Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-05-17
BRIEFS.
The Council of the Episcopal Church
of West Virginia will meet in Shep-
herdstown the 4th of June.

Curran, tne HtIle son OF MI. y. M.
Curran, who recently removed from
Shepherdstown to Washington, was
run over by beer wagon in that city
few days ago. He was seriously but
not fatally hurt.
Says the Williamsport Transcript: A
trip through the Shenandoah Valley,
embracing the towns of Martinsburg,
Winchester, Charlestown, Front Roy
al, Riverton and Shepherdstown, is
being discussed by the members Of
our base ball club.
1t has been determined by the dis
trict Republican committee to hold
an election at Middletown, Md, ON
Saturday, May 25th, for postmaster.
The candidates are John E. Crone,
WIN. III. Routzahn, d. Calvin Long
and G. VIM. Remsburg.
The Roanoke excursion on Wednes-
day did not seem to be as well patron
lied as it was last year. About IS
persons went from Shepherdstown,
among them being member of
young men who will remain in
Roanoke if they can secure employ
ment.
a decided Improvement is being
made at the beautiful and picturesque
Trinity Episcopal Church in Shep
herdstown. The vestry room, which
was temporary wooden structure,
has been torn down, and handsome
stone addition to the church is being
erected
VIM. CLANCY and some of his friends
from Hagerstown went to the Ante
tam to fish last Saturday night. They
quarreled, when CLANCY ran home
aud got gun and opened fire on the
party, shooting the horse and slightly
wounding Owen Henson. CLANCY
was jailed.
Mr.. WIN. Mccormick, an employee
at the Halltown Paper Mills, had his
arm caught under a strap passing
around pulley, last Wednesday, and
terribly mangled. Drs. Perry, Starry
and Neill gave him surgical attention,
and hope to save his arm from ampu
tation.-Spiru
The Teachers Institute for Jeffer-
son county will be held at Charles
town in July, the exact date not be-
ing yet fixed 1t will be conducted by
Hon. Henry Houck, of Pennsylvania
The examination OF teachers takes
place the Wednesday following the
Institute week.
The suit of Hattie A. Long, a former
teacher of music in the Hagerstown
Female Seminary, against Dr. Z. L..
Keedy, principal of that institution,
for alleged improper dismissal in 1887,
was decided in favor of the plaintiff,
who was awarded the full amount
claimed, namely, $3S1.S3.
Mrs. Matilda Lashorn, formerly of
Shepherdstown, died at the residence
of Mrs. r. j. Lockwood, in st. Louis,
Mo-, on May 6, 1889, and her remains
were inferred in that city. The
deceased was a sister of Mr.. James w.
Greenwood ST., Of this place. She
visited her friends here ayear or two
ago.
The school election will be held in
this county next Tuesday, May 2lst
A County Superintendent is to be
elected, and as Mr.. Emanuel Schaeffer
is the only candidate announced he
will doubtless be again chosen. In
this district one Commissioner Is to
be elected. Mr.. William Butler is the
only candidate. a vote will also be
taken on the power to levy.
The following gentlemen were
elected vestrymen of Nelson Parish
for the ensuing year: Grace Church,
Middleway, Col. j. j. Grantham,
James Grantham, Peter S. Hinton,
James A. Shirley; st. Bartholomew
Leetown, Isaac II. Strider, DR.. ID. w.
Border, Chas. +. Jones; Church OF
the HOLY Spirit, Summit Point, VIM.
c.. Frazier, n. III. Willis, \. p. Thorn
son, Geo. G. Whiting.
The commencement exercises OF
Roanoke College, Salem, Va, Will
begin June and continue four days.
Rev. James Gardiner Vose, ID. d.,
of Providence, K. l., will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon, Rev. Moshelm
Rhodes, ID. d.. of st. Louis, will give
the annual address before the Young
Mems Christian Association, and
Hon. Alfred A. Taylor, of Tennessee,
will deliver the annual address before
the literary societies.
The Right Worthy Grand Lodge
the highest legislative body of the In
dependent Order of Good Templars-
will meet at Chicago, Illiuois, May
| 2Sth. The Order is almost world
wide i'm extent and the meeting will
be attended by delegates from every
State i'm the Union and from many
foreign countries West Virginia
will be represented by j. q. Sinclairo OF
Grafton and j. b. Morgan of Gerards-
town, the regularly elected represent
! ative s from this State.
At the session of the County Court
last week licenses to retail spiritu-
Gus liquors were granted to Jno. 5,
yesterday, F. b. Souders, NJ. j. Kahn,
Gearing & Bro, Geo. w. Thomas and
Mrs. Hannah Watson, Charlestown;
II. Nj. Conner, Chas. J. Drew, Thos.
J. Burleigh, Thos. A. kirwan, James