Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-01-04

FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1889.
BE- iEFS.
,rget that this is 1889.

Wa understand that the weddings
.rs all over for a while now.
The weather this week has been
;,nnIy perfect. May it continue so.
We again arise to remark that this
"a roood time to subscribe for the
REGISTER
, military company has been or
ronized at Keedysville, Md, called
,bs Antietam Guards.
Iaurance H. Schilling, formerly Of
Hsrpers Ferry, was drowned recently
IN Bellaire, Ohio. He was II years
old
Charles NJ. West has been APP
rointed postmaster at Kabletown, in
mi. county, vice j. w. Walraven,
resigned
The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Lutheran Church will meet in the
ls,ture room Saturday afternoon et
go o'clock.
The Week of Prayer begins on Sun
day. January 18th, and will continue
one week. Services will be held in
Shepherdstown.
4 partial eclipse of the sun occurred
ON Tuesday, between four and five
o'clock. No one paid much attention
10 il in this locality.
The stockholders of Potomac Build
i'm, Association No. will elect officers
next Tuesday night for the ensuing
wear See advertisement.
our Carrier Boy desires us to re-
turn his thanks TO the patrons of the
REGISTER who treated him so liber-
ally. He had pot of money.
Last year 2S9, 237 tons of coal were
shipped from Cumberland over the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, being an
increase over 1887 of SAT- tons.
The officers of the Ladies Town
Hall Association are requested to
meet at the residence Of DIR. Reynolds
on Saturday evening at 7 o'clock.
There will be u meeting of the Shop
herdstown Democratic Club on Sat
urday evening, January 9Th, at $50
o'clock All are invited TO attend.
The country members of the Luth
eran congregation gave their pastor,
Rev. d. NJ. Moser, a very handsome
donation party just before Christmas
Mr.. Thomas Ellie Buchanan died
in Winchester on December nth, in
the SOth year Of his age. His wife
was Miss cambridge, Of THE Bow
er. this county.
Miss Mamie +. Percy, daughter of
Vim. X. Percy, and niece of Mrs.
Marsretta White, of this place, died
at her home in Frostsburg, Md, re-
Gently, aged 10 years.
Now that the Holidays are over the
indications are that Shepherdstown
will be very dull socially this winter.
our Young friends should bestir them
selves and prevent stagnation.
We understand that Messrs. Murphy
Taber and William Files will in a
short time set up and keep in opera
ton a saw-mill on the old mill-seat
formerly used as an axe-handle facto-
~.
The proprietors of Updegraffs great
stores. Hagerstown, have decided TO
adopt the one-price cash system, and
announce their purpose to their Gus
toners by advertisement in another
column.
Sheriff John II. Gatrell, of Wash
ington county, Md, was found guilty
10y a jury of malfeasance in Office
the charge being that there was a
lack Of discipline among the prison
ers in the county jail.
Quite number of new subscribers
were added TO our list on the first OF
January. We believe the circulation
Of the REGISTER is larger now than 1t
has ever been ct any time in its hlsto-
~. And yet there is room.
There will be a meeting of the
Ladies'. Auxiliary to the Y NJ. G. a.
on Friday, January 18th, at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon, in the y. NJ. G. a.
room. Officers are to be elected, so
all members are asked TO attend.
George Langley and Richard Hay
maker, of Winchester, Va, were found
dead Sunday morning last, the former
on the outskirts of the town and the
latter in the engine-house OF the Sarah
Zane Fire Company. Both were I'M
married.
The members Of Mt. Nebo Lodge No.
81. 4. +. * A. NJ, celebrated st. John e
Day by having an elegant banquet at
the Entler Hotel in this place. The
occasion was most enjoyable one.
The feast prepared by Landlord Trus-
sell is said to have been an extremely
fine one.
\ correspondent of the Martinsoprs
Ha 0d writes from Hedgesville, Berke-
ley county, saying that Mr.. VIM. Ted
rick, near Back Creek bridge, was
attacked by two traInps who demand
ed money; his screams brought some
neighbors TO the rescue when the
tramps fled to the woods. Several
parties have already been assaulted
III that neighborhood.
EI-Mayor C. NJ. Hough, wife and
four children, sleeping in communi-
eating rooms with the door between
aJar, on Wednesday night of last
week made narrow escape from death