Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-03-05

died this week.
We are requested to state that the en-
tertzinnent announced for Saturday
evening BY the Juvenile Dramatic Club
will not be held. II has been postponed
until future date.
The Quarterly Conference Of the
Covingion w. Va Circuit has adopted
resolutions asking thai il be not trans
ierred from the Baltimore TO tie West
Virginia Conference Of ne n. Z.
Church South.
A meeting will be held At Marvin
Chapel next Tuesday evening, March
9Th, ~ O'Clock, 10 which are invited all
persons interested in the temperance
cause The public generally Is also re-
ouesied 10 attend.
Mr.. Francis Quigley, Ole Of the old
est bozrmen on the Chesapeake and
/ Ohio Canal, will leave Cumberland
about March 10, 1886, 10, the New York
anu Erie Canal, where lie will engage
in tie boating business
Lawrence Lee, the sturdy little son Of
I Mr.. L. /. Lee, who Is in Lexington,
Va, attending school, met with M &C
cideni few days ago BY which he
oroke his 2rm al the elbow. de is get
iing along all right DOW.
Several citizens Of will:amsport have
organized company and secured E
lease OF Potomac Isle, in the Potomac
river, below Falling Waters. They
will put j, in good order for excursion
and picnic parties during The approach
1 ing excursion season.
/ We regret to Stale that Mr.. Ben Gro
Mise, who has been Tor 3 number OF
! years Inc Efficient and worthy posiass-
ier 81 ShArpsburg, Nd, has been re-
moved 10 make room for 3 democrat.
Mr. Morgan Miller gets the appoint
meat, and he viii doubtless make :
Z good postmaster.
( M. Harry Hunter, son Of DR.. John
. Il. Hunter. died al bis father r-sideu ee
. il Berkeley Springs lasi wednesday OF
4 consumption. He las for many years
been IN eupleye in the Government
Printing Once al Washington, bnt for
several months previous 10 his death,
: had been with his parents.
s One OF The most severe wind storms
experienced here for many years made
is debl1 last Thursday night and con.
tiuued throughout Friday. TIE wind
blew al The rate Of from 70 10 30 miles
4 al hour, oui strange 10 say 10 damage
was done The storm S2s violent uraTiy
all over the country, and in The cities
ocrasioied great loss.
M. Harvey Small is the boss hand 81
raising twin lambs. He Informed us on
I SATURDAY HAT out OF = hock OF % ewes,
( "a lad dropped twins, with several pre-
+ viuc,z vet 10 hear from. and tina. ne had
szved Them all. The psIernai ancestor
of 80 MANY douSleIs wss himself Twin
lamb, purchased 10y Nj. Small from
M. ". L. Stewart. Ii appears 10 be 3
hereditary S.stesnGH-
Mr.. A. Pope having resigned - gem
erAl passenger and iicke! sgeni Of The
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. 10 accept
Tie position oil general freight agent oi
the Norfolk aaJ Western Railroad Com
pany, M. .. Howard Roger has been
appointed general passenger Anu ucAeI
agent. 10 taAe effect from HE lrsi VI
March. 1886. lie will perform the dG-
lie. OF this utice IA Addition - those oi
GeneiA! Freight Agent.
David Barr. sbO has been for some
/ months serving sentence IN ilie cvGA-
n jail a. M2riin>barg Tor having sent
luleUxu. and hbelou. COMMUNICATIONS
TO young lzdy, escaped from pTisoh
l..t saturday might uy irst removing
large stone IRON below me thlrd-siofy
wiudow, and then, by means Of rope
ia,uroyi.ed IRON bel clothes, lowering
himself 10 Tie street. This l. The sec
ouu attempt ~ escape made b! barr
tie arsl Ole having failed.
The R.GIsTER i ne~sy and readable
,bi. WveA IRON beginning 10 end On
lie hr.: page = AL excellent SOY %
Frank Stockton, some iDIsTesiins nlls-
oellany sud poetry. au3 on The fourth
page are farm snd household notes Ahu
.hoII articles OF Interest The Inside
uase. cosl.aIu q large amount Of original
.rlcles AM the .ocAl and general news
go,Ien nP in ,gcod style. We propose
10 make lLe EEGIsTkR one OF the UesI
papers lii the >.a'v, aud NC viii "e par
5ou-d fur saying Ae believe We are
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