Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-20
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Marie Prescott. Inc play seiecleu Is
''Ingomar."
Mr.. T. b. Rule, freight brakeman
on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad,
fell from train at Natural Bridge sta
ton one day last week and received
injuries that resulted in his death
few hours later.
Cheap round-trip land excursion
tickets from Hagerstown and Shenan-
doah Junction are on sale from April
18th to May 18th, good for thirty
DAYS. to various points on the Shenan-
doah Valley and Norfolk and West
ern railroads.
The new depot of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad at Charlestown IS
very convenient and pretty structure,
and the sodding and other external
work about it will add to its attract
ness and the comfort of employees ana
travelers.-Free Press.
Senator Faulkner's bill providing
for the payment of claims growing
ont of the equipment and maintenance
of military forces by West Virginia
TO act in cooperation with the Federal
forces during the war will shortly be
reported favorably.
Hon. ID. b. Lucas delivered an adj
dress at the meeting of graduates and
non-graduate students of the Unlvers-
ity of Virginia, in Washington CITY,
last Friday evening, after which an
alumni association was formed, with
Senator Daniel as President.
The Pulp Mills at Dam No. on the
Potomac river are now running day
night, and turn out about 10 tons OF
pulp every 24 hours, the majority OF
which is shipped TO Williamsport by
canal and thence via the western
Maryland Railroad to points in Penn
sylvania and Maryland.
DR.. O. II. w. Raglan, assisted by
Drs. A. S. Mason, WIN. Raglan and r..
A. Wareham, Tuesday amputated Mr..
A. A. Cooks left foot, which was dis
eased by gangrene. The operation
was performed at his residence, East
Franklin street, and the patient Is 40
ing well.-Hogerstown Globe.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Staunton have purchased the
Lutheran Church for $4,000, and Will
erect building on the site as soon as
plans and specifications are deter
mined on. The Lutherans have pur-
an eligible site, on which they Will
erect a handsome and commodious
church.
There is now going the rounds of the
press the biggest yarn of the season
about a doctor who made a nerve
and bone healing salve," and expert
mented with it. He cut off his dog $
tail, and applied some of the salve to
the stump, and new tail grew out.
He then applied the salve to the cut
off tail, and new dog grew out from
it.
Editors. as a rule, are kind-hearted
and liberal An exchange tells of
subscriber to certain paper who died
and left fourteen years subscription
unpaid. The editor appeared at the
grave when the lid was being screwed
down for the last time and put III a
linen buster, thermometer, palm
leaf fan and a receipt for making ar
tificial ice.
Two colored boys, Solomon Cation
and Nelson Twiman, confined in the
county Jail at Charlestown for rob-
berry, escaped last Saturday night by
digging hole through the brick wall
under the window of the cell. They
climbed down back porch of the jail
scaled the wall around the jail-yard
and made good their escape. They
are still at liberty.
Mr.. Geo Line, farmer living near
Breathedsville. along the line of the
Washington County Railroad, was
badly injured by bull on his place,
who had Mr.. Line down and would
have gored him TO death had not some
of his hands, hearing Mr. Lines
screams for help, gone to his rescue,
and driven the Infatuated beast from
him. Mr. Line is improving slowly,
but it was miraculous escape.
The Harper's Ferry Board of Trade
has appointed a committee, consist
ing of Messrs ID. b. Lucas n c. Brack
EFT. j. q. Hurst, II. V. Daniels, Geo.
II. Child, T. w. Beale, C. H. Trail,
Daniel Ames and John Macarthur, to
90 to Washington en- mdSSe and call
upon the members of Congress from
this State, and urge the disbursement
of the appropriation for improve
ments of the Shenandoah river.
Hon. VIM. II. Travers, of Charles
town, is favorably mentioned in con
nection with the Democratic nomina-
lion for Governor of West Virginia.
Mr.. Travers was at one time promi-
nent member of the Baltimore bar,
and was Speaker of the Maryland
House of Delegates for one session be-
fore the war. He is fluent and elo-
quent speaker, and a gentleman of
great personal popularity.-Bdt'more
San.
The Postoflice Department has de-
cided TO change the location of the
Hagerstown postofiice. The old Meth
odist Church on Jonathan street has
been leased by the government from
Ex-Governor Hamilton, and will be
very handsomely fitted up by the ex-
Governor for the uses of the postoffice.