Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-05-07
BRIEFS.

time past, has opened a general store in
Myerstown, this county.
The temperance wave is spreading.
Romney is the latest town to declare for
'no license" an election some days
since resulting to that effect.
VIM. T. Henderson, OF Baltimore, di-
vision postoffice inspector, has resigned,
and Wallace P. Ryon, of Pennsylvania,
of the same service, has been promoted
to the vacancy.
Mr.. George w. Johnson, of Hagers-
town, formerly of this place, recently
completed rlastering contract for
handsome dwelling erected by Gen.
Page on Blue Ridge Summit.
Mrs. Kate Lamar, wife of Mr.. Robert
Lamar, who was killed in Baltimore by
the cars a short time since, died in Bal
timore last Saturday, in the 39th year
Of her age. Six children are left orr
phans.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris was found dead
in her room at the residence Of her SON.
in-law, Maj. A. w. Mcdonald, in Berry
vile, Virginia, last Sunday morning.
She was the daughter of Rev. DR.. John
Matthews.
The people of Ragerstown on Monday
voted OH the proposition to issue $4,000
worth of city bonds for the purpose of
better drainage of the place. The prop
o.ition carried by majority of 236 votes
out of 1852 cast.
Mr.. Solomon Fleming, venerable
citizen of this county-for many years,
time and again, justice of the peace.
died recently at the residence of his
son-in-law in GAINESVILLE, West Vir-
ginia-aged II years.
A representative of the United States
fish commission last Monday placed
four hundred thousand small shad in
the Monocacy river at Frederick juno
ton. These fish will doubtless get into
Tile
On Monday last a scaffold on which
Mr.. j. X. Reyes was working, in Mr..
Brltner's new house, broke Gown and
threw Mr.. Reyes to the floor below,
bruising and scratching him in very
painful manner. There was no serious
hurt.
We hope that the Southern Soldiers
Memorial Association, which will have
charge of the decoration day ceremonies
here, will make an effort to secure some
eminent speaker for that occasion. An
address from some well-known orator
would gather large audience.
j. S. Haldeman, Esq, since the war
a well-known and prominent lawyer of
Martinsburg, BUT lately practicing in
Washington, d. c., died in the latter
place last week, of 4 congestive chill.
He was buried in the Episcopal grave
yard at Martinsburg on Saturday.
"The Woman Teacher" is the title of
an interesting article in the April num-
Der of the Hampden Sidney Magazine. 1t
is written by Prof. Joseph McMurran
of this place and presents the subject in
new light The author enforces his
views by arguments of sound logic.
Last Thursday morning large stable
belonging to Mr.. Urias Knode. in
Sharpsburg, was destroyed by fire. The
citizens turned out thousand strong
and saved the stock and prevented the
fire from spreading. The stable was
set OH fire by very bad Sharpsburg
boy.
The liquor saloons of Shepherdstown
have been closed since last Friday
night, and the chances are that the
town will be dry, so far as whisky Is
concerned, until at least next May. The
Council having refused to grant recon-
menda,ions to the County Court, there
seems to be no chance for license.
A pile of saw-dust at the saw-mill OF
Messrs. Gruber Bros. on the road be-
tween Summit Point and Middleway,
caught fire from spark from the smoke
stack, OH Friday night last, and commu-
nicated to aud destroyed lot of cord
wood and lumber, and portion of the
machinery, to the value of about nifty
dollars. No insurance.
The licensing of restaurants and sa-
looms has had the effect of closing some
eight or ten of these drinking places in
Hagerstown. The proprietors were
either unable or unwilling to pay the
necessary lcense-$25 for beer restau-
rants and $50 for liquor. These amounts
added to the Government and State IL
cense, produced "high license in
measure, and with the result stated.
Recently Mrs. Benjamin Swain made
a narrow escape from death at Boyer's
crossing, Sharpsburg district. on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. She
slipped and fell while driving calf Oh
the track as train was approaching.
She possessed sufficient presence oil
mind and threw herself backward OIL
the track as the train rushed past. The
calf was killed by the engine striking
her.
On Saturday night last Ellsworth
Riley, aged about 80 years, an employe
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, jumped from rapidly NOV
ing train AS it was about entering the
bridge at Harper's Ferry, missed his
footing, and was precipitated into the
Chesapeake & Ohio canal and drowned.
He resided in Loudoun county, Va, and
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