Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15
BRIEFS.


Grove Bros, the Hagerstown cloth
iers, have new advertisement this
week to which they ask particular
attention. They are now ready for
spring trade with an unusually fine
lot of goods.
AT the request of number Of our
readers we publish this week the
speech of Rev. l.. r. Mason at the dec
grafton of the Confederate Soldiers
graves last June. 1t will be found on
the first page.
Mr.. James b. McGarry, a we'll
known and respected citizen Of this
county, died at his home at Shenan-
doah Junction last Saturday night.
He was about 20 years old, and had
never been married.
The farm belonging to the heirs Of
the late John g. Couchman, was sold
on Saturday last, at public auction,
for $1,000 an acre. Jacob Myers was
the bidder. This farm contains 1877
acres, and is situated u miles east Of
Martinsburg on the OpeQuon.- States
man.
In Boonsboro last week the follow
ing municipal officers were elected:
Burgess, John r. Fletcher, Democrat,
assistant burgess, Thomas f. Lynch,
Democrat; commissioners, A. NJ. V. b.
Deaner, ID. w. Bordman, j. G.. Brin-
ing, Democrats; and II. G. Beard and
A. C. Huffer, Republicans.
An exchange truthfully says the
incongruities of nature are we'll illus
trated when a man whose life from
the cradle to the grave has been one
stupendous error, points out one small
mistake in newspaper and then asks
the editor why he can't get things
straight in his paper.
Mr. Oliver Reilly, Of Sharpsburg, has
built a monument of relics of the late
war which were picked up on the bat
tlefields of Antietam and South Noun
tain. 1t is nearly five feet high, has a
double base and is ornamented with
three hundred bullets and about three
hundred other relics. He expects to
realize about $50 out of the sale of it.
Mrs DR.. Bittle, of Salem, wife of the
late Dr. Bittle, president OF Roanoke
College, was found dead in her bed
Friday morning. When she retired
on Thursday night she was in her
usual health, and it is supposed that
she died of heart disease. Her hus-
band died of that disease some years
ago while in his chair at the college.
At Hagerstown. Tuesday, Judge
Syester Oyerruled the motion for a
new trial in the case of Samuel Carly
VS. the Agricultural Association. The
jury gave Carly S2,95S. 33 damages for
the death of his son, and the associa-
ton asked for a new trial on the
ground of excessive damages. The
case will now go to the Court Of APP
peals.
A tramway has been built at the
Potomac Cement Mill, below town,
from the kilns to the mill. Hereto
fore the burnt stone has been taken
to the mill in scow, but now the cars
will be pulled to the mill by cable
considerable saving of labor. Work
will be commenced at the mill as soon
as some necessary repairs to the ma
chinery shall have been completed.
An electric light company has been
incorporated in Haserstown. The in
corporators are DR.. G. f. 5. Mckee,
II. b. Cushwa, Jacob RoSsner, Alex.
Neill, Geo. W. Smith, Geo. A. Davis
and Chas. f. Dustin, of Connecticut.
The capital is 100000. The company
will, it is supposed, buy and run the
electric plant now operated there by
the Schuyler Electric Light Company.
The Washington Conference OF the
NJ. E. Church (colored) adjourned at
Parkersburg on Tuesday, to meet in
Frederick next year. The list of APP
pointments shows that w. F. Harris
will be presiding elder of this district;
Rev. r. Lane goes from Shepherds
town to Hedgesville; Rev. a. w.
Brown comes to Shepherdstown;
Rev. V. A. Lewis goes to Charlestown,
and Rev. F.. +. Wheeler to Martins
burg.
Capt. J. Frank Ransom died in Rich
mond, Va, last week, after an illness
of several months He was native
of jefferson county, was educated al
the Virginia Military Institute, and
served throughout the late war in the
Confederate army. He was an officer
on the staff OF Gen. John Pegram,
and in this and other positions was
distinguished for bravery. Capt, Kan
son was gentleman of fine social
qualities and noble impulses.
Last Sunday evening some one
threw a lighted match on the floor OF
the kitchen of Mr.. l.. q. Brotherton.
In a short time afterward another
member of the family went into the
room and found big hole burned
in the carpet, and the blaze beginning
TO grow. 1t was eItinguished with
out further damage. The chimney
of Mr.. J. s. Bragonier's office was on
fire twice this week and made a big
smoke without doing any harm.
Mrs. James Carper, residing near
Stephens City, on Mr.. Dudley Miller
farm, was literally. burned up last
Tuesday. While standing before the
open FIRE her clothing caught. She ran
ont screaming into the yard in blaze