Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-22
BRIEFS.


Red Men, begun in Hagerstown We'd
nesday night.
Mr.. Mayberry Ronemous has obtain
ed a position in the lead pencil manu-
factory at Martinsburg, and is now
working at that place.
The REGISTER has had number of
new subscribers during the past two
weeks, and this reminds us to remind
others that now is the time to subscribe.
Potomac Lodge of Good Templars of
this place is in flourishing condition.
About fifteen new members have re-
Gently Joined the order. Let the good
work go on.
1t is said that Mr.. E. w. Bedinger,
formerly of the CharlestOwn Democrat +,
has obtained a position in the Pension
Office at Washington. He passed the
civil service examination.
Tuesday night fire broke out at
osnoke: Va, in Pettigrew's saloon,
catching the large brick hotel, the How
erton House, and also burning five
frame dwellings. The loss is about
$40, 900, partially covered by insurance.
The Hagerstown Globe says that on
Saturday Mr.. B. F. Newcomer shipped
to Baltimore hog that weighed $40
pounds. 1t was fed by Mr.. Ii. w. Hur-
ley, Hagerstown. 1t was the heaviest
porker raised this season in Washington
county.
Colonel II. X. Douglas, of Hagers-
town, will lecture before the literary
societies of Muhlenburg College, Allen
town, n. j., February I'd, and before
the Lowell Institute, Boston, March I'd.
His subject will be ''rhe Southern Vol
unteer."
A colored debating society that holds
its sessions in school-house not far
from Shepherdstown recently discussed
the question, "If a mans wife and
mother-in-law is drowning, which shall
he save 2" The motber-in-law was left
to sink.
The corporation election held in the
town of Bolivar on the 7th instant re-
suited in the choice of Joshua II. Cox
Tor Mayor, JAS. w. Grub Recorder,
and the following Councilman, viz: Ed
ward Higgins, Stockton Sponseller,
Howard Smallwood, John Leavy and
Henry Palmer.
Messrs. j. Ed. Burns and G. L. Shu-
CERT have purchased the home resi-
dence of the late Rein Shugert, on
Main street, Charlestown, for the sum Of
$4,000; the lanyard property of the
same estate was purchased a few
months ago by Messrs. Rein d. and
jeff. NJ. Shugert, for s2,500.-Spir't.
The Fourth Quarterly Meeting for
the NJ. f. Church South will commence
at Shepherdstown on Saturday, 23d
inst, at II a. M, followed by preaching
and Communion. Rev. p. II. Wbisner,
ID. D., will be in attendance. Preach
ING ut Marvin Chapel Sunday, oath
inst, at 2.3O p. M, by Rev. j. E. Arm
strong.
We take pleasure in referring our
readers to the announcement of Mr..
James w. Kerney, Auctioneer, in this
issue. Mr.. Kerney will, we believe,
give entire satisfaction to those who
employ him as sale crier, and we hope
he NAV receive large share of the auc-
tioneering business in this county. lie
is capable and deserving
On Tuesday of last week William and
Lot Walker, of Page county, Va, were
found frozen to death. They had gone
to Bentonville, in the northern end OF
the county, Monday last. and left to re-
turn home on foot that night. Their
bodies were about one hundred yards
apart, and were very nearly covered
with the snow that had drifted over
them.
Mr.. VIM. C. Russell, of Baltimore, has
contributed to the exhibition of the
Photographic Society in the Philadel-
phia Academy Of Fine Arts. the largest
! and finest transparency in the collec-
ton. 1t is thirty-six by thirty-eight
inches. and takes in nearly the whole Of
Harper's Ferry, from the height above
as well rs miles of the Potomac and
/ Shenandoah rivers, including John
| Browns fort.