Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-04-14
sbspbtrostown Register.



sATuyRDAY......APRIL IA, 1888
Council Mecting.-The council met
on Monday evening last. A committee
from the fire department appeared before
the council and asked that they he allowed
take up the brick pavement In the engine
house and put down board door, take
out the partition between the two rooms,
nut in windows, and make such other i'm
movements as are necessary. Permission
WAS granted to do the work, providing
folding doors be put in and the butchers
have thirty days notice In which TO
.vaeate
Aessrs. Wintermoyer, Cookus anu
Reyes were appointed committee to IN
quire into the probable cost OF an iron
safe for the keeping of the town records.
The Street Committee was authorized
to make repairs where needed, ana 10
have the work done Ms soon rs possible.
The Committee on Town Run and Cisterhs
was ordered TO make such repairs as they
thought necessary.
Messrs. d. I. Graves aud Henry Hagan
were granted hotel license. Mr.. w. >.
Wagner was recommended TO the County
Court for license TO sell liquor in the room
nc the corner of the Entler hotel property.
The Mayor was authorized to publish his
annual proclamation. The salary OF the
recorder was fixed ut $50; that Of the
treasurer at $40; that Of the assessor at
$40, and that he must make out small
Textbook for the sergeant. The pay OF
rouncilmen was fixed at 80 cents for each
night present, no pay when absent, and
lined 50 cents if absent without good
excuse. Adjourned.
An Old Newspaper.-We were
shown this week copy OF the Virginia
Gazette, dated September l6, l775, and
published at Williamsburg, Va, by John
Dixon and William Hunter, lbs. and I'll.
year. One Of the most striking things in
il Is the difference Of time between the
date of the news items and that of the
paper. For example, one letter is dated
London, June 8, and another Philadel-
phia, August 26. Among the curious con-
tents is the announcement of the marriage
of John Hancock:
Fairfield, August 29.-Last evening
was married at the seat Of Thaddeas Burr,
Esq, by the Rev. N. Elliott, the Hon.
John Hancock, Esq, President OF the
Continental Congress, TO Miss Dorothy
Quincy, daughter of Edmund Quincy,
ESQ. of Boston. Florus informs us that
in the Second Punic War, when Hannibal
besieyed Rome and was very near making
himself master of it, field upon which
bart of his army lay was offered for sale,
anG was Immediately purchased by a
Roman, in strong assurance that the
Roman valour and courage would soon
raise the siege Equal to the conduct OF
that illustrious citizen was the marriage
Of the Hon. John Hancock, Esq, who,
with his amiable lady, has paid as great
compliment to American Valour, and dis
covered equal patriotism By marrying
now while all the colonies are as much
conyulsed as Rome when Hannibal was
at her gates"
County News.-We clip the follow
Ing items from the Charlestown Sprit OF
Tuesday last:
Colonel X. W. Baylor, President Of the
County Court, has been very i'll during
the past week.
Patrick Daugherty, a crippled lri'h
peddler, was severely assaulted by anegro
named Edward Nelson at Harper's Ferry
ON Wednesday last, and his jaw-bone
fractured. Nelson is the same party who
figured in our Circuit Court not q great
while ago, charged with firing into win
dow Of the Mountain View Hotel. He
was committed TO Jail here to await the
action of the next grand jury.
Bassett Mitchell, son Of Mr.. c. Il.
Mitchell, and Johnnie Burns, son Of Mr..
Kalcb Burns, became engaged in an en-
counter at school last Friday, when young
Mitchell drew a penknife and cut young
Burns in the region of the abdomen. For
tunately, as is hoped, the cut was not very
deep, and will not result in serious in
jury. Mitchell was arrested and held in
bail to answer before the next grand jury.
Building Association Meeting
The annual meeting of the shareholders
Of Potomac Building Association No.
wa. held on Thursday night Of last week.
Mr.. j. s. Fleming was called to the chair
and Mr. r. 3. NJ. Hoffman appointed Sec
rotary. The board Of directors presented
their annual report, showing tie affairs
Of tie association to be in very prosper
Gus condition. The following gentlemen
were elected directors for the ensuing
wear: Messrs. G. NJ. Beltzhoover, B. +.
Harrison, C. J. Miller, j. III. little, j. S.
Fleming, II. c. Marten, r. l.. Richard.
On Monday night the directors met and
organized by the election Of the following
officers: President, B. F. Harrison; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, FL. e. Entler; At
torney, G. n. Behzhoover.
Fatal a ccident.-Samuel Peterson,
a well known colored man OF this place,
met with sn accident near Berryvills, Va,
last Monday by which he lost his life. He
was employed on the ballast train Of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and while
ut work carrying steel rails the accident
occurred. Peterson and several other
men had hold of rail, snS the word was
Ia h,,t Ia hal In ht1 aud f<,N