Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-28


See advertisement of Trussell & Hess in
regard to oak lumber and shingles.
The children were truly thankful on
Thursday-thc schools were closed and
they had holiday.
We would like to trade for some good
potatoes and load Of clover hay.
Trussell a. Hess.
Comparatively little business was trans
acted ut this term of the Circuit Court.
The lawyers heads were so filled with
politics that they did not have time to at
tend to anything else.
Appropriate union thanksgiving SER
vices were held in the Presbyterian
Church by several ministers Of the town
on Thursday. The Episcopalians also
held services in their church.
Mr.. John II. Smith, of Sharpsburg, died
at his home in that place last Tuesday.
The deceased was very well-known in
this neighborhood, rs he was in the buck
stering business for 4 number of years.
lie was over 20 years of age.
Mcssrs. Crit. Burlington and Allen
! Lucas, who contracted to rebuild the cul-
vert on the river road, washed out last
summer by leagues Run, completed
their work on Tuesday. They were paid
1915 for the work, which was well worth
the money.
Sharpsburg, Nd, celebrated the election
of Cleveland and Hendricks by having i
first-class torch-light procession and illu-
mnatiOn on Wednesday night. Every
thing passed of in tue most pleasant man
ner. Shepherdstown sent large delcga-
ton, including Criswcll's Silver Cornet
Band.
One night last week Mr.. Charles Miller,
4 farmer living near the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, had fourteen barrels of corn
| stolen from 4 field. lie followed the corn
to Sir Johns Run, ana there effected the
/ arrest Of the entire crew Of the canal -boat
Exchange, against whom he preferred
the charge Of the theft of his corn.
Clarence Wagner, son of j. II. Wag-
oner, Esq, of HagerssOwn, who went to
Illinois last spring in the hope that Il
change of climate would be beneficial to
! his health, which was failing him rapidly,
was OH his way home when death over
| took him at Wcvcrton. His remains were
brought here for interment.-H ayerytown
Glo6e.
MessrS. Fleming & Snyder, Real Estate
{ Agents, sold this week for Mrs. L. ).
Shepherd, her saw mill property on the
river at the foot of Princess street, to Mr..
b. +. Graves for 800. The next day Mr..
Graves sold it to Van Alstync d Ryan, of
the New Dominion Paper Mill, for $50.
The property has a frontage of 20 feet on
the Potomac river, and it will be improved
/ by its owners.
". VI. &. a. COnVcntiOn.-rhe Con-
vention of the Young Mems Christian
Association of Maryland, West Virginia
and The District of Columbia, held in lla-
gcrstown last week, came TO L close on
Sunday. The convention was Il very in
tcrcsting and beneficial one. MeSsrS. A.
5. Dandridgc, ii. i. Entler, j.. |. Lee and
Il. =. Pendleton, of Shephcrdstown, were
! in attendance. The following were elect
I ed an executive committee: w. III. Nor
/ riS, \. b. Crane, W. ii. G.. Belt, +. c.
: sheldon, J. V. l.. Graham, Baltimore; Ii.
/ IL. Warner, +. a. Harding, Washington /;
/ c. j. Orrick, Cumberland; y. ;. Dam
bridge, ShcphertlStown; w. ". Davis,
Annapolis; L. ii. Bierly, Frederick; &.
j. Roberts, Shenandoah Junction.
Burgiary.-Last Monday night the
/ depot of The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
ut Shcphcrlstown was entered by bur-
| glars, the safe blown open and about sixty
dollars stolen. 1t was evidently the work
of professionals, as the whole job was
done with Il ucatness and skill that show
ell long practice. Judging from subSe-
QueiIt appearances, the thieves first cut i
pane of glass from 4 front window, reach
ed hand in and opened the catch, raised
the window and climbed in. They then
forced open a door, probably TO have i
good chance to run il necessary. The
several money drawers were broken open
in workmanlike manner, and then they
went TO work OH the safe. \ hole as large
as a lead pencil was drilled in the door 1T
exactly the right place, charged with
powder, and then fired. The door of the
safe was demolished, and ii was an easy
matter to break open small inner COM
partment and get the sixty dollars it con-
tanned. After thus completing their work
in heightened style the thieves left for
parts unknown, and nothing has been
heard of them since. They will be sorry
to learn that five-dollar gold piece was
lett behind them, it having escaped their
notice.
Care Of Farm ToOls.-This Is the
season of all others when our farmers
should look after their implements and
see that they are properly cleaned and put
under shelter. In this regard we copy
from one of our agricultural exchanges
the following hints, which it would be
we'll for our farmer friends to read and
profit by. The paper says: "lron tools
will rust out sooner than they will wear
out; wood is destroyed by exposure to the
weather sooner than it will wear out in
actual use. Therefore, when you are done
with 4 farm implement, clean il Of dirt,
and put it away uncer shelter. If plows,
hoes, axes, SAWS, baskets, AID the like are
left out Of doors anywhere when not in
use, exposed TO rain, wind and hot sun,