Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-08-23
BRIEFS.

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about 10 years, and was committed
for the action of the next grand jury.
Spirit.
The Democratic county central
committee of Washington county
yesterday fixed upon August 81 as the
date for the primaries to select dele
gates to the county convention to be
held in Hagerstown on the Sd of Sep
TENDER to select delegates to the
State convention.
Arnold, little son of Mr.. George L.
Sencindiver of Martinsburg fell in
some unknown way at the steps Of
the Sheriff's office on Monday evening
and right severely injured his chin
and mouth. His tongue was entirely
bitten through on one side. AT
present he is doing well.
F. NJ. Nichols and w. K Milhol-
len, two Round Hill, Va, doctors,
got into row at that place last Mon
day week. Nichols knocked Mil
hollen down and was making jelly of
his physiognomy, when the latter
drew a knife and stabbed DR.. Nichols,
inflicting a serious wound.
Last Saturday, while Senator
Faulkner was walking across his
lawn, he happened to step on base
ball bat which caused him TO fall to
the ground, fracturing his left knee.
The accident is both painful and
dangerous, and it will be some time
before the Senator will be out on the
street.
Miss Rosa Knott, second daughter
of Mr.. Samuel Knott of this vicinity,
was married on Tuesday morning
last in Bethesda Church at Moler's,
to Professor Renner of Wheatland, a
well-known music teacher, the Rev.
Van Horn tied the knot. The happy
couple have our best wishes.
A colored boy named James Allen,
of Broadway, Rockingham county,
Va, was killed about two miles west
of Martinsburg, at Tabb's crossing,
on the b. e. o. railroad on last Sun
day morning week. His remains
were taken to Martinsburg and in
tered
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars
of West Virginia will meet at Ravens
wood, September 4th. Any informa-
ton concerning reduced rates to this
meeting, or in regard to the principles
and workings of the Order can be OBJ
tanned by addressing j. b. Morgan,
Grand Secretary, Gerardstown, w.
Va.
The Colored Methodists of Win
chester, Charlestown, Shepherdstown,
Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg and
Kearneysville, will hold Camp Meet
ing at Shenandoah Junction, com
mencing August "a and closing Sep
TENDER 2. Special trains and reduced
fares on the S. V. and b. & o. rail
roads.
j. n. Trussell has arranged with
the publishers to have the Baltimore
Sunday american for sale at his hotel.
Persons desiring to be served regular
ly will please notify him so that he
can order accordingly. A few extra
copies will be on hand for occasional
customers. The price will be five
cents per copy.
Jackson, a colored boy, arrived in
Washington, from Martinsburg, w.
Va, minus his right arm, and was
sent to the emergency hospital. He
stated that he was stealing ride on
freight train last Thursday night,
and in attempting to jump off he fell
and his right arm was so badly crush
ed that amputation was necessary
on Friday.
The figure 8, which is now withus
in all our dates has come to stay. No
one now living will ever date docu
ment without usinga9. tnow stands
on the extreme right-1SS9. Next year
it will be second place-1S90, and there
it will stay for the next ten years. 1t
will then move up to the second place
-1900-and rest there for one hun
dred years.
The Changers picnic at Williams
Grove will commence on Monday,
August Goth, and continue until Sat
urday, August 3lst. The Shenandoah
Valley Railroad will run an excursion
train on Wednesday and Thursday,
leaving Shepherdstown at 1910 a. M,
for which tickets good for two days
will be sold at S1.75. Tickets good
for six days on all trains will be sold
at S2.95.
An exchange says: that in 1916 it
took just one bushel of corn to buy
one pound of nails; now one bushel
of corn will buy ten pounds of nails.
Then it required sixty-four bushels of
barley to buy one yard of broadcloth;
now the same amount barley will pay
for twenty yards of broadcloth. 1t
then required the price of one bushel
of wheat to pay for one yard of calico;
now one bushel Of wheat will buy
twenty yards of calico.
For several days white Cap" no
tees have been distributed at certain
Objectionable places in Jackson coun-
ty. Late at night a band of regula-
tors visited the house of James Sayre
farmer, and and took his wife, sister
inlaw and himself, tied them to the
bed. and dashed their bare backs until
covered with blood. The regulators
then tore the house down and set fire