Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-01-18
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The name of Rev. J. /. Miller's Girls
Home School at Luray has been
changed to Won Bora College. We
are in receipt Of the first copy of a
little paper issued in the interests Of
the school.
Mr.. Sam Hensell has sent us several
exquisite calendars to replace the
ones broken in the mails. Knoxville
people surely have taste in getting up
calendars, and Ogden Bros. & Co. eI-
eel the best.
Mr.. William Engle, Jr., as,sold one
hundred acres of his home farm, near
Zion Church, to Mr.. John ]. Flana-
gan for s5,OOO-s5O per acre. The
house and barn are included in the
portion sold.
Tread softly about Mr.. James F.
Thompson's. Squeeze his hand with
fervor. Notice the proud look in his
eye and the happy smile about his
lips. It's girl, and weighs III
pounds.-Martn,bm9 Independent.
We understand that Mr.. Charles B.
Moler, who has been conducting the
store at Keller, in this county, has
sold out to Messrs Horace Osbourn
and Frank Ronemous, who will con-
tinue the business at the same stand.
The Citizens Fire Company, Of
Charlestown, have arranged to chance
off a gold-headed cane among the fire
companies OF that place, Frederick
and Hagerstown. The proceeds will
be devoted to the purchase Of steam
| fire engine.
We have received from ]. G. Aver
| & Co, the patent medicine firm,
bound copy of their new almanac.
1t is printed in twenty-one different
languages-to show, we suppose,
that Ayers medicines are good for
people of all nationalities.
John Kenny, stone-cutter, EN-
ployed on the Winchester extension
of the Martinsburg and Potomac Rail
road, was crushed to death Tuesday
by pile of stone, near where he was
at work, falling upon him. He lived
but a few minutes alter the occurrence.
Mrs. Anna Middlekauff, wife of Mr..
James Middlekautf, Of HagerStown,
committed suicide Wednesday morn
ing by hanging. She had been feeble
| in mind for some time. She was found
before she was cold, but all efforts
| to revive her were fruitless. She was
about 40 years old.
There was a lively scene in court at
Winchester the other day, at the
Ridenour trial r. E. Byrd, the prose-
cutting attorney, and w. R. Alexander,
a lawyer for the defense, had an alter
cation, in which Alexander threw
volume Of Blackstone at the head Of
the commemorative attorney.
Last Thursday afternoon, George
H. Myers, Of Baltimore, aged twenty
seven years, a brakeman in the EN-
ploy of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, fell beneath a freight train at
| Weverton while shifting cars, was
run over, had both legs crushed and
died shortly afterward Of his injuries.
Mrs. Coffinbargar, wife Of Mr.. Will
liam Coffinbargar, received stroke
of paralysis last week that it is
thought will terminate fatally, as the
lady is we'll advanced in years. Mr..
Coffinbargar has long been bedfast
from the effects Of similar stroke, so
husband and wife are now in help
less condition.
Mr.. George Cross has bought Mr..
Lawson w. Poffinberger's large brick
house on Main street, Shepherdstown,
the price paid being $1,000. Mr. Cross
and his family will move into their
new home in the spring. Mr.. Poffin-
berger will probably build on the site
of the flour mill that was recently
destroyed by fire.
Operations at the McMurray can
ming establishment in Frederick City
have been almost entirely suspended,
and it is not now believed that they
will be again resumed The personal
property OF the late Mr.. McMurray,
including nearly 200 horses and mules,
will be sold at public auction during
the month of February.
Among the petitions presented in
the Senate few days ago was one by
Mr.. Faulkner, of West Virginia, from
Mrs. Henrietta B. Lee, Of Jefferson
county, asking for such recompense
as the government may be disposed
to make for the destruction OF her
house in 1864 by federal soldiers under
command OF her relative, General
Hunter.
4 Young man out West has been
left an immense fortune upon the con-
dition that he marries within the year.
Already he is overwhelmed with pro-
posal. from manageable damsels
asking to be his wife. We know sew
eral Young men in this town who are
exceedingly sorry that they do not
stand in that young mans shoes, as
financial embarrassment is all that
prevents them from marrying.
At meeting OF the stockholders OF
Potomac Building Association No 3
on Tuesday evening the following d.
rectors were elected: b. s. Pendleton,
d. l.. Rentch, w. n. Lemen, Geo. NJ
Beltzhoover, Chas. II. Knott, ii. Z.
Marten and H. L. Snyder. At sub