Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27
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in the Y. NJ. c. A. Room. All mem
bers are requested to be present, as
there will be an election of officers.
Charles Gray, boy about 16 years
of age, has been held for court on the
! charge of felonious assault upon Liz
zie Jameson, aged IA, at Sharpsburg
last summer. The day after the Of
Tense is alleged to have been com
mitted Gray left the State, and was
arrested upon his return few days
ago.
Hoo. d. w. Voorhees,, Of Indiana,
has an invitation to deliver the ora
| ton at the Joint celebration of the lit
erary societies of the University OF
Virginia on the Goth of June. Sena-
tor Voorhees, delivered the Grafton be-
fore the same societies in 1858, and II
j was one of the ablest addresses ever
delivered at the university
George w. Cover has been commit
ted to Jail at Hagerstown to await
the action of the grand jury on the
charge of perjury. Several months
ago Cover married Miss Ward.
When he procured his license he swore
that Miss Ward was Is years OF age.
Miss Wards mother says her daughter
is only 13 years of age, and she mas
brought the charge against her SON
in-law.
We were in error in our statement
couple of weeks ago in regard to the
sale of DIR. Logie's farm near Rear
neysville. The facts are these: Mr..
Henry Trostle has purchased the farm,
which contains 2l3 acres, at So. % per
acre, and gives his farm i'll Berkeley
county. containing g. acres, as the first
payment. DIR. Logic and family eX-
pect to remove to Baltimore ABOUT
the 1st of March.
About o'clock Wednesday morn
ing Mr.. NJ. l.. Dorm was awakened by
u strong oder of coal gas. Upon Ill
vestiration. ii was found TO be escap-
inc from stove in his daughters
room. The discovery was made just
in time, as the young ladies were near
" asphy1iated DIR. McSherry was
called in, and after continued efforts,
succeeded in resuscitating them.
-Matinsburg Independent.
rr..a,, U,oo,,n,uant No 33 o.
O. F.. was instituted at Charlestown
last Thursday night by Past Grand
REPRESENTATIVE 0. 5. Mckinney and
Grand Secretary +. a. Billingslea
Mr.. ID. ). Rentch, Of this place, was
elected Chief Patriarch; VIM. +. An
derson. High Priest; r. b. Lucas,
Senior Warden; Geo. w. Thomas
.Junior Warden; V. NJ. Firor, Scribe;
and ID. 5. Hughes, Treasurer.
\ very pleasant sociable was held
on THURSDAY last at the residence OF
the Rev. l.. r. Mason, OF this place
1t was very enjoyable affair. Each
person who came gave contribution,
which will be kept for charitable pur-
poses. After having a merry time the
party were escorted TO the dining
room. where repast was given. Ev-
erybody enjoyed themselves. and
hoped there would soon be another.
The other day two colored men liv-
ing at Mr. Chas ID. Wysongs became
engaged in a pretty vigorous fight.
George Mason, who seems to have
been the boss" fighter of the place,
got one of the fingers of Lewis Will
liams in his mouth and chewed it off,
whereupon Lewis beat George over
the head with IL piece of scantllng I'M
til the latter became unconscious.
Both received bad wounds, but George
seems to have gotten the worst OF the
bargain.
The attention OF our readers is called
this week TO the new advertisement of
Thompson & Tabler, clOthiers and
gents furnishers of Martinsburg. Both
members of the firm are known i'll
this community TO be good and rella-
BILE business men, and we have no hes
itancy in saying that they will deal
on the square with all their custom
ers. They do by far the largest bust
ness of any house in Martinsburg, and
extend a cordial invitation TO their
jefferson friends TO call and see them.
Rev Edward l.. Folk, of Somerset
county, Pa, conducted services in the
Lutheran Church last Sunday even
ing and preached an excellent sermon.
Rev. ID. NJ Moser preached at Har-
per's Ferry on Sunday for Rev. Mr..
Scherrr. Rev. J. Harry Moore, of
Berryville, assisted Rev. Mr. GhiSelin
in his church services on Saturday
and Sunday last. His sermons We're
listened to with marked attention by
large audiences, and were highly
spoken of by those who heard them.
Rev. Thomas Amber, of North Caro-
lima. conducted services III the EpiSco-
pal Church ON Sunday morning and
evening.
When Public SAFES lake Piace