Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
BRIEFS.

office.
The Presbytery Of Baltimore is in ses-
sion at Hagerstown this week. Rev. w.
L. Guild, of Frederick, was chosen Mod.
orator.
The new National Theater at Wash
ington, built on the site Of the one de-
stroyed by fire last spring, was opened
TO the public last Tuesday night.
Last Saturday and Sunday this section
was blessed by most beneficial rains,
which were of the greatest value to far
mers. 1t put the ground in splendid
order for seeding.
The cool weather of the past week
has made necessary the putting up OF
stoves, and the starting Of fires, and
overcoats have been hauled out from
their summer quarters.
Mr. John N. Shell, the blacksmith
whose shop is near Moler's Cross Roads,
was kicked in the breast by mule he
was trying to shoe last Tuesday, and
was pretty badly hurt.
A female domestic in the family OF
Mr.. Calvert Brown, at Forrestville,
Prince Georges county, Nd, was ia
tally burned last week in attempting 20
light fire with coal oil.
We are under obligations to Mr.. VIM.
Updegraff, the enterprising and liberal
Hagerstown merchant, for compli-
mentary ticket to the Hagerstown Fair.
We shall endeavor to be there.
Messrs. Pendleton & Licklider come
to the front with a new advertisement
this week. Read it and see what we'll
assorted stock Of goods they have, and
after.you have read, 60 and buy.
A party of gentlemen.from Shippens-
burg, Pa, have been fishing in the Po-
tomac at this place this week. They
caught large number of bass and other
fish, but they were all small ones. The
Founders would not bite for them.
Last week beef which had been
bought by Mr.. j. w. B. Frazier became
stubborn while being brought to town
and refused to move. Neither coaXing
or beating had any effect upon it, so it
was finally tied to fence and left until
next morning. Next morning it couldn't
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dead.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany have converted two of their pas
senger coaches into sleepers for the ac-
commodatiOn of passengers over their
road between Hagerstown and Roanoke.
They are pronounced as comfortable in
reality as they are attractive in appear
ance. These coaches have just been put
on the road.
Capt. Tom Watts, leader of the Clear
spring Band, aud Ben Stops, both col
ored men Of Clearspring, Washington
county, Nd, engaged in Il shooting fra
cas- last Friday, and when the smoke
had cleared away Stoops had several
balls in him and was dead, while Watts
was very badly wounded. The cause of
the fight was said to be Watts affection
for Stops wife.
P. G. Hull, the enterprising music
publisher and dealer, OF Columbus,
| Ohio, has made fortunate strike in the
publication of ''Tbe Sea Shell,"a new
song, which is rapidly attaining great
popularity. The price of 1.-The Sea
She'll" 40 cents, is less than the average
price of popular songs, which fact is
much in its favor. The publisher Of
fers to fill orders by mail, postpaid, on
receipt Of price.
Col. Baughman, President of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, has just
made another pay trip on the canal. The
employees were paid for the months of
February and August, and over SIG, 900
was paid out. 1t is understood that the
present canal administration will not
only pay off all its running expenses
for the year, but will be able also to
liquidate considerable portion Of the
old indeb. cdness.
In the Circuit Court at Frederick,
Md, last week, the jury in the case of
Daniel Kean VS.. the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for damages for in
iuries sustained in July, 1879, by being
struck by an engine while crossing the
tracks at Cumberland, Nd, and perma-
nentlv disabled, rendered a verdict for
sc, 300 in favor of the plaintiff. Two
former trials resulted, one in favor of
the plaintiff for $4,000 and the other for
the railroad company.
NY friends of Shepherdstown and vi
cinity are kindly requested TO call and
examine my fall stock of clothing, boots
and shoes, hats and caps, in fact every
thing that is required to make up COM
plete outfit for gentleman, boy or
child. l buy largely to get low prices
! must offer to make the goods go be-
fore the season is over. Orders by mail
delivered free every Saturday night by
Mr.. Geo. Yontz on arrival of the train.
Respectfully,
GEO. II. HAGLEY, Charlestown.
PersonaI.-Mr. &. Il. Licklider and
daughter, Miss Bette, started on Tues
day last for an extended visit to friends
i'm Missouri. They expect to be absent
six or eight weeks. We wish them
most pleasant trip.
Mrs. J. A. Secrist, of Franklin Grove,
III Mrc Samuel Nirolemns of WaVueS-