Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-13
B RIEFS.

The loss is partly covered by insur-
ance.
Rev. ID. NJ. Moser preached for the
Lutheran congregation at Columbia
Pa, last Sunday. Rev. f. II. Jones,
of Sharpsburg, filled Mr. Moser's pull
pit, and delivered an excellent dis
course.
The farm which belonged to John
Hess, deceased, near Kearneysville,
and which contains 53l acres, has
been bought from the heirs by Mr.
Tyson Widmeyer. The price paid
was 1900.
H. A. Frazer,i of Martinsburg, who
has been engaged in the grain bust
ness at Martinsburg with his nephew,
f. C. Swope, has made an assignment.
The liabilities are $4,000 and the
assets $4,000.
Mr.. Samuel Show, well-known
resident of Sharpsburg, died last
week. He was in the 6Sth year Of his
age. The deceased had been in the
confectionery business at Sharpsburg
for many years.
Winchester Presbytery convenes in
Charlestown next Wednesday, April
18th. There are over forty churches
in the Presbytery, each one of which
is entitled to delegate, and about
twenty-five ministers.
1t is stated that a club of Clarke
county farmers have purchased OF Mr..
b. F. Smith, of Waynesboro, Va, the
handsome Percheron stallion Fair
light originally owned by DIR. a, 5.
Reynolds, of Shepherdstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Thompson will
settle down to the realities of life, as
experienced by Martinsburg house
keepers, in one of Mr.. q. w. De
Oranges houses, formerly occupied
by Mr.. G. w. Boyer.-StateSman.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Brown, cashier Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Martins
burg, has resigned He will probably
be succeeded by Mr.. Geo. w. Saul
man, who has for many years been
the time keeper of the railroad at
that place.
Rev. f. H. Delk, of Hagerstown, de-
! livered a most interesting missionary
address in the Lutheran Church OF
Shepherdstown last Sunday evening.
The subject was Islam in Africa,
and the address was spoken of in high
terms by those who were present.
During the past year $4,000 has
been realized from cabbage shipped
from Wythe county, Va, in carload
lots alone. In addition it is estimated
! that the railroads realized about
S25, 900 from the freights on this cab
bage. Here's a pointerfor our farmers.
At Roanoke, Va, last Thursday.
while Mrs. Rosa Mcconnell, wife of
! Mr.. James Mcconnell, the superln-
| intenden. of the railroad shops, was
standing in neighbor's yard large
stone from blast near by struck her
on the thigh, inflicting wound from
which she died in few hours.
The REGISTER is under obligation
to Mr.. j. w. Dayhoff, the Hagerstown
florist, for box of exquisite cut flow
ers sent us few days ago. If they
are samples of what Mr.. Dayhoff pro
duces in his greenhouses, he must
have a collection well worth visit
from the people on this of the river.
A sacred concert will be held in the
Reformed Church at kearneysville,
on Thursday evening, April Goth.
There will be an abundance of fine
vocal and instrumental music. Full
programme will be published next
week. Tickets % cents and 10 cents.
Five adult tickets, to one person, one
dollar.
Mr.. William O'Connell, formerly of
Charlestown, died in Roanoke, Va,
Wednesday morning of malaria fever,
in his 30th year of age. He was EN-
ploved as foreman in the machine
shops in that city. He leaves a wild
owed mother and three sisters. The
body was brought here on Thursday,
and inferred in the Episcopal grave
yard.-Democrat.
The West Virginians in Washington
gave a complimentary dinnerTuesday
night to Senators Kenna and Faulk-
ner and Representatives Wilson, Goif,
Snyder and Hogg 1t was handsome
entertainment. Among those present
were Commissioner Miller, District
Attorney Hoge, Col. a. r. Boteler,
Col. Ben Wilson and many other we'll
known West Virginians.
The survey for the extension of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad from
Martinsburg to Winchester has been
completed, and it is said that grading
and track laying will begin in short
time. The road will be twenty-four
miles long and will be a single track.
1t will parallel the old Winchester and
Martinsburg turnpike, over which
Stonewall Jackson once hauled a lot
of locomotives.
Me West Virginia Prohibition
A,rar dment League has decided not
70 have .enything to do with third
party orga .oization, but to simply ad-
rocata the ad. option of the prohibition
amendment, without regarding any
other question. Article I'd Of TT, the con
stitution of the league says: Inc sore
purpose of this organiza; ion Is TO more
fully educate the people upon .le