Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-04-27
shepherdstown Register.

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fields, has been appointed postmaster
at Ripon, this county.
/ Mr.. Martin Brannon has sold his
residence in South Bolivar to the Har-
per's Ferry Pulp Co. for $500.
In the appointments of the Mary
land M. P. Conference we notice the
following in this section: Harper's
Ferry, G. F. Earring; Middleway, 6.
D. Hodge. kAI StSl &
Prof. Gees w. Banks. Principal of
the Shepherdstowny Graded School,
has been engaged to conduct six
weeks normal term of school at Ber-
kelley Springs. The term begins on
May goth.
The Spirit says that the sheep OF
Mr.. Charles E. Timberlake were at
tackled by dogs on Monday night of
last week, and several of them killed.
Mr.. F. J. Manning has also been a
loser in the same way. Dogs also at
tackled five calves belonging to Mr..
Samuel ]. Boyd and badly injured
them.
In 1890 every farmer in the United
States will be visited by paid and
accredited officer ofthe government,
and asked to give statistics Of his
farm, crops, stock, ETC., for the pre-
vious year. which is the present one,
1889. To be prepared for the census
taker, begin now to keep accurate ac-
counts of all farm operations, and
keep it up through the year. In this
way only can the agricultural statis-
tics of the census report besmade to
have any practical value.
The distemper is among the horses
of this county to an alarming extent
this season. Over fifty fine horses Of
Mr.. F. j. Manning have had it, and
several of his valuable thoroughbred
colts have recently died from it
Democrat.
We are very much pleased to note
another promotion of Mr., John 2.
Hess, Jefferson county man. Mr..
Hess has been raised to the position
of Chief Clerk of the Relief Depart
ment of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road, a lucrative and responsible posi-
ton which he is in every way fitted
to fill.
Mrs. Louise Snyder, of Martins
burg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. jose
phine Snyder, in Shepherdstown.
| Miss Sallie Guard, of Martinsbnrg,
visited Mrs. j. w. Shanner, in this
place last week.
DIR. A. S. Reynolds has purchased
from the heirs of r. ID. Shepherd, the
tract of land lying north of the Mar
tinsburg road, just west of town, con-
tanning in the neighborhood of 20
acres. We understand the price paid
was $3.50 per acre. Messrs. G.. T.
Licklider and E. 1. Lee have bought
from the same parties the tract Of %
acres south of the read, paying $50
per acre.
Mrs. Ruanna J. Hendricks, mother
of Messrs. Ambrose and A. c. Hen
bricks, died at her home near Shep-
herdstown on April 9th, after very
short Illness, aged 81 years, 2 months
and II days. Her remains were inter-
red at Unionville. Mrs. Hendricks
was a woman universally beloved,
and she leaves large circle of sorrow
ing friends and relatives.
Mrs. Louise Haigh, wife of VIII
liam Haigh and daughter of Mr..
Chas. S. Lee, died suddenly at her
home near Berryville, Va, last Sat
urday morning. Mrs. Haigh was a
niece of E. 1. Lee, of Shepherdstown,
and has many friends and relatives
here who have been greatly saddened
by her untimely death. f
| Mr.. Lorenzo Etchison, a we'll
known gentleman of this vicinity,
died at his home about five miles west
of Shepherdstown on Tuesday night
after a period of feeble health. He
was y years, 10 months and q days.
The funeral takes place to-day, inter-
ment in Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Oneal Avis, widow of
the late Capt. John Avis, died Tues
day night at her residence in Charles
town, after protracted illness, aged
about go years. She was the mother
of Lieut.. E. S. Avis, of the United
States army. a4
Mr.. John Haines, for many years a
popular miller on Bullskin creek, in
/ thu Iotuar an1 90 H. oo.,.k.. looI