Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-11-17
BRIEFS.


next Tuesday, October Goth.
Last Monday ushered In 8 cold snap
with a tremendous gale OF wind, whic"
lasted nearly all day.
The slaughter Of hogs has commeaced'
and pudding aud sausage are m"a seaso''-
abe coed things now.
About l SOC, 600 cans of corn were put
an the past season at McNurray's canning
factory, in Frederick, Md.
The meetings held by the Young Mons
Christian Association this week have been
interesting and very we'll attended.
James Simons, aged l6 years, Of Clarke
county, Va, was killed last Saturday by
the accidental discharge of his gun.
we are indebted to the West Virginia
school Journal for the November number
of that periodical All teachers should
have it
Mr.. Cassen, former train-dispatcher OF
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, and sta
,ioaed at Nilaes, has been promoted to a
$4,000 position.
Or. j. f. Hartgrove, dentist, Of Har-
0er's Ferry, will visit Shepherdstown on
Monday, and will remain one week. See
his advertisement.
The Shepherdstown Manufacturing
Company is 1ow manufacturing al ex-
cellent stove, suitable for churches,
schools, shops. sc.
Workmen ON the bridge had to suspend
operations last Monday, as the WIND was
so violent that they could not hold Oh aoo
woyk at the same time.
Potomac Building Association NO.
will offer for sale several shares OF STOCK
ON Monday evening next, at Z O'Clock, IN
Mr.. Beltzhoover's office.
Rev. L. Il. Mason, of this place, and
Rev. Dallas Tucker, of Charlestown, have
been holding a mission in st. Johu's
Church, Harper's Ferry, this week.
The members of the recently-organized
Martinsburg City Rand have all taken
pledge never to drink any intoxicating
liouor while they arc members Of the Or
ganization.
\ fine young cow belonging to Mr..
Yohn III. Show was ruu over by passeil-
Ger train in town Oh Tuesday morning,
and on, foot being cut of the animal had
to be killed.
Anumber of ladies and gentiemea OF
Martinsbarg have organized social cup,
Cor the purpose Of being entertained and
amused during the winter by literary,
tnusical and social efforts.
The fall aud winter schedule OF the
baltimore and Ohio Railroad will go into
cffect Tomorrow Sunday, and in con-
nection with other roads the new and uni
for,n standard of time will be used.
The psvements oil some of the principal
streets last Sunday were almost impassa-
BILE. If the persons who own the prop
erty are not entcrpris;ng enough to make |
repairs the Town Council should have 1t
done.
Joe Reinhart, SON of Mr.. Joseph Rein
hart. while playing upon the College
grounds OH Tuesdsy, fell on his arm, aud
another boy tumbling on top OF him the
limb was broken. DIR. Reynolds reduced
the fracture.
Mr.. George w. Atkinson, formerly OF
Shenandoah Junction, has opened con-
rcctionerv store in Berryville, Va. We
hope the people there will be SUCH lovers
OF sweet things as to make him do an im-
mense business.
Here is a good chance for some OF our
fishermen: Anybody that catches black
bass weighing seven pounds, with hook
and line. and can prove it, will get one
hundred dollars from the Couyicr fishing
club of Cincinnati.
Sanford w. Hamilton, lock-tender at
the Ten-mile lock, near Patterson's Creek,
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, was drowned
i'm the canal Saturday morning at about
o'clock. He fell in accidentally, being !
tripped over windlaSs. lie was ABOUT
PC years old.
S,me men working the road about halt
= mile below Kingswood, w. Va, says the
argus, unearthcd the skull of human
being. The skull WAS huge one, meas
urinc forty inches in circumference, and
il no doubt belonged to 4 giant twelve or
fourteen feet high.
The State Convention Of the Young
Meas Christian Association Of Maryland
will be held in Cumberland November
22d to 25th, when general secretary Tor
the State will be appointed. There Will
be delegates present from all parts OF
Maryland and West Virginia.
The County Court has accepted the res
igna;ion of Solomon Fleming as justice of
the peace in Kabletown district, and APP
nointed Thomas Locke ia his place. A.
IL. Tanquary was also appointed road
surveyor in MidGleway district in the
place of John +. Shaull, resigned.
A number of the most substantial citi-
zens of Ripon, this county, ut public
meeting held some days ago, passed res
olntion urging the railroad company to
make Ripon first-class station and erect
q suitable building for depot purposes. A
committee was appointed to wait upon the
railroad officials.
Warner jackson, colored man, and
resident of Alexandria, Va, who was
employed as deckhand on the canal boat
Alexandria, while coming down the canal