Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-02-16
BRIEFS.

A large coal trade is expected OH the
Chesapeake Il Ohio Canal the coming sea-
sou, and the canal company is preparing
for an early opening, and loaded boats are
expected to leave port by the 10th Of
March. The water will be turned in on
the upper levels between the goth and 25th
instant, and Oh the lower levels between
the lst and 9Th of March.
Mrs. holland, of Brucetown, the esti-
mable wife of Mr.. VIM. holland, died in
Baltimore last Saturday, where she had
gone to have IN operation performed.
The operation was success, but the lady
! did not survive long after. 1t was quite
an unexpected death, and the shock to
her family was terrible ia the EXTREME
Winchester Times.
Mrs. Maria Lipscomb, widow of the
late Rev. =. d. Lipscomb, died on Friday
night, the Sth instant, at the residence Of
her son, Col. John d. Lipscomb, in Balti-
more, in the Slst year Of her age. A
daughter of Mrs. Lipsccmb is the wife of
Bishop A. W. Wilson, of the ". E.
Church South. Mrs. Lipscomb has been
an invalid, confined to her room, for sew
eral years past.
At microscopic exhibition in Boston
lately the sting of honey bee was thrown
upon the screen, the point Of which was
so sharp as to be hardly distingushable.
At the time the finest Of fine needles was
shown under the same power Of the mi
croscope, and the end Of the needle meas
ured five inches across. Science may be
correct, but when that same sting enters
z tender spot it feels about nineyjincs
bigger than a crow-bar.
We never knew until we saw the fol-
lowing paragraph what caused the red
sunsets. Itexplains the whole thing: The
! luminosity proceeds from "reminiscences
and that the iucandesccnt evanescenccs
must gyrate simultaneously in proportion
to the agitation Of the equilibrium, the
result of which is that the subtcrranean
influences of the empyrean are altitude
becomes perceptible.
Mrs. Nancy Bowers, a character who
was known probably to every boatman on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, died at
her home ut Mercersyillc, Nd, last week.
| She was reared in hard school, and
though she had tough characters to deal
] AL, lI.-a n al.
own part either in battle with the
tongue or with wcightier weapons. 1t IL
said she was liberal aud charitable to the
needy. Her age was y years.
County Ncws.-We clip the follow
ing items from the last Charlcstown pa
pcrs:
From the Spirit:
Miss Henrietta Holmes, sister OF Mr.. j.
c. Holmes, fell down the stairway at the
latter's residence on Saturday evening
last, and was painfully though not dam
gerou>ly injured DR.. VIM. Neill gave
her surgical attention.
Mr.. James II. Conklyn, of this county,
purchased package of copper rivctS last
fall, and laying them down at home they
got upset and disappeared. One day last
week the rivets came to light in the craw
of duck which Mrs. c. had killed for
dinner. Although considerably worn
they had not been GigeSted. y healthy
duck and 4 healthy story.-EDs. Reg
About two weeks ago David 5. Firor,
Esq, of Mechauicstown, Frederick coun-
ty, Md, while crossing the bridge 1T
Harper's Ferry on horseback, met train
on the bridge. His horse became unman-
ageable and lac was thrown against the
engine and stunned, whilst the horse
Jumped over the cow-catcher and ran out
of the bridge at full speed. Neither Mr..
Firor nor his horse were severely hurt,
but it was narrow escape for both.
COUNTY coURr.-This court q. Ii. Stri-
der president and VIM. j. Knott and w.
Ii. Il. Lewis associates was in session the
first three days of last week. Among the
business transacted we note:
Il. G.. Green qualified rs 4 notary public
of this county.
Geo. w. NARROW was appointed road
surveyor in Charlcstown district, in place
of Robert Chew, resigned.
Dr. IL. z. Moore was appointed county
physician in Shepherdstown district, in
place of DR.. John w. Aylcr, removed
from the county.
Charndes, Fnrces and Panto-
mimcs.-The first of a series Of enter