Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Postmaster Henry q. Pearson died
Colt succeeds him.
1t is said that a pool has been
formed to control the entire crop of
Florida oranges for the next five
years.
Near Nashville, Tenn, the other
day, Joseph Totum shot at cat He
missed the cat, but the bullet killed
his sister.
The Iron Gate Land and Improve
ment Company has been formed at
Clifton Forge. Va, with a capital
stock of 500, 900.
Judge Thayer, of st. Louis, has de-
cided that stealing papers from the
top of a letter-box is no oifense against
the postal laws.
The building boom has again struck
Roanoke, Va Two S20,0O0 hotels, a
S45, 600 theatre, and $50, 600 Touring
mill are TO be put up at once.
The town of Depere, Wis, was al
most entirely swept from existence
last Saturday by a great fire. There
was also Il $4,000 fire in Atlanta,
Ga, the same day.
The committees of the Northern and
Southern Presbyterian Assemblies
met at Atlanta, Ga, Wednesday, and
took steps tending toward united
work in mission and other fields.
New Hampshire farming property
is not very valuable nowadays. n
farm of fifty acres in Springfield,
with decent house and barn in good
repair, with meadow land that cuts
enough hay for two cowsand horse,
and with good wood lot, was lately
sold for $3.50.
From March to April ., 1885,
President Cleveland sent to the Sen
ate III nominations, ofwhich 1856 were
confirmed, twelve not acted upon,
two withdrawn and one rejected. In
exactly the same length of time Pres
ident Harrison has made 374 nomina-
lions, Of which there have been with
drawn and two rejected
James Albert Stitt, u Buffalo dry
goods clerk. drew 500 prize in a
lottery last week, and his friends
thought he was in big luck, but he
captured a capital prize Monday in
marrying the widow of Gen. q. \.
Scoggs. "a her fortune is $500, 900. The
bride is siXty-seven years of age, but
remarkably we'll preserved, while the
groom is only twenty-five years old.
There are said 70 be $4,000 federal
Office holders in this country. 1t is
safe to say there are five applicants
for each office, so the claims Of 62j, 900
Office seekers must be considered by
the President, Congressman, and
Senator's In addition TO this it is
thought that all municipal, State.
county and other officials make a
million more looking for place. The
figures are startling.
A local paper says that at church
party recently held in McDonough,
Chenango county, n. Y, forty young
women were put up at auction and
sold.to the,highest bidder. a hayseed
believed the sale was bona fide, and
put up all his cash, $40, on the
prettiest woman bid off. it took con
siderable persuasion TO convince him
that he could not remove his purchase
to the paternal ranch.
After spending fifty-two long years
in bed. Levi, a son Of Jacob Stauffer,
died Monday at his home, in East
Earl, Lancaster county. Pa. In 1887,
when onlv twelve years of age, Levi
when very warm waded into a trough
of cold spring water. which caused
him to take chill, and from that day
he grew worse, until he was a help
less as babe, being unable TO sit up
in hi. bed or to speak, and in this
condition he remained until death en-
sued from drOpsy.