Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-04-19
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10. 1854
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There are about nine mines Ill SUPP
herdstown.
Double Lever Disc Harrow, with scra-
pers. for sale by X. X. Lucas q Co.. gen.
eral agents.
Tbe next term of the County Court will
be held on May 9Th, and the Circuit Court
on May 10th.
At the primary meeting at Duffields on
Saturday a resolution was adopted favor
ing primary elections over primary meet
ings.
Mr. L. Homsher, of Kearneysville, has
been in the Eastern cities the past week
selecting his stock of spring and summer
goods.
Messrs. w. T.. Lemen, John l.. Rickard,
IF. Wclshans and b. S. Pendletoa have
been in Baltimore this week buying new
spring goods.
Two Martinsburg boys have been sent
TO iail for ten days for throwing stones at
passenger coaches OH the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. Z. Church South VIII meet
next Thursday, April 9th, at p. IN, NJ
Mr.. David Hout's.
Tramps have Weakened up for the sum-
mer, and are wandering over the country
in droyes. There were four of them here
in one night recently.
Robert Miller caught two bass on Tues
dav which weighed seven pounds' anu
other persons have been catching smaller
ones. The bass need Il few warm days 10
make them bite freely.
The company which is engaged III the
manufacture of spokes at MartinsburS mas
declared dividend of three per cent iOr
tho past six months. The company Is III
= flourishing condition.
There is great deal of sickness pre-
yailinc at present among the people OF
this locality. Among those who have
been i'll is Mr.. George Licklider, an aged
and respected citizen of this county.
Mr.. John Rauley, an old and we'll
known citizen of this county, died ut the
residence of his son, Mr.. b. +. Ramey, on
Tuesday night last, after years OF suffer-
ing. i'm the S0th year of his age.-SpTH.
Z. A. Singer, agent Of Adams Express
Company at Luray, who had both OF his
leos crushed by the cars at that place
about two weeks ago, died of his injuries
Sunday. He leaves wife and six chill
drcn.
Government work has been commenced
IN the dam ut the Great Falls, with Col.
Briggs, Of Massachusetts, as supcrinten-
dent. The object of this dam is to increase
the supply of water in the District of Co.
lumbia.
The Town Council passed two good or
dinances on Monday night. The tramp
will have to work on the streets, and the
festive COW can no longer annoy and de-
strov, being RELOCATED TO the seclusion OF
the stable.
Fleming & Snyder have this week sold
the following town lots: a 10: on WASH
inqtou street, belonging to John II. little
tor. ID. Kcrfoot for S225. a lot belong
inc to K. ID. Kcrfoot on Duke street to
John Q. Fleming for sl63.
Judge Faulkner last week, in the Cir
cult Court of Berkeley county, sentenced
James Williams to the pcnitentiary for SIX
wears for petit larceny. Williams was
professional thief, and the Judge gave
him the full benefit of the law.
Mr.. Samuel Rogers, son OF Rev. Samuel
Rogers. and Miss Ella Magruder, daugh-
ter of MIR. II. j. MagrGder, were married
in Baltimore last Thursday night in Trim
ity Methodist Church South, the groom
father performing the ceremony.
All the indications at present are that
there will be 4 very large crop of fruit III
this section this year. Peaches, apples,
pears and the smaller fruits are in an ex-
cellent state, and we hope that the prom
ise of large crop will be fulfilled.
John f. A. Remley, Esq, late States
Attorney for Washington county, Md,
and staunch Republican, OF Hagers-
town, died suddenly from apoplexy last
Thursday. Justice c. G. Brezeler died
the same day from the same cause.
Mr.. Matthew Jones has sold the patent
right of the washing machine invented oy
him TO Messrs. Christian Scheelky and
Charles Kecfer for $500, says the Martins
burq .Satesman. number of these ma
chimes have been made by the Shepherds
town Manufacturing Company.
The telephone poles and wires have
been put up in Sharpsburg to connect
with other parts of the county, but not
one subscriber has been obtained, on ac-
count Of the prices being too steep for the
Sharpsburgers. The prices asked are, for
business houses $50 per year, and private
houses $35.
In the County Court Of Clarke county,
Va, last week colored man named
Richard Rsiney WAS tried, at his own re-
quest, by jury composed of twelve col
ored men, on the charge Of forging note
for $3.50. lie was CONVICTED, and his I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary fixed at
two years.
The citizens OF Williamsport, Nd, have
organized a company for the purpose of
erecting town hall in that place. The
building is to be of brick, three stories
high, the first story to be used by the mil
itary company as an armory, the second
story as Il public hall, and the third story