Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-05-21
LOCAL ITEMS.


! city with large stock of handsome Millinery
OF the very fastest styles. This Is the second lot
| OF Millinery for this season. Call and SEE HIM.
| The heavy aud soaking rains which we have
| had during the past week will cause wheat corr,
I grass, clover, and vegetation generally 10 GIT
! up and git"
Miss Ada Butler, who has been at Washington
! during the pas: winter Is now here visiting her
mother.
Wonder II that thief who stole our bacon don't
! feel rugged after publishing all we have sild
! about him But We presume he thinks we are
! more riyged than he is, especially when he Is
| eating our fried ham.
| A large mogul engine, "Cincinnati," weight
( So tons, passed through this place, via :. X.
! H., Gu Wednesday last, 10 Wayues5oro', Va,
! for tie G.. Il q. X. r., built al Patterson, Ne"
/ Jyrsty.
! A two hundred and fifty thousand dollar fire
! occurred 81 Nashville Tenn, on Tuesday morn
/ iuC, destroying "a buildings. The h!e originate
/ in ptintshop.
| Conklirg and Platt, both U. 8. SENATOR, re-
! signed thifr seats ON Monday, and now the l ).
! Senate will proceed TO business and have con-
! fined Robertson, Collector OF Customs oil new
York. Now is a 60 ID time Tor Malone ~ manu-
/ in his resignation, also.
I Mr Z Magrudtr, who has been spending
} fsw wcrss i'm town, lett Oh Wednesday last Tor
St. l. uis Mo.
/ Mr.. Hugh Fitzpatrick, of the firm of Fizpat-
/ rick 4 Co Contractors, Was III town lew days
This week.
! Mr. David Waldeck of this town, while work
lag on the ballast train, :. '. II. K on saturday
/ l.' had tis upper ltp severely cut. DT. Manning
J lvuUcrld the necessary treatment.
( Albert EswoYthv. aged / years living with Mr.
/ f. II. Lamar, below town, bad finger OF his
/ hight hand severely CRUSHED between tie coz
| wheels OF some maCbiuCCy few days age, uects,
.ila.iog ampU.4tiOI. Dr. Manu!ug performed
/ the operation.
Gardner & Co., of Carlisle, Po., have received
/ Z contract from the ). Y. K. X. COMPANY loi ono
| huud.ed freight cars
/ TIE Luray (Va.) Cave case, which has been
long in !ilgatlor was finally setl,ed on Saturday,
} the Cuur; having appointed special commission
/ ers To make q deed to the Cave Company, which
/ is composed principally of Phil"deiph!aus' 1Ie
/ Luray cayerns are nos in their possession.
! T. p Laech, son of Rev $. y. Lecch, OF Fred
erick, ha, been appointed 10 cleIkship in the
! Navy department..
Large Quantities If hail fell in some sections Of
Washington county, Nd, last Saturday.
Oaite anunber OF our colored folks left here
{ on Monday last fer the upper valley TO Work on
the extension vi the s. V. L. K. from Naynes-
bUrO IL Salem.
Our merchants have fulI stocks Of goods. S1e
their advertisements There is no use OF going
elsewhere for your gcod'. They will sell you ag
cheap es YOU can get them elsewhere. Spend
your money a; hone aud bui!d up your own
town.
The Lcgg mill property aud thrty-two
acres of land near Bunker Hill, was sold
bv special commissioner, +. Boyd Faux
ner. on Thursday las., to john Z. LeGS, NJ
$3.50.
4 snow is prophe,iod orthe 7th ofJunc.
Whv not give us the first instalmcnt right
now, and the balance in June.
The Episcopal Congregation has enclosed
their log with 4 fence, recently purchased
from the heirs oi-joScph Enter, deceased,
and adjoining the Church.
Mr.. &. f. Slanc of Martinsburg, con-
ductor on the fast freight train, Is. u y. X.
r., In attempting 70 jump on the engine,
| leaving Washington, "Wednesday last, ms
foot caught in the frog ofthe track ana was
severed by the wheels OF the tender. MI
/ ) is an old railroad man.
Our Circuit Court began on Tuesday
/ last, the May term, Judge Faulkner pre-
| siding. The most important case ON the
/ criminal docket i, that OF Thomas j. Bragg
for killing Thomas L. SpinNs.
/ MIR. McMurrau, of the firm of Baker q
/ McMmr;m, Druggists, was i'll the city last
/ week, and bought large stock OF Drugs,
! Notions az. Call to see their handsome
/ Notions,
Geo. ". Atkinson was confirmed by the
! Senate on Wednesday to be United States
Marshall for West Virginia.
The property of The Norfolk and West
the line.
1t is reported Hon. VIM. Mines has
leased the Nj. Torrey furnace, in Augusta
county, aud will remove ii three miles
nearer the shenandoah Valley Railroad.
/, nj of
! ROYAL. Va, to he known us the "Warren
Manufacturing Company" whose bust
ness will hc The manufacture of spokes,
rims, doors, sash, blinds and ether articles
of wood manufactures. Several enter
/ prising Pcnnsylvaniaus are connected
with the company.
DIR. II. II. Hereford, brother of cX-
Senator Frank Hereford of this State, dicd
in Missouri last week.
The Sheets farm, 7s6 acres, near Win
chester, Va, has been sold to Geo. Strick
land for 50 per acre.
\ sword, supposed to have been buried
| since revolutionary times, was recently
dug up in WestmOrcland county, Va. The
handle was ornamcntcd with pearl ana
| gold.
G. NJ. Zcilcl of Luray has been appoiut-
/ ed L. ). Postal Route Agent on The >. V.
/ X. r.. between HagcrStown, Md, and
| WayncSboro', Va, vice john F. Braud-
! dus resigned on account of health.
We rise TO ask who stole cur bacon DcCgon
| thet thief. II We had h!m now We would ran,
! cram and Jam him into . cannon and shoot him
so for that be could not get back until alter the
! day OF judgment. Wordsr if that wouldn't lig
! him?
Lloyd Lickidcr has just returned from
| the city with Il nice line Of goods such lis
| Clothing, beautiful lire of Straw Hat, for
| Men, BOYS and Children, Ladies and
Misses Slippers and Shocs-NotionS, Va
! Uses, Trunks, Umbrellas, Sc.
Yourg Mems Meeting will be held In the
basement of the NJ. <, Church South, tomorrow,
Sunday evening, al So o'clock
Mr.. e.. 7. Hodges has returned from
| Baltimore with Il new lot of Dry Goods and
Groceries.
Mr.. John Jamson Of Martinsburg died
on Monday last, aged about 80 years.
Mrs. Andrews, widow Of the late Rev :.
| DIR. Andrews, arrived III this place from
Fredericksburg, Va, and will remain here
during the summer.
4 woman ont West thrcshed 800 bushels
of wheat last year--and probably her hus-
band into the bargain.
The American Medical Association lately
in session at Richmond. West Virginia
was represented by Or. Y. ID. Baker, Mar
! tinsburg; Jas. z. Reeves, Wheeling; c..
! Sharer, Bcthasy; L. Il. Charter, West
/ Union; 6. Mcdonald, Union;J. L. Ken
dali, Writ Court House.
! The room under this Office has been
rented by The Catholics and is now being
! fixed up for the purpose Of holding wor-
! ship. The Priest at Martinsburg will
| conduct the services of which notice will
be given hereafter.
| Th. commencement eXerci.as Of the