Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-06-29
sIeepherdstown Register.

mar WAS printed on gold and with Inn
made ont Of pure silver, and the SUD-
price put down 10 ten Genus
wear. some poor deluded specimen y
humanity would kick because snere
was not diamond set in every COT
ner Of each page.
George Hartman, an inmate Oh inc
County Infirmary, from the neignpor-
hood of Uvilla, died a few days ago'
at an advanced age.
A number of bass and other nsh
have been caught by seining in the
canal opposite Shepherdstown. MT.
George Cross got over hundred TINS
week.
The Baltimore and Ohio Company
is reported to have recently contract
ed for seventy locomotives, three
hundred flat cars, five hundred box
cars, twenty-five passenger coaches
and some baggage and postal cars.
They are to be ready for delivery
about July lst.
Since the food swept the bridge
away a number of new boats have
been built by persons living near the
river. There are now almost enough
to pontoen the stream.
A few days ago Mrs. Philip Entler,
who resides in 1.-THE Neck f" above
town, was seized with Commissions,
during which she dislccated her lower
jaw. DIR. Butler put it in place again.
Since the recent flood, the Potomac
Pulp Mill Company, located at Dam
No. 5, are considering the advisable
ty of removing their machinery to
some point on the river where wood
suitable for their use can be found
more conveniently,
The apportionment of the school
fund shows that the number of youth
in the State of West Virginia is 1885,
1874, and the net sum to be distributed
among the counties is 1886, 9Sl.33. OF
this amount Jefferson county gets
SIC, 1905, Berkeley s., 476.4l and Nor.
gan $2,542.94.
The Becker Brothers, Of Baltimore,
have four hundred acres of land on the
mountain slopes at Harper's Ferry
planted in fruit trees, and expect te
add six hundred or thousand more
and when these thousands of trees are
fruit-bearing will establish cannery
Two baseball clubs were organized
at Shenandoah Junction last Saturday
with Ed. Drawbaugh as captain OF
one and Jack Bell of the other. The
clubs are composed of frst-class ma
terial, and hope soon to play Charles
town, Shepherdstown, Martinsbure
and other mines.
i During the recent flood in the Pc
tomac rick of straw, upon which
were four hogs and pup. all belong
ing to Mr.. William Cook, fioated of
from Poffenberger's island, upor
hich he lived. A few days ago HI
found straw, hogs and pup safe an,
sound near Harper's Ferry, wher'
they had lodged.
| On Monday evening an agent of thu
Baltimore relief committee stopped
in Shepherdstown, his business being
to ascertain the exact amount of los
sustained by people living along thu
river and canal. He had made tn,
trip all tho way from Cumberland ia
skitf, and intended to go on dowI
the river to Washington.
Quite little party of Shepherds
town folks left for the West on Wed
nesday. Prof. A. B. Bush started TO
Scott City, Kansas, also acting as es
cort for Misses Lizzie and Ada Broth
erton, who 60 for visit to Miss Kat
Richmond in Louisiana, Mo-, ant
Miss Lou Huyett, who goes to visi
her brother in Sedalia, Mo.
"Uncle" Lewis Porter, u well
known colored man of this town
caught at one draw of dipnet tire,
very peculiar fish in the Potomac riv
er last Saturday, the like of whicl
have never before been seen in these
waters. The fish very much resembl
ed shad in size and general appear
ance, but the mouth was different
from a shad's. No one could tell ex
actly what they were.
Mr.. Hiram S. Waters, forme
well-known resident of Shepherds
town, died on Tuesday last in Roam
Oke, Va, at the residence of his son
in-law, Mr.. S. ID. Barnhart. Mr.. Wat
ers died Of dropsy, and was in the
Goth year Of his age. The remain,
were brought to this place on We'd
nesday and inferred IN Elmwood Gem
etery on Thursday.
| FERRYBoAT LAUNCHED.-The new
ferryboat built by Mr.. Fred. Mertens
OF Cumberland, for the Va. and Md
Bridge Co., was launched at Shep
herdstown Wednesday evening, anC
regular communication is now estab
lished between West Virginia ant
Maryland. Mr.. l.. w. Poffenbergel
has built a bridge across the canal
and will look to the Washington coun
ty authorities for payment. 1t is to
be hoped that the new ferryboat will
soon be superseded by bridge across
the river.
AT special term of the County
Court last week T. G.. Baylor, L. III
Strider and Samuel ID. Eugle were
appointed a committee to act with
Berkeley county authorities in re.
building the bridge over the Opequon
creek near Middleway.
The Democrats might just as well
give up at once. The Charlestown
Democrat says the party is doomed
to defeat in 1892.
At Harper's Ferry, June II, by