Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-05-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Cumberland Valley Editorial Association
| visited Baltimore, Thursday, on tue inUtatiou o.
| the Merchants and Manufacturers' Associat0n
! and the Press Association Of Baltimore. Int
visitors remained two days.
Col. George W. Patteu, U. g.. A., (.etired..
died ON Friday last at Houltop, Me-. aged seven
! ty. four wears Hewas one of the veterans OF the
| line, a graduate of West Point half century
| ago. and participant in the Seminole, Mexican
| and civil ware. He lost band at the stormlng
| of Cerro Gordo. He was known as iaeue W.T.
| ter of verse.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the eminent philoso-
pher and writer, died at his residence, concord!
Mass., on the 9th ultimo, in the 18TH year Oh
he age, of pronounced acute pneumonia.
The board of visitors of the Deaf, Dumb and
blind Institution, Stauptop, on Tuesday last, e.
leased WIN. R. Vaughan, o! Gordonsvlile, pm,
cipal; Thos g. Davis of Stauntop, steward, ana
Mrs. Margaret Lawrence, OF Augusta county,
matron.
Baker & Billmyer are paying the highest cash
price for wool.
The Circuit Court, Judge C. j. Faulkner, Jr:
presidipg. has been in session since the lin Oh
April, in Berkeley, the State cases having occu-
pied most of The time. Three men VINO rooOea
stranger at the Eagle hotel in Martlnsbnrg, lney
being strangers themselves, were tried tor Inc
offense and one Thomas Moore OF baiinoieI
sent 10 the penitentiary for two years, ana the
other two sentenced to Jail for 10 days each.
The Grand Central Hotel, at Martinsburg. on
Tuesday last was taken possession OF by Messrs.
J. II. Gettipger q Jacob Wisner, its present
ownere. with Messrs. James Hamill and Robert
CrisweiI, clerks. Tue building is 10 be entirely
renovated, but is now open to the travelling pup
lie.
The village OF Shanghai, in Berkeley county,
IL showing considerable business activity. AN
organic alton, to be known as the Shangna,
Manufacturing Company" has been iortnea, anu
has gone actively 10 work erecting DuliaIIgs,
putting 10 machinery, &c, for making Dafrel
slaves, grinding DARK anu sumae auu oA"ADs
lumber. ,,.N,
certificates shall receive not less than 20 per
month. No. not less than $50 per month. No.
3 not less than SIS per month, Boards or Eau
cation shall meet on the first Monday In July,
and shall receive $3.50 per day tor not more
than four days in one year.
Young Men'sl Meeting will be held in tho
basement of the M. z. Church South, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at So o'clock.
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia, presented In the
Senate petition of citizens OF that State pray
inc for a reduction of internal taxes; also petit
ton asking that money be distributed 70 the
common schools of the United States in such
manner as shall stimulate their effort and secure
It's application with equal justice to all classes
of citizene. .,
recent act OF the Legislature requires grand
Jurors to be selected by lot The county court
must select not less than one hundred nor more
than one hundred and fifty names TO be written
on slips Of papers and mixed up in box, from
which the sixteen grand jurors are drawn oy Inc
clerk OF the circuit court.
DR.. James G. Wiltshire, of Baltimore, formerly
of this county, was married at Culpeper, va, on
Thursday of last week, to Miss Fannie Russel
Hill of that town. The BRIDE is daughter OF
Mai E. b. Hill, well-kDown quartermaster IN
the late Confederate army, and niece Oh Lieut.
III H. w officer
in Mosby's command, where he greatly dlstin-
guished himself for courage and dash
Geo II. Turner, ESQ has sold his Bloomery
Mil to the Shenandoah Milling Company, re-
Gently incorporated organization for the purpose
of conducting milling and general mercanIlle
business, and differed as follows: President, geo
II Turner; Vice President, James NJ Sloan; Sec
retary and Treasurer, Duncan Sloan; Direc-
tors-Geo II Turner, VIM Percy, David Sloan,
Jas NJ Sloan, d w Sloan and Duncan Sloan.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. j. w. Bane
has received the amount of Insurance $50
placed on his horse by the Emmitsburg Mutual
Live Stock Insurance Co., OF Emmitsourg, Mo-
through their Agent, Mr.. Thos. b Washington.
We commend this company for Its promptuess,
and refer parties desiring insurance on their i've
stock to Mr.. Thos. B. Westinghouse says the
Spirit.
December 18th, 1881, an adjustable Bracket
ity, practicability and cheapness, aud especially
desirable for farm gates. ltis a hook ana eye
bolt hinge The hook is q curved Jolt screwed
into the post and cast bracket is dropped on It
for the eye bolt TO rest on.
Thomas H. Russler, who was arrested last
week charged with abstracting money from the
mails while serving as deputy in the postoftlce at
Martinsburg, has been released on Dali lot lur'h'
er hearing.
A big land suit was decided in the U. 8. Court
at Clarksburg on Friday last 1t was the case OF
Benz, Rich aud others vs.. Geo. X. Latham ana
Others. 1t was tried before Judge Jackson ana
Jury and verdict rendered Tor the plaintH',
establishing their right to 100, 600 acres OF land
In Upshur and Randolph counties. TOTS case was
tried st the last term of this court and verdict
found for the defendants, but new trial was a.
wardcd.
.Sy- A Coroner's Inquest was held on Sunday
the 2Srd of April, near Kearneysville, upon an
infant child, female, found dead, charging Alice
jackson, colored, the mother, with killing the
child. Mr. Meredith Helm, Justice OF the feace'
presided, and summoned the following jurors
Ks McIntire. P o Nichols, James 8 Trussell, W
Correl Rogers, Philip Henry, NJ Custer, >
P Kearfot, John Blair, Allen Cole, Pendleton'
Daniel GetzeDdanner Foreman. After an exani-
nation of DR. ID w Border, Sarah Cole, Nelle
Washington, Rose w heller, and Margaret Hur,
lev, the Jury rendered u verdict that the ehiid
Was strangled to death by It's mother Alice JACK
son, and that she be held for the action OF the
grand jury. ---
rW- STOCKHOLDERS MEETING AND ELEC TIoN.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders OF the
s. V. II. r took place at Luray, Va, GU wed
pesday the 3rd instant, for the purpose OF cleo
ting President and Board OF Directors: Inc
election resulted in the choice OF the former
President and Board with ntIle cnange, anu
now stands as follows:-
Presideut-Mr F. j. Kimball OF Philadelphia.
Directors-Messrs. A. R. Boteler, W. 81: Tray
ere, Henry Davenport OF Jefferson; Coi. u u.
Boyce of Clarke; j. T. Lowell OF Warren; nm
Mines of Page; e. H. Clarke, Geo. Tyler, Z; 1.
Steel, Charles Hacker, =. A. Rollins, Coi: pull
lett, of Pbiladelphia; c. G. Baldwin OF New
York.
Hon. A r Boteler OF this place presided at
the meeting.
The stockholders, by resolution, empowered
the directory to make such arrangements 10 tne
extension of the road, to purchase other roads CT
make any agreements TO extend branches, when-
ever they deem proper, and as will result oene-
fetal TO the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
An interesting report from the President and
Directors was read, showing The progress OF the
enterprise during the past twelve months, ana
that but IA miles OF the road remained unfinished
between Waypesboro and Roanoke, Va.
Married, at the Christian church on
"Wednesday evening, April 26th, by Ed.
A. Proctor, Mr.. J. NJ. Smurr to Miss Lad
die Stone, all of independence. Attend
ants, Miss Margery Stone, sister of the
bride. and Mr.. Sanford holland. Miss Lad
die is one of Independence sweetest and
most popular young ladies, while Mr..
Smurr is one of our young and rising
business men. Mr.. 5. has not been In In
dependence for but few months, yet in