Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-29
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purchase in that city by our former
countyman, Mr.. w. w. Trail, of a
$4,000 property on New York ave-
nue.
Thanksgiving services were an
nounced for Thursday morning in the
NJ. E. Church, Rev George Everhart,
of the Reformed Church, to preach
the sermon.
We hope the new fire company that
is being organized will be we'll sup
ported by our citizens. Let every
eligible man in the town join it and
help keep it up.
Rather than totally clog the wheels
of justice in Washington county, the
editor of the Williamsport Transcript
delayed his last issue two days.
Noble young man!
The Board of Managers of the Ha-
gerstown and Sharpsburg Turnpike
Company have declared an annual
dividend of five per cent. on the CAPT
tai stock of the company.
The editor of the Martinsburg
Independent goes the whole hog or
none. He advertised last week for
100000 pigs to be drowned in the
mud of the streets of that town.
Representatives of Pittsburg cleo
trio light company have written to
the Shepherdstown authorities in re-
gard to the establishment of an
electric light plant in this place.
The John w. Hedges farm, near
Hedgesville, was sold on Saturday
last by ID. G. Westenhaver, trustee, to
H. II. Boyd for the sum of 81, 635, or a
little over $3.50 an acre.-Statesman.
Charles Johns, aged about thirteen
years, of Cavetown, Md, applied a
match to a bottle of powder The
bottle bursted, and the broken glass
cut his face considerably and burned
his hand severely.
Sam Johnson and Lewis Queen,
colored boys, got into an alteration
last Sunday night, when the former
stabbed the latter in the shoulder
with a pen knife The wound, we
understand, is not serious.-Spiru.
BY the new railroad schedule the
people of this place are prevented
from reading New York and Phila-
deiphia papers on the day of publica-
ton. Neither can any Sunday papers
be obtained except those from Balti
more.
Typhoid fever having broken out
among the pupils of the Hagerstown
Female Seminary, the principal has
closed the same for the present, and
the scholars from distance not
afflicted with the fever have returned
| home.
Santa Claus is now arranging his
| fancy goods in ID. l.. Rentch's store,
and will complete his work by Satur-
day. Now is the time to secure your
dolls, that you may have plenty of
time to dress them. He will sell
| them as cheap as competitors.
The b. & O. depot at Charlestown
was broken into last Tuesday night,
and some four trunks carried out on
| the platform. As but one of them
was broken open, it is supposed the
burglars were frightened away be-
fore fully accomplishing their pur-
pose. Spirit.
Last Friday night an east-bound
freight train was wrecked at Harpers
Ferry. The engine, tender and
twenty cars were thrown into pro-
miscuous heap in the armory yard,
having fallen over the trestle work
that spans that portion Of the road
and which is about thirty feet high.
During a parade of the members of
the order of Tonti in Martinsburg
Monday night, horse belonging to
Lewis Ramsburg took fright at the
music and dashed into the procession
knocking Messrs, William McElroy
and Il. p. Chambers down, probably
fatally injuring the formerand serious
ly the latter.
There will be special meeting of
the Chassis of Virginia in the Reformed
Church in Shepherdstown on Wednes
day. December 4th. AT $50 p. Ill.
there will be the ordination and in
stallation service for the Rev. George
G. Everhart. The Rev. Conrad Clever,
ID. d., of Baltimore, is expected to
preach the ordination sermon.
Hon. Daniel b. Lucas, of Charles
town, delivered his address on Dan
iel O'Connell' last Saturday evening
in Billmyer's Hall to a very appre-
| ciative audience. Mr.. Lucas is for
chile and entertaining speaker, and
his handling of this subject was
quite in keeping with the reputation
for eloquence that he enjoys.
All the members of the Ladies
Town Hall and Library Association
are requested to meet this Friday
evening at o'clock at the residence
of DIR. John Reynolds. lf.the weather
should be unfavorable, the meeting
will be held the first clear evening.
All the ladies are urged to attend, as
important business is on hand.
Bishop Peterkin of this State has
issued an appeal for aid to The
Sheltering Arms" hospital i'll Kama
wha county, and he expresses hope
that at this season contributors may
be liberal. Money, first of all, is
needed badly, but provisions and bed
clothing will also be very acceptable
Any contributions left with Rev. L..
ID Mason will he forwarded.