Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-10-12
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travelled with his wagon through JEFF
ferson county, died at his home in
Keedysville, Nd, last week, aged As
years. He was an honest and up
right man.
Lewis Ryan, a freight conductor on
the B. & o. Railroad, had his right
leg cut off above the knee in the rail
road yard at Martinsburg on Tuesday.
He was struck by a caboose and
thrown under the wheels. He lived
in Baltimore.
The average daily attendance of pu-
pills at the Graded School for the month
ending October 5th was 1873; total
number enrolled 1862 Parents and
guardians are requested to visit the
school. There is plenty of room and
you will not be in the way of any one.
The trial of Josiah Locke upon the
charge of killing VIM. r. Jenkins in
August, 1887, occupied the attention
of the Circuit Court of Clarke county,
Va, last week and resulted on Satur-
day in verdict of manslaughter, fix
ing the punishment at four years in
the.penitentiary
Mrs. Jennie McClurkin, of West
Virginia, will address the people Of
Shepherdstown on the Prohibition
Amendment ON Monday, October 18th,
at Z o clock p. H., in the NJ. E. Church
South. Mrs McClurkin comes highly
recommended and we bespeak good
audience for her.
Mr.. Bushrod w. Herbert died at his
residence, near Charlestown, last
Thursday, aged rs years. His mother
was grandniece of George Washing
ton and niece of Judge Bushrod
Washington Mr.. Herbert was a
bright Mason and gentleman of cul-
ture and fine literary attainments.
A. B. Cronise, of Sharpsburg, recent
ly sent to Boston monument, about
three feet high, built of bullets and
other relics from Antietam battlefield.
He has just received a letter from the
Soldiers Home in Massachusetts stat
ing that it has been placed in the
Home, where it attracts much atten-
ton.
Last Sunday as Mr. Richard Nor
gan, a farmer living north of this
town, attempted to get off a train at
Shenandoah Junction he made a mis-
step and fell down the embankment
One of the small bones in his leg was
broken and he was also bruised some
what He was brought back to his
home.
"Old Charley" a horse belonging
to Mr.. John II. Show, yielded up the
ghost last week at the ripe old age of
80 wears. He served with distinction
during the late war, and did faithful
service ever since, until he was pen
stoned on full rations of grass last
spring and allowed to rest from his
labors.
Train No. rs, mixed running from
Mt. Airy, overlook and collided with
a freight train on the b. and 0. Road,
at Flagg's Crossing, near Martins
burg, last Friday morning. No one
was hurt, but number of cars were
demolished and engine No. 432 was
badly damaged. The track was torn
up in such a manner that travel was
suspended for several hours. The
freight in the cars was scattered over
the tracks.
DIR. j. Gregg Gibson recently wrote
a letter to the health authorities of
Jacksonville, Florida, offering some
suggestions as to the suppression OF
the yellow fever. A reply received
by the DR.. said that while they were
doing everything in their power, 1t
was evident that the disease must run
its course, and that they trusted IN
Almighty God to spare the devoted
few who were left to battle with the
disease.