Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-04-07

Tor everything III grocery anu Pio''o
line.
The trouble with the boatmen has been
settled at Cumberland, and business is
now brisk OIL the canal.
The 1st of April came on Sunday, and
consequently the usual amount OF jokes
were not participated in.
DIR. r. C. Grove has located at Swan
Pond. Berkeley County. See his profess
sional card in another column.
We have heard of several more we'd
dings in contemplation this month. May
the good work 60 on is our best wish.
Quite number of persons are sick in
this community. suffering with bad colds,
which seem to be prevailing very exten-
sively.
Last Monday was moving day in our
town, and, though the weather was not
propitious, many persona changed resi-
dences.
The bad weather last month has lowered
the average attendance Of pupils in our
public schools. Bad colds have kept many
at home.
Furniture and Carpets are moving oil
quite lively this week at Trusssll's store.
lie is receiving additions to stock every
few days.
Mr.. S. D. Barnhart, who has been
working at Roanoke, Va, for some time
past, removed his family to that place on
Monday last.
Every street, and alley in our town
needs cleaning. We hope our town au-
thorities will give attention to this as soon
us spring opens.
Mr.. Jacob 5. Melvin has purchased the
farm of the late David Rhinehart, near
Duffields, for $62 per acre. The farm
contains 152 acres.
Hogs have been dying in considerable
numbers in this vicinity during the past
few weeks. 1t is supposed that cholera
exists among them.
Rev. j. S. Lafevre will preach in the
PRESBYTERIAN Church in Shepherdstown
tomorrow, Sunday, at IL a. m, and at
Kearneysville at 3p. IN.
Messrs. Clinton NJ. Miller and John W.
Fawcett, both of this place, are employed
at Roanoke, Va, and we understand are
doing well in that growing city.
Mr.. ID. l.. Rentch has removed his
bookstore to the store-room in the Harper
building. Mr.. Barnhart's express office
will also occupy part of the room.
A carriage driven by Mr.. Jacob Knott
collided with Mr.. B. F. Graves ambulance
last Tuesday, tearing wheel off the car
riage and causing other damage to it.
The cash in the United States Treasury
is now being counted, and il will take two
or three weeks to complete the job. 1t
would not take that long to count our
cash.
Mr.. James "A. Adams has had the front
room of his house on German street fitted
ND as store-room, and Mr.. Geo. Adams
has removed his confectionery store
into it.
George Robinson, young colored man
well known in this community, died on
Tuesday last, after a short illness, Of ty-
phoid pneumonia. He was twenty-four
years old.
Two carloads of negroes from Virginia
passed over the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road this week on their way to the Penn
sylvania coal regions. Now for an ''irre-
pressible conflict"
A two-story stone house in Boonsboro,
Md, occupied by Mr.. Thomas Ullum,
| took fire from defective flue one day
last week, and was entirely consumed,
with a portion Of its contents.
| While working at the handle factory of
John II. Duke s. Co. last Monday part Of
a saw-log fell upon the foot OF Mr.. Harry
Smooth, and crushed it very badly. DR..
Reynolds rendered surgical aid.
Rev. J. r. Graham, d. D., of Winches-
ter, Va, is very highly recommended for
the presidency of Hampden Sidney Col
lege, to succeed the Rev. DR.. Atkinson,
resigned OH account Of i'll health.
The Mayor Of Martinsburg is enforcing
the law against the use of profane and
obscene language in public places. He
has imposed several heavy fines, which
are beginning to have the desired effect.
Mr.. Abraham Kroon, q well-known
| boatman on the Chesapeake and Ohio
| Canal, and resident of BakerSville, Md,
died suddenly in Georgetown on Wednes-
| day of last week from paralytic stroke.
We call attention to the large adver
tisement of George II. Hagley, Charles
town, in another column. He carries
one of the largest stock Of goods in the
county, and visit to his store will pay
! any one.
DR.. w. A. Kearney, native of this
place, and who recently graduated in
medicine at Baltimore, has located in
Roanoke, Va, where he will practice his
| profession. We wish him success in his
| new home.
Mr.. Simon Stouffer, well-to-do farmer
residing near Hagerstown, Nd, during a
temporary alteration of mind, inflicted
upon himself horrible mutilation of lis
person. He will, without doubt, die Of
his injuries.
Mr.. George NJ. Beltzhoover has had his
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