Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-04-17
BRIEFS.

of garden seeds In another column, and
guar antees them to be fresh and good.
That's the kind to buy.
The Hsgerstown Furniture Manufac-
turing Company made an assignment
last week. II is said it was done to get
rid of a disagreeable partnership, and
that work will be resumed again.
The directors Of Potomac Building
Association No. 2 organized on Monday
bv electing the following officers: Pres
ident. B. F. Harrison; Secretary and
Treasurer, II. c. Entler; Attorney, G.
NJ. Beltzhoover.
Governor Wilson has appointed as Di-
rectors of the West Virginia penitenti-
airy Messrs. Michael Reilly, Of Ohio;
Joseph N. Gallagher, Of Marshall; II.
B. Howard, Of Mason; John M. Collins,
of Kanawa, and J. H. Marcum, of
Wayne.
Last Monday evening a north-bound
freight train on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad struck drove of cattle near
Lotion, Va, badly wrecking seven of
the cars, but no person was injured.
The accident delayed all trains for sew
eral hours.
Mr.. John Stouffer, farmer of Wash
ington county, Mo, committed suicide
on Wednesday by drowning himself.
He had one Of his hands cut of by
threshing machine some time ago, and
had been melancholy ever since. He
was go years old.
The lecture by Rev. j. E. Armstrong
under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A.
last Friday evening was highly inter-
esting one, and the large audience pres
ent enjoyed it very much. From the
expressions we have heard we think
continuance of these lectures would be
appreciated.
Owing 10 the fact that several of the
debaters are laid up with the mumps,
the anniversary exercises of the Liter
airy Society OF Shepherd College, to have
been held in Billmyer's Hall this even-
ing, have been postponed until the
jaws of the said participants shall he
in more flexible condition.
David Ogden, IA years of age, son Of
r. K. Ogden, u well-known business
man of Berryville, Va, died last Friday
from lockjaw, caused by running nail
into his foot about week previous. Mr..
VIM. Rhine, near Williamsport, Nd,
also died of lockjaw last week, caused
by having one of his thumbs broken by
a fall from a horse.
Double atflictioE fell upon the family
OF j. r. Jenklns, last week. He died
after a short illness and was buried on
Sunday, the same day sister of Mrs.
Jenkins was buried at Cumberland. He
was a worthy citizens, good neighbor,
kind husband and father. A wife and
two children remain inconsolable in
their sorrow.-Matinsburg Herald.
The April moon fulls on the Goth at
fourteen minutes after l O'Clock in the
morning. The waning moon is in close
conjunction with Mars and Venus on
the l4th-the day before her change.
She Is at her nearest point to Mercury
and Neptune on the 18th, In conjunc-
tion with Saturn on the 18th, with Ju-
piter on the 23rd, and with Uranus on
the 26th
An engine without train ran into
the rear end of freight train a few
miles below Keyser, on the Baltimore
and Ohio Road, Saturday morning. The
caboose was demolished and Thomas
Darby, the conductor, and Blake Kim
NELL, The brakeman. who were in the
caboose, were both injured, somewhat
seriously. They were taken to their
homes in Martinsburg.
Sixteen colored persons, ten women
and six men, were immersed In the Pa
tapsco river Sunday afternoon at Ferry
Bar. Rev. a. w. Adams, of Winches-
ter, Va, and Rev. Mr.. Keys, Of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, were the officiating
ministers. The water was cold and a
bleak northwest wind prevailed. Sew
eral of the persons baptized got happy
and shouted in the water.-Batimore
Sun.
The following statement has been go
ing the rounds of ouI exchanges, but
somehow we can't make it add up all
right: "There are one hundred and
twenty newspapers published in West
Virginia, of which so are Democratic;
80 Republican; So Independent, and 5
Religious. One hundred and ten week
lies, six dailies, three semi-weeklies,
eight monthly and three semi-monthly
papers"
Revenue Commissioner Miller says
there will be very few if any changes
i'm the internal revenue service until
after the first of next month. BY that
time what is known as the special taxes
will have been collected. MIR. Miller
says neither the Secretary nor he HIM
self deems it advisable 20 interfere with
the routine workings Of the internal
revenue service until after these special
taxes are cared for.
We call the attention of every one
who desires first-class suit Of clothes
at low price to the advertisement OF
). p. Humrickhouse Il Son ia this is
sue. This firm has a complete stock of
ready. made clothing, or il this don't suit
YOU, they will make you up suit to
order Oh short notice and in fine style.