Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-02
BRIEFS.

An old grist and saw mill on the An
tietam creek, near Funkstown, was
blown down by the high winds of last
Friday night.
Mrs. Julia a. Pierpoint, wife of ex-
Governor Francis II. Pierpoint, died
at Fairmont last week, aged flfty-eight
years. nut
The South Branch Intelhgencer Of Rom
ney, w. Va, entered upon its 9th birth.
day last week with the good wishes and
compliments of all its contemporaries.
May 1t always prosper.
A southern railroad company recently
gave an order to northern firm for
seven thousand tons of steel rails. Parts
Of this order are now passing over the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
The pay roll of the Roanoke Machine
Works at Roanoke, Va, for the month
of January amounted to $4,000; for
February it was $24 900. 1t is expected
that it will exceed $50, 900 for the month
Of March.
1t is said that arrangements are now
being made to extend the West Virginia
Central Railroad from Piedmont to
Cumberland, where direct communica-
ton will be made with the Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal.
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and gondOla cars for the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, from
Roanoke, Va, are now passing through
Shepherdstown over the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad.
Three cows, belonging respectfully
to Mr.. Edward McGlone, Mr.. John
Bridnor and Mrs. Margaret McGraw,
were killed by the noon mail train on
the Valley Branch of the B. & o. r. r.,
this side of Harper's Ferry, last We'd
nesday.-Spirit.
Lippincott's Magazine for April is a
splendid number, brim full Of interest
ing and instructive reading. Under
the new regime this magazine is
brighter than ever, and has not supe-
rior. 1t is more than worth the mod
crate price asked for it.
Sergeant John NJ. Sherry died in
Philadelphia on Monday. He was one
of the eighteen marines detailed to
storm the engine-hOuse at Harpef'S
Ferry and capture John Brown in 1853,
and helped to carry the ladder with
which the door was broken open.
As some confusion has been created
by the arrangement of Rev. Mr. McLar-
ems appointments, We are authorized
to say that Mr.. McLaren will preach at
Mt. Wesley in the morning and Shep-
herdstown in the evening of each alter
nate Sunday, beginning with Sunday,
April llth.
The past week has been copiOus one
so far as relates to rain. Friday night
anG Saturday morning there was rain,
storm of several hours duration. 1t has
rained nearly all of this week, but as it
has been very dry heretofore it did not
come amiss.
Mr.. James D. Butt has had the same
old story about the immediate improve
ment of the Harper's Ferry property
going the rounds of the press again.
If Mr. Butt and his company would talk
less and act little more, folks would
have some confidence in the future pros
perity of the town.
Mrs. Edward Gettings, residing OIL
East Bethel street, has an accomplished
hen, Her great accomplishment over
ordinary hens is her ability to lay dyed
eggs-the shells beings dark shade of
brown. This color prevails through the
shell, and is not simply a surface con-
tion.--Hagerstopn Globe.
A Washington photographer is hold
| ing an election as to who are the hand
soonest and ugliest members Of Con-
gress. So far, Mr.. McComas, of Mary
land, comes third on the list for hand
soonest representative with 9S votes,
against 100 for Daniel, of Virginia, and
ITO for Hiscock, of New York.
The Shenandoah Valley passenger
train due here at II o'clock on We'd
nesday did not arrive until O'Clock
Thursday morning, having been de-
layed by landslides in Virginia. The
morning train was also couple of
hours late, caused by freight Car
jumping the track at Sharpsburg.
A small tenant house on the elite
Farm" of the Hon. JAS. Ii. Grove was
burned on Monday night of last week.
1t was occupied by Mr.. Elias Haverly,
who had gone out and left fire burn
ing in the stove, from which it is sup
posed sparks communicated TO some
shavings near by. Mr.. Haverly lost al!
of his effects. No Insurance.
President Baughman says that in
company with paymaster Gambrill ne
will make his annual inspection trip
over the canal about the 10th OF April
and will pay the men for the months Of
December, 1885, an,lJanuary, 1886. He
further says that ualess work is resumed
i'm the mining regions he will dispense
with all unnecessary labor along the
entire line.
Persons who lave a supcrstitious
dread of Friday will not be pleased TO
learn that this is thorough Friday
year. Ii came on Friday, will go out
on Friday, and will have fifty-three
Fridays. There are four months in the
| ,,aor tb,t have five Fritiays each: chan