Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-05-12
BRIEFS.

Tomorrow, the 18th, is Whit-Sunday.
Ember day occurs OH the 10th Of this
month.
The May term of the Jefferson Circuit
Court will begin mex: tuesday, the 10Th
instant.
The school election will be held next
Tuesday, but there is not much interest
manifested in the result.
Shepherdstown was almost depopulated
Friday, everybody being in attendance at
the circus in Martinsburg.
The Main street is to be macadamized
from King to Princess street, and the
work is now in progress.
Three or four thousand excursionists
from Washinston and Baltimore are ex-
pected at Ilarper's Ferry May 30th.
The house and lot Of Mrs. Margaret +.
McKovitt, deceased, will be offered for
sale in front OF the Eutler Hotel to-day.
After July lst there will be no stamp
tax on bank checks, matches or patent
| medicines. All these taxes are removed
by the new tariff.
The Peabody Institute Of Jefferson
County (colored) will be held at Harper's
Ferry, June 4th. Professor Wade VIII
conduct the exercises.
A certificate of incorporation has been
granted to the "Martinsburg Manufact-
uring Company" and the stockholders
will organize next week.
Petty lhieving seems to be OIL tho in
crease. Clothes-lines are robbed, corn
houses broken into, and everything that
can be carried off is stolen.
1t is said that our merchants have
larger stocks OF goods than for many
years past. Do not go away from home
for goods you can get here.
There is a young lady up town who
SAYS that if cart-wheel has nine felloes,
! its a pity a woman like her can't have
have one. Sensible girl, that.
Last Saturday Captain NJ. j. Billmyer
and his son Robert caught forty-nine bass
at Dam No. 4, above town. They know
a thing or two about angling.
A couple from Washington County,
Md, were married Oh canal boat at
Cumberland few days ago, and then
went on wedding tour OH the canal.
Mr.. in. Trussell is having his furni-
ture warehouse enlarged. Although the
building was only erected a few weeks
ago his business has already OutgrOwn 1t.
Farmers have been busy blowing this
week. All are anxious TO get their corn
planted, as the season is already we'll
advanced and many not near done plow-
ing yet.
Charles Lewis, a venerable citizen of
Providence, Rhode Island, died on Thurs
day last. Among a number of public be-
quests is one of $4,000 to Storer College,
at IIarper's Ferry.
The Presbyterian congregation at Mar
tinsburg have recently completed very
fine and substantial parsonage i'll that
! city. 1t is said to he one Of the finest res
| licences in that city.
Mr.. J. F. Ger!ng, formerly of Martins
| burg, will open furniture store in
Moulder's Hall about the 10Th of this
month. He is now in Baltimore purchas-
ing his stock of goods.
Owing to the storm on Saturday last
Mr.. John X. Ray postponed the sale Of
the thresher, &C., until to-day, Saturday,
when lie will sell the articles named in
the advertisement in front Of the Entler
Hotel.
The Messrs. Willhde, OF IIagerstown,
have received advices that a fortune, ag-
gregating 500, 900. 900, awaits the heirs of
four brothers of that name who emigrated
to this country from Germany about 100
years ago.
The Independent says that it is currently
rumored that Mr.. }. w. Bishop, Of Mar
tinsburg, found 81, 600 while engaged in
tearing down the house purchased some
I months ago from Adolphus Sheig, re-
Gently deceased.
Some youthful vandals took possession
of Ben Turner's barber shop on Monday
| while Ben WAS absent, and had monkey
and parrot time. They smashed mugs,
cut the chairs, tore up the ornaments,
&C., and then left.
Saturday, the second day Of June, has
been fixed on rs the day to decorate the
graves of the Con federate soldiers in Elm
wood Cemetery. at this place. Rev. John
Landstreet, of Nartinsburg, will deliver
the address on that occasion.
Since the withdrawal Of the morning
train Forth and TIE evening train south
from the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
travel between this section and Hsgers-
town has almost entirely ceased, rs per-
sons cannot 60 and come the same day.
At the meeting of the County Court on
Monday last w. ii. I. Lewis, Esq, was
elected Commissioner in place Of Col. r.
w. BAYLOR, deceased, and resolutions Of
respect to the memory of Colonel Baylor
and the late Sheriff John S. Moore were
passed.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday night
party of burglars made an attempt to
enter the Hagerstown post-ofice. The
barking Of dog aroused Mrs. Logan,
living next door, and she fastened the re-
treat of the burglars by firing several
shots from q revolver.