Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-06-10
Editorial Breyiries

Inc COhtract Tor building the extension
Of the West Virginia Central and pi,,.
burg Railway to Elkins, formerly F,;rfa~
Stone, fifty miles from Piedmont 10
awarded Saturday last to Humbira g
Sons; Cavan, Codwise & Co., and Ad,r.
& Kennedy. Hnmbird Il Sons. of Gnu,
berland, get thirteen miles of the ro.I
and all the masonry.
1t is said that the majority Of hapd-o,
ganists in this country come from E,Ir
Judging from their appearance one wonii
naturally suppose that they all came fron,
Grease.
On Thursday last, at Lansing, Mich
when one OF the employees Of F.
paugh's circus went into the lions 80.
he was attacked by the animal, whisS
fastened its jaws in his arm. rhe bs.,.
was shot and its jaws pried open ~
release the unfortunate man.
Much of the wheat in the Ess,.r,,
Shore counties of Maryland, has hesn
beaten down by heavy rains, and /, =
feared much Of il will not rise again nm,
will rot where il lies.
Cumberland, Nd, has another case q,
smallpox, the victim being Mrs. Josenb
Wagner, who contracted the disease fro,,
her husband, who died recently IN Gin.
cinnati.
Miss Annie Fcster, daughter Of Gov
Charles Foster, OF Ohio. was married
Thursday of last week TO Mr.. Frederick
ID. Mussey, formerly well-known Gin.
cinnati journalis:, but at present the Gov.
errors private secretary.
Scovile says his wife Is crazy, and Mrs
5. says her husband is crazy. They both
are undoubtedly night Tor once.
Winchester, Va, has elected 4 demo.
cratic mayor and council. For the mas,
four years the readiusters have controlled
the council.
Peaches are passing through Lynch
burg already from the south.
Prof. Fontain Says that there il hot
ter prospect OF finding gold in largo
quantities in Southwest Virginia than I'm
California in the early days. Parties Ara
now washing out from s. TO $50 per dsv.
and, the Professor says, all the washing,
come from Pilot mountain, which, la
thinks. is full of gold, which can be oh
tanned by capital and the proper machin-
cry 10 crush the quartz.
"Wednesday of last week was observed
as Memorial Day at Richmond, and tAe
wood Cemetery were decorated with flow
ers. The first Virginia Regiment pSradoI
and listened to the address of Gen. Fity.
hugh Lee The scene was very impress
siye and attracted u crowd of 10 900 PEG
pie.
The storm in Southampton county, Va.
Sunday, did great damage TO crops, ands
number of houses were blown down. Hail
fell to depth of several inches. hanv
stones are reported foot in length aud
weighing pound and a half Mrs. Caro-
line Williams, and aged lady, WAS SO
frightened by the storm that her life i.
despaired Of.
Mr.. Paul o. Il ESterhszy, president Of
the First Hungarian American Colonial
ton Society, is in Richmond, Va. The
object of Mr.. d 'Esterhazy's visit 10 Viz
ginia il 10 inspect her lands with view
of locating colony OF lIungarans lle
informed Il reporter that there wero ia
hundred families in Hungary now ready
10 come 10 this country, amd that they
were all farmers and aclaSs 81 people that
rarely emigratUd 10 this country; that
they were well educated, refined aud pos
scsS ample means. Mr.. d'Estcrhs,y
seemed 10 be very much pleased with Viz
ginia.
Nine young ladies graduated THURSDAY
last al the thirteenth annual commence.
meut Of the Womcn's Medical College of
the New York Infrmary. The Hon. Al
grruOn :. Sullivan delivered Nh address,
in which he spoke of the movement set
SC! on foot Ia iuducc Columbia College Ia
open its doors Ia women, and expressed
himself as in favor Of coeducation of the
sexes, and of the admission of women To
the medical profession, FOR which they
were adapted on account OF their bympa-
thctic natures.
The Hon. Robert Farmer Bowers died
suddenly on Friday last at kcokuk, lows.
after "A brief illness. Mr.. Bower WA the
general grand high priest OF Royal Arch
Masons at the time of his death, which Is
the highest official position IN the United
States representing that ancient body.
State Senator Farrow, Of Md, brought
suit against Mr.. Negley of the Herald and
Torch, iiagerstown, I'D. FOR SANDER.
At the trial last week in the Circuit Court
Of Washington county, held NJ Hager.-
fowl, much TO our surprise, the jury re-
turned a verdict for three thousand dol
lars damages.
i ne bOlltT Ol JuN dTu blNhrio'H IN"
mill, ut baskerville, Va, near Orange
&. II. exploded, instantly killing young
Davis, the engineer. James Carpenter,
colored, was fatally injured and died w
few hours. Lohu Garvel, = one-arno1
man, had his remaining arm broken aud
Will probably loose it ny amputation.
Several other employees were injured bu'
escaped death.
4 destructive hail and wind storm oc-
Cured Sunday afternoon last, In HALIFAX
county, Va, extending To Garysburg, y,
G., distance OF tsA miles. Se'erai
houses were blown down. Matilda Gary,
colored. and her two daughter, and 10
years OLD, living near Garysburg' were
killed by the blowing down Of her hoa'e'
The other members Of The family narrow
" escaped alive. The hailstones were |"
large as mans fist. Trains from Inc
South have been delayed by blockade' OF
fallen trees.
Upon Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sart0ris fe.s
the responsibility Of having made Dnes-
red kid gloves popular In Washington
Two hundred and rny-six thousand
young shad were placed In the iolCMl''
at Davis Bridge, near Piedmont, w Va
Tuesday.
Rev. DR.. Spear, at one time pastor Of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Cumoei.
land. Nd, and more recently Of ~. Luxe
Church, Philadelphia, who Is now ~
wears ole and nearly blind, was qui.iy
married OH Tuesday evening toa d."
Thomas, who is 20 years his Junior. Inc
venerable bridegroom had been four year
a resident IN the Old Mems Home; "
West Philadelphia. Tie lady Is ''id I"
be very wealthy.