Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-27
BRIEFS.


A new schedule will 60 into effect
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad on
Sunday 1t is also reported that there
will be considerable changes in the
time of the trains on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad on Sunday.
If you want to make a present to
some absent friend or relative, send
them the REGISTER from now until
the 1st of January, 1888, which will
only cost you one dollar. Such a
present would be appreciated.
Henry White having served out his
term for rehypothecating the chickens
of Rev. Mr.. Bausmann, has returned
TO Shepherdstown. Henry says the
Charlestown jail is not the worst place
in the country, by any means
An item that had slipped our notice
is the appointment of Mr.. John Mad
dox to be superintendent of Elmwood
Cemetery in place of Mr.. William Ora
ham. Mr.. Maddox has moved into
the Lodge House and entered upon
his duties.
| United States Senators John f.
Kenna and j. G.. S. Blackburn ad
dressed large Democratic meeting at
Keyser, Monday evening. Resolutions
were unanimously adopted strongly
indorsing President Cleveland and
tariff reform.
Prof. A. B. Bush, of Shepherd Col
lege, will give talk on Improper
Incentives" in College Hall on Thurs
day evening next at 7.30 o'clock. 1t is
mainly intended for those who take
an interest in school matters, but all
who desire TO attend are cordially in
/ vited to do so.
The dwelling house of Mr.. f. o. Har-
wood. at Moorefeld, this State, was
burned a few daysago, including much
of the furniture. The loss was consid-
erably above the insurance, which
amounted to 81 $50. Mrs. HARDWOOD is
a sister of Mrs. John II. Snyder, of
Shepherdstown.
Miss Edmonia Louise Lee, daughter
! of Mr.. Charles 5. Lee, of Clarke coun-
", Va, was married at Berryville last
Wednesday to Mr.. VIM. Haigh, son of
the Rev. Henry Haigh, NJ. A., Arch
deacon of the Isle of Wight and Vicar
of Newport, England, the rector,
Rev. p p Phillips, officiating.
Messrs. NJ. L. Funkhouser & Co.
have issued pamphlet descriptive of
Hagerstown, its advantages, indus
tries and possibilities, in which is, also,
listed a quantity of property i'll this
and the Southern States for sale. The
pamphlet is intended for gratuitous
distribution and will be mailed to any
address.
Miss Ida Russell, who resided about
. three miles southwest of Middleway,
met with painful accident some days
ago which proved fatal. She was en-
/ uedNOTIIlS W SldIt q iic WIN 'oobi vi
when her clothes ignited, and before
the flames could be eXtinguished she
was so severely burned that she died
in a short time.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the directors of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad last week Mr. Charles O.
Scull, most estimable gentleman,
was appointed general passenger
agent to succeed Mr. G. X. Lord, elect
ed vice-president. AT the same meet
ing it was decided to pass the dividend
on the capital stock of the main stem.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
will run special excursion train from
Mines to Hagerstown on Saturday,
May 9TH, for the benefit of those who
wish to go to Barnum's circus in the
latter place. The round trip from
Shepherdstown will be 60 cents The
train passes here at 92S a. H., and
returning leaves Hagerstown at $50
p. IN.
The engineer corps sent out by the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Conpa
ny TO make preliminary lines for the
examination of the country between
Martinsburg and Winchester, has run
three such lines for the extension of
the Cumberland Valley road and is
now busily engaged summarizing its
work for presentation to engineer
Channcey Ives.
Mr. NJ S. Hiteshew, of Rockingham
county, Va, has rented the store-room
of Mr. j. l.. Richard in this place, and
will open up a new store about the
LIST of May. He will start with fine
new stock of Dry Goods, Notions,
Shoes, Carpets, Mattings, Oil Cloths,
&c. Mr.. j. L. Richard is now selling
/ the old stock at auction, and will of
fer on Saturday afternoon at . o'clock.
Governor Wilson appointed the fol
/ lowing delegates to the Southern i'm
migration convention, which met at
Hot Springs, n. c., Wednesday: DIR. |.
/ s Tanner, Jefferson county; Hon.
/ Henry q. Davis, Mineral county; c.
/ Il. Hart, editor of the InteUgencer,
| Wheeling; Hon. II. :. Walker, kanaw-
/ ha county; J. b. fancy, editor of the
Register, Wheeling, and +. 5. Brown.
| Jackson county.
About So, 500 worth of work will be
done at Antietam National Cemetery
during the summer. A concrete drive
from the gates to the monument is to
be perfected, an addition put to the
/ lodra houSa 81 cistern for he accOmmO-