Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-12-10
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Our Carrier will have an unusually
interesting New Years address this
year. He is now soliciting advertise
ments, and we hope he will be we'll
patror lied.
There will be especially fine music at
the Y. NJ. C. A. meeting on Sunday
afternoon ut $50 o'clock in Billmyer's
Hall. Everybody is invited to attend
the services.
Mrs. Susan Kretzer, an estimable
Sharpsburg lady, wife of Mr.. John
Kretzer, died suddenly of apoplexy Tues
day morning. She was the mother-in-
law of Mr.. Charles w. Adams. Her
age was about u years.
Captain Lewis Barley, of Winches-
ter, = veteran passenger conductor in
the service of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, on Friday Of last week took
his last trip. the company having PEN
stoned him at s1.25 per day.
Trussell & Hess are shipping a great
deal of poultry this season. They buy
all kinds of produce. They now want
turkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, butter,
eggs, apples, corn, hay, in fact any
thing that they car sell again.
Mr.. Samuel Jones, a worthy and in
dustrious working man of this place, is
said to be losing his eyesight. His
friends are making an effort to send him
TO Baltimore, where he will place him
self under DR.. Chisholm's care.
Trussell 81 Hess have some very pretty
and serviceable goods suitable for Xmas
presents. China, porcelain and deco
rated tea sets from S. TO 80 Decorated
chamber sets from SO to So. Glass water
sets, engraved goblets, tumblers, wine
glasses, lamps, fruit stands, msjolics
ware, SC.
The canal has been tightly locked up
for week past by the ice and many
boats. loaded and empty, are strung
along the line, some of them having
been sunk. The cold weather caught
them unprepared. President Baughman
has his ice breakers at work, and efforts
will be made to keep the canal open
until the boats can be gotten home.
A member of the inspection commits
sion which recently passed over the
Cumberland Valley Railroad and its
branches in a Special car, says that they
found the road bed and surface in per-
feet trim, and gave it as his opinion
"that the Cumberland Valley Railroad
track was not only above standard, but
fully equal to the best in the United
States"
The latest from Hampshire is that
many wild hogs infest the mountains in
some parts of that county. 1t is re-
ported by good authority that one man,
living in or near place called Egypt,
in the southern part of the county, has
killed upwards OF sixty of them. They
are Sdlu ~ uc 80 ieIOClous tuat paiOuto
are afraid to send their children to
school OH account of them.
Mr.. Henry G. Hunter, aged about 56
years, son of Hon. Andrew Hunter, of
Charleston died on Friday morning
last, after a sickness of about a week.
Mr.. Hunter, like his father, was a law
yer by profession, and in early life was
one OF the most brilliant young orators
amOhg the legal minds Of this section.
Since the war, however, the profession
had become distasteful to him and he
had retired therefrom, as well as in n
great measure from general society.
Cards were issued announcing the
marriage of Rev. l.. G. Kremer, pastor
Of the second Reformed Church OF Ha-
gerstown, and Miss Mamie l.. Rey-
nolds, of Duffields, this county, on
Thursday, 9th instant. The ceremony
was TO be in the Presbyterian church.
Both the bride and groom are popular
i'm large circle of friends, and have Il
host OF good wishes. We hope they
may have no more shadows than are
necessary 10 make them appreciate the
sunshine Of life.