Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-15
BRIEFS.

place, but what they will be has not
yet been learned.
Rev. George Everhart preached
his first sermon as pastor of the Re
formed Church of this place last Sun
day morning. He is most pleasant
speaker, and created very favorable
impression upon his congregation.
The Y. NJ. G. A. of this place have
held meetings nightly this week in
observance of the week OF prayer
There are 200,0 members of the Y
NJ. G. A. in the United States, and it
owns property valued at $9,000,0O0
The Circuit Court begins at Charles
town next Tuesday. William Beaner
and Charles Washington, the two
colored youths in Jail for burglarizing
Mr.. r. NJ. Billmyer's store in this
place, will have their trial at this
| term.
a smooth-tongued rascal swindled
a number of Frederick people out of
their money the other day by promises
to enlarge photographs at very
cheap rate. He demanded pay in ad-
vance, and of course skipped as soon
as he had worked the town.
It's no wonder the Democrats had
such big majority in Virginia last
week. The Winchester Times says
that Robert b. Lewis, aged so, with
his seven sons, three sons-in-law, and
two grand-sons, all voted the straight
Democratic ticket, Tuesday.
The proper way to stop paper is to
pay up, and then stop it afterwards.
If you are a gentleman and don't owe
a cent, walk into the Office and can
| didly say you do not wish the paper,
or can't afford to subscribe. If you
are on the swindle, mark it refused"
and chuck it back into the postoflice.
The good people of Uvilla have de-
cided TO have an oyster and meat sup
per on the nights of November 2Sth
and Goth THANKSGIVING night and
the night following to raise the bal
ance of the debt on their new hall.
The public is very cordially invited to
attend.
Mrs. Chas j. Hosier, of Vancleves-
vile, died at her residence in that
place on last Saturday morning, in
her 9th year. The deceased was
taken sick on Thursday and was ill
but two days. She has been married
about six years and was an exemplary
.-,StateSmaR.
y colored youth known as Jim
Delphi took his first hunt on Tuesday,
and he says now it will also be his
last. In firing at some birds the gun
burst, and the pieces struck him in
the face and head, causing several
painful wounds. The gun had two or
three loads in it.
Mr.. Arnold S. Yantis, of Harper's
Ferry, has recently received an APP
pointment TO position in the Census
Office at Washington. Three Harper's
Ferry men and one from Charlestown
have recently received appointments
TO governmental places. Shepherdstown
seems to have been left out in the cold.
1t is said that General Golf has con
trolled the appointments so far.
Mr.. John II. little, of this place, is
at Wilmington, n. c., attending a
meeting of the United Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the
South. He is sent there as lay dele
gate from the Virginia Synod. This
body convened on the 14th instant,
and is composed of the South Caro-
lima Synod, North Carolina Synod,
Georgia Synod Holstein Synod, Ten
nessee Synod, Southwest Virginia
Synod and Virginia Synod.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel says:
mr. C. b. Wentzell, ST., recently
came into possession of the sword
used by Mosby, the famous Confed-
crate guerilla, just before his death.
The sword, it is claimed, was captured
by Mosby from Union soldier. Mr..
Thomas Boerly has the spurs that
were worn by the same man" The
Sentinel is little too previous with
its announcement of Col. Mosby's
death. He is still alive and kicking.
During the past five months the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads gross
earnings averaged more than $4,000
600 a month. In June they amounted
to S1,SO3, 900; July, S1,906,O00; Au-
gust, S2.133, 900; September, S2,037,-
600. and the report of operations will
show that the October earnings were
the largest, both in passenger and
freight traffic, in the history of the
company. The gross earnings for
October were about 80, 227, 900, and
the net earnings Appropriated ST.
900, 900.
Rev. l.. r. Mason, Rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, Shepherdstown,
who recently accepted call to Pen
sacola Florida. will remain III this
place. His congregation were so
greatly opposed to his departure, and
so strenuously objected to the sew
erance of their church relationship,
that Mr.. Mason finally yielded to the
pressure and obtained his release from
the Pensacola vestry. His determine
ton to remain is a source of much
qualification to the people of this
community.
Col. Whitman, of Washington, is