Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-05-21
BRIEFS.

Mr.. James NJ. Ransom, Of Charles.
town, had two valuable horses killed by
freight train on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad one night last week.
Mr.. Josiah Watson, q well-known
citizen of this county, has, we UNDER
stand, secured an appointment in the
Internal Revenue Department.
Mr.. William II. Fayman desires us to
return his hearty thanks to Captain
Criswell's Band for the serenade ten
dsred him last Saturday evening.
c. X. Lord, the General Passenger
Agent, Is said to be the best paid officer
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany. His salary is 10000 year.
Mr.. Tip. Ashby, fireman on the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad "a native and
former resident Of Harper's Ferry, was
run over and killed at Mt. Airy last
Saturday night.
Mr.. A. III. Herr, a respected citizen
and once famous miller Of George
town u. c., died last Sunday morning
at an advanced age. He was a former
resident of Harper's Ferry.
Prohibition will be in force in Gar
rett county, Maryland, this year, and
the suffering visitors to Deer Park and
Oakland will have to carry sample
trunk with them or 60 thirsty.
Be an early riser. Take walk into
the country these beautiful May morn
ings and yOu can rest assured that you
will feel much better than if you re-
main in bed until seven o'clock.
Buffalo Bill will give one Of his re-
markable exhibitions at the Fair
Grounds in Hagerstown, on Thursday,
May 9th. Round trip tickets, we UNI
derstand, will be issued on the railroads.
Alta meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Shepherdstown Manufacturing
Company last Saturday the old board Of
directors was elected, with the excep-
ton that Mr.. j. L. Richard was elected
in place of Mr.. L. w. Poffinberger.
Mr.. Elmer Lands, brakeman on a
Shenandoah Valley Railroad freight
train, had one of his feet badly crushed,
on Saturday, at Berryville, Va. He
was brought to Hagerstown, his home,
and placed under treatment of DR.. j..
Mop. Scott.
A Washington special to the Wheel
ing Register says: 'F. Il. Castle, Of
Jefferson county, has been appointed
assistant photographer in the office of the
Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
The compensation attached to the po-
sition iSsl, 200"
Ats conference between the miners
and mine.owners at Cumberland last
Saturday the men were Informed that
the companies could not grant the in
crease from 40 to 80 cents asked for. The
miners have since held meetings and re-
solved to 60 to work at the old rate.
The strike is thus virtually ended.
Capt. Criswell's Cornet Band gave a
street serenade last Saturday evening,
much to the public enjoyment. This
band has lately been reOrganized and
number of new members added, and it
will not be long uutil its former repu-
tation will be restored. The band is
now practicing the 'Mikado," Il SPLEEN
did new piece of music.
An exchange says: Dana, Of the New
York Sun, goes to work at eleven
O'Clock, dictates his work to steno-
grapher, quits at four o'clock and gets
100000 year. The country editor
goes to work at seven O'Clock, has his
editorials dictated to him by his SUBJ
scribers. quits at six O'Clock and gets in
debt. That is the difference.
A washout on the Shenandoah VAL
ley Railroad, near Port Republic, Va,
caused the ditching Of the passenger
train which left HagerstOwn for Roam
oke on Saturday evening. None OF
the passengers were hurt, but Wesley
Barley, engineer of the train, and Dem
mis- CrOnin. The fireman, were slightly
injured. The engine was thrown down
a deep embankment and badly wrecked.
We believe there is not better town
in the State TO buy the necessaries OF
life in than ShepherdstOwn. The mer-
chants here are all selling goods very
cheaply. For instance, the best granu-
lated sugar is sold at Z cents pound;
cream cheese, Is cents per pound;
Rabbits soap, 5 cents per cake-and
everything else at very low figures.
Our country friends should make note
of this.
III. +. Dudley, late captain OF the
Fifteenth Massachusetts, Volunteers,
| has written 20 Mr.. NJ. Z. Snaveley, OF
Sharpsburg, that members OF the reg
mental association will visit Antietam
battlefield in June. During the trip
the association will also visit Washing
ton city and the battlefelds of Gettys-
burg and Balls Bluff, spending seven
days in Washington. They will leave
Worcester, Mass, on May 3lst.
On Saturday last the Baltimore q
Ohio Company gave a. satisfactory test
in their yard in Cumberland of an cleo
trio brake, which, it is claimed, is SUI
perior to the air-brake that they have at
present i'm use. Ii is worked from the
engine, and wires are run from car to
car, being quickly fastened when the
couplings are made. By its use the
train was brought from high rate Of