Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-03-22
BRIEFS.

empty Fehicie through tue mtld auu mtre,
while all hauling is brought to a stand
still. If we only had pixies!
There will be a meeting of the members
of the State Board of Health of the Second
Congressional District at Harper's Ferry,
April 10, 1884, at which time anG place
applicants for examination for certificates
to practice medicine i'm this district are
expected to present themselves.
Master "Rick" Crow celebrated his
thirteenth birthday last Monday. In the
evening surprise party was gotten up
by the young folks in honor of the event,
and they had a very pleasant time. The
printers return thanks for a portion of
the good things, which were sent the
next day.
On Sunday last while Mr.. Mason Mar
shall, who lives couple of miles below
town, was absent with his family from
home on visit, some one entered the
house and stole several dollars from toy
bank belonging to one Of his children.
Mr.. Marshall has his suspicious rs to who
was the thief.
The Washington Conference of the NJ.
E. Church (colored) closed Its session OIL
Monday at Lynchburg, Va. S. G.. Griffin
is Presiding Elder for this district, and
G. Z. Curry is returned to the Shepherds
town charge; r. S. Smith goes to Mar
tinsburg; w. Ii. Dunson, Charlestown;
N. NJ. Carroll, Winchester.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal direct
ors met at Annapolis 4 few days ago and
heard number of people who asked for
reduction of toll OH coal. The board unan-
imously authorized President Smith to no.
tify all slippers that there will be no
change in the tolls of the canal during the
coming season of navigation.
Mrs. Leonie C. Dccaulne died suddenly
at her residence in IIarper's Ferry OIL
Sunday evening week. Mrs. Decaulne
was universally esteemed by all who
knew her, and her death will be generally
regretted in the community in which she
lived and where she was best known.
Her age was AZ years.-Spuit.
The corporation election at IIagerstown
will be held next Monday. The Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor is Mr.. E. w.
Mealey and the Republican candidate is
Mr.. s. NJ. Bloom. At the same time the
vote will be taken on the new charter of
Hagerstown, which provides for an cx-
tension of the corporate limits.
The time of the grounding was up last
Saturday, and i'll the six weeks, or forty
two days, for which he predicted bad
weather, there were but three clear days.
Ten days were cloudy or foggy, aud on
the other twcnty-ninc days it either rained
or showed. We consider that the ground
hog has vinGicateG his reputation.
We call the attention of our farmer
readers 10 the new advertisement OF the
Shepherdstown Manufacturing Company.
This company is now manufacturing the
well-knOwn Keller drill, the Waters Corn
Planter and the celebrated Ullnm PlOw,
and other articles. Persons in need of
such implements cannot do better than to
buy them of this company.
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