Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-04
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town on Sunday, May Goth, at Ripon
on the 21st, Shepherdstown on the
22d, and Harper's Ferry on the 23d
A young dog belonging to Mr.. j. S.
Myers made an attack on Mr.. Myers
little daughter on Monday last and bit
her very severely in the face. The an
imal was afterward killed.
One of the bear cubs that was cap
tured in Virginia some time since by
Mr.. Props, of Halltown, died few
days ago, owing to the fact that 1t did
not take kindly TO the bottle.
The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
will meet in the Franklin Street Pres
byterian Church, Baltimore, on the
nth of May, at II o'clock a. IN.
The REGISTERS presses have been
kept busy this week on rush of job
work that has been continued for sew
eral weeks. We have been turning
out some pretty nice work. Send
along your orders.
The special train on the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad for Hagerstown
on Saturday will pass Shepherdstown
at 6. 2S a. H., and returning leave Ha-
gerstown at $50 p. III. Fare for the
round trip go cents.
Senator Faulkner has introduced a
bill to pay to the trustees of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at Harper's
Ferry $4,000 for occupation and final
destruction of their church building
by the military authorities during the
war
A four-year-old nephew of DR.. L. G..
Stotler, of this place, was burned to
death at Rawlings, Md, last Friday
| The clothing of the little fellow caught
from an open fireplace, and fatal in
juries were inflicted before he could
be helped.
The house of Jack Stubs, colored
man living a mile or two from Shep-
herdstown, was entered by some one
last Monday who stole from it watch
and a small sum OF money. 1t Is
thought that three white tramps were
the guilty persons.
The Berkeley Springs Neics, very
wide-awake newspaper at all times,
celebrated its third anniversary last
week by issuing a most creditable
trade edition The county was well
described and the public buildings
shown by illustrations.
Now is the time to do your spring
advertising if you want to have the
trade of the season. The most sue
cessful merchants are generally those
who are the best advertisers. AS an
eminent merchant says: Advertise,
and keep everlastingly at it.
The Democrats of Marion county
! have recommended the selection of
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Clements, manager of the
| Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad, as dele
gate at large to the Democratic Ma
tional Convention from the second
congressional district of this State.
At a meeting of the members of the
Y. NJ. c. A. last Friday evening these
officers were elected for the ensuing
term: President, A. 5. cambridge;
Vice President, ii. Lee HoutI Secre-
tarv, J. +. Allen; Corresponding Sec
rotary, +. |. Lee; Treasurer, b. 5.
! Pendleton.
Charles, the little son of Mr.. Will
liam Wild, was kicked on the thigh
by horse on Thursday of last week,
and had his leg badly broken and was
it is supposed injured internally. He
was attended by DR.. McSherry and is
progressing favorably at present.
MUtmSbTg Independent.
The Hagerstown Herald says that
| diphtheria in comparatively mild
/ form has been prevailing for over a
week i'll Sharpsburg. Adults, as well
as children, have been attacked by it,
although the disease is quite amena-
BILE to treatment No deaths have
resulted from it as yet.
We understand that the concert al
kearneysville last Thursday evening
was very pleasant affair. Young la
/ dies and gentlemen from Martinsburg,
Shepherdstown, Harper's Ferry and
Kearneysville rendered excellent mu-
sic, both vocal and instrumental.
About $50 was realized
Mr.. Samuel II. Licklider has opened
a store in the room at kearneysville
! so long occupied by Mr.. II. HOmsher,
and intends to keep on hand a gener-
al stock of merchandise. Mr.. Lickli-
der is young man, and we hope he
NAV receive liberal share of trade.
See advertisement in another column.
Mr.. John X. Simmons, assistant
paymaster of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, has accepted position III
Chief Engineer Goes office, of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad. Mr..
Simmons place on the Shenandoah
/ Valley Railroad will be filled by Mr..
\. ). Weiseger, of Auditor Bransford' S
/ Office.
1T is more and more apparent that
the coming summer is TO be what Is
called white season." White will
be the rage in everything
gowns, white fans, white gloves for
evening, and even white stockings,
which. among some of the most fash
ionable women, have already super
seeded black. Whole suits of white
will be extensively worn, with hats
and bonnets to match. Last summer