Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-11-04

of Harpers Ferry, will preach in the
Presbyterian Church in this place Sab
bath morning at IL o'clock, and in the
afternoon at 8 o'clock at KearEeysville.
We would call the attention of our
readers to the new advertisements IN
this issue.
Mr. James Barnhart has new wagon
painted red, and he is as proud as cat
with two tails.
Major H. w. Blunt payed OFT his
worklnen at the cement mills below
town on Wednesday.
The next pay day on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal will occur between the
18th aud Goth Of November.
Rev. Luther L. Smith has resigned
from his pastorate of the Lutheran con
gregation at Mid1lebrook, Va.
The Democrats will have grand
barbecue and mass meeting near Ber-
ryville, Va, to-day, Saturday.
A new Presbyterian Church will be
dedicated at Shanghai, Berkeley County,
tomorrow, Sunday, November 9Th.
The chicken coop OF Mr. Henry S.
Baker, of Shepherdstown, was robbed
of six fine chickens on Monday night
last
A large pane of glass was broken by
some one throwing cabbage against 1t
at the residence of Miss a. 4. Shep-
herd, on Tuesday night last.
Mr.. Wilson. the Democratic candidate
for Congress in this district, is undouOt-
edly elected by from seven to ten
majority.
The pay car on the Shenandoah Val
ley Railroad passed through town on
Wednesday last paying oft the hands
along the line.
Mr.. James d. Moler, of the vicinity
of Duffields, this county, has obtained
position as night clerk at the Queen
CITY Hotel at Cumberland, Md.
There will be no apple-butter boilines
this year, as the crop of apples is almost
a total failure. The boys and girls wiz
have to compromise on husking bees.
Tuesday night last was Halloween
night, and the small hoy distinguished
himself as usual by pounding on the
doors and throwing corn against the
windows.
We hope our readers will take an
interest in the news of our paper and
send us all marriages, deaths, big fish,
accidents, aud other items that they
may hear.
An Interesting revival in charge OF
Rev. w. G. Eggleston, Of the Nj. 4.
Church South, has been in progress at
Marvin Chapel, near town, during the
past week.
The Republicans of this State have
elected 81 members of the Legislature
and s members of the Senate. The
Greenbackers have elected 8 members
of the Senate.
Rev. Ebert (colored) who was for
merly pastor of the African NJ. f.
Church of this place, with his wife has
been on visit to friends here during
the past week.
Martinsburg is to be lighted up here
after at night, arrangements 10 that
effect having been made. Cannot
Shepherdstown follow suit? Or does
she love darkness rather than light?
Peter Hodge (colored), of Carlisle,
formerly the bon ton barber OF this
place, was in town this week, and de-
livered a discourse on the crookedness
of sin to his friends in the African NJ.
Z. Church on Monday night last.
The Wheeling Register Gays that the
vote Of Mr.. Mason, the Republican can
didate for Congress in this district, will
be reduced by over one thousand votes,
owing to the failure of Preston County
to certify her return within the limit OF
time allowed by law.
Rev. James A. Armstrong, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church Of this place,
but now on a visit to his uncle, John
Armstrong, of Romney, is gradually
recovering from his late illness. tie
has occasional returns of neuralgia, bnt
they are not as severe nor as frequent
as formerly He expects to return home
the last OF this month.
w. NJ. Swain, a train hand in the en-
ploy of the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road Company, was arrested in Hagers-
town Monday night, for shooting at
Geo. w. Howe, another train hand. a
hearing was held before Justice Brezler,
when Swain acknowledged to the shoot
ing, giving as the cause for the deed
the fact that he was laboring under the
influence OF liquor. He gave bail to ap-
pear before the grand jury.
DIED IN ILLINols.-Mr. J. Howard
Strider, OF Duffields, went to Nckomis,
Montgomery County, Illinois, some time
since to visit his parents, whom he had
not seen for twenty years, they having
moved West to take up their residence.
About the middle of September his son,
Mr.. n. S. J. Strider, was summoned by
telegraph, as his father was very i'll. He
staid until it was thought Mr.. Strider
was out of danger, and then returned
home. The other day he received news
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