Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-12-12
BRIEFS.

come 1T our ONCE.
It's wise turkey that refuses to get fat
at this season of the year.
The wind has just stood up on its hind
legs and howled this week.
Last Saturday rain fell during the en-
tire dav, and the streams and cisterns are
flush with water.
Gen. W. NJ. Vancleve, after whom Van
clevesville was named, has been elected
State Senator in Missouri.
1t is stated that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company proposes to build
new hotel at Harper's Ferry in the near
future.
Mr.. John Hockenbury, formerly of
Martinsburg, died recently in Roanoke,
Va. His remains were inferred in Mar
tinsburg.
The Baltimore American has recently
donncd Il new typographical suit, and
looks us bright as 4 new pin. And it is rs
bright as a new pin.
We call special attention to the adver-
tisement of Thomas w. Bowman, ndr-
seryman, Rochester, n. Y, who is in
want of more statesmen.
\ young son of Mr.. John w. Roberts,
of Summit Point, this county, died few
days ago from the effects OF Internal in
jurics received by fall.
About 30 900 cross ties have been ship
ped this fall from Fairmont, w. Va, to
De used OF the Philadelphia extension of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Game of every Kind is reported as being
plentiful in the mountains of West Nir-
ginia Deer arc more than usually nu-
merous, aud many arc being shot.
The Harper's Ferry Mounted Rifles,
Major Geo. W. Green, cOmmandant, pur-
pose partici pating in the Inauguration of
President Cleveland on the 4th OF next
March.
The Sunday School of the NJ. +. Church
South will hold their Christmas enter
tainment OH Friday evening, December
10Th, at half past six o'clock, i'll the
church.
Mr.. Esrom Slfer, 4 well-known and
very wealthy citizen of Charlestown, died
suddenly of congestion of the lungs last
Sunday morning. He was sevcnty-threc
years of age.
Mr.. James Z. Walker, one of the oldest
and most respected citizens Of Berkeley
county, died at his residence in Martins
burg on the 25th ult. lie was in the Slst
year of his age.
Can't. +. Z. Cord, of the Shenandoah
VALLEY Railroad, bagged $50 partridSes in
q three-day'S hunt in Virginia recently.
lie also baggcd number of shot in his
shoulder from the gun of friend.
1t is rumored that the murderer of tho
white girl at Roanoke, Va, election nighG
+, Il barber, who killed his wife and ship
ped the body in Il box to New York, the
girl being witness to the murder.
Deputy Sheriffs Morgan and Moore took
Harry Harris and Frank Moore, who were
sentenced to the penitentiary at the late
Term of court, to Moundsville last week.
The burglars will remain eight years.
"Cheap" excursion tickets will be sold
Mt Shepherdstown for the New Orleans
centennial exhibition at thirty-nine dol
lars for the round Trip. The railroad
companies seem to think we are all bloat-
cd bondholders up this way.
The success of former carnivals held IN
Uagerstown has induced the carnival as
ISOLATION to organize again for the pur-
pose of holding another one there this
winter. 1t is expected the next one will
be held February IL, 1885.
The jury in the case of James Pickett,
on trial in HagerStown for the shooting
of Edward Gloyd, failed to agree, and
were discharged by the court. The State,
having secured important additional tes-
timony, proposes to press for an immedi-
ate rotrial of the case.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Miller, of Eakle's Mills, IN
Washington county, Md, recently bought
n IGNOlNcI, anu NHlIt liS w 10 h""'i'''tS WV
weapon it accidcntly went off, giving
him painful wound. The first thing he
did after the occurrence was to trade the
revolver for Il wood saw.
The Democrats of Warrcnton, Va, are
arranging to hold primary election to
decide the fight between the various cam
didates for the postoffice. This is good
plan if it works well, but if the admins
tr. ON should not be bound by The cleo
ton it is not of much force.
A Lutheran almanac for 1885 gives the
following figures for America: General
synodical bodies, 1 district SynodS, IS, of
which IL are independents; ministers,
3,7OS; congregations, G,52O; commune
cant members, ST. 1886. Another author
ity gives the number of communicates rs
S13,232.
The Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany has determined to tear down the old
building used as a station house in Ha-
gerstown, and to erect upon the lot a tenn
porary wooden structure 10 be used for a
station house until the building of the
proposed Vanderbilt line to Hagcrstown.
The material from the old building will
he used in the construction of new en-
CINE house in the "Y" south of the Acad-
envy building.
Mr.. Walter Show, son of Mr.. John H.
Show, was bitten by Il horse last Monday.
AS he was passing the animal it made a
nrnh nt hin, and cnnrht him by the wrist