Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-21
BRIEFS.


turkey?
AS the weather becomes more disagree
abic the pleasures of life on the raging
csnawl grow less.
Fresh supply just in of Lemons, Florida
Oranges, Cocoanuts, Dates, Figs, Oyster
Crackers. TrusSell N Hess.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Chambers, brother of
Capt. Geo. Chambers, of Harpcr's Ferry,
died recently in New Orleans. He was
"a years of age.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. f. Church South will meet
next Thursday Afternoon at four O'Clock
at the parsonage.
We call special attention to the adver
tisement of Thomas w. Bowman, ndr-
seryman, Rochester, n. V, who is in
waut of more statesmen.
Mr.. III. B. GilkesOn, member of the
West Virginia Legislature from Romney,
was married at Washington last Tuesday
evening TO Miss N. Kate Paxton.
We had a shade of winter this week.
All day Tuesday snow and hail and rain
fell, and Wednesday morning the roofs
and the ground were white with snow.
Citron, Raisins, Currants, Green APP
piles, Mince Meat, New Orleans Molasses,
Sweet Potatoes, Beans and lIominy.
TruSsell & Hess.
4 man named James Lawler was struck
by n locomotive OH the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad near Martir>burg 4 few days ago
and badly hurt lie was taken TO Wash
ington city.
Mr.. Dorsey Turner, who resides OH
Back Creek, Berkeley county, lost child
from typhoid fever on Sunday OF last
week. the remains being brought to Shep-
herlStown for interment.
Capt. Joseph +. Hess, of DniieldS, has
offered to give Il tract of land sufficiently
large for Il cemetery if the citizens of that
village desire it and will perform their
share toward improving it.
In the Circuit Court of Berkeley coun-
ty, ut Martinsburg, last Friday, reSolu-
tons respecting the late Hon. Charles
James Faulkner were recorded, and culo-
ri,tic remarks were made by members of
the bar.
Mildleway celebrated the election OF
Cleveland and Hendricks by having
torcli-light procession and an immense
toniire last Friday night. llarper's Ferry
had a fine procession and illumination on
Saturday night.
The Maltimsburg Independent comes to
Us this week in an enlarged form ana
very much improved generally. we are
glad to see this evidence of prosperity III
our neiyhbor. and wish it continued ana
increased success.
Messrs. Trusscll & Hess have purchased
twenty acres of timber from Hon. ID. Is.
Lucas, near Shephcrdstown paying $40
for it. They will put a Saw-mill i'll place
this winter and work the wood up into
marketable shape.
Already the candidates for the Shop
herdstown poSt-ollicc are numerous ana
busy. The new administration will not
come into power until after the 4th of
March next, but we suppose the arpll-
cants want to be in time.
The stockholders of Frick II Co. AZ
ricultural Works of Wayncsboro have
voted to increase the capital stock by
800 900 to 81 ,OO0, 900, and to Incorporate
the company under the name, style and
title of "Frick Company"
Mr.. John McOlway, who resided with
his daughter, Mrs. George Zadock, III lia-
rerstown, was found dead in his bed on
Saturday morning. The death Is attrlb-
utcd to paralysis of the heart. lie was III
scvcnty-fifth year of his age.
A vicious boar, owned by Mr.. John +.
Lakin, living near Point of Rocks, Nd,
on Sunday last got into the barn-yard of
his nciyhbor, Mr.. Edward Helm, and
killed a valuable horse. The horse was
disemboweled by the tusks of the boar.
Mr.. Samuel Martin will sell Il drove of
Colorado mares in ShcphcrdstOw" OH Sat
urday ut public sale. The animals are as
lively rs crickets, and some fun may be
expected. They are very much like the
Texas ponies sold here several years ago.
We call attention to the advertisement
i'm another column of the Wheeling leg
lister, daily and weekly. The Register is
undoubtedly the leading paper i'll West
V;ry;ria auI i of the sOuulrSt Demo-
cratic principles under the new manage
ment.
The business of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal last week was good, having
been considerably above the average of
the season. During the week 49, boats
left Cumberland, carrying 1867 tons of
coal. During the year, to date, 1904
boats left that port, carrying 343, 595.l3
tons OF coal.
Last Saturday morning there was cap
turcd from negro at uarper's Ferry ten
or dozen chickens and two turkeys,
which had been stolen. These fowls can
be seen at the residence of Mr.. Johns, be-
tween Harper's Ferry and Bolivar, and
can be had by their owners upon being
proven. Apply forthwith.
President Hood and the directors of the
Western Maryland Railroad visited la
gerstown Saturday and inspected the ter
minal facilities OF the road and the i'm
provements now being made :here by the
company. The question of Il new pasSen-