Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-22
BRIEFS.

the Cleveland and Hendricks Club Satur-
day evening at seven o'clock. Every
Democrat should become member.
w. B. c. Sewers, well-known farmer,
residing near Gerryville, Clarke county,
fell dead Tuesday of heart disease. He
was 60 years OF age and an excellent
citizen.
Rev. John p. Strider, son of Mr.. John
ii. Strider of this county, has been elected
to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian
Church, Staunton, Virginia. The salary
is 81 900 per year and parsonage.
The Board of Public Works of West
Virginia, including Governor Jackson,
passed through Cumberland Wednesday
evening on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Oh a tour of inspection of West Vir-
ginia railroads. They spent the night at
Berkeley Springs and went over the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad Thursday.
a Cleveland and Hendricks campaign
club has been permanently organized mt
Sharpsburg, Nd, differed as follows:
President, Moses Poffenberger; Vice
Presidents, Henry Shamel, Joseph Pof-
fenberger; Secretary, S. Edward Grove;
Assistant Secretary, Thos. r. Blackford;
Corresponding Secretary, John p. Smith.
1t is said that green corn or "roasting
ears" can be preserved for winter use by
preparing them MS follows: Pull of all
husk from the ear except the thin skin
next the grain, then put the ears away in
salt, pickle the same as for cucumbers. 1t
is said they will keep perfectly, and only
require nights soaking to fit them for
cooking.
a lamp vas upturned by the children
and exploded, at the residence of Mr. |.
n. Rcnner, this county, in the absence of
the parents, on Saturday evening last,
and portion of the furniture in the room
was damaged. The presence of mind of
Mr.. Renncr's son Schnffer, and the con-
veniGmt situation of tub of water, pre-
vented more serious loss.-SpirH.
the dwclling-house on the farm of Mr..
Henry Baer, three miles north of llagcrs-
town, was destroyed by fire. Several
stacks of grain were also destroyed. The
contents of the barn Included large
quantity of machinery, 1900 bushels of
wheat and eighteen head of hogs, which
were burned. The loss is estimated at
$1,000, with no insurance.
DR.. Edwin Rush, retired physician
of Washington, ID. c., says "Cholera IS
coming sooner or later, and when it does
blackberry jam will be worth over s. per
pound. 1t is regarded as the best and
most healthful food, especially in the
malarial districts of Europe and America.
As cholera takes up its march i'll this di-
rection let tomatoes be canned and ber-
reS be jammed. They are Il remedy
against cholera; and there is a money
bonanza in the business"
Several weeks ago at LcitcrSburg,
Washington county, Nd, Mrs. Barbara
Miner, aged about 80 years, and William
Sheiss, ncighbor, got into 4 dispute
about some hogs that had trespasSed on
Shcigs' premises. The parties finally
came to blows, when SheisS struck Mrs.
Miner with a club, breaking her Al I'm.
Lockiaw ensued, from the effects of which
she died Sunday morning.. Sheiss claimed
at the time Of the fracas that he acted in
Self-dcfenSc, but since Mrs. Miners death
he has suddenly disappeared.
The Hagerstown correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says: a day or two ago
Col. A. X. Boteler, of Shepherdstown, w.
Va, was in HagerstoWn. He is well-in-
formed on the political affairs OF the State,
and looks upon the claim that Blaine will
carry the State rs mere braggadOcio.
Upon being questioned upon the pros
poets of the various political parties in the
State, he stated that the Democratic Gov
ernor would he triumphantly elected, and
that Cleveland End Hendricks would carry
West Virginia by large majority"
Railroad Accidents.-Whi freight
train No. ! on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad was running south between
Charlcstown and Wheatland, this county,
last Thursday morning, IN axle OF one of
the cars broke, and the car was thrown
from the track. Charles Womer, & brake
man, was on the car, and he either fell or
jumped from the car and was caught by it
as it was dragged along and was killed,
his head being badly crushed. Womer
lived in Hagcrstown, and left a wife but
no children. An inquest WAS held at
Charlestown.
Edward Lynch, 4 colored track hand OH
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was run
over Wednesday afternoon OF last week at
Harper's Ferry by 4 west-boumd train
and received fatal injuries. He was taken
to Baltimore to the Maryland University
Hospital for treatment, where he died
soon after. Besides receiving internal
injuries, his light leg WAS crushed and
torn. Lynch lived at Harper's Ferry,
and was about twenty-five years OF age.
James Mcdonald, freight brakeman
of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, WAS
thrown from Il car on Wednesday below
Luray and instantly killed. His parents
reside in Philadelphia, to which place his
remains were forwarded.
Executive COMMITTEE c.-The Sec
ond District Democratic Convention,
which met at Grafton, authorized chair
man Joseph Sprigg to name an Executive
Committee which he has done rs follows