Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-10
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attention.
Jefferson Savings Bank will be
closed on Wednesday, February god,
that day being legal holiday. Con-
sequently all paper maturing at that
time, or business requiring attention
then. will have to be provided for on
| Tuesday, the 21st.
Mr.. John G. Bolinger, one OF the
leading merchants OF Sharpsburg,
Washington county, Md, has failed
| i'm business. His assets are about
So, 800. and his liabilities so far as
known about $4,000. c. w. Adams is
his preliminary trustee.
The new pulp mill of the Slavery
Company at Harper's Ferry has been
started up full blast. Sixty men are
employed, thirty working at day and
thirty at night. AS soon as the weather
permits, work will be commenced on
the paper mill, which will run six
machines.
The Berryville Courier is also indig-
nant at the failure of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad to provide a suitable
shelter for its passengers at Shenan-
doah Junction. 1t says: 1T is Il shame
upon the railroad management that
it neglects the construction of a wait
ing-room at said point.
A new order has been issued by the
| Postmaster General TO the effect that
all uncalled for postal cards shall be
returned TO the writer after thirty
days, and that advertised letters Will
be held but two weeks instead of four
as heretofore. before sent back to the
| dead letter office at Washington.
Rev. A. ID. Gring who has been
missionary at Toxic, Japan, for nine
wears, will deliver an address in the
! Reformed Church on Saturday at p.
H., and preach on Sunday morning.
He will preach at Kearneysville on
Sunday afternoon, and make an ad-
/ uTtSS dl SulluetN SSiloOi Sol WV -
town at $50 p. III. All are invited.
The Baltimore l. Ohio Railroad
has given out a contract for the con
struction of $50 refrigerator cars, for
the transportation of fresh meat and
other perishable goods. The company
has also begun the construction or
twenty-five large locomotives at Mt
Clare, and will buy or contract for as
many more. This rolling stock is
needed TO meet the increasing business
of the road.
Some of our colored friends seemed
to think the article last week about
Henry White was something of re
Election on their church, inasmuch as
it was stated that Henry wanted the
money to attend a concert that was
held to raise funds for the preachers
salary OF course we meant no such
thing, and cheerfully give the church
the benefit of this statement. We are
informed that the concert was not TO
raise money for the preachers salary,
but for other purposes.
The headquarters of the construc
ion trai n on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad have been ordered TO be re-
moved from Shepherdstown to Berry
Vile The headquarters have been at
this place for several years past, hav-
ing been originally brought here from
Berryville. This will necessitate the
removal from this place of Supervisor
Thomas Fitzgerald and Foreman j.
NJ. Curran. Berryville is nearer the
center of the division, and this is prob
ABLY the cause of the removal.
The Republicans of Harper's Ferry
and vicinity have organized The
jefferson County Republican Club, "
with Joseph Barry as President and
Thos. s. Lovett as Secretary. The fol
lowing named persons were elected
delegates to the Republican State
League Convention to be held at
Wheeling. on the 18th and 10th: y.
G.. Bracket, David Gosorn, j. ID. Butt,
L. b. Chambers and w. II. Bell Alter
mates: Alfred Burton, S. w. Lightner,
j. II. Robinson, Daniel Ames and 5.
V. Yantis, Jr.
The officers TO be elected in West
Virginia this year are as follows:
Mdte-Governor, Attorney General,
Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent
of Schools, Judge Supreme Court of
Appeals, Dishia-Members OF Con
Cress. State Senators, House of Dele
gates. Judge of Circuit Court. Coua-
ty-Sheriff, Member County Court,
Prosecuting Attorney, County Sur
veyor. Assessors. Locai-Justices of
the Peace and Constables. The legis-
lature elected this fall will also elect a
United States Senator in January
next.