Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-12-24
BRIEFS.

will be held In the II E. Church South,
beg ginning at 8 o'clock.
We call attention to the advertisement
in this issue Of that progressive news
paper, the Philadelphia Times. ItIsone
of the best newspapers in the world.
Tru.sell & Hess wishing to make
change in their business as soon as pos
sible, will sell any goods they have in
stock except groceriss) at cost for
cash.
Prof. Rubenstein says that il the gold
spec.aeles at the 1remen's fair are won
by person whose eyesight they do not
suit he will change the glasses in them
free of charge.
Young lady, take chance in that
gold watch, and make your young man
take several more chances. Somebody
is bound to win it, and we believe you
are the person.
Shepherd College closed on Wednesday
for the Holidays. and will not open
until Tuesday after New Year. Tho
free schools will close to-day until Mon
day after New Year.
Rev. j. o. Knott, of Frederick, Md,
will preach in the n. Z. Church South
at Sheph erdstown on Sunday morning
at IL o'clock and at Marvin Chapel in
the afternoon at 2.30.
Trussell & Hess have shipped hum
dreds and hundreds Of turkeys. chickens
and ducks during the past month. They
dress the fowls and ship them to New
York AMI Philadelphia.
Capt. James S. Brown, . native Of
Berkeley county, died last week at his
residence in Orange county, Va. He
commanded the "Wise Artillery" Con-
fe derate army, during the late war.
Our carrier boy will be around OH
Christmas morning with an interesting
Carriers Address, and we hope he will
receive liberal response 10 his requests.
He asks for quarter-but gives none.
The fremen have gotten fine wolf
robe which will be competed for by Capt.
Lee Ii. Moler and DR.. A. s. Reynolds.
Wake up Moler's Cross Roads! Sic 'em,
Morgan's Grove! Well bet on the one
that wins.
Mr.. J. w. McCleary, OF the firm Of
Bangs, Bard il Co., Baltimore, has sent
to the Shepherd Fire Department two
splendid pairs Of gum boots for the use
of the nozzlemen Of the department. 1t
10 a vary handsome present.
On Monday night next the Masons of
Shepberdstown and vicinity will take
supper at the fair in body. On Satur-
day night-New Year-the firsmen will
do the same, and the Odd Fellows will
also take supper one evening next
! week.
Mr.. Marine L. 'Krepps, an old citizen
of Bolivar, and ar employee OF the B. &
o. Railroad, had one Of his legs broken
by the falling Of heavy piece of timber
being used in the construction of the
new depot at Harpsr's Ferry last We'd
nesday.
Monday morning David X. keplinger,
a brakeman on tho Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, fell from the cars at Gathers
burg and was cut TO pieces. His body
was taken to Martinsburg, where he has
wife and five children. He was 40
years OF age.
A colored woman from Newton, Fred
erick county, Va, deserted her six
months old baby in Charlestown last
Saturday night. She was arrested. and
said she was unable to care for the baby.
Davy Jackson and his wife adopted the
infant. snd the woman was released
from custody.
Mrs. Milly Jenkins, who WAS proba-
bly before her death the oldest person
in Charlestown, died at the residence
of her son-in-law, Mr.. John Potts, in
thi. place, on Monday OF last week, after
n brief illness, aged, as we understand,
about 90 years. Her husband died in
1861, leaving six sons in the Confederate
army.-Spirat.
The council Of the Lutheran Church
in Frederick, Md, have decided to Sc
cure an assistant for their pastor, Rev.
DR.. Geo. Diehl, who has filled his pres
ent pulpit for nearly 10 years. DR..
Diehl ranks as one Of the ablest theolo-
gians and pulpit orators in the Lutheran
Church, but he has been suffering
good deal Lately from impaired vision
caused by cataract, for the relief of
which Baltimore osulist will perform
an operation in January.
Citizens Of Washington county, Md,
and Berkeley county, w. Va, are max
ing an effort to lave an iron bridge
built across the Potomac river at Will
Transport, Nd. Its estimated cost is
So, 900, which is sought to be raised by
stock subscribed by private individuals,
aided BY joint appropriation from the
two counties. 1t is claimed that the in
vestment would pay by charging mod
crate toll. The present way of crossing
the river there 10 by fording il.
Alta meeting Of the College Y. N. G.
A. held at Charlottesville last week
tm euty-five young men, one Of whom
was G.. Armand Miller, sou Of Rev. j.
1. Miller, of this place, entered into
written pledge to 60 as foreign mis-
sionaries as soon as they have finished
their college term. Mr.. Miller, We