Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-01-12
BRIEFS.

The Geiscr Manufacturing Company of
Waynesboro, Pa, has increased its capital
stock many thousand dollars to cover adj
dtions to the WORKS. The company is in
4 prosperous condition, and did tremen-
dous amount of work last year, with flat
tering prospects for 1854.
Mr.. William Hoffman, who lives below
town, is the happy father of pair of
twins that any one ought to be proud Of.
They are boy and girl, and weighed
when born eighteen pounds--the boy ten
and the girl eight pounds. Jefferson
County must surely be ahead now.
Charles Crowell, or rs he was better
known here, "Weazel," died at the aims
house at Cumberland, Nd, Oh Monday
last, Of consumption. He was resident
of Shepherdstown when Il boy, but for a
long time has been 4 boatman OH the c.
& o. Canal. He was thirty years Of age.
Mr.. Matthew Coudy died on New Years
Day in st. Louis of heart disease ut the
age of 20. His brother, James Coudy,
died two hours later at Hancock, Md, in
the S0th year of his age. The messages
announcing the death of the brothers
probably passed each other OH the wires.
W. o. Grover, of Boston, who had be-
fore given 81, 600 to Roanoke College, Va,
recently sent his check for $4,000, to be
applied to the endowment of that institu-
ton. Roanoke College has received con-
siderable assistance during the past six
wears from Boston and other Northern
cities.
Sunday night a house in Sandy Hook,
Md, owned by Mr.. Walsh, of Harper's
Ferry, was destroyed by fire. The house
was occupied by Mr.. William Donavin
and family, and they were barely able to
escape with their lives. The fire is
thought to have been caused by a spark
from locomotive.
The legal holidays Of 1884 will fall upon
the following days: Washington's birth
day, on Friday, February %; Good Fri
day, on the llth of April; Decoration
Day, on Friday, May s0th; Fourth Of
July, on Friday; Thanksgiving, Thurs
day, November 27th; Christmas, Thurs
day, December 25th.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday last were
the coolest days that have been expert
enced in this section for long time. The
thermometer at one time registered two
degrees below zero. The cold wave was
general throughout tho country. AZ
Charleston, s. c., the weather was the
coolest experienced for 1875 years.
The Maryland delegation in Congress
have decided to call upon the Postmaster
General and urge upon him the necessity
of giving Baltimore better mail facilities
over the Shenandoah Valley Railroad. 1t
would not be out of tho way for the MEM
bers of Congress from districts affected in
West Virginia and Virginia TO join their
efforts with the Marylanders.
Mr.. John ID. Hobbs, formerly of IIar-
per's Ferry, died in Pittsburg Wednesday
of last week. While employed at work in
Pittsburg the deceased fell from pile
driver, height Of about twenty-five feet.
The fall resulted in paralysis, and finally
in death. The accident is attributed TO
the negligence of lis employers, and it is
possible that Il suit for damages in his
death will be brought against them.
The following officers have been elected
by the West Virginia Central and Pitts
burg Railway Company: II. G. Davis, of
Piedmont, president; 5. B. Elkins, of
New York. vice-president; a. Ebert, of
New York, secretary, and c. NJ. Moult,
of Baltimore, treasurer. The directors
elected were Augustus Schell, James &.
Blaine, J. n. Camden, w. y. Barnard, 5.
p. Atkins, A. =. German, Alexander
Shaw, John A. Ham5lcton, VIM. keyser
and Thomas Il. Davis.