Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
BRIEFS.

Senator Morgan has introduced into
the United States Senate bill; appropri.
ating SIS 900 for the erection of mon
ument over the grave Of General Dan.
lei Morgan in the cemetery at Winches-
ter, Va.
Rev. r. H. Pitt, pastor Of the Martins
burg Baptist Church, has received a
second call from church of which he
was a former pastor in Richmond, and
he has accepted. His Martinsburg con-
gregation are 10th to part with him.
At the municipal election held in
Harper's Ferry last Thursday, the fol-
lowing persons were elected; Mayor,
E. III. Chambers; Recorder, John
Faberty; Councilmen-T. w. Beale,
John A. McCreight, G. c. Johns, Rev.
NC. Bracket and Alexander Murphy.
The thermometer in front of Mr.. J.
F. Welshans' store on Sunday regis
tered s degrees above zero, on Monday
degrees above, on Tuesday degrees
above, and on Wednesday 2degrees be-
low zero. The thermometer at Baker &
McMurran's store registered as low as
six degrees below zero.
The following are the Washington
residences of our Senators and Con-
gressmen: Mr.. Camden, l40S II street,
n. w.; Mr.. Kenna, 1886 10th street, n.
W.; Mr.. Golf, Gil 18th street, n. w.;
Mr.. Wilson, zoos n street, n. W.; Mr..
Gibson, 1918 II street, n. W.; c. p.
Snyder, National Hotel.
In giving out hymn few Sundays
ago, an Alexandria minister requested
all the congregation to sing. The next
Sabbath, the Gazette says, he modified
his request by asking all who could sing
to do so. The result was gratifying to
those of the congregation whose ears
were sensitive to discOrdant sounds.
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson. Mr.. j. c..
Holmes and Mrs. Margaret Smith were
driven nearly to Halltown from Har-
per's Ferry, on Sunday, by Mr.. Thos.
Jones, in at an attempt to reach Charles
town, and had to 60 back, after suffer-
ing intensely, Mr.. Holmes especially,
and being taken care of at the residence
of Mr.. George Koonce.-Spirtt.
In the organization of the Committee
cn Appropriations in the House. Hon.
VIM. l.. Wilson has been made chair
man of the subcommittee on the Dis
trict of Columbia, and is also on the
subcommittee on pensions. The APP
preparations is one of the most impor-
tant committees, and the selection of
Mr.. Wilson for place on it is high
compliment TO him.
For several days rumors have been
rife in the mining region and in Cum
berland that strike would occur about
the first of April, or perhaps sooner,
among the miners for an advance from
forty to fifty cents for mining coal. The
resident agents there have received no
information Of such movement, and
are of the opinion that the report is
without foundation.
Rev. DR.. j. G. Morris sold on Tuesday
the Lutherville Seminary for Young
Ladies. Baltimore county, Md, to Rev.
J. ii. Turner, the present principal of
the school. for $4,000. Rev. Mr.. Turn
err has been the principal of the Semi
nary for the last six years. The build
ing is of fine, imposing appearance,
has eight acres Of ground, finely orna-
mented with shade trees and shrubbery,
attached. Rev. Mr.. Turner proposes to
make further improvements.
The Shenandoah Valley says: "The
Messrs. Thomas g. Henkel, New Mar
ket, Va, shipped several weeks ago two
very fine five-year-old twin steers to
Washington city. The one weighed
2 100 and the other 2, lS5 pounds. They
were weighed when they were
wear old and there was five pounds diff
ference, and at the age of five years old
there was still only five pounds differ
ence. They were so nearly alike that
it required an expert to tell them apart. "
Beans, hominy, buckwheat, roller
a $3.50. ...nnnI nnnhs n q SuOar and