Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-02-09

RAYS Addition, for the sum OF S2eo o"s"
We call attention to the advertisements
:, onotber column of X. Rion Lucas "
Co. dealers in agricultural implements.
The robins have putin their appearance,
and string must he on its way. 1t seems
rather early for the robins, out We sup
rose they know their business.
Mr.. Charles Davies, formerly OF this
oorrtr. delivered lecture at the Carroll
Institute in Washington last week on
4Iongfellow, National Poet"
We are under obligations to Baker "
McMurran for a st. Jacob's Oil calendar
or almanac for 1891. 1t is cue of the best
things in this line we have ever seen.
Henry KyG Douglas Jones, who was SO
badly injured some weeks ago while
osasting OH Douglas hill, has entirely
recovered. lie was insensible for several
days.
Nr. John Halliday, who was formerly
with the Shepherdstown Manufacturing
Company, has been employed by the
Eagle Manufacturing Company, Charles
town.
Mr.. David T. Jones has sold his home
farm. near Leetown, this county, contain
ing 235 acres, to Mr.. William Karlcofe, OF
Rccking CHAM County, Va. The price paid
was $50 per acre.
The suppers held by the ladies OF the
NE. Church in Firemen's Hall last Fiji
day and Saturday evenings were well at
tended, aud consequently were pecuni-
arly satisfactory
Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, of this
State. with his wife is spending the
month of February in Florida His
daughter is the guest Of Mrs. Senator
Harrison, in Washington.
rhc valuable house and lot offered for
sale bv Mr.. Joseph ). Bragonier, special
commissioner, was not sold last Saturday.
The highest hid made was $500, when
the property was withdrawn
The warr! rains caused general break
I'M of all the ice in this section this week.
The Potomac River was very high, ana
the great quantities of ice passed ot w''h-
out any damage at this point.
Mr.. George d. McGlncy, who has been
in Parkersburg, this state, for the past
wear, writes us that he is coming back 10
old Shepher,lstown the first of April
.'There's no place like home.
The house and lot in Rays Addition,
balopoing to the Woods, Was sold last
Saturday by Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover'
sne,ial commissioner, and was bought by
Mr.. Joseph L. CooLus for $40.
Rev. II. NJ. Mcknight, Of Cincinnati
has accepted the call extensed to him ny
Trinity Lutheran congregation OF Ia
perstown. He will assume the duties OF
The paStorate on the first OF April.
The proposed elaborate performances
in celebration of WaShingtOn's Birthday
al Hagerstown has resulted III the forna-
ton of permanent society there on the
Milan of the Oyiole Order of Baltimore.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Newton Vanmetcr, near town, slipped ana
fell on the ice some days ago, and stick
running into its side caused the death of
the animal. The horse was valued ut S2oo.
Mr.. Anthony Bear, ST., highly re-
spected citizen of Berkeley County, VINO
resided near Payne's Chapel, was IN
stantly killed Friday morning last by fall
ING from his wagon on his way home from
harrisburg. lie was aged about ~.
Mr.. VIM. II. Byers, near town, is ship
ping quantities of seed corn, OF the best
quality. He used Frazer 81 Bishops
standard animal bone phosphate, which
ripened and maturcd his crop early. See
their advertisement in another column.
1t is said that the time is not far distant
when the Western Maryland Railroad
Company will lay another track along the
line of their road. Its business Is increas-
ing rapidly, and if certain connections
now spoken of should be made Il double
track would become necessity.
The changing of the passenger train on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad from
2.4O to 7.52 p. IN. must be rolling the
money into the Golfers of tie company.
The other night there was one passenger
on the train, and almost any time one can
see from three TO twelve passengers on 1t.
VIM. Harbaugh, II wall-known citizen,
residing at Ringgold, Washington county.
Md. committed suicide last week by
shooting himself through the breast with
a pistol. After firing the shot he replaced
the pistol in his pocket aud almost imme-
diatcly expired. The only cause assigned
is family difficulties.
An effort is being made TO have large
cotton factory erected ut Roanoke, Va.
Philadelphia capitalists have subscribed
5000, 900, and the citizens of Roanoke are
making efforts to raise 500, 600 additional,
which will be enough to put the factory
in operation. 1t would give employment
to at least $50 persons.
A correspondent of the Martins5urg
Independent says that at sleighing party
in Berkeley County last week considera-
BILE clipping" was done, and it ended in
kind of free fight. ltresulted in war
rant being issued for the riug-leaders,
who were brought before Justice George
Ropp, of Hedgesyille, who fined them
eight dollars each, and gave them lee
turc worth ten.
On Tuesday, on the Western Maryland
Railroad, freight car and ca5oose broke
loose from train at Edgemont aud ran
down the mountain toward Hagerstown