Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-10-31
BRIEFS.


gone many changes during the last few
years, and in which much money has been
sunk, suspended publication last Satur-
day.
Over five hundred tickets were sold ut
Shepherdstown station for the Hagers-
town fair last week, three hundred being
sold on Thursday. The railroad accom-
modations were miserable, the passengers
being packed in like sardnes even OH the
steps of the cars.
William Flick, conductor on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad between Balti-
more and Cumberland, was arrested last
week on Il charge Of detrauding the COM
pany. 1t is claimed that he neglected TO
punch the tickets which he collected, and
had sold them to 4 scalper. He has been
was well thought of.
Heavy clouds have hung over this lati-
tude the entire week, but comparatively
little rain has fallen. There has been
enough however to moisten the ground
well, and it will be of immense value to
the growing wheat and fall vegetation
generally. The rain is general, and tie
drOughts which have prevailed all over
the country have been broken.
At the Hagerstown fair last Friday
Stonewall Jackson'S old war-horse was
led out on the track by boy. AS the old
sorrel staggered upon the track the band
in attendance struck up "DiXie," which
the old horse instinctively recognized,
pricked up his ears and danced around
lively for an animal Of his advanced years.
This action of the horse set the multitude
wild, and shout after shout rent the air.
The following is the st. John and Daniel
Prohibition ticket in West Virginia: At
large, David McGregor, of Richie, and
Frank j. Mats, of Kanawha; first dis
trict, j. Melvin Richards, of Ohio; second
district, Frank Burt, of Marion; third
district, Jno. w. Claypool, of Grcenbricr;
fourth district, James y. Potts, of Cabell.
The ticket is being distributed throughout
the State by the managers at Parkersburg.
Our Little Ones for November has been
received from the Russell Publishing
Company of Boston. IL is an excellent
one and bears evidence of the popularity
it has achieved. 1t has just been added to
the list of American magazines reprinted
in Great Britain. Thus one more triumph
is gained for American artists and wood
engravers. 1t is admitted that Our Little
pean Juvenile magazines.
a fire broke out Friday evening in the
stOrc-room of Mr.. Thomas Heating, east
Burke street. Mr.. Wolfeslagle, who moved
his stock of stationery in the building Il
few days ago, lit his lamp ~ usual, when
it suddenly exploded, envcloping the
store in flames, which were soon eXtin-
guished by Il cOpious supply OF water
thrown Oil before the fremcn arrived.
There was loss of goods of about 5000,
which was covered by insurance.-.NaT-
tnsjUg Herald.
The recent session of the Virginia Synod
of the Presbyterian Church adjourned
last Saturday to meet in Lynchburg next
October. The report Of the Committee OF
Systematic Bcniticencc shows that the
contributions from all the churches ag-
yrcgate $G2 $50, against S53,S33 of last
year, which is an increase of S, S2G. The
report Of the Committee on Sabbath
Schools shows total number of-Schol-
airs, 10 ,2S3; teachers, 2,GG1; scholars adj
mtted TO communion of the Lords Sup
per upon examination of their faith and
repentance, l75; contributed for their own
expense. Sc, iGO.23, aud for other purposes
81 ,0Sl So
Edmund Gloyd, from Montgomery
county, Md, was seriously if not fatally
shot at IIagerstown last Thursday night.
GlOyd, with several friends, were attend
ing the fair, and while taking in the town
dropped in Pickctt's saloon, on Jonathan
street. After taking drink, they went
out, when one of the crowd, more intoXi-
Gated than the rest, fell against the saloon
window and mashed it in. They ut once
started to run across the street, when
some one from the saloon rushed to the
door and fired at them. One of the balls
struck young Gloyd in the back and pass
ed through the left shoulder blade and
into the lung to within an inch of the
breast, making 4 very dangerous wound.
Pickett, the saloon keeper, has been ar
rested for the shooting.
The Discovery of I.uray Cave