Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-10-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

from the blacksmith shop of Mr.. John
r. Pay, in this place, on Friday night
of last week.
Mr.. J. J. Miller and his neice Mrs.
r. d. Lamar, started for Dayton, Ohio,
on Tuesday last, to visit relatives and
friends at that place. We wish them a
pleasant visit.
Mr.. John Bower, the efficient and
clever agent here of the 5. V. X: H.,
has been transferred to Mines, Page
county, Va, and Mr.. Z. w. Selss' re,
Gently OF Sharpsburg station, is assigned
to this place.
J. n. Trussell wishes to exchange
Furniture, Mattresses, or Carpets, Tor
some corn and potatoes. Call at his
Grocery.
Fodder yarn, Dayis's Prize Soap, Jap
Coffee, roasted, 10 cents per pound,and
pure cider vinegar tor pickles at Irus-
sells.
At a meeting of the Directors OF the
Shepherdstown Manufacturing Compa'
ny on Friday evening OF last week, MIR:
ID. S. Rentch was elected Secretary and
business manager for said company.
Miss Jamie, youngest daughter OF
Col. Nadenbouscn, of Martlnsburg, Is
dangerously i'll.
VIM. A. Chapline, Esq, of this place,
had his pocket picked OF line gold
watch, at Hagerstown, last week.
The Baltimore 6 Ohio Railroad and
James Gordon Bennett are noted as
the projectors of new ocean cable be-
tween the I,ish coast and New YORK
harbor. The capital will be $3,5Oo,0oo.
A wheat pen of Mr.. Morgan, near
Halltown, was destroyed by fire ON
Monday hight. About two hundred
and fifty bushels destroyed. No insur-
auce, we are informed-the policy hay
inc expired az - Nj. Monday.
MIR. Henry Keller, and old and well.
known resident of Harpers Ferry, died
on the 10th instant, and was buried the
day following, by Virginia Lodge NO
II. O. of O. f., of which he was
member.
Messrs. Mason and Wilson meeting
at Grafton on Saturday week, ex-
changed congratulations--each beIlev-
inc the other TO have been elected.
Gof, Republican, in the Wheeling
district, is elected over Good, Democrat,
by 1850 majority. Kenna, Democrat
is reelected by 1000 majority, and also
Gibson, Democrat.
There seems 10 be no doubt now OF
the election of Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson to
Congress in this district. The last re-
turns (uearly all Officially give him ma
jority Of eight over Mr.. Mason his he
publican competitor.
The Baltimore San has had its build
ing lighted with Edison's Electric
Lamps. The San has always been at
the front in the improvements OF the
aye. The first Presidential Message
ever transmitted over the wires, was
sent to the San May, 1lth, 1916, and
published in It's issue the next day.
The Synod ofVirginia met in Charles
ton OH last Tuesday evening. The
opening sermon was preached by Rev.
DR.. A. G.. Hopkins OF Charlestown.
The Rev. Dr. c. Il. Vaughan, OF Lex
ington Prcsbytery, was chosen Modera-
tor. and Revs. +. McCutchau and A. 5.
Moffett and Elder Graham Howison
temporary clerks.
The Y. Nj. 6. A. Convention recent
ly held IN Charlestown elected the fol
lowing officers: President, Z. }. Orrick,
of Cumberland, Md; LIST Vice President,
L. L. Sheldon, of Baltimore, Md; 2nd
Vice President, DR.. Y. II. Grant, OF
Washington, ID. G.; 3rd Vice President,
Nimrod Trussell, of Charlestown. W..
Va; Secretary, VIM. Cummings, OF
Homestead, Md.
MIR. Peter Grim, aged 60 years, was
found dead at his residence, about a
mile and a half east of Darkesville, on
Wednesday morning. A coroners jury
was summoned and after viewing the
remains, rendered verdict OF death
from heart disease. The body had
reached such a state of decomposition
when found, that it was at once buried.
On Thursday, October 10Th, DR.. G.
w. Reichard, formerly of Washington
county, Md, now a resident of Moore
field, Ohio, was married by Rev. MIR.
Long, to Miss Cora A. Mumma, of
Sharpsburg, Md.
John Early, infant son of Jacob aud
Mary Bowers, died near Sharpsburg, on
October 5, aged year, 2 months and 5
days.
Among those whose pockets were
picked 10 Hagerstown on Thursday
last by the light-fingered gentry who
we've attracted there by the fair, was
Mr.. Joseph Crebs, of Waynesboro, Pa,
and Prof. Geo. Pearson, OF Smithsburg.
Fortunately these gentlemen did not
have a great deal of money with them
and their loss is triiing.
Mr.. A. Is. Shepherd. of this town,
left here on Tuesday last for New York
city, from which place he sailed on
Thursday morning for Mexico, where
he will resume his labors as aCivil
Engineer. This is Mr.. Shepherds sec
ond voyage to Mexico, having returned
home here the latter part of spring for
the summer vacation. We wish him a
successful trip.
Senator Camden ascribes the large
republican gains in West Virginia to
the indifference of the democrats, but
he thinks they will have no permanent