Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-12-23
HRIEES.

and lot Of John Cost, on New street, for
1915 cash.
Rev. Ecnry Baker, ofthe First Lutheran
Church of Altoona, is about to quit pas
toral work.
Melehor Sehnehley. of Fairview, WASH
ingtom County, Nd. was severely g"red
by bull y few days ago.
The Gnow and rain on Wednesday night
and Thursday morning was much needed,
rs the water in the wells and cisterns had
go;teE very low.
Jacob Wintermoyer, the clothing man,
has the finest stock Of neckwear in Shep-
hcrlstown. Give him q call and look at
the different styles.
The farmers report that crows are eX-
ccedingly numerous this fall, and any
corn that il not yet gathered is being rap
idlY taken gin" by the voracious birds.
Che will be Communion Services in the
Lutheran Church in Shephcrdstown on
Sunday morning ut II o'clock. PrepaTa-
tory services this Saturday afternoon at
2.3U o'clock.
professor Virchow, of Germany. has
collection Of over I. eco human skulls, OF
all races and nationalitics," says'a news
paper paragraph. This is positively the
greatest lot of dead-heads we have ever
heard of.
We are glad to say that tickets from fia-
gcrstown to ShepherGstown can now be
bought for any train on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad. Heretofore the COM
pany would not sell tickets on the after
noon express.
The cry of fire" on Monday evening
last called out the Shepherd Fire Depart
ment. but their services were not needed.
The alarm was caused by the oyerturning
of stove in tile colored school house. ana
the damage was slight.
Senator Gorraan has presented in the
United States Senate the claim Of Mrs.
Mcliora y. Dali for $4,000 for property
DESTROYED and used by the Union Army,
on her farm of Dalton" near Williams
port, during the war.
Congress has agreed to take the usua!
holiday recess of ten days after all. y
motion had been carried to take no recess
and fine every absent member $50 Il day,
but the Lcxt day it was rcscinded and the
motion for 4 recess carried.
The name Of the Sharpsburs station, ON
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, has been
charged to "Antictanl," and it Is appro-
pirate. as it was in that neighborhood that
the battle of Antictam, one Of the greatest
battles of the war, was fought.
The Boonsboro Times last week had
touching obituary on the death q! ~ aged
mule in that place. and we are thinkinEot
engaging the services of the writer TO
send us IN obituary for "Mack," our IA
vorite Maltese cat, which died recently.
Pork has been selling this week in
Shepherdstown rs low Is IS per hundred,
anil the price has been between s. and
So 50 in this ncighborhood generally.
While the market has not been crowded,
the supply has been equal TO the demand.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
be held in their room on Thursday night,
December 2Sth, at $50 o'clock. Every
member is expected to be present, as the
election of officers will take place ut that
time.
The Committee on Advertising appoint
ed at the last meeting Of the West Vir-
ginia State Editorial Association conclude
their report as follows: 'lt is patent
fact that publishers of country ncwspa-
pers are among the poorest paid OF all
honorable workers"
An entertainment was given by the
young people of the Episcopal Church in
Hancock, Nd, recently, consisting OF
charades, tahleauX, &C., which would
have been a financial success had not some
scamps stolen the ice cream. AS it was
the clear profits were cut down to Sc.
The building occupied by Hutchinson
& Moore as a confectionery and bakery,
in Berryville, Va, was destroyed by fire
Friday morning. The stock was badly
damaged. The stock in the grange store
of Hardesty & Kerfoot, adjoining, was
also considerably damaged BY removal.
Mr.. Levi Beachley, of the townsville
district, Washington County, Nd, lost
fine three-ycar-o!d colt by its falling into
a well. When found the colt was hanging
head downwards in the WELL with its hind
feet fast in the wall In It's struggles it
beat its head against the well until it
bl oke its skull.
a meeting OF the Hedges heirs was held
in Martin sbnrg on Tuesday last for the
Purpose of raising money, after which
General w. NJ. Nancleve, of Macon City,
was elected Vice President Of the National
Association, and j. II. Vanmetre Of the
State Association, with MrsSrS. Decatur
Hedges. J. Alexander and }. 7. McQuil-
kin stare representatives, to the National
Convention.
The connection of The Cumberland Val
ley Railroad with the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad ut llaSerstown is said 10 have
been very profitable to the former. So
great has the shipment Of products, mostly
cotton from the South, by this route he
come thar the Cumberland Valley Rail
road Company has been compelled to Dor
row 100 cars from the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company to accommodate it. The