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

The "ldaletta singing Ciuo' VIII give
an entertainment ia Edgewood School
House. on Sandy Ridge, this Saturday
evening"
The February term Of the Circuit Court
was brought to close on Saturday last.
An adjourned term will be held In March,
beginning Monday, the 18th. - s'e
An appeal has been Issued by Lutheran
elergymen Of Washington, New York and
Baltimore for funds to erect bronze
statue Of Martin Luther la Washington.
March came IN like lamb and cOnse-
quentiy " i'll 20 out like lion AS this Is
the windy month every one should see
that their chimneys are in safe condition.
John H. Duke & Co. have completed
their spoke and handle factory, and are
now engaged IN the manufacture Of spokes
and handles Of every description. See
their advertisement in other column.
A subscription was taken up this week
for the purpose Of placing u plank walk
along the LOT belonging to Mr.. w. n.
I.emen, on the road to the depot, and the
walk is now completed. The corporation
has had lrst.cIass crossing made from
the corner to the walk.
Another comet has been discovered by
Professor Swift of the Warner Obser-
vatory. IL is bright telescope comet,
having a tail about One-half degree
long. This makes the first comet of the
year, and it promises to be conspicuous
object in the western sky.
The board Of directors Of the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company, at their
meeting in Philadelphia last week, decid-
cd that 1t would be unwise ut present to
declare dividend on account Of the need
Of money to complete improvements and
to provide rolling stock.
Dir. Thomas Hoffman has begun getting
out clay for the purpose Of manufacturing
bricks on his lot near the cemetery. he
will mould sufficient quantity 10 start
kiln AS soon as the weather permits, and
If there ID sufficient demand will continue
the Manufacture Of brick during the sum-
mer.
An alarm of fire, caused by \ chimney
on the house Of Mr. u. A. Hill taking fire,
called out the fire brigade on Tuesday
last. Fortunately the blaze WAS quickly
extinguished. preventing what might
have been disastrous confagration, as
the vino Was blowing hurricane Al the
time.
There has just been admitted to record
in the clerks Office Of Clarke County, Va,
another mortgage on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad for 81, 500, 900, which, to-
yether with $l5, 900 and $25, 900 per mile
mortgages heretofore recorded, makes the
preferred indebtedness Of this road about
$4s 900 per mile.
Mr.. Napoleon B. Stone, father-in-law
of Mr.. John NJ. Smurr, died at lnd-pen-
dence, Mo-, last week. The Sentine! Of
that place says: BY strict attention to
business Mr.. Stone accumulated u goodly
share Of this worlds goods. lie leaves a
wife. three children, and large circle OF
relatives and friends to mourn his death.
The new rrm of Pendleton & Lickliier
have taken possession Of the store pnr-
chased from MIR. &. Il. Licklider, and will
lay in a stock OF new goods at once. The
store room has been most handsomely
painted, making one of the best jobs Of
the kind in town. The artist, Dir. VIM.
X. Miller, has conclusively proven that
he kno WIS how to WELD brush.
Bonafacea Santos, \ native Of Ecuador,
South America, a student ut st. James
College, near Hagerstown, died Oh Fri
day last Of pneumonia. Two brothers of
the deceased remain at the college, but
one of them il lying quite sick with the
Same disease. Two weeks must elapse
before the intelligence Of the leat' Of MIR.
Santos will be received by his parents at
their residence in Quito.
The Baltimore Conference Of the n. E.
Church, which embraces the whole of
Maryland except the Eastern Shore coun.
ties, the District Of Columbia, West Vir-
gina and Frederick County, Va, holds
its annual session this year In Winchester,
Va, beginning on Wednesday next,
March 7th. Bishop Henry w. Warren,
one Of the new bishops elected at the Cen
eral Conference in Cincinnati in 1850, will
pre.ide.