Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-06
IEFS.

Jefferson Savings Bank declares
dividend of p per cent. on its capital
stock for the past six months.
Mr. Ben. Hartzel gave very enjoy
sble supper TO his Sunday School class
on Friday evening of last week.
Messrs. Washington Il Alexander, of
Charlestown, have our thanks for
some very handsome calenders.
Mr., Charles F. Little Hagerstown
furniture dealer, has made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors.
Rev. l.. G. Miller Of Salem, Va, has
been unanimously elected pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church, Of Winches-
ter, Va.
Mr.. Thomas Turner, of Kearneys-
Vile. this county, has been granted
pension on account of services in the
Mexican War.
1t is stated that Rev. Luther kuhl-
man. of Baltimore. will accept the call
rendered him by the Lutheran con
gregation of Frederick.
Mr. Chas. r. Hardesty, Of Summit
Point. this county, recently received
1914 stock cattle from Chicago. Hewill
fatten them for market.
Mr.. James p. RELY, clerk of the
county court of Frederick county, Va,
from 1866 10 1886, died at his home in
Winchester Sunday last.
Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Voorhees,, moth
er Of MIR. }. L. Voorhees,, formerly Of
this county, died in Harrisonburg,
Va. recently aged IS years.
The week of prayer has been OBJ
served this week in Shepherdstown
bv union services held by the minis
ters i'm the different churches
Mr.. JOS. \. Clark, for the last five
wears agent of the Shenandoah Val
lev Railroad, at ST. James, has re-
signed and gone 10 Elmira, \. \.
In Frederick last week a party of
tramps attacked Mr.. Robert Payne
and robbed him of his gold watch and
chain. besides beating him badly.
There is talk of building new bridge
across the Potomac river at Point of
Rocks. The former bridge at that
point was destroyed during the war.
Eight handsome new chancel lamps
have been added 10 the Episcopal
church in this place. They are very
pretty. and match the large chande-
ler.
The Philadelphia Times Almanac il
one of the handsomest and most use
full publications of that kind We have
ever seen. We return thanks for a
copy.
If Mr.. Jacob WinteTmoyer gets the
govt no one need be surprised. Last
SUNDAY he Toasted on turkey that
weighed "a pounds dressed. 1t was II
mammoth bird.
Rev. Sam Small delivered a lecture
in Martinsburc last week. Judging
from the comments of the Independent
he must have hit the Republicans some
pretty hard taps.
The shooting of fre-crackers and
pistols was prohibited during the
Holidays. The small boy was dis
gusted, but folks with nerves were
c0rrespondingly rejoiced.
The hop at the Entler Hotel on the
evening of December eth was quite a
success in point of enjoyment to those
persons who attended. Dancing was
kept up until a late hour.
Mr.. Jacob Haupt, "a native of Mid
dletown Valley and well-knOwn res
ident of Boonsboro, died last week,
aged ninety-five years. He was the
Oldest citizen Of that town.
The church bells were rung last Sat
urday night to usher out the old year
and to welcome in the new. Some of
the more turbulent spirits celebrated
the same event by firing of guns.
The time of the meeting of the Bal
timore Conference of the NJ. f. Church
South, TO be held at Martinsburg, has
been changed from March 18th TO March
14th Bishop Wilson will preside
1T is stated that Mr. Vim. II. Hughes,
of Keedysville, is preparing To plant
peach trees on two hundred and forty
acres of land on the west side of Mary
land Heights, recently purchased by
him.
At the regular meeting of the Shep-
herd Fire Department this evening at
Z O'Clock important business is to be
transacted, and all the members are
urgently requested TO be present.
Don't forget it.
Mr. Henry Derr slipped and fell on
the pavement in HagerstOwn a couple
OF days ago and sprained his leg i'll the
same place il was fractured few
months ago. He had only been at
work Il week or So
Mr.. Takeo Nova, a native of Japan,
at present Il student in the Lancaster
College, entertained large audience
in the Reformed Church Wednesday
evening with "a novel address on his
country and its people.
Mrs. J. s Pierce entertained at her
home in a handsome manner some of
her friends on New Years Eve The
formation of Leap Year Club was an
original proposition at the gathering
that was enthusiastically endorsed
Young Will Kaufman, who lives
near Frederick, Md, is u lucky boy
The other morning, while watering
stock o+ a rrnak ON his fathers farm,