Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-10-29
BRIEFS.
Don't forget that next Tuesday Il
election tlay.

| WHO iIfcs ueaT Ouinciub, WAS IeCouIly
paralyzed, and 10 now in critical condi-
ton.
There will be public speaking in
Shepherdstown Saturday evening. The
public Is cordially invited to be pres
emit. Able and interesting speakers
will make addresses.
We have been privately informed that
tn ere are to be ne less than eleven we'd
dings in Shepherdstown within the
next four or five months. We propose
to tell who the lucky persons areas
fast as they get married.
Rev. Mr.. Studebaker, Of Harrisburg,
Pa, has accepted call from the First
English Lutheran Church of Balti-
more to be its pastor. He will enter
upon his duties the first of December.
He succeeds Rev. DR.. HANNA.
The voters of this county will vote
on Tuesday next for Congressman, State
Senator, two members Of the Legisla-
ture, three County Commissioners, and
for or against increasing the number OF
Commissioners from three to FIVE.
At Hagerstown last week several
jockeys were thrown from their horses
or sulkios. c. j. johnson, the driver
of "Maggle MITCHELL in trotting race
on Thursday was thrown from sulky
and so badly injured that he died few
days afterward.
Read Mr.. j. Il. Hsgley's advertise
ment in another column. Mr.. Hagley
has full and complete stock Of general
merchandise which he will sell as low
as the same goods can be bought any
where. You will find him fair and
square in all his dealings.
"Ths Chestnut Bell" is the name given
to the new and handsomely illutrated
guide book Of the Shenandoah Valley
railroad, descriptive of the scenery, ETC.,
along its line. This book is very inter-
esting TO travellers. 1t may be obtained
Of Mr.. Howard Roger, passenger agent,
at Roanoke, Va.
The distance from the railroad station
to the postoffice at Shephsrdstown was
measured few days ago and found to
be l 1856 feet-66 feet too much to make
the railroad company carry the mail.
The government, therefore, will be
obliged 10 have the mail transferred
from the station to the postoffice.
Mr.. C. L. Powell calls the attention
Of farmers to the fact that he is now
ready for the purchase Of corn-husks,
for which he will pay a good price de-
livered at his mattress factory at the
river. Although numerous misfor-
tunes have overtaken Mr.. Powell, he
Is still in the ring and pushing his busi-
ness.
Mrs. Eliza Lee Timberlake. an es-
teemed and well-known Christian lady
of Charlestown, and widow of the late
Mai. Ambrose Timberlske, died on
Thursday last. Two promising sons of
this family have preceded their mother
to the grave within the short period Of
three years, and three daughters are
left orphans by this last bereavement
Spirit.
DIR. William II. Highbarger, formerly
of Sharpsburg, and graduate OF Shop
herd College, but now rising physi-
clan of Maysville, Grant county, West
Virginia, was married last week to Miss
Charlotte NJ. Vossler, Of that place. The
ceremony was performed at the resi-
csnce of the brides parents in Maysville
by Rev. w. NJ. Seibert of the Lutheran
church. DIR. Highbarger and his bride
are now visiting his parents in Sharps-
burg.
Mr.. Archibald N. Kitzmiller died at
the residence Of his son in Washington
last Tuesday, ia the 18th year OF his
age. He was for many years clerk in
the national srnory at Harper's Fer
nv, and was an influential Democratic
politician in this section. On the evac-
uation OF Harpsr's Ferry by the Con-
federates Mr.. Ktzmiller went South,
where he remained until after the close
of the war.
A spicy breach of promise suit has
lust ended in the Circuit Court Of Ran
dolph county, in which the fair COM
plainant. Miss Flint, obtained $500
damages against man named Gilpin
for trifling with her affections. The
wedding day was fixed. The guests
were present but not the groom. A
few days later he arrived with his sister,
and induced Miss Flint to 60 back to his
home, in Marion county, with him.
More delays following, the girl entered
suit. with the above result.
The Hagerstown Herald and Torch
ioht Of last week said: cdr. Isaac Tan
ner, Of Shspherdstown, w. Va, is al
WAYS a welcome exhibitor at the Ha-
gerstown Fair, and his sattle are al
ways worth looking at. He has thirteen
head on exhibition this year, including
a three year old steer that any butcher
would call beauty. He weighs some
thing over 1000 pounds and his glossy
red coat seems to be stuffed full Of sa-
worry steaks and rOssts. A three year
ED bull, 18th Duke Of Springdale,
weighs 2O45 pounds
Chief Engineer Crawford and Attor-
new Read, Of the Piedmont and Cumber-
land Railroad, have just returned from
a trip to Moorsisld, Hardy county, W.
Va, where they went on an examina-
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