Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-04-12
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siders.
On the 9th of April, 1865, nineteen
years ago last Wednesday, the Confeder-
ate Army surrendered to the Army of the
Potomac, and thus ended the terrible
death struggle that h ID lasted for over
four years.
The first Teachers Institute for this
year will be held at Berkeley Springs,
Morgan county, April 2l-26. Berkeley
county will have its institute in June, but
we do not know when the one for Jefer-
son county will be held.
The very wet and disagrecable weather
that has prevailed so far during this
spring has thrown the farmers very much
behind with their work. Scarcely any
plowiag has been done, and other work is
proportionately backward.
A great many of our people took advan-
tage Of the fair days we had during the
past week to begin gardening operations,
aud though the weather has not been ia
vorable for such work, nearly every one
has early vegetables planted.
The Reading Fire Insurance Company
of Pennsylvania have appointed MIR. j. S.
Fleming their agent. This is a reliable
company, with capital stock $3.50, 900; net
surplus over all liabilities, s97, 42S.S0. If
YOU want to insure in safe company call
on Mr.. Fleming.
Mr.. Joseph B. Loose, q wealthy and
prominent citizen of Hagerstown, died in
that place OH Sunday, of heart disease.
His age was "a years. He WIS very be-
nevolent man, and it was through his i'll
strumentality the handsome new Presby-
terrain Church was built.
Democratic primaries will be held at
the various voting precincts of the county
this Saturday afternoon at three o'clock
(excep. Harper's Ferry, which is eight
o'clock) to select delegates to the conven-
ton at Charleston on April 10th, when
Presidential delegates will be chosen.
In New York last Sunday Mr.. Beecher
illustrated part of his sermon by whist
ling bar from an opera as he said he had
once heard a Gagged bullfinch do. Mr..
Bccchcr remarked that it was the saddest
music he ever heard, and the eongrega-
ton also thought it was very, very sad.
The following officers were elected by
the Shepherd Fire Department at a meet
ing held last Thursday night: Charles
Ferrells, Chief; Thomas l.. Richard, First
Assistant; Joseph Yohtz, Second Assist
ant; C. B. Humrickhouse, Secretary; w.
Z. Licklder, Treasurer; w. r. Hill, IL.
S. Baker and J. L. Hunter, Trustees.
On Wednesday last heavy snow-Storm
visited this section, covering the ground
to the depth of several inches, and had
not the snow melted so rapidly it would
have been much deeper. 1t was rather
unusual bit of weather for the 9th Of
April, and rough on early vegetables.
In Il short time work will be commenced
on the Western Maryland Railroad extern
sion to junction with the Baltimore and
Ohio Road at Baltimore street, in Hagers-
town. At this point it is proposed to
erect 4 freight depot and an elevator, and
in all probability Il new passenger depot.
An examination of applicants for de-
partmcntal service in Washington will be
held in Charleston, w. Va, Thursday,
May Sth. Those wishing to be examined
should at once apply by letter to the Civil
Service Commission, Washington, for
proper blank forms on which to make APP
plication.
The shipment Of black walnut logs from
West Virginia and Virginia is being car
ried OH very largely. In the interior
counties OF this State saw-mills are busy
mt work on the valuable timber, which is
sent to Europe. Large quantities also pass
through this place by the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad.
United States Fish Commissioner Nc
Donald had his fish car at Cumberland on
Tuesday, and placed eighty-five thousand
salmon trout in the Potomac River.
great number of fine fish Of various kinds
have been placed in the Potomac recently,
and if they do not eat each other up few
wears will see some fine sport for our fish
ermen.
An exchange says superstitious SUBJ
scriber who found spider in copy of
his paper, writes TO know if we consider
it a bad omen. Nothing of the kind. The
spider was merely looking over the col
umns of the paper to see what merchant
was not advertising, so that he could spin
his web across the store door and be free
from disturbance.
The prospects are that there Will be
more Cumberland coal mined this season
than in any previous year, as unprece-
dentedly heavy contracts have been made
for the delivery of bituminous coal in the
Eastern markets. Contracts have been
mace for about one million tons, most of
which will be carried by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
Judge John Blair Hoge sold his fine
property to Mr.. John B. Wilson on Sat-
urday last. The price paid was $4,000.
This is the most desirable private resi-
dence in Martinsburg, and we congratu-
late Mr.'Wilson on his purchase. Judge
Hogc, we are glad to say, does not expect
to deser: Martinsburg entirely, although
-apidly-increasing business will neces-
state his spending much of his time in
Washington.-Aa rtmsburg Stdtesm an.
As basis for the election Of delegates