Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-12
BRIEFS.

and it will be completely soddsd.
The Grand Central Hotel, in New
York, of which Mr.. VIM. H. Fayman
is one of the proprietors, expects to
accommodate fully 2, 900 guests during
the Inauguration centennial. AS the
Grand Central contains 800 rooms it
went have to crowd so very much,
either.
While performing at the Arch-street
theatre in Philadelphia last week
Marie Prescott, the actress, received
telegram announcing the death Of
her son. She tainted upon the re
ceips of the sad intelligence, but af-
terward recovered and went on with
her part.
Last Monday landslide on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal occurred
at the tunnel, about forty miles east
of Cumberland, filling the canal four
or five feet above the water for
distance of sixty feet. 1t is mostly
boulders of rock, some of them weigh
ing a ton or more.
Messrs r. p. Chew, w. F. Lippitt,
B. G. Washington, F. w. Brown and
T. p Lippitt are the incorporators of
the Charlestown Water, Milling and
Manufacturing Company. Mr.. Gar
net Baylor, an experienced engineer,
has been engaged to superintend the
work of securing a water supply.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington County Agricultural
and Mechanical Association at Ha-
gerstown last Friday it was decided
to hold the fair as usual this year,
Notwithstanding the fact that a judg
ment for 90, 300 growing out of suit
for damages has been given against
the society.
Mr.. Eli Bussard one day last week
came upon the remains of several
soldiers on Antistam battlefield, pre-
sumably those Of Federal soldiers, a
large quantity of bullets, and also
brass oval-shaped breast plate bear
ing the letters V. NJ. M. The remains
will, no doubt, be removed to An
tietan National Cemetery.
There have been some very inter
esting meetings held in Billmyer's
Hall by the Y. NJ. c.. A. for the past
month. They are held every Sunday
evening at $50 o'clock. The Ladies'
Auxiliary has organized Il choir and
some nice singing may be expected at
these meetings. A boys meeting will
be held on next Sunday evening. The
public is invited to all these meetings
Does anybody miss set of false
teeth? A few days ago splendid set
of lower teeth were found in the alley
at the rear of the editors garden, and
so far no owner has been found for
them. A dentist says they are very
fine ones, and must have cost large
sum of money. II the owner will
come forward we will let him-or her
try them, and if they fit we willgive
them up.
Last Saturday was a queer day for
the 9th Of April. All day long the
snow fell-and part of the time it fell
in big chunks-until the ground was
covered to a depth of several inches
A few hours of sunshine on Sunday.
however, soon removed all traces of
the snow, and by evening the roads
were dry. 1t is said that at some
points along the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad in Virginia the snow reached
a foot in depth.
Among the changes in the postof-
fees in this neighborhood, we note
the following in Berkeley county:
Mrs E. r. Henson, at Bunker Hill, to
succeed Lydia a. Lockhart, removed;
+. c.. Henshaw has been appointed
postmaster at Hedgesville to succeed
Mary f. Poisal, removed; j. l.. Will
son at Jones's Spring, to succeed ID.
n. KEGS, resigned; David Wandling at
Slaughter, removed J. H. Kitchen at
Tomahawk Spring, to succeed h. w.
Hiett. resigned
DIR. William A Douglas died at his
home in San Francisco, Cal, March
2sth after lingering illness of heart
trouble. DIR. Douglas was a son OF
the late Judge Douglas, of Charles
town, this county, and on his mothers
side descendant Of the Anerums and
Winslows of South Carolina. DR..
Douglas was regarded as one of the
most skillful surgeons and successful
physicians on the Pacific coast. He
leaves a widow and five children, also
two sisters and brother, Mr.. Walter
Cazenore Douglas, of Boston, Mass.
Martinsburg is to have a large
wagon manufacturing establishment
here soon. j. HI. Spring, Esq, at the
head of the well-known wagon manu-
factory of York, Pa, has made a deal
with the stockholders of the old
Spoke Factory, and will soon locate
his works here, on that site. This is
good news to our people, as the works
will employ from 40 to 100 hands.
The wagons made are demanded all
over the country, and our farmers
will find good market for their lum-
Der right at MISUNDERSTANDING hide
pendent.