Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-27
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the benefit of the church.
Miss Kate G. Hill left here last Mon
day for Steelton, Pa, where she in
tends spending several months with
her brother and family. We hope she
may have pleasant time.
According to correspondent of the
Wheeling Register, Uncle Bill Ander-
son and Mr. A. Burton, of Harper's
Ferry, have concluded to forsake the
Republican party and will join the
Democratic procession. Welcome,
brethren
The eclipse of the moon came off
according to programme last Sunday
night, and fair Luna hid behind the
shadow for long time. There was
not cloud in the sky at the time, so
the opportunity for observation was
excellent. The eclipse was watched
by great many persons, mostly in
couples.
There is a new craze out. The
young ladies are counting the number
of times gentlemen tip their hats TO
them, and the one who makes the one
hundredth tip is supposed to be the
one whom the lady is TO marry. The
ladies must be careful however, that
the one hundredth man is not a mar
ried man.
When you know of marriage
death, party, social incident, or acct
dent; when you or any of your family
are going away, or you have any visi-
tors from abroad, suppose you tell the
REGISTER; then it will be published,
and your friends in particular, as well
as the world at large, will be interest
ed. Do it, will you?
Chairman L. 5. Riley, of the State
Democratic Executive Committee has
issued circulars calling a convention
to organize a State Association of
Democratic clubs to be held at Wheel
ing on Wednesday, August Goth. He
also offers suggestions for forming dis
trict clubs, which work should be en-
tered upon at once.
Died at the residence of his mother
in-law, Mrs Maria Winters, Camp
Hill, Harper's Ferry, on Thursday
July 10Th, 1888, Rev. James G. Stew
art, of the Methodist Episcopal Con
ference. Mr. Stewart was born at
Mlilington. Md, in 1910, and was for
ty-eight years old at the time of his
death. He was faithful minister of
the gospel for the period of twenty
three years, and was n devoted hus-
band and faithful friend.
MANY of the politicians from the
sixth Maryland district express the be
lief that Hon. Louis L. McComas will
not have smooth sailing in his efforts
to secure nomination TO Congress
for fourth term. So long a lease,
they claim, is an injustice to other
hard workers in the district and vi
olation of the tradition of the party,
which may prove dangerous eXper-
iment A decided opposition, it is
said, will develop itself within the
next few weeks.
The Baltimore & Harrisburg Divis-
ion of the Western Maryland Railroad
| has contracted with Messrs. Keller y
| Crossman, of Lancaster, Pa, for the
construction of fifteen miles of rail
road from Orrtanna, the present ter
minus of the Baltimore g. Harrisburg
! Division. to the main line near Blue
! Ridge Summit 1t is estimated that
| the entire cost will be about 100000
| Work is to commence at once at the
Orrtanna end, and the whole line is
to be open by May /, 1889.
At the meeting of the Town Com-
! ell on Monday night of last week. B..
G. Washington, Esq, appeared be
fore the body and stated that the
prospects were that if the town would
guarantee a support to the amount of
! 5000 per annum for water for fire pur-
noses, that sufficient foreign capital
can be secured to establish water
works in our town. The question was
referred TO the Street Committee to
report at future meeting, Charles
to,cR Spirit.
The preliminary report of the opera
tons of the Internal Revenue Bureau
for the fiscal year ended June so 1888,
lust given out by Commissioner Mil
Ter. shows that the total collections
amounted to 1924, 32G, 414. an increase
of 81. 4S0, 1886 over the preceding
wear, the percentage of the cost of
collection having been about 3.2 per
cent. of the amount collected. The
aggregate collections made and re
ported to the commissioners of inter
nal revenue by Collector McGraw, of
the District of West Virginia, were
S5G5, 27s. So.
We chronicled last week the death
of Mrs. J. l.. T.. Combs, which sad
event occurred on last Wednesday
morning. On the same day weep
ing willow tree, in the yard of Capt.
w. Is. Colston's residence, which had
been planted by Mrs Combs several
wears ago, when Mr.. Combs occupied
the same premises, and had attained
considerable size, fell over, giving
way at the roots There was no Wis
ible cause for the collapse of the tree,
and no storm blowing at the time. 1t
was certainly a remarkable coinci-
dence. -MartinsbWg Statesman.
Henry Martin, the negro from Ben
tonville, Va, who created such a com