Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-16

tpble seeds last week which were dis.
tributed among his constituents.
If this town burns down it will not
be the fault the Council. Every pre-
caution is being made against the fire
fiend.
Attorney General Garland is coming
up to Shepherdstown pretty soon to
catch some of the big bass out Of the Po-
tomac.
Rev. r. L. Mason will preach in the
new brick school. house at Duffields
Sunday afternoon at half-past three
o'clock.
The next session of the County Court
will be held on Monday, the Sd Of May.
The Circuit Court convenes on Tuesday,
May 1lth.
Mrs. Minnie Lane, wife of Capt.
w. P. Lane, of Hagerstown, and
daughter of Mr.. Lewis G.. Stanhope,
died on Wednesday after lingering
illness.
Although numerous witnesses were
examined by the grand jury of the
Berkeley Circuit Court, no indict-
ments were found against any of the
Burns lynching party.
1t is probable that the veterans of the
Washington Artillery, OF New Orleans,
will make an excursion to Virginia this
summer and revisit some Of the scenes
of their military exploits.
Go to Trussell & Hess for best garden
seeds, in bulk or papers. Early Rose
and Beauty of Hebron seed potatoes,
onion sets, garden spades, shovels, hoes,
and forks. Also, Riverton lime.
Last Saturday Mr.. John w. Kidwell
caught in a dip-net at the cement mill
a sucker that weighed six and half
pounds. 1t measured 26 inches in
length and IL inches around the body.
At meetings hello by the striking
miners in the Georges Greek coal re.
gions on Wednesday it was resolved
that the men should not 60 to work un-
til the advance in price asked for is
granted.
The recent high waters in the Poto-
mac made several breaks in the dam at
the cement mill below town. One of
the breaks is about 80 feet long. The
damage will be repaired when the
water falls.
President aughlnan has been max
ing personal inspection of the dam
ages to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
this week. 1t is said that the break in
dam No. 6 has been extended, and is
now l75 feet long.
A COW belonging to Mr.. William
Miller was caught in the railroad cut
near the Lutheran church on Wednes-
day, and would have been killed by a
freight train had not the obliging en-
gineer stopped the locomotive.
Staunton has now good promises of
another female school. The Baptists
are making active efforts to locate there,
In beautiful situation near the SUBJ
urbs, a school of that denomination,
with every prospect of success.
Several OF the handsome stained glass.
windows Of the Episcopal Church here
have been broken recently, presumably
by boys " 18th cat-rifles. The vestry of
the church offer reward of ten dollars
for the apprehension of the guilty party.
We call special attention to the new
advertisement Of S. P. Humrickhouse
& Son in this issue. They have gotten
i'm their stock of ready-made clothing,
piece goods, gents furnishings, &C.,
and will sell at very low prices. They
guarantee satisfaction.
Mr.. B. S. PenGleton announces in
this issue of the REGISTER that he is
now ready for his customers with full
and fresh supply Of new goods. lie
will receive good share Of the public
patronage, for he is determined TO please
his customers. Give him call.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals at
Charleston: Brown VS.. Shewalter and
others, from jefferson county; petition
for writ of error refused. Term adj
iourned until first day of next regular
term, which will begin on the first We'd
nesday in June next, in the city OF
Wheeling.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company will be held on Wednesday,
Nav 5, at the office of the company, in
the city of Roanoke, Va, when an cleo
ton will be held for president and
thirteen directors for the ensuing year,
and such other business transacted as
may properly come before the meeting.
During the past few weeks about
fifty persons have emigrated from the
neighborhood of Sbarpsburg to the
West. Among them We're Ezra Mar
ker and Jacob Bowers, with their fam
lilies, VIM. NJ. Cronise, Jr., Edward
Fisher, Robert Miller, George High
barger, Joshua Bowers and wife, Jos.
Hines, Charles Chopper and Martin
Snavely.
Judge G. J. Faulkner in delivering
the charge to the grand jury of the
April term of the Circuit Court at Mar
tinsburg on Tuesday, among other
things particularly directed attention to
the Burns lynching, which occurred
there on the night of the 10Th. The lam
guage of the charge was strong. In it