Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-03-31
BRIEFS.


merchandise in town now. BE sure and
hunt up the best kind.
Messrs. B. F. Harrison AMI Tm. Weise
have had new roofs put on their residences
during the past week.
Jacob Myers has fitted up the bark
house of Chapline's tanncry for IN asri-
cultural Implement room.
Hagerstown is to have Chinese lann-
dry. Do You Wing Sing, Low OF Baiti-
more, is to be the proprietor.
The council of Roanoke has invited the
American Institute of Mining Engineers
to visit that city in June next.
a large flock Of wild geese passed over
town on Friday. They appeared to be
confused, and were flying low.
A Lynchbqrg, Va, firm has received
an order for lot of smoking tobacco d.
rect from the Sultan Of Turkey.
Theodore T. Houston, of Washington
county, Nd, was seriously burned Friday
night by his clothing taking fire.
The japanese religion recognizes l36
distinct apd separate religious, Hardly
any persons bur editors reach heaven in
Japan.
DR.. G. A. Hamill, of Martinsbnrg, was
married last week in Baltimore, to Miss
Lille Benton, of Hagerstown, formerly
of Sharpsburg.
G. 5. Vandal, of Koane County, has
been nominated as a cadet to West Point
from the fourth Congressional district of
West Virginia.
Building Association dues will hereafter
be received nc the residence of Mr.. II. {.
Entler, the secretary, from 8 II. IN, TO Up.
IN, on Mondays.
The papers published at Roanoke, Va,
contain numerous accounts Of murders,
robbesies. accidents, &c. 1t is the Dead
wood of the East.
The Spirit says that Rev. DR., VIM. IL.
Meade preached his farewell sermon In
the Episcopal Church in Chariestown on
Sunday morning last.
The Alpine Wooden Factory, in Morgan
County, this State, owned by W. G. Cat
lert, was destroyed by fire last week. Loss
81 900, partly insured.
A new daily paper called the Leader has
been started in Charleston, this State.
We hope it will meet with success, as it
is very readable paper,
The new Town Council will meet for
the first time OH Monday evening next,
April ID. Tbs last meeting of the retiring
Council was held Friday night.
Another snow of about three inches on
Thursday morning last. We are begin
ming to think that the spring was omitted
when the year 1883 was made up,
have ordered fresh supply of green
apples, dried beef, Messina Oranges, and
New York Butter, which ] expect in by
to-day, Saturday. J. n Trussell.
The Street Committee have been doing
some good work on the streets i'll the west
end of town, adding to the safety and
comfort of the people in that section.
We call attention to the advertisement
IN another column of Mr.. Jacob Winter
meyer. He is the boss" clothier, as you
can see for yourself by giving him a call.
We learn that brakeman OIL the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad named G. l..
Beck had his hand so badly crushed last
Friday night that amputaton was neces-
sary.
A thief in Washington entered the
sleeping apartment Of Mr.. Luke c, Stri-
der, formerly of this county, a few nights
ago and took from his trousers about eight
hundred dollars.
We would suggest to our brethren Of
the press who contemplate making large
purchases Of diamonds to wait until after
the new tariff bill goes into effect, as they
will be cheaper then.
A number of orr citizens are trying
"incubators" this spring, and are hatch
ing chickens by the hundred. The mar
ket ought to be we'll supplied with spring
chickens this season.
Mr. Calvin p, Heikes has sold his farm,
below Charles town, containing Ids acres,
to Mr.. Levi NJ. Porter, at $15 per acre.
Mr.. Heikes purchased the land five years
ago for $50 per acre.
All good housewives will soon be
plunged head over ears in the spring
housekeeping, and the poor husbands
will have to endure a season of eating
cold scraps, and other discomforts.
All the post-offices in the United States
were closed from 2 to ) o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon out of respect to the men,
DRY of the late Postmaster-G General Howe,
whose funeral took place at that time.
We are In receipt of a copy of The Sol
Qiers' Bulletin, a well-printed and readable
semi-monthly journal published in Chi
cago, Ill. 1t contains sketch and like
pess Of General Nathan Gof, of this State,
George W, Harris, of Washington
County, Nd, recently sold at public sale
nine work horses for the SING sum Of
$1,000. The price for five of these animals
aggregated $l,076-an average Of s2lb.2O
each.
We learn that "Texas mustang" be-
longing to Mr., W. S. Wagner, of this
place, was drowned by falling into the
canal Oh Sunday last. The tow-path was
too narrow for the fiery steed of the Texas
nlains