Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-02-17

The corn market has been brisk this
week, and large quantity has been ship
ped from this place. The prices continue
firm. .Nyet -
The Eagerstown steam engine and ma
chine works are making arrangements for
lighting up their shops with the electric
light. ,ols7t, "a siHF
From all accounts there will be con-
siderable amount Of moving on the lst OF
April. The nigrations have already
Begun. 81. . .s 'A1
Look well to the fastenings Of your
doors and smoke7houses. IL Is better to
attend to it now than after the bacon has
been stolen. ,..'I
Local option will 90 into effect in Clarke
County, Va, May LIST, and the citizens are
already scLeming how to get around, over
or under he law. 1..
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
be held in their room on Thursday night,
the 22d, AT p. nj.
The beautiful estate of the late Andrew
Kennedy, "Cassilis," a45 acres, near
Charlestown, has been sold to DR.. George
Terrill for $4,000.
Williamsport, Nd, is taking steps to-
wards erecting a public hall in that place,
which reminds lis that our hall has not
been commenced yet. .. ......
The auditors office Of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, now located iP Hagers-
town, will be removed to Roanoke. Va,
about the LIST of April.
The regular monthly meeting Of che
woman's FOreign Missionary Society will
meet next Thursday afternoon at o'clock
at Mr.. G. Il. Licklider's.
The ice left the river here very quietly,
doing no damage ut all. The Potomac
has not been up TO the times in the way
of high water, and we are glad of it.
Three editors in Martinsburg were oil
the sick list last week-Messrs. Eichelber-
ger, Sr., of the Statesman, Logan, of the
Independent, and Reilly, of the Herald.
We have received Il copy of Grcgory's
Illustrated Seed Catalogue for 1888, from
James J. ii. Gregory, at Marblehead,
Mass, for which we return our thanks.
1t is said that live stock is realizing
good prices in this vicinity, horses, espe-
cially, being sold at high figures. Shoats
have been sold here at cents per pound
gross.
This is the season wheE the Sunday
schools are SHINY attended. Nothing
will cause them to grow again till visions
of picnics begin to dawn upon the youth
fnl mind.
1t is said that on certain square JIM thi.
town there can be counted six widows and
twenty maiden ladies. We will not men,
tion any locality, as we have not made the
! count ourselves. ,.
There will be daily paper issued in
CharlestowP during the session Of the
Baltimore Conference Of the VI. <. Church
South, which will be held in that town
beginning March Il. ......
W. j. Collins, q well known and re-
specially connected business man Of
Ritchie County, this Stale, has been found
guilty of counterfeiting by the United
States court at Parkersburg.
We have RECEIVED copy of the special
Book, containing Il vast amount of useful
political and other Information. 1t is a
handy and handsome little volume.
Colonel Harry Gilmore, the well known
Confederate cayalryman, has been very
i'll at his home in Baltimore for some time
! past lie is not expecIsd to recover, and
his death may occur at any moment,
The great storm predicted by Professor
Virgins, Of Canada, ~ take place on the
9th of February, failed To come Oft accord
ing to programme. We believe the ground
hog is u better prophet than Virgins.
La Grange Lodge No. Sc, !. o. o. F.,
of Roonsboro, will hold a fair and festival
some time about the 2apd Of this month to
raise funds for the completion Of the
Washington Monument on South Noun
tain.
Merchants of Frederick, Nd, have in
operation an organization known IS the
Dead-head Exchange. The object of the
association is to keep list, for mutual
protection, of those who buy on credit
and never pay their bills.
We regret to learn that thirteen men
have been discharged from the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad shops at Mines,
four workmen from Shepherdstowp being
among the number, The discharges were
made in order TO reduce expenses. ...
The prohibitory amendment which
passed the House of Delegates Of this
State was defeated in the Senate last
week. Senator Melvin voted to. reject
the bill, and has caused considerable dis
satisfaction among his constituents ia this
locality by SO doing.
A representative Of the Silsby Steam
Fire Engine Manufacturing Company, Of
Seneca Falls, n. y, was In town OIL
Wednesday. and gave an illustration Of
the practical working Of the engines they
make. There is some talk among our Cit
liens of buying steam fire engine.
II. Ii. Keedy, attorney for james n,
Neiheiser, of Hagerstown, has entered
suit against the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road Company for damages sustained by