Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-10-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

| Mrs. John ~. Aoei, luOct tbuntuie cuiiStah
| lady, after protracted illness OF consumption,
| died at Marsinsburg On Monday ev ming of last
! week. $50
Mr. John A. Fleming, of Willismsporf, Nd,
and brother of Mr.. Joseph 8. Fleming vi this
! towr, Is one of the candidates for Comfy Com
missioners, on the Republican ticket, In WASH
ington county, Mo. -,
| We had a pleasant visit from ML. W. ":
] Wentzeli the celebrated cigar manuiacsurer' VI
( Harpsr's Ferry one day last week he Piankco
dowp dadd, q dollars for the Register, HE lit
lie man. Long may he continue to make the
best brand of cigars.
Our merchants are receiving their fall and
winter stocks of goods. See their new advertise
| ments-they invite you TO come and examine
their goods. Don't go way to moke your pur-
chases, but patropize your home merchants
Rev. Samuel Register, D. D., formerly Pre-
siding Elder of the Winchester District, Balti-
| more Conference, NJ. K. Church, South, and
, well-known to many of our citizons died OF dis
ease OF stomach and liver, ct his residence Grey
fields" in Prince Georges county, Mo on Mon,
! day night last. He joined the Methodist church
! In 1888 and in 1910 he entered the Baltimore
| Conference, and he has been elected to every
general Conference since that time.
The serious illness OF Judge Pearre of Cumber-
land will compel him to stay of the bench du'
! ring the present session OF court He Id sunetlng
from disease of the heart, which lie very trouble
| some and Of times painful. While all affections
| of the heart are dang rous, 1t Is believed tae
present attack OF the Judge is similar to the one
| be experienced some twenty years ago.
Thursday plight of last week crackswen blew
! open and robbed two safes at Mount Airy Sta
ton, on the main stem OF the b. q y: han,oaa y,
| company, from which the thieves obtained out
| little booty: the other to Mr.. Anderson, from
which was taken between three and four hun
| dred dollars. There Is no clue to the roboers
| Mr.. Geo. Chrismap, ST., venerable veteran of
| the war OF 1872 and father of Sheriff Chrisman
| of Berkely county, died at Hedgesvllle on Mon
| day last at the ripe old age Of 80. He had been
| a long sufferer from disease, and the usual con-
! comitants of advanced age. He was buried oy
| his brethren of Berkeley Lodge No. 81, A. +. aud
| A. NJ. on Thursday, at Falling Water church
| yard. ... .-..i
Mr.. I.emuel Towards father died at the resi-
! dence of the former, in Berkely county, on ed
| pesday last. and was buried at the cemetery at
| Hedgesylie on Friday. He had attained ripe
old age.
We understand that an acci tent resulting 10
! the fearful MAIN ing Of two colored men occur
red on Monday last on Purcells works on the :.
V. K r. extension south of Waynesboro', va
The accident was caused by the premature ois-
charge of blast which tore one arm OF OF one
of the men, and seriously injured the other
about the head and face.
The Hagerstown Odd Fellow, has been en-.
larged and other wise improved. IL is now one
of the haudsomest papers In Western Maryland,
as well as one OF the brightest. We congratulate
Bro. Mentzer.
Lloyd Licklider has Just received a lot of No.
l Heavy Full Lindsey Suits. Go aud see them.
Young Mems Meeting will be held in the
basement of the NJ. E. Church South, tom PROV,
Sunday evening, AT 81 o'clock.
Nice stock of Mems Undersbirts and Drawers
at Lloyd Lcklider's.
Trunks, valises and Railroad Bags at Lloyd
Lfcklider's. ...
Mr. +. NJ. Parker, U. 8. Mail Agent, s. V. r.
R.. received accidentally, several shot In MS lett
ankle and foot, while hunting, from gun Ia Tue
hands of companion, Mr.. George Lantford, at
Waynesboro', Va, on Tuesday last The wound
Is Dut serious.
A special business meeting of the Y. ". q. a.
will be held ia the rooms on TUESDAY evening
November lst at o'clock. Every member OF
the Y. N. &. a. is earnestly requested 10 be
present
Twenty-Five more carloads of stock passed
through this place on Sunday last per Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad from the South. All but
Que carload were taken TO Baltimore over the
Western Maryland Railroad.
Two new passenger engines, Nos. q and7, Tor
the use of the Shenandoah Valley RaiiroH, ar
rived on Tuesday morning at the cohpanys
shops at this place for adjustment: They were
delphia
The United Brethren will hold a Quarterly
Meeting 1T Halltown, the first Saturday aid
SUNDAY in November. The meeting will he pro-
tracted during the week. Preaching Sunday at
IL O'Clock, auu at night by the Presiding Elder
j. Il. Nelson.
On Monday evening 3lst instant, will occur
Halow Eve. This event is celebroted by the
young in an extravaganza waste OF cabbage ana
corr, in which we trust they will act more wise
" this year than they have been doing tor sever
oil years past.
Mr. John w. Sheetz died OF his residence in
Charestown, on Saturday morning last, after
brief illness, of cerebrospinal mengitis, aged
about So years. He was volunteer III tie Mex
lean war, in the company of Capt John w. Ro-
wan, from Charestown, and was in the Confed-
crate service during portion Of the late war.
His remains were inferred in the Episcopal Gem
etery OH Sunday afternoon, By the Independent
Order of Good Templars.
Mr.. Jas. H. Rowland, we understand, was
Knocked down between his mill aid dwelling,
near Beulah Church, on Saturday night last, and
ROBBED of his knife and mill key-the robber be-
ing disappointed in finding money upon his per-
SOD, If that was his object. The same night, We
learn, the meat house OF Mr.. Thos. West, 10 the
same neighborhood, was broken oper, and
large quantity of meat stolen therefrom. 30
says the Spirit.
An exchange states that two sharpers are going
through the country victimizing tho farmers.
They offer to sell mackerel in half-barrels at
very low price Upon purchasing the victims
find their alf-barrel filled with rubbish, with
thin layer of fish on top.
Mr.. E. NJ. Baker, residing near Wiliamsport
in company with a couple other gentlemen, went
to the river few days ago and after one and a
half days spent in angling returned with one
hundred large bass.
Mr.. VIM. q. British, who died in Tredirick on
Saturday last, was insured in the Mutual Endow-
ment Association, Of Baltimore, for S., OO0. Mr..
j. E. Saltzer, general agent.
Miss Margaret P. Davis, aged GO years, IL
months and is days, died ut the residence of her
brother, near Falling Waters, Berkeley county,
on the 18th of Oct. 1881.
On Monday night, Mr.. Randolph Stupe OF
Martinsburg, brakeman on the X. u .. IL. H.,
while coupling cars at Gailhersburr, Md, had
his shoulder badly crushed, but 1t Is thought 1t
will not permanently disable hip.
The Hagerstown Spoke Works are now man
ufacturing, selling and shipping ut the rate of
eighty thousand spokes per month. The propri.
etors are confident that this years products will
aggregate fully one million of spokes.
Separate Sealed Proposals will be received at
Roanoke, Roanoke Co, Va. until Tuesday,
Oct. 25th, 1881, by W. W. COe, Chirf Engineer
furnishing materials for and erection of Hotel
and Passenger Station at that place.
On Sunday evening last as Mr.. Guard Gollery,
brakeman. was coupling cabooses at the yard In
Martinsourg, his hand was crushed in terrible
manner, necessitating the amputation OF q thumb
ard two fingers.
Blessed Is the man who doth subscribe for the
Register and pay therefor. His feet shall not
stand upon slippery places; he shall rot be for
saken by his friends nor prosecuted bY his enc
mies, nor shall his seed ever be seen begging.
1t is stated that small piece OF charcoal
placed In pot with boiling cabbage Will prevent
the unpleasant smell from that wholesome vege-
table when cooknO