Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-13
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cents dozen ana IelllollS a' -V'Vi''
dozen.
The Frederick Examiner has just en-
tered on its s4th year. Weextend con
gratu atious.
A blizzard struck Shepherdstown
Tuesday night q is still with us. 1t
is int, sely cod.
DIR. James NJ. Ransom, Dentist, will
he in Shepherdstown next Monday
aI-l remain week.
Rev. DR.. Martin, Presiding Elder OF
the NJ. E Church South, preached in
Shepherdstown last Sunday.
Rev. A. \. p. Neel has been con
Quoting a protracted meeting in the
NJ. f. Church South this week
Rev. Robt. NJ. Strickler, of Philippi,
w. Va, has accepted call to the Bap-
fist Church at Leetown, this county.
A fire in the store of Thomas Kailer
at Hagerstown last Monday morning
caused damage to the amount of IL 600.
Insured.
Rev. r. d. Roller, of Martinsburg,
has received call to the rectorship
of St Johns Episcopal Church at
Charleston.
The street lamp that has stood on
the corner at the NJ. L. Church South
has been moved 10 the opposite cor
ner, at Mr.. Bakers store.
Messrs. Charles Roberts and Frank
Getzendanner are making all effort to
locate a creamery at kearneysville.
We hope they will succeed.
The Potomac river has been pretty
high during the past week. Until II
falls considerably there are small
prospects of ii freezing over.
Roanoke, Va. is to have rolling
mill and cotton-mill added TO its in
dustries this year \ large Touring
mill has just been completed.
Judge Rogers, of kearneysville, sent
us remittance last Saturday, for
which We are much obliged. 1t was
received just i'll the nick oftime, Judge.
The Free Press says that Mr.. Joseph
Starry. an aged Charlestown gentle
man. was paralyzed on Monday of
last week. Mr.. Starry is eighty years
old.
The Town Council of Berkeley
Springs has passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting dealers from selling or giving
cigarettes 20 boy under l6'years of
age.
Armistead Ross. a well-known young
colored man, died in Shepherdstown
last Friday. He was buried on Sun
day. and his funeral was largely at
tended.
DR.. : II. Williams, who lived in
Charlestown at one time, died i'll OHIO
on Christmas day, aged % years. The
deceased was u minister of the NJ. +.
Church South.
The S29, 900 600 mortgage recently
? made by the Baltimore X Ohio Rail
road Company has been recorded Ill
the Office of the County Clerk of JEFF
ferson county.
Mr.. Raleigh Colston Thomas,
well known Baltimore gentleman,
died suddenly in that city last Sun
day. Mr. Thomas had a number of
frie DIS il this vicinity.
Mr.. l.. w. Manford, of Martinsburg,
was thrown from a locomotive at
Washington Junction last week and
had both arms broken, besides sus-
tanning other injuries.
White, Elwell and Adams, the three
men arrested in Baltimore last week
for the postoflice robbery at Charles
town. have been discharged from Gus
tody. They proved an alibi.
Some of our older readers express
themselves as being much pleased
with the REGISTERS new type. They
don't have much trouble reading the
clear impressions that are now given.
Judge John Blair Hoge, formerly of
Berkeley county, is spoken of in con
nection with the Office of L. 5. District
Attorney for the District of Columbia.
1t is said that he has some show for
the place.
Besides the numerous other articles
that We have been taking i'll "a trade
on subscription 10 the REGISTER, We
are now in position to receive cat
nip at regular market rates Please
have il well dried.
The Fairmont Hder, published by
Mr.. W. y. Ohley. has donned a new
dress aud made other improvements.
1t must have been hard thir g to I'M
prove the Inder, for railways has been
first-class paper.
At Hagerstown, on Monday, Dallas
Miner, a laborer, attempted TO bore
out blast that had not exploded.
The blast went off while he was work
ing at it and injured him badly. He
will probably lose an eye.
Last Saturday evening car of the
local freight train OH the Shenandoah
valley Railroad got of the track at
Shepherdstown. The train men stew
ed around for several hours before
they got it on the rails again.
Mr. :. Fleming has beenappointed
assistant passenger agent of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad at Shepherds
town. and will furnish tickets to all
points West and South. He will take
pleasure in giving information as TO
4 rates. time of trains etc.