Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-01-13
BRIEFS.

Shurpsburg, Nd, is about to erect u
telephone from the SHENANDOAH aiie!
Railroad station TO the town.
There was very heavy sleet Saturday
night and Sunday morning, and great
mnnv falls was the consequence.
Mr.. Will Updegraff, of Hagerstown,
WAS married to Miss Sally NJ. keedy, OF
that city, on Wednesday. january S.
Don't put Il frosty bit in horses
mouth. Keep the bride where it Will he
warm, anG thus save the horse suffering
Judge Faulkner held special tel III OF
the Jefferson Circuit Court December y,
and decided number of clancery causes
We learn that Mr. John Aglionby had
two COWS killed By Il freight train on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad last week.
a large number of people sleep with
lighted lamp in their rooms. The practice
is very injurious, and should be stopped
The man who prophesied that the next
rain would be 4 SLOW was correct, as we
had over five inches of the latter Tuesday
night.
The next term Of the County Court OF
jefferson will begin Monday, February
sth, aud the Circuit Court Tuesday, Feb
ruary 18th.
There were 70 deaths from smallpox IN
Baltimore last week, aud many new cases
were discovered. The disease is causing
much alarm there.
The Charlestown Spirit starts on the
new wear with bran new dress OF type,
which considerably improves the appear
ance of the paper.
We have received copy Of the Bnltl-
more Suns almanac for 1883, neatly
printed book of 81 pages, and full OF IN
terestng reading matter.
CARTS Breeder, an employee OF the iron
| works company at Mines, Va, committed
suicide a few days ago by shooting MN
self through the head.
Judge r. 5. Brown, of jackson County:
has entered the list of democratic canoi-
dates to succeed Hon. Henry q. DAVIS IN
the United States Senate.
Some thief or thieves entered the car
ri.oe house of Hon. G.. j. Faulkner Ut
Martinsburs last week and stole two sets
of carriage harness.
1t is reported that new horse disease
has made its appearance in and around
Hngerstown. The symptoms are inabiiity
to maS;cate food.
A woman in Charleston, S. c., has set
Of false teeth that cost 81 900. 1t is not
every woman who can show thousand
dollars every time she smiles.
Conductor Mcclellan, of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, had his valse, con-
tanning a change of clothing, stolen from
Il seat in the forward car last week
The growing wheat crop in many parts
If Virginia is said 10 be looking very bad-
". much of it having suffered fiom con-
tinurd freezing and thawing out.
A company Of capitalists from West Viz
ginia has bought fifty acres of ground IN
South Chicago, on which it is said they
will build extensive iron works.
Mr.. William Harper, an aged resident
of Funkstown, Nd, was struck suddenly
blind last week. His misfortune is attrio-
uted to an affection Of the heart.
Cantain Burton, an ole conductor on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died IN
Baltimore last week with the smallpox.
He was we'll known to travellers.
The receipts of the fair recently held ut
Sharpsburg fer the benefit OF Antietam
Jodoe Independent Order of Good lem
plars of that place aggregated $l23.
Mr.. John G. Unseld, who has been in
husiness here for tie last ten years, has
sold ont his store to Mr. Thomas {, Green
wood who will continue the business at
the old stand.
A book on the diseases of elephants IS
bcing written. We do not see OF What
use it will be unless the publishers Will
throw in IL couple of elephants with each
copy OF the book.
A Young man in Atlanta. Ga, received
\ check for S25 200 rs Christmas present
from his mother-in-law. lie cannot be
induced to say anything mean about MOTH
ers-in-law now.
The total valuation of lands and build
ines of Berkeley County, made by W. i.
Soil and W. l.. Cunningham, assessors
appointed under the late reasSessmcnt act'
was s4,3S0,02S.
Mrs. Morgan Vanmetre, of Opequon
district, Berkeley County, gathered ana
sold during the year lSS2 800 dozen Of
eggs, giving her pin money to the heat
little sum of 500.
The room of tie Young Mems Christian
Association in the college building is open
every night now, and the young men are
inyted to spend their evenings there. The
library is always open.
Joseph Corby, % years of age, while
engaged in coupling freight cars OF the
Western Maryland Railroad III Williams
port the other day, was caught between
the bumpers and fatally crushed.
Hon. C. j. Faulkner, of Martinsourg,
has In his possession the desk and chair
occupied by John Quincy Adams during
the sixteen years that he was member OF
the House of Representatives.
A three-year-old son Of John Lighter,
living near Smoketown, Washington Co.,
Md. fell from wheelbarrow Saturday