Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-02-04
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me, ting of this Grange will be on the first Sat-
urday OF every month at o'clock p. IN.
Young Mems Meeting will be held in the
basement of the NJ. E. Church South, tomorrow,
Sunday evening, al 50 O'Clock.
Bishop Peterkin will preach in the Episcopal
Church here on the evening OF the l4th OF Feb
rUary, at z p. IN. ,.:t'
Among the prominent visitors to our town
during this week..were w. g. Macdowell, Treas,
of S VRR, Philadelphia Walter Macdowel, 3
V r r, Hngerstown; Col. Portlock, Norfolk aud
Western Railroad, Roanoke, Vs., VIM. Fiippen,
East Tennessee ard Georgia Railroad, Knoxville,
| Tenn Jos w Coke, 8 V X K, Hagerstown. They
| stopped at the Valley House, GraVes pro-
| prietor, while in town.
very interesting meeting has been in pro-
! gress 10 the Lutheran church OF this town, Rev
| ID NJ Moser, pastor, duTirg the last two weeks
/ Several persons have 'ofessed conversion and
I will become members OF the church. The meet
| ii g has been profitable and pleasant. ...
Mrs. Florence Licklider of this place started
/ for Petersburg, Va on Wednesday last TO join
her husband Mr.. Charles A. Licklider who is
| flliDg the appointment of Secretary OF the ::
/ NJ. e.. A. in that city. She will remain several
/ months.
! Mr.. Benjamin F. Graves, proprietor of the
! Valley House in this place has rented the Enter
/ Hotel kept by Major Henry Hagan for the iasL
7 four Year,, opposite the Valley House, and VIII
take charge of the same on the first OF April. Mr.
| Graves has rented the lower floor oil the Naiiey
/ HCu.e TO Mr.. 6. T. Hodges, merchant, who Will
! occupy it as a dwelling house and store room.
! Mr.. Graves reserves the rooms up stairs
Several balloons have passed over our town
| during the past week. They were sci of by
! Messrs. Edward and Ellsworth Hill, below town.
/ They seem 10 be experts in the business.
Hon. a. K. Boteler is in Washington city
! this week on business.
Mr.. Charles Gatrel of this place has sold his
| farm he recently Purchased of Mr.. Dorsey Tur-
! ner, consisting oil 81 acres, improved, in Terra
| pin Neck, miles North of this towp, to Mr..
! Stone, au employee in the blacksmith shops of
the 5. V. K. K. at this place. and formerly OF
| Martnsburg, for the sum OF $500.
John IL. Strider, Esq, we understand, has
! purchased largely controlling interest In the
Grarge store al Charlestown.
The S. V. X. Il. north-bound mail train now
| passs Shepherdstown at HAS q. H., south
bound at l2:f7 ?. IN.
7 We return thanks to Hor. n. G. Davis for a
| bound copy OF the Report Ofthe Department OF
/ Agriculture tor 1885, IL is q valuable book.
Mr.. Hugh Sibole, formerly in the employ of
Major c. W. I. Kearsey, merchant, at Charles
towr, was recently married TO Miss Ida W asson,
at Marshall, lowe, where he now resides. MIR.
Sibole is native OF Berkeley county, and
highly esteem young man.
In our Legislature an immense number of pc
titions, favoring the submission of the proposed
prohibition amendment 10 vote Of the people,
have been presented, among them one by Mr..
Grantham from l45 ctiZens of Jefferson county.
The ladies of Grace (EpiscopaD Church of
Middleway intend having Oyster Suppers on
Friday and Saturday, February Sd and 4th, al
ternoon and night, the pr oceeds OF which are to
DC applied to repairing the rectoTy.
Service will be he Id in the NJ. E. Church South
every evening during next week, commencing on
Monday evening AT o'clock. Rev Samuel Rog-
ers, D. d. is expected TO assist the Pastor.
Mr., VIM. Wheeler, boot and shoe merchant at
Boopsboro', Md, has made an assignment and
has appointed Mr.. John Murdoch, trustee, to
settle up his business
The Fourth Quarterly Meeting for the Shop
herdstown circuit, NJ E. Church South, will be
held in Shepherdstown commencing on Satur-
day, February lltb. Rev. j. E. Armstrong, p
4 is expected 10 be present. Love feast on sun
day.
"The Shepherdstown Register, which has from
some unknown canse been 4 stranger TO our
sarctum for some time, again puts in an appear
snce this week. Send her along regularly Bro.
little" All right, Bro Van Matre, of the Point
Pleasant Visitor, wen scoOt 'er along up your
way. 80 ODD.
Mr. Joseph S Bragonler visited Baltimore city
this week.
An eight inch snow fell here on Tuesday last,
and sleighiDg has been excellent ever since,
making our town look qul!e lively.
Mr. William A Adams will furnish all his Gus
toners and public generally with the best quail
ty of York River Oysters at 81 10 per gallon,
solid measure. he will also furnish two good
customers with ice during the season.
George Numburger was arrested at Point OF
Rocks Friday evening by Constable Rine and
taken to Frederick, charged with having shot
Frank Thomas at that place on Thursday night,
the ball taking effect in the thigh, inficiing
fnl thOu rh not 6apOerOus wound,
District Attorney Corkhill said that Gu.teau
would certainly not get new trial. you think
he will hang then 2" said newspaper represen-
tative. Il de-" was the reply: HE wiz be
hanged on the Esd Of next june" The District
Attorney then walked away.
Mrs. John Robinson, daughter of the late Col.
John Kuuklc, Of Frederick county, and wife of
John Robinson at one time publisher OF the Ha-
gerstown Mail, died in Washington city last
week.
At his residence pear Wildwood, Clarke county.
of pleuro-pne rmoniA, on the 18th nit, John Nor
gar, ser ond son of the late Col BENZ Morgau,in
in the 45th year OF his age.
Mrs Phebe T. Leech, mother Of Rev. Samuel
V. Leech, formerly pastor of the NJ. Z. church
at this place, and at present at Frederick, Nd,
died in Washington city on Wednesday OF last
week.
We cali attention TO the new tine table OF the
s. V. r. Il. published in another column Of this
issue. -r
We regret to learn that our old friend and pa.
tron Mr.. John j. Nansant, has been laid up At
his re- idtuce three miles north of this place.
rheumatism, &c for some time pasI. Hope he
will soon recover
Mr. r. p McGlincv, native of this town, ard
a graduate of this flee, and local editor OF the
E'gin, Illinois Adyocap, for the last ten years,
has been reelected Secretary OF the Elgin Board
of Trade in the mandatory of Butter and
Ila hat
years past. He has Our congratulations.
It's said BIZ somebody that it is never too late
TO mend" Bat we Contend that 1t is too late
when the ID gets you.
On Saturday last the Davis farm and mill
property, belonging to The estate OF Elias Davis,
deceased, and az the edge OF BooDsboro, on the
Sharusburg pike, were sold at public sale. The
farm contains l4.1s acres. and brought SlO5 per
acre; and the mill property containing "a acres
Of land, for $1,000, making total OF ST., 462.5O
Purchaser Mr.. Robert j. Shafer of Boonsboro'.
Combining the two prol critics the average per
acre Is trife over SUI. .,.
Mrs. E z. Walker wife of Henry s. Walker,
E.q, of Charleston, Kanawha county, this
Stat, has purchased the j, j. Weaver farm, on
the SHENANDOAH River, in Rockingham county,
Va containing 432 acres, and a woodland tract
of about $40 acres, for $1,000. $4,000 in cash.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company
are laying platform at the Sharpsburg Station.
1t was o much needed Improvement.
RI. Rev. Bishop Kair, OF this Diocese of the
Catholic church, and native OF Martinsburg,
made the opening prayer in the Senate al Wheel
ing, Friday OF last week. -. ..-..-s
We request our friends, in different sections of
the county, to furnish US with any news items OF
interest occurring in their respective localities
The "Church News has been removed to
Petersburg, the home of Bishop G. w. Peter
Kin, of the Episcopal Church.
The National Bank of Martiusburg has de-
clared q semi-annual dividend of five per cent.
The wyucoop property, at Hedgesville, occu-
pied by II. p. Beall, has Uren purchased by John