Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-03-03
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DaIEFA

Saturdays and Sundays seem to be GET
apar: for rain, snow and siusll this winter.
Mr.. william 8. Swartz. the new post
master Of Hagerstown, has died his bond
and qualified,
Lick your own stamps. You can't sx-
pect the postoflce to furnish flicker
for every one.
It IL claimed that the new furnace ut
Milues. Page County, ID clearing $500 y
day foe its owners.
A large eatamount was killed by Mr..
Ben Blteman pesr Shenandoah City, this
county. some days ago.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will, 1t
/. understood, be opened for navigation
about the 18th Of March.
A patent was issued last week 10 Mr.. A.
C.. Hendricks, of Duffields, for fertilizer
distributor and grain drill.
The acts of the last Legislature will not
make a pamphlet larger than the boys
fret primer Wheeling Regissv.
Congress will have to adjourn by IL
O'Clock M. on Sunday, March 4. There Ia
not much prospect of al extra session.
Ed. Randall, the self-styled "evangel-
ist," we'll known hercabouts. is now OPP
Grating in the vicinity Of Parkersburg.
Hon. f. Boyd Faulkner. Of Martins
burg, is spoken Of as 4 candidate for gov
ernur Of this State 1T the next election.
Easter comes on the 25th Of March this
year, and the youthful population will
soon begin 20 skirmish around after hens
nests.
Rev. Henry st. John Rinker. Of Low
ettsville, Va, preached in the Reformed
Church in this place last Sunday morning
and evening.
Speaker Woods, of the House of Dele
gates, was presented with Il diamond stud
by the members of the House just before
it adjourned.
All persons who have books belonging
to the library of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association are requested to return
them nc once.
Captain J. II. L. Hunter, Of Du fields.
has taken charge Of the "Grange store"
at Charlestown, and will conduct the bus
mess hereafter.
The meat house of DR.. A. II. Evans, in
Midlllewav, was broken into a night OF
TWO since and robbed of twenty-oid pieces
Of baCOn.-Sptrtt.
After the sermon on Sunday morning
last Messrs. L. G. ". Herr aud Thomas
NJ. Jones were ordained deacons in the
Presbyterian Church.
Most of the men who were discharged
from the employ of the Shenandoah VAL
ley Railroad at Ailnes some weeks ago,
have returned to work.
A meeting Of the Ladies Auxiliary As
ISOLATION Sili be- held In the rooms Of the
Young Mems Christian Association Oh
Tuesday. March 9Th, at 4 p. IN.
Mr.. Samuel Ward, of SharpsburS. EN-
plOyed OH "A ballast trsin on the Shenan.
doah Valley Railroad near ST. James Col.
legc, had severa. ribs broken last week.
Rev. Mr.. Moser. of Shepherdstown, has
been elected to dill the pulpit of the Lu-
theran Church in Sharpsburg, every two
weeks, until permanent pastor is Sc.
lected.
There will be Il meeting of Potomac
Lodge No. "a, I. o. G. T., on Monday
night next. 4 large attendance is re-
queste,l, as business Of Importance will
come up.
AT municipal election i'm Frederick,
Md, OIL Monday, Hiram Bartgis, Demo-
crat, was elected mayor, and three DEM
ocratS and two Republicans were elected
aldermen.
Mr.. Calvin Tablef has bought of Special
Commissioner ). w. Washington the
house and lot Of the late DR.. William F.
Alexander. ct Dufiields, for the sum Of
$i,lOO cash.
The Bazaar Of Nations at Hage.stown
closed last Saturday night after success
ful financial season. The net proceeds,
which 20 TO the First Hose Company,
amount to 50 500.
Judge Henry Fry, Of LewIsburg, this
State, clerk of the House judiciary COM
mittee, died suddenly in Wheeling Friday
last. He WIS 4 brOther-in-law of ex-Gov.
Ii. VI. Matthews.
Dir. and Mrs. d. r. Reynolds. Of Duff
fields, celebrated their "silvcr wedding"
OIL the 23d ultimo. Quite number Of
their friends attended, and 1t was u very
pleasant occasion.
The Antietam Iron Works, at Sharps-
burg, will be sold at public auction In
Hagerstown on the 9th Of March. The
writ has been issued ut the suit of tho
Hagers,own Bank.
Ex-Secre:ary Blaine Saturday evening
gave dinner to Senator Davis, Of West
Virginia, and Mrs. Davis, General Sher-
man, and Senators Bayard, Camden, Alli-
ION, Window and German.
At the late term OF the Circuit Court
Isaac ii. strider, George d. Wiltshire,
Thomas ii. Buck, John Il. K-arfott, Jr.,
and George d. johnson were appointed
trustees Of the Leetown Baptist Church.
The Rev. A. s. Moffett, OF Frederick
County, Va, preached in the Presbyte-
rian Church on Sunday morning last,