Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-06-01
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| should be present, as most important
business is to be transacted.
James Blinco, of Harper's Ferry,
was granted a pension last week.
Benjamin Malone, of Sharpsburg,
was also among the lucky men and
had his name placed on the pension
/ roll.
Mrs. Evelyn Moler, an estimable
Christian lady, died at her home near
Zoar School House last Sunday, aged
about 6S years. She was a member
of the Presbyterian Church for many
years.
Rev. Sidney Il. Riser, for the past
eighteen months pastor of the Luth-
eran Church at Staunton, died last
Friday. He was a talented young
man, and went to Staunton from
South Carolina.
The citizens of keyser have recently
issued neat little pamphlet setting
forth the advantages of that place as
a location for manufactories. Wouldn't
it pay the people of Shepherdstown
| TO do the same thing?
Rev. III. II. Kennedy, of Martins
burg, will deliver an address before
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the NJ +. Church South of
Shepherdstown this Friday evening at
s o'clock. The public is cordially in
vited.
At the corporation election in
! Charlestown last week Gustav Brown,
! ESQ, was elected Mayor without oppo-
sition. The councilmen chosen were
| ID, S. Hughes, Stuart Hirschman and
DR.. William Neill. w. L. Hedges was
elected Recorder.
We are indebted to our young friend
A. NJ. Shepherd for an invitation to
the joint final celebration of the liter
airy societies of the Episcopal High
School, near Alexandria, which occurs
on June Goth. Mr.. Shepherd is the
declaimer for the Blackboard Society,
and is one of the Medalists.
The Front Royal Sentinel of last week
contained a very complimentary no
tice of the concert given in that place
by Prof. j. 5. Renner and the Musical
Class he taught there. Prof. Renner
was assisted by his brother and sister,
of this county, and the affair was al
together a gratifying success.
The municipal election in Martins
burg last Monday was a lively one.
Mr.. C. O.. Lambert, the present Mayor,
was reelected over Fl. Il. Cushwa by
eight majority The Republicans
elected four councilmen and the Dem
ocrats one. The new council will
stand six Republicans and four Demo
Gratis.
We hear of two Sheriffalty tickets
in the field, to-wit: Albert f. Davis,
for Sheriff-Col W. A. Morgan and
Mr.. Eugene Baker Deputies; and }.
w. Rider, for Sheriff-Messrs. w. n.
Lemen and Charles E. Baylor Depu-
ties You can pay you taxes, gentle
men, and take your choice Charles
torn Free Press
The Shepherdstown Cornet Band
has just gotten new set of very hand
some uniforms. The suits are navy
blue trimmed with gold braid, caps to
match. and red music pouches The
coats are cut in sack pattern. The
members look very well in the uni
forms, and they are also playing bet
ter than for some years.
For little folks beginning to read
there is nothing SO good as Or Little
Men and Women, published by ID. Lo-
throp Company, Boston. The June
number is before us and we can say
this from personal examination. 1t is
made especially far younger readers
and has plenty of short stories and
pretty verses-all easy for the little
ones to read and understand. 1t costs
but dollar year The publishers
will send a sample for cents-or of
their four magazines for Is cents.
Messrs Charles Derr and Samuel
Elginfritz engaged in a fight at the
billiard and pool room of the latter
on West Franklin street. Some finan-
cial trouble between the gentlemen
brought hot words, which finally
waIed more exciting, and brought into
action the fists. Mr. Derr was severely
cut in five places about the face, and
Mr.. Elginfritz received an injury to
his right hand. The gentlemen We're
taken before Magistrate Bitner and
the former fined eight dollars and
costs. HagerStocn Globe.
We are indebted to the faculty of
| Roanoke College for an invitation TO
this years commencement, which will
begin with the Baccalaureate Sermon
on Sunday, June 10th, by Rev. L. w.
| Dosh, and an address to the Y. NJ. G.
A., by Right Rev. A. NJ. Randolph of
| Virginia; Monday the class-day eXer-
cises will be held; Tuesday, address
before the Alumni by Rev. Wright ii.
| Campbell, and in the evening of the
same day an Grafton by Congressman
| VIM. l.. Wilson before the literary
societies; Wednesday will be the com
mencement day, when the graduates
will deliver their addresses, degrees
will be conferred and prizes and dis
| tinctions awarded.
| Excursion TO Roanoke.
Mr.. Emanuel Hibarger, of Hagers-
town, has chartered special train
from Hagerstown TO Roanoke on the
occasion of the great tiremen's demon
stration at that place. The Junior