Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-02-22
BRIEFS.

tendance Of our citizens at the pub
lie meeting announced for Saturday
afternoon. A slight effort on the
part of all may accomplish great
deal of good.
Rev. A. A. p. Neel is conducting a
protracted meeting in the NJ. E.
Church South in Shepherdstown. He
has been assisted this week by the
Presiding Elder, and will have other
ministers to help him.
Mr.. Henry G. Evans, of this county,
who was formerly correspondent of
this paper over the signature Of
''Templar, is dead, at the age Of 40
years. He was a well-known and
capable school-teacher.
The personal property Of the late
Louis McMurray was sold in Freder-
lex this week at public sale. Mr.. H.
o. Talbot, of Charlestown, bought
the fine pair of driving horses used
by Mr.. McMurray, paying $500 for
them.
A Shepherdstown lady has curios-
ity in the shape of satin flag that
was carried in a Harrison procession
in Charlestown in 1910. The late
Judge Chapline, who was a boy at the
time, carried the flag, and it has been
preserved ever since.
At a huggiGg bee for the benefit of
q church in Martinsburg few even
ings since, man while blindfolded
Rugged his wife for several minutes
without knowing who he was hug
ging. When he did find out he wanted
his fifteen cents back.
Hon. B. s. Morgan, State Superin-
tendent of Free Schools, has at last
been compelled to surrender. The
engagement will end in formal capitu-
lation at Wheeling on next Thursday,
February 27th. The name of the lady
is Miss Annie Thoburn.
On the fourth page of this issue will
be found illustrations Of the fine new
Y.M. C. A. building in Atlanta, Ga,
together with a full description of the
structure. Mr.. G.. A. Licklider, for
merry of Shepherdstown, is the eff
cient secretary of the Atlanta associ-
alton.
Cards have been issued announcing
the marriage of Mr.. Chas. w. Brown,
of Charlestown, and Miss Louisa +.
Rettberg, of Baltimore, in st. Marks
Lutheran Church, on Thursday even
ing, February 21st. We extend sim
cere congratulations TO the young
couple.
Last Saturday Special Commission
ers Jas. T. Jones and Chas. Nj. Folk
sold the IS acres of land of the late
Adrian Jones, near Shepherdstown.
Mr.. Thomas +. Jones bought the
land, paying $40 per acre for it. The
81 acres adjoining, which was offered
at the same time, was not sold.
Among the executive communica
tons sent to Congress last week was
the finding of the Court of Claims in
the war claim of George A. Beck
with, of Jefferson county, West Vir-
ginia The claimant alleges that the
Federal troops took several thousand
dollars worth of supplies from his
l., a a
of damage at 81 500.
The case of John Carly against the
Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
ton of Washington County for the
death of his son, Samuel Carly, at
the fair last fall, was concluded in
Hagerstown on Tuesday, and the
Jury. after being out short time,
rendered a verdict for the plaintiff
for So. 1898 damages. Carly was
killed by falling pole used to initiate
balloons, and it was contended in the
trial that the fair company was neg
ligent in not having the poles
planted more securely A great deal
of interest has been taken in the
case.
Mr.. Stephen MARROW, a respected
and prosperous farmer Of this coun-
ty, was robbed of $500 while in town
on Friday of last week. Mr.. MARROW,
upon discovering his loss, had not the
slightest clue to the robbers until
Yesterday, when at the instance of
citizen of this place, who was acting
as special detective, caused the arrest
of Jas. Thomas (colored), who keeps
a restaurant under the Watson House.
Thomas was taken before Justice
Gallaher, charged with the theft, and
the trial set for Saturday. Thomas
furnishing bond of $500, was released
to appear at that time.-Chdrlestor"
Democrat