Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-02-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

will meet on Monday next, February Ith.
eggs is Eggs," so cents per dozen, and worth
more than the hen that lsys them.
Our old friend. Mr.. T. A. Moore, Clerk Coun-
~ Court, says he has few more marriage
licenses left, and the girls should apply beloIe
they are all gone.
Mrs. Elizabeth 8 Shepherd is visiting friends
ot Pottsyiile. Pa and her daughter; Miss Fannie
ia visiting friends and relatives III fensacois,
Florida.
MI N,bo Ledge, A. F. s. A. ". will meet on
Monday evening mex, tue I'll, at o'clock. All
members are requested TO be present.
One year ago from Weduesd' y las the 2od OF
February, ground was broken III Mar, LAND, on
the Douglas farm, opposite TINS lowr, lor the
extension of the s. V, K 4. to Hagerstown.
Mr.. Charles ID. SmIIi, our brotber-in-!aw, has
been appointed street commissioner at PArkers-
Rev. Mr., Armstrong, pastor of the Presbyteri-
an Church, this place, Is visiilng relatives al
Romney, H..
munn " story " "Odida, price GO cents, from
the publishers j. B. Lipplncott &Co., Phiiadel.
phia. II IL a fascinating and popular work, aud
thousands have been SOLD.
Mr.. VIM. RightSline has sold his four-acre
lot near town, ON the ChgrestUwn road, 10 Mr..
Geo. w. Show for 500
"More snow for Fix weeks" So said the
Ground Hog on Wednesday last, the 2ud of
February, when he came ont of his mole aud saw
his "shadder." He then went back and pulled
the hole in after him.
DR.. Geo. Ferren, member Ct the West Virginia
House of Delegates from B'rke!ey county, fell
dead at his boarding house in Wheeling, Tues
dav, of spinal apoplexy.
Ii il stated that much damage has been done
To the small fruit trees, in this county, hy rab-
bits, since the heavy fall of snow this "inte,.
Judge g. z. r. Moore has announced his in
tention of resigDipg his position npon the su-
preme Court of Appeals, within few months.
Mr.. Samuel Michael, re,idiug near Duilicld's
Depor, killed two hngs-Polard China ard
Berkshire cross-a few dYs ago, which weighca
1,G22 pounds.
over the southern end o. the Shenandoah Val
lev T. Il. between Shenandoah Iron Works and
Waynesboro, Va.
The Baney Mill property was sold on Friday
last: nv Specia! Commissioners Kennedy, Pai ker
and Wilson, to Mr.. JAS. III. Rowland, OF this
place, for $3.50. SO Gays the Spirit.
The Harrisonburg Guards have voted to at.
tend the Inauguration OF Garfield as President OF
the l.. s. on the 4th of March, providing satis-
factory railroad arrangements can be made
We learn from the Harrsonburg Spirit that
jackson Kehoe, Enginecr on the Construction
Train, S. V. X. X, was run over on Thursday OF
last week, near ElKtor, aud one of his legs sew
cred from his body, and Was seriously Injured
otherwise,
President Thompson and Vice-President
F. s. Lyon, of the State University, have re-
signed, Piof. -. b. Purintou has been elected
vice president and made president pro ten.
Prof Lyon still retains his prolessorslii.
Our Circuit Court, Judge Faulkner presiding,
adjourned on Saturday las, ard special term
will begin on the 9TH of Marcn.
The stockholders of the J. fferson County Ag-
ricultural College, on Tuesday last, elected the
following Directors for the ensuing year, Col.
r. w. Baylor, Daniel b. Lucas, +. l.. Wager,
Thomas c. Green, John II. Stride, Eugene
Baker and James II, Grove. Col Baylor was
elected President, and Jas. Ii. Grove Secretary
and Treasurer.
U. s. Senator-elect, J. n. Camden, upon his
return home at Parkersburg, from Wheeling, on
Thursday night of last week had grand rccep-
ton and welcome. One hui dfcd guns were fired
ard the city brilliantly illuminated by fire works.
The reception speech was made uy Hon. s.
Wells, Mayor of the city.
On Saturday night last Miss Virginia Lickli-
der, daughter of Mr.. Samuel Licklider, near
Martiusburg, retired with slight sore throat,
and next morning she was found coid anu SUI
III death, aged only % years.
We invite attention to the letters from Flori
da, in thi, issue, written by R'v. }. {. Bowman.
Pastor of the Reformed Church OF this town,
who went there few weeks ago for the purpose
of reg.inipg his health. The letters will be resd
with much interest
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church of tie Southern States will meet In
Stauntor, Va, in May next.
A pubic meeting Of the citizens OF the county
will be held at Charcstown on Friday the 18Th
instant, at . o'clock.
Mrs. Geo W. Show and daughter Of this place
are visiting friends in Washington, ID. G.
We learn from the Winchester Times that
Mr.. John Ray of that towr, formerly OF this
town, has been quiteill.
Mr. James w. Coffenberger ard his Bride Miss
Virginia Fleming, whose marriage we inserted
last week, will please accept our thanks for
rice lot OF brides cake.
Mr.. r. L. Magruder, who recently sold Lis
Dug Store in this place TO DR.. j. Gregg Gibson,
accompanied by his clerk, Mr.. Wm. NJ. Nilsson,
lett here the first Of ths week Tor 81. Louis apd
New Orleans Mr.. Magrudrr will remain in
New o. leans until spring when be expects to re-
turn to 81. Louis and go into business.
Mr.. Soinmers this week shut down his Straw
Board Mills at this place, and viii not resume
operations until about the first OF April next.
lie Intends making some repairs Oh the machin-
ely.
presented to tie Legislature praying for the
adjustment OF the manufacture aud SAFE OF
spiriiuous liquors in this State, az that the
question be submitted by vote TO the people.
We have been publishing so many weddings
and eating SO much brides cake during the past
few weeks that we are almost made TO feel that
We would like to get married again oursef
We are Informed that there will be special
term of the Circuit Court, March 1th, for chauc-
cry business and TO arrange the pleadiugs in
common lawsuits. Will last probably week.
An advance bid having been mad, the sale of
the Entler lot next to the Episcop Church in
this place, was set aside by the court just closed
This lot will soon be offered at public sale, and
a good opportunity will be offered ~ buy u fine
building lot.
Delegate Beekwith in the Legislature offered
bill for tie relief of James w Glenn, and Dele
gate John W. Granthsm Offered Que for the re-
lief of w. l.. Grantham.
The Lexington, KY, Observer, JAN %, says
sour young friends Marshall ~ Gctzcndanner
were in luck Friday. They wanted five hum
dred dollar bill broken TO collect lee. Capt.
Nicholas broke it for them"
Equality Lodge No. 81, A. +. & A. NJ, o. Mar
tinsburg have decided u have all oyster supper
at the Grand Central Hotel, on The night of
February %, TO which all the members are in
yited.
On Thursday OF last week, Mr.. L. B. Williams
aged e. years. residence ut Came on, an old en-
gineer on the B. ~ o. +. e., and known as I'm
Gle Hugh,y," entering tie machine shops at
Martiusburg in 1914, was stricken with apupleXy
with his hand on the throttle, aud died tie same
evening. He ''fell at his posi-"
Seven more inches of snow fell here on Tues
day last, the first of February, making % inches
this winter.
Il is said there Is to be o Gold wedding in this
town on Tuesday evening next.
"Squiut" Ganotown CORE spondent to the
Marliusburg Independent says DR.. A. b. Zlm-
norman OF shepherdstowr, has been spending
some time in this valley, extracting uelh AID
damaging hearts, ETC., ana sich. Now, Ut. you
ought not do such ILing as 20 dam7Se lady's
heart Too bad.
We take it all back, girls. Tou remember that
we stated some time ago that We ui!n't tei,ve
the girls were doing q thing towards matrihony
during leap year. But Low we take 1t all back
we didn't mean it. We ask paid n.
Mr.. Robert Lamor has built very handsome
1T. ,o,sa ~, Lis farm of tho Ferry in Barke-