Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-01-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

does pay well.
Mrs. Flora Vance is visiting friends
and relatives at Winchester.
We invite attention to the new adver-
tisements in this issue.
The chicken coop of Mr.. James w.
| Kerney was ROBBED OF few fowls one
night last week.
The headquarters of Mr.. Sands, Su-
perintendent Of the S. V. Il. H., have
! been removed to the new Sadler Build
ing, Charlestowu.
The work of placing the superstructure
! upon the piers of the S. V. X. X. bridge
at Riyerton Is being now pushed rapid
" forward, aud two spans are already
up. :.
The beauty of q man parting his hair
in the middle is that it gives both ears
an equal chance to for.
Judge J. J. Jackson is now holding
U. S. Circuit Court at Parkersburg.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Ohio and Baltimore
Short Line Railroad Company, held in
Pittsburs Monday, Mr.. J. b. Washing
TON, son of the late Col. Lewis w.
Washington, of this county, was elect
ed President.
Every one should be vaccinated, and
that a, once. We learn that DIR. w.
p. Manning of this town has sent on
20 Pear River, N. Y, for Pure Bovin
or Animal Virus, propagated from
the famed ''Beaugency Stock imported
TO this country from France tor this
special purpose.
Mr.. john r. Keys, has returned
home after a three weeks trlp TO
Mineral Co., this State, visiting friends.
Mr.. Zephaniah Bane, near Charles
town, is visiting friends in Pennsyl-
vana.
Forest Grange will meet on the LIST
FRIDAY in February, on business OF real
importance; and by order of the Execu-
tive Committee the stockholders must
meet at the same time to protect their
interest J. Will Taylor, w. M.
Mr.. c. Dorsey Tyson of Frederick,
Md, and Miss Swartzwelder, of Win
chester. Va, have been visiting the fam
lily of Col Morgan near town, for sew
eral weeks past.
We were pleased to make the &C
qnantance of Mr. P. II. Hughes, OF
Stanton, Va, and who is now freight
agent oc the train between this place
and Riverton, on the S. V. r. r. We
also made the acquaintance Of Mr.. Z. b.
Cramer, of Harrisburg, Pa, who will
we understand shortly take charge OF
one of the stations along the S. V. R~R.
Mrs. J. T. Hodges of this town, is
visiting relatives ana friends in Mont
gomery county, Md.
Miss Ianra Lee Tanquary, of Lexing-
ton, Va, Miss Laura Hughes of Charles
town, w. Va, Miss Mamie Gibson and
Miss Katie Reinhart, of Sharpsburg,
Md, have been visiting during the past
week, Miss Annie Knott, near town.
Mr.. Henry S. Forney, formerly a
druggist of our town, and how residing
at Gettysburg, Pa, visited this place for
few days last week, after an absence
of twenty-five years. He was looking
remarkably well.
Young Mems Meeting in the Episco
pal Chapel on Sunday evening at 3 l-2
o'clock.
The President overruled General
Walker. and sat down on Sweeney and
Mason, and sent in the appointment OF
Gen. Geo, r. Latham, of Buckhannon,
as Supervisor of the Census tor the First
district of West Virginia, and John b.
lady, of Cabel county, for the End dis
trict. lady is good democrat.
Samuel Emmert, one of the oldest
and most respected citizens of Washing
ton county, Md, had his golden we'd
ding on Wednesday last. Seventy
children and grand children were pies
| ent.
The dwellings of H. H. Keedy and
Geo. w. Smith, of Hagerstown, were
entered Monday night and robbed of
large quantity of silver and platedware
and other vauables.
a special session of the Council will
be held on Monday evening next at 6
1-2 o'clock.
We call attention to the advertise
ment in this issue of the Forest and
Stream and Rod and Gun, Publishing
Company, New York.
Mr.. G. B. Humrickhouse and Mr.. W.
p. Licklider of this town, have been Wis
ting friends aud relatives in Maryland,
during this week.
Maine has some trouble. Wonder
how they like the medicine. 1t is the
same they give to the Southern States.
jim Keene made cash payment of
S1,5OO,OOO in gold for wheat in Chica-
90 the other day. Jim must have been
an editor in his youth.
The assessment of land damages along
the South River line of the Shenandoah
Valley r. r., Augusta county, Va, is
nearly complete. The citizens through
whose land the road will pass,are show
ing very liberal spirit.
We return thanks to Principal Covell
for copy of his Report to the Board
of Regents of the w. Va, Institution
for the Deaf and Dumb aud Blind, for
the year ending Sept. 80, 1879. Pupils
enrolled for the present year number
ia.
The recent rains, land the open winter,
and mild weather thus far has had no.
ticeable effect upon the growing wheat,in
this section, many Of the fields looking