Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-05-15
BRIEFS.

Right Rev. Bishop Keane, of Rich
mon6, Va, will visit this place on Tues
day, the 10Th of this month, and will
deliver lecture in the College Hall at
s o'clock in the evening. The public is
invited.
1t is stated that the West Virginia
Senators will urge the appointment OF
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Clements, late master Of
transportation, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, as superintendent of railway
mail service.
We have received from the publish
ers Peterson's Magazine for June, and
as usual it is an excellent number. 1t
is only two dollars year, with great
reductions to clubs. Address Charles
]. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Phila
delphia.
One day last week the smoke house
near the residence Of Mr.. Isaac Dust,
near Duffields, caught fire and was to-
tally destroyed, together with about 800
pounds of bacon. The dwelling-house
was also partly burned before the flames
could be checked.
Nearly all the eisterns in town are
empty, and the wells are beginning to
get low. Although three or four days
this week were cloudy, no rain of any
consequence has fallen to break the dry
spell of weather which has been pre-
vailing. Rain is much needed.
Mr.. Julian Latimer, son of our for
mer townsman, Mr.. II. w. Latimer, has
been promoted from night operator at
Luray to day operator at Shenandoah
junction, on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad. Mr.. c. E. Rohrer has been
appointed agent at Wheatland.
A delegation from the Yonug Mems
Christian Association of Shepherstown
conducted services in Charlestown, last
Sunday, and other members, aceompa-
MED by the orchestra, went to kear-
neysville in the evening and assisted in
the exercises of the association there.
At Hagerstown on Monday VIM. Gar
linger, employed at the steam-engine
works, had his arm caught in the ma
chinery and fearfully lacerated. Harry
Shearer, boy, aceidently shot himself
with pistol, causing serious wound.
John Delinger had his arm amputated
for a cancerOus affection.
1t is said that: the English sparrows
year locusts are good to eat, and they
have been seen assisting the locust when
struggling TO emerge from the ground
i'm order to enjoy feast upon his car
cass. Ii is not often that we can record
any good of the sparrow.
A stranger was in Shepherdstown The
! first of the week with dangerous lot Of
goods. He was hauling five hundred
pounds of dynamite from Point of Rocks
to Martinsburg, and he stopped awhile
in this place. The railroad company
would not carry the dynamite, and he
wa. obliged to haul it by wagon.
An effort is being made to have new
daylight through train from Philadel-
phia to Lrray, and the officers Of the
several roads are working it up. On the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad the train
would be a first class one, taking the
place of the present accommodation, and
would leave Hagsrstown about 2.4O
/ p. IN.
The Hagerstown Herald and Torch.
Light has been appraised, and the total
appraised value is IS, 1920. The plant
/ and stock of the Office is reckoned
! at 81 las. 20, and the value OF the sub
scription patronage and other business
/ of the establishment at 81 900. The pa
per will not be allowed 10 pass out OF
! Republican hands.
! Rev. J. VI. Clymcr, of kcyser, w.
Va, will assist Rev. Charles Ghiselin
! in the services OF the Presbyterian
Church here on Friday, Saturday and
! Sunday. Services will he held in the
church this (Friday) evening at half
past seven o'clock, tomorrow (Satur-
| day morning at half-past ten, and sun
day at half-past ten in the morning.
Mr. Clymer will also preach at kear-
ncysvlle Sunday afternoon ut 3 o'clock.