Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-30
BRIEFS.

70 Gle.
Mr.. G. II. Licklider has our thanks
for some Western papers recently sent
us. He and his daughter, Miss Bette,
are thoroughly enjoying their visit in
Missouri.
Annie Hill, colored servant in the
family OF Mrs. r. S. Timberlake, of
Martinsburg, attempted to recruit her
wardrobe from that of her mistress, and
she was caught and lodged in Jail.
The trees and vines are brilliantly
decorated in the latest fall styles. The
scenery around Shepherdstown is mag
niflcent at this season of the year. The
river views are peculiarly beautiful.
New Orleans molasses, buckwheat,
pork sausage, navy beans, hominy,
sweet potatoes. apples, raisins. currants,
citron and all other goods for this season
Of year. Trussell q Hess.
Some of the young men of the town
are talking of organizing a lyceum or
debating society to be kept up during
the winter. This is an excellent idea,
and one that we hope won't end in talk.
Capt. Dunmore's Colored Band, of
Shepherdstown, attended "big day"
at Carlisle, Pa, on Thursday. This
band is a popular one, and is frequently
called upon to furnish music at distant
places.
The shipments Of coal from Cumber-
land by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
last week amounted to II, 173 tons. The
shipmen ts for the year amounted to
293, l13 tons, an increase of 27,9OS tons,
as compared with last year.
The Grand Lodge of West Virginia, l.
o. o. F., met in annual session at Graf
ton on Tuesday. The feature of the day
was the unwilling and dedication of the
monument erected to the memory of the
late grand secretary, Thomas G. Steele.
As will be seen by the Mayors proc
lamation in another column, all persons
are forbidden to indulge in their annual
habit Of Cruising Cain" on Hallow Fen.
Last year party of rough men or boys
destroyed property in the most malicious
manner.
The desperate effort made by the In
dependents and Republicans to elect
Judge Brown Mayor Of Baltimore on
Wednesday was a failure. Mr.. James
Hodges, the regular Democratic nomi-
nee, was elected by majority Of about
$500. This is victory for Senator
German.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Of
ficials are informed that there will be
heavy shipment of freight over the
Parkersburg Branch to the East in
short time. 1t is said that between
thirty and thiI ty-fve thousand loads
will come this way, making more than
a thousand long trains. This certainly
is a sign of revival in business.
The pickpockets reaped rich harvest
at the Hagerstown fair last week. A
very great number of losses have been
reported. Half dozen persons from
Martinsburg had their pockets picked,
and one man from Frederick, Mr.. MUIR
raw British, had 5000 stolen from him.
Mr.. Garlinger, of Hagerstown. lost
s245, and gold watches by the dozen
were lost.
Mr.. j. Henry Bowers, a former resi-
| dent Of this county. was recently APP
pointed postmaster at Chico, California.
A paragraph from Washington OH We'd
nesday last says: considerable excite
ment prevails at Chico, CAL, over the
discovery that the late appointment of
a postmaster of that city was obtained
through a fraudulent petition sent to
Washington"
While fooling with loaded revolver
last Monday morning. Master Charles
Pitzer came near meeting with serious
accident. The weapon was discharged
accidentally. When the smoke cleared
away, Charley's face was full of burnt
powder The ball passed through the
side of his finger and striking chair
round shattered it into splinters.-Mar-
tinSburg Independent.
Willie Kirk, aged thirteen years, son
of George Kirk, Esq, residing at Sandy
Hook, Md, entered field last Thurs
| day to drive the COWS from pasture.
| While in the field he was chased by a
young bull. The bull threw the lad to
! the ground and injured him so badly
with his horns that the little sufferer
died Friday night. The bull was owned
by Mr.. William Clark. The animal had
been kept chained in the stable all sum-
mer on account of his being so cross and
unmana geable.
w. o. Slavery, Of Wilmington, Della,
representing the purchasers of the Har-
! per's Ferry water power, has just paid
to the solicitor OF the treasury the sec
ond instalIment OF the purchase price.
! The purchasers Of the property contem-
! plate widening the feeder at the dam so
as to gain additional water power. They
will also begin at once the erection OF
several large mills for the manufacture
of pulp. Mr.. James ID. Butt is attorney
for the company, and he is temporarily
in charge Of the excavations now being
made.
When recently asked how he was
getting on with the West Virginia Cen
trail Railroad, Hon. Henry G. Davis re-
piled: every satisfactorily. We have
Just concluded an arrangement with