taken quite
q lac lint Il nnh haiti
Just call at R. L. Magruder's Drug Store and
see his large assortment Of fishing tackle, the
best In town.
Dig dinner will be served by the ladies on
Memorial Day.
Our friend d. g. Noble OF Martinsburg, has .
nice lot OF Clothing on hand and for sale at bot
tom prices. There seemed 10 be q Irregular