Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-03-27
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Run, on the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road. were destroyed by fire Wednes-
day. Until the necessary repairs oan be
made, passengers and baggage are being
transferred.
The mail coach on the morning pas
senyer train OF the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad broke down some distance up
the road on Wednesday, and was aban-
doned until the next regular passenger
train arrived.
A man stopping his paper wrote to
| the editor: ~ think folks ottent to
spend muny for paper, my dad diddent
and everybody sed he was the intelli-
gentist man In the country and had the
smartest family Of bois that ever dug
taters. "-Ex.
The following letters remain In the
Shepherdstown post-office unclaimed
anC uncalled for up to March 9th; Mr..
Henry Brendon, Daniel paugherty,
ESQ, NJ. j. A. Bowers, Miss Fannie
Hopper, Miss Miner, Mr.. J. A. Entler,
Phillip Runimus.
Mr.. jesse w. Brown, of Martinsburg,
w. Va, a trusted employee OF the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad for the past
l6 years, has been appointed conductor
of the new train, known as the Balti-
more and Ohio New Orleans Express,
via Shenandoah Valley.
An effort is being made to Obtaln.a
sufficient number of subscriptions In
! Martinsburg to have telephone line
built to connect with the Hagerstown
line. We rise to our former inquiry,
What has become of the telephone COM
panv formed in this county last year?
Speak out, Brother Haines.
Nineteen carloads Of cotton, embrace
ing $50 bales, passed through Shep-
! herdstow n, this week, over the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, TO Baltimore for
export to Liverpool, England. This is
but one of numerous consignments of a
similar character that have been made
recently.
Mr.. David Oswald, father of George
B. Oswald, Clerk of the Circuit Court
of Washington county, Nd, died sud-
denly Wednesday morning, Of paralysis
of the brain, in the eth year of his age.
He was at one time collector of State
and county taxes, and at the time of his
death prosperous farmer of the Smiths
burg district.
Last Tuesday DR.. l. S. Tanner, of
"Springdale," near ShepherdstOwn,
shipped fourteen head of fat steers to
New York. A better lot OF cattle has
probably never been shipped from this
station. They were all young, and
weighed an average Of 1880 pounds
each. 1t is said the price paid was ~
cents pound, gross.
There has beeh a great amount OF
sickness among the people OF this town
and neighborhood recently. We are in
formed that Mr.. w. Manning T.emen's
entire family has been Frustrated this
week with sickness. Mr.. VIM. j. Brit
ner, who has been so seriously i'll, Is.
we are glad TO state, recovering, and
hopes 10 be out again soon.
The Rev. John A. Scott, in a letter
from Duffields to the Central Pres6ye-
rian, saws: 1.-The work OF Gods grace
is still going forward, and we are re.
ceiying from week to week good acces-
sions TO the Elk Branch Church. To
this date March HID we have admit
ted seventy -one on profession of faith.
We expect others to join soon"
There was II very large funeral from
the Methodist Church Monday after
noon, that of two sisters-in-law, both of
whom died OH Saturday and were buried
together in the same LOT. They were
Mrs. Adam Roth, daughter Of Rev.
Philip Thomas, and Mrs. Roth. They
both leave husband and children, TO
mourn the loss of wife and mother
Nartmsbirg Herald.
rhe Adyentists are again out with an
ANNOUNCEMENT that all things earthly
are TO come TO an end III the near future.
Tie 10th OF May next Is now fixed for
the great day towards which ''pi ophetic
Scripture as well rs temporal events,
point as the time for the coming of the
Lord" Those who believe in this pre-
diction have begun to hold daily meet
ings 10 prepare for IL.
The fiftieth annual report of the Cum
berland Valley Railroad Company for
1884 shows that The earnings OF the main
line and leased roads were 1914, 5l4.97,
or decrease of $40, s73. SO over that of
1888. Among the expenditures was
2,242.47 for completing the new pas
senger depot at lIagerstown. A divi-
dend of M per cent. was declared,
against 10 per cent. the previous year.
\ meeting Of the first and general
mortgage bondholders OF the Shenan.
doah Valley Railroad Company was
held in Philadelphia Monday to lake
some action in reference to the prospec-
tive default of that company upon the
Interest of these bonds. j. j. Martin,
the chairman, was instructed to select
committee Of six to consider the best
methods to be adopted by the bondhold-
ers, aud report to meeting to be held
at future day. In February last the
first mortgage bonds sold at Il premium,
and the general mortgages AT $50.
What IL IL ?-The following has