Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-04-18

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| From the Shephe,dstoacn Register
The liabilities of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad are said to be about
$500, 900.
Mr.. j. f. Welshans has sold his
brick clearinghouse on Main street
to Mis- Martha Magruder and sisters,
VINO are at present occupying it. The
price paid was $1,000.
Mr.. Daniel w. Hendricks, near this
town, has commenced work on a fine
new barn which he will have built
this spring. 1t is to be so by rs feet.
and first-class in every particular. Mr..
j. d. Derr is the contractor. and he
will do the work well.
Capt. Dunmore's Colored Band pa
raded the streets on Easter Monday
in full uniform and furnished some
excellent music. This band plays
exceedingly well.
The Government having sold the
ArmOry property at Harper's Ferry
for S25, 900, and Halls rifle shops for
$50, to a company of Delaware men,
the march of Improvement will now
go on rapidly, as we learn from T. A.
kirwan, who called at this office with
good wishes. The Armory property,
comprising several acres, is cheap at
100000. For this entire property
nearly $4,000 was offered before,
but the Government did not conclude
the sale. 1t went finally, at the fig-
ures above named. The new purchas-
ers are now about erecting large works
for the manufacture of railroad loco
motives and cars, and for making
paper pulp car-wheels. Tue machin.
cry is already manufactured ana will
soon be in place. When in running
order their works will employ not
fewer than 500 men. These, with
their families, will add largely to the
population of Harper's Ferry, where is
one of the most powerful never-fail-
ing water powers in this country.
STARTING UP.-The great Touring
mill at Harper's Ferry, after having
been idle for several years, has been
started up and is now running. This
is good news not only to the people of
Harper's Ferry, but the whole county,
as the farmers will have the benefit of
its competition in selling their wheat.
1t is the largest full-roller mill in this
section, having capacity of $50 bar
rels day. 1t is owned by the Har-
per's Ferry Mill Company, and its
stockholders are Conrad F. Clothier,
Samuel Fletcher, j. G. Fromyer, w,
I'll. Stiegerwalt and Geo. M. D. Cloth
Ter, of Philadelphia John A. Nc
Creight and S. V. Yantis, of Harper's
Ferry. Officers-Samuel Fletcher,
president; S. V. Yantis, secretary
and treasurer; j. A. McCreight, man
ager. Its authorized capital is $780,
900. Stock issued and paid up, $780,
600.
OFFICERS ELECTED.-At a meeting
of the Shepherdstown Fire Depart
ment held last Thursday night the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: Charles Ferrells,
Chief; d. l.. Rentch, First Assistant
Chief; j. w. Kearney, Second AS
sistant Chief; Shepherd Gatrell, Chief
Engineer; T. G.. Rickard, Treasurer
C. b. Humrickhouse, Secretary; j.
S. Maddox, T. l.. Richard, Jos. C.
Yontz, Trustees.
WEDDING.-A large crowd of per.
sons gathered in the Reformed Church
on Tuesday evening to witness the
nuptials of Mr.. VIM. j. Britner and
Miss Nellie R., daughter of Mr.. John
H. Show. The ceremony was fixed
for eight o'clock, but few minutes
before that time the wedding party
arrived. The bridal couple, preceded
by the ushers, Messrs. r. III. Rogers
Harry Britner, J. d. Rentch and VIM
Link, moved up the aisle to the strains
of Memberships wedding march, per.
formed by Miss Nellie Reynolds or
the organ and Mr.. William Humrick
house On the violin and Mr.. B. F.
Greenwood on the flute. Rev. B. F.
Bausman made them man and wife
according to the form of his church
Immediately after the ceremony the
invited guests proceeded to the resi-.
dence of Mr.. Show, where very en-
joyable reception was held. Quite 9
number of the friends of both parties
seemed to enjoy themselves very
much. The bride received a large
number of useful and handsome pres.
ents. We extend to both our sincere
good wishes.