Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-08
BRIEFS.

Town, mas gotten an appointment in
the Patent Office, and Mr.. Joseph Bar
ry, of Harper's Ferry, has secured a
place in the Pension department..
The Parthenian and Ciceronian
Literary Societies ofShepherd College
will hold joint meeting in College
Hall on Friday evening, November
10Th, at o'clock. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
The Lutheran Sunday School held
its home missionary services last Sun
day evening. During the month,over
$50 was contributed by the school,
and during the past ten years its con-
tributions have averaged $50 year.
Mr.. q. X. Lewis, the Shepherdstown
Jeweler, has made for the editor a
very handsome gold button out of
piece of old metal. 1t is equal in APP
pearance to the best city work, and
reflects credit on Mr.. Lewis's skill as
manufacturer.
All OOilll US NlIot
thieves visited his place one night
last week and tried 20 steal the pigs
out of his pen, but fortunately were
discovered and frightened off. The
country people have been compelled
to carry their bacon indoors-it looks
as though they will have to take their
hogs in too.
An editor wishing to give a mil
liner a'puff," wrote that he was glad
to see her stocking up. The next
time he met the milliner she assault
ed him an umbrella, and threatened
TO tell his wife. The newspaper man
read the article over several times be
fore he could understand why she
was so mad.
1t is stated that Messrs. Adams &
Snyder, of Sharpsburg, cleared about
$500 on their part Of the contract for
the Government road from Antietam
station to the cemetery, at Sharps-
burg. They Jared much better than
Messrs. Croft & Zimmerman, who are
credited with having lost about 81 900
I. on their portion of the work.
The readers of the REGISTER will
find an interesting Washington let
ter this week-the first of a series tina
we expect to receive during the com
ing winter Our correspondent is a
! gentlemen well acquainted with po-
litical affairs related to this State
and he will keep the REGISTER well
| posted as to the news at the national
capital.
The Y. NJ. C. a. of Shepherdstown
will observe the Week of Prayer for
young men next week. Services will
commence Sunday afternoon at half
past o'clock, and will be continued
each evening of the week following
at o'clock, in the room in the Col
! lege building. The services are for
men only, who are cordially invited
! to attend.
Hon. J. Rufus Smith, of Berkeley
Springs, formerly of this county, was
! united in marriage last week, in Bal
! timore, to Miss Rachael Gilbert, of
Middleway, in this county We have
no particulars as to the interesting
event, but learn that the bride and
groom have been spending few days
at the brides former home in Middle
way.-Free Press.
The four-year- son of Bishop Pc
terkin of this State died last week III
New York City, where they were stay
ing for few day after the Episcopal
! Convention. The remains were taken
| to Richmond for interment. The child
had been ill only two days. The cause
! of its death was scarlet fever. The
Bishop lost an infant child only few
months ago.
The special term of the Jefferson
Circuit Court closed on Tuesday
Argument was heard in the case of
The Fidelity Trust and Safe Deposit
Company VS.. the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, and of II. II. Crumlish's
Administrator against the same.
Judge Duckwall will render his decis-
ion some time during the regular
November term.
The Wentzell property in Bolivar
was resold on Saturday last by Spe-
cial Commissioners +. w. Brown, j.
ID. Butt and George Baylor, as fol
lows: Shuster House on Washington
street. to G.. w. Chambers, for : 1886;
| House on Gilbert street TO Mrs. Annie
Faulk for S635; house on Rowles street
TO Robert Arvin, for $3.50, and another
on the same street to &. w. Cham
bers, for $685..
Mr.. J. w. Benner, residing near
Leetown. had a valuable horse stolen
last Wednesday night, and found
him near Flowing Spring, where he
had been taken up, with saddle and
bride on, by Mr.. a. b. Yates. The
meat house of Mr.. VIM. G. Ramey.
near Cameron's Depot, was broken
into the same night, and some two
hundred pounds of bacon stolen there
from. This horse, it is supposed, was
used to carry the stolen bacon away,
The officers of the law are on the
track of the thief.-SpTit.
On Monday, October 81, DIR. VIM.
Neill, assisted by Drs. Mason, Rich
ardson and Bishop, skillfully per
formed the difficult operation of the
removal of a stone from the bladder
of Thomas Dillow, a resident of the
east side of the Shenandoah river.
III .4ora u.as ahnnt the size of q