Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-01-05
BRIEFS.

Now let the young lau'Cs
themselves by having 4 leap year part!
There have been 4 great many sie'sn-
ing parties held by the young p'op''
various parts of the county.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church real
;zcd ahout $3.50 net from the suppcrS held
b, them during the holiday week.
Mr. C. Lambert has sold his house in
RAYS Addition for the sum of $500. Ben
ion,;n Branson, colored, bought it.
Rows and girls are advised by an emil
nent physician not to eat snow; nothing
is more likely to bring about catarrh.
II is said that two hundred rabbits were
killed near Boonsboro i'll one day last
week. 1t must have been good day for
rabbits.
The residents of the growing town OF
Milnes, Page County, Va, have pet'-
toned the legislature for an act OF moor
poration.
II Is understood that the girls have
adopted the following as their motto Tor
leap year: "If you see what you want,
ask for it."
We are under obligations to the Balti-
more american for our first calendar ior
1884. Ii is a superb specimen of typo
graphical art.
Rev. p. D. Stephenson, of hancock,
Md. has accepted the call recently ten
,iered him by the Presbyterian Church At
Abingdon, Va.
Mr.. George Miller, who lives about
three miles above town, killed hog some
DAYS ago which weighed $50 pounds. This
is the boss" so far.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the NJ. L.
Church will hold an oyster supper Ill
Firemen's Hall on Friday and Saturday
evenings, February l and 2.
There will be prayer service in the NJ.
L. Church South during the week OF
pravcr, commencing next Monday even
Ing, January :, at seven o'clock.
DIR. Alfred Wheeling, of Philadelphia,
has purchased the Crab Tree Fall prop
crtv, near VesuYius, and will convert II
into health and pleasure resort.
our carrier asks us to return thanks to
his patrons for the ljberaiity extended to
him with his New Years address. lie
realized about thirty dollars in cash.
Mr.. Thomas Lcggett killed his two
hogs recently, aud they aggregated the
enormous weight of ISL pounds. Tom,
what arc you going TO do with so much
fresh?
James Coudy, for many years connected
with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, ana
for ten wears collector at Hancock, Md,
died very suddenly at his residence III
that place last Saturday night.
Rev. John o. Knott, son of Mr.. Samuel
NJ. Knott, of this vicinity. preached i'll
the NJ. +. Church South in Shepherds
town last Sunday evening. Mr.. Knott Is
AN earnest and interesting speaker.
We had no idea that there were so many
pretty girls in this county until we saw
the number of them who came in town
during the holidays. The woods in this
ueighborhood must be full of them.
Next week through Pullman cars will
be run from Baltimore, Md, to Macon,
On. oye- the Shenandoah Valley route.
This is an important step in the develop
ment of Southern railroad facilities.
A number of entcrprising citizens Of
Frederick, Nd, have organized COM
nany for the manufacture Of hinges Of
every description. The capital stock is
$50, 600, all of which has been subscribed.
Mrs. MollieM. Routzahn, wife Of Aaron
Routzahn, of Union Bridge, Nd. tho en-
gineer who was killed in an accident near
Patapsco last September, has been given
81. 500 by the Western Maryland Railroad
Company.
The recent heavy snow, with its hard,
thick crust, has been very hard on the
rabbits and cartridges. Many farmers
have been feeding the cartridges, and
every one who lives in the country should
feed them if possible.
Mr.. C. Z. Lamar offers his services as
auctioucer to the people of Jefferson and
adjoining counties, and will give prompt
attention 10 business entrusted to him.
Persons who propose to have public sales
this spring should call on him.
Read the advertisement of the Baltimore
.Su, in another column. The Sun is
sterling newspaper, and the large circu-
lation it has up here in West Virginia
shows that it is appreciated. 1t will be
unusually INTEREST," NJ during this year.
Rev. r. c. Holland, pastor of the Lu-
theran Church ut MarlinSburg, was at
tackled at his home one evening last week
by a party of ladies aud gentlemen who
gave him severe pounding" The par
sonage was provsoned for some months.
Ex-Governor William Smith, known as
extra Billy" Smith, of Virginia, cele-
brated his eighty-seventh birthday ut his
home in Warrenton, in that State, few
days ago. The venerable host appeared
hale and hearty, and greeted his legion
of callers heartily.
We have received from the Brown
Chemical Company of Baltimore pam
phlet containing useful hints about the
farm, garden, orchard and poultry yard
by practical agriculturalists. The pam
phlet also describes the excellent fertiliz-
prS manufactured bv thiS cOmDlny