Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-11-30
BRIEFS.

WOulQ Dc SOOu lued lOT the pIoPoi
authorities to have the mud scraped
up and carted away.
We go to press on Wednesday even
| ing this week. instead of on Thurs
day, so that all hands may have a
holiday on Thanksgiving Day. The
printers have some things to- be thank
full for, as well as other people.
The Republicans Of Martinsburg
had a big jollifcation last Thursday
night, which was participated in by
number of persons from this town
and county. The Shepherdstown
Colored Band helped to furnish the
music.
The next session of the West Vir-
ginia State Grange will be held in
Martinsburg, and it will convene on
Wednesday next, December 5th, at 10
o'clock. 1t will bring together large
crowd Of representative West Virginia
farmers.
We understand that one of the
measures proposed for the aid Of the
new town hall is a concert to be given
after Christmas, and dramatic en-
tertainment gotten up by the young
ladies and gentlemen of the commu-
nifty. Keep the ball a-rolling.
Mr.. Charles T. Miller, son OF Mr..
Emanuel Miller Of this place, had one
of his hands badly hurt last week.
He is employed on the b. l. 0. Rail
road, and got several Of his fingers
mashed off while coupling cars. His
hand will be useless for long time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington, parents
in-law of Mrs. NJ. l.. Harrington Of
this place, celebrated the fiftieth an
niversary OF their marriage in Balti-
more last week. They received num-
erous presents, and over fifty pieces
of gold were given them.
Now that winter has set in, we hope
our authorities will promptly enforce
| the law as to cleaning snow from
pavements. 1t is pretty rough for
people to be obliged to wade through
snow Oh about half the pavements
simply because someone is too lazy to
make a pathway.
Landon. T. Lovett, who pleaded
guilty to an Indictment for grand lar
ceny in the Circuit Court last week,
| seems to be monomaniac on the
subject of horse stealing, having been
sent to the penitentiary twice from
Loudoun county, Va, for this offence,
and ONLY released the last time within
| this year.
The b. g. O. Railroad will on De
cember 4, 1888, have another half-rate
Land Excursion from Philadelphia,
| Chester, Wilmington and Newark, to
Winchester and various points in the
Shenandoah Valley, with stop-over
privileges, either going or returning,
at all intermediate stations in Virginia
or West Virginia.
B.F. Stewart, one Of the colored
men who spent several days In Shep-
herdstown before the election in the
interest of the Republican party, went
back home to Pittsburg with wonder
full yarns of threats against his life in
West Virginia. The ignoramus was
not bothered much around here-no-
body wasted thought on him.
We want to give notice to some OF
our exchanges that if they want the
REGISTER continued to them they
must tote fair. we have several
papers in mind that send us copy
once or twice a month-we suppose
when they happen to have extras left
Overland call it fair exchange. We
are getting tired of that sort of thing.
Mr.. John H. Allstadt, one OF the
Oldest and best known citizens of this
county. died at his home near Bolivar
on Saturday last, aged about 10 years,
He WAS one of the citizens made
prisoner by John Brown in his raid
on Harper's Ferry, and held i'll the
engine house, known as John
Browns Fort until it was taken by
Lee.
Mayor Gustav Brown received the
sad intelligence last week OF the &C
cidental death of his youngest broth
er, aged SO years, at his home in Ger
manv. He was single, and lived with
his mother, now seventy five years of
age, upon whom the stroke must fall
most heavily His death was caused
by falling from a wagon.-Cha' le'totcn
Spirit.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company's pay-boat made a trip
along the canal last week. The Dc
tober, 1888, time, amounting to ST.
600, and back time (prior to President
Gambrilrs administrator. amount
ing to nearly $4,000, was paid. Back
time amounting to nearly $50, 900 has
been paid off and there has been no
accumulation Of working debts
Mr.. l.. ID. Getzendanes has estab-
lished quite a reputation among our
local sportsmen by returning home
last Saturday evening after a long
days hunt with an American bald
eagle, measuring y feet from tip TO
tip and weighing 8 lbs, which he sue
ceeded in capturing near the home OF
Mr.. Jno. s. Castleman. The eagle
will be mounted by Mr.. b. w. Mitch
ell of the taxidermist department at
Washington.-Democrat.
Zion Episcopal Church, Charles
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