Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-01
BRIEFS.


Harper's Ferry that was once owned
by John Brown has been purchased
by the Messrs Reichard, of Washing
ton county, who will set it out in
peach trees.
The prisoners in the Hagerstown
jail had planned a wholesale escape
on Tuesday, but fortunately their
plot was discovered and frustrated.
a search of the prisoners showed that
they had saws, knives, razors and
other weapons in their cells.
The celebrated railroad case is be-
ing tried before Judge Duck wall in
special session of the Circuit Court at
Charlestown this week. The list of
lawyers in attendance includes many
big guns in the legal profession
country lights and city livers.
Special Commissioner j. f. Engle
last Saturday sold the Kennedy lot,
corner Duke and New streets, at pub
lie sale. Mr.. Henry c. Marten bought
the lot, paying S35Ofor it. If the sale
is confirmed by the court Mr.. Marten
will probably erect a business house
upon it.
The good people Of Uvilla have de-
cided to have an oyster and meat
supper on the nights of November
2Sth and Goth Thanksgiving night
and the night following to raise the
balance of the debt on their new hall.
The public is very cordially invited
to attend.
Mrs. Nancy Henretty, wife of Mr..
William Henretty, died at the residence
of her husband near Kearneysville
last Sunday, aged AZ years. Mrs. Hen
retty leaves seven children-four girls
and three boys-without a mothers
care. Her remains were taken to
Duffields for interment on Monday.
Miss Maud Courtney Staub, of Terra
Haute, Indiana, and Mr.. James w.
Morris, of Indianapolis, were mar
ried at the former place on Tuesday
of last week at the home of the bride.
Miss Staub, who is a niece of William
Righstine, Esq, of Shepherdstown,
visited in this place a couple of years
ago.
State Superintendent of Schools, b.
s. Morgan, in view of the increasing
Importance of popular instruction on
the necessity of tree planting and the
preservation and protection of trees
and shrubs, has appointed Friday,
November sth, 1899, as Arbor Day, to
be observed and celebrated by the
public schools of West Virginia.
Mr.. Jacob b. Crow has been APP
pointed ferryman at the ferry of the
Maryland and Virginia Bridge Com
pany at Shepherdstown. He will
start in today, and will succeed Mr..
|. w. Chapline, who finds the duties
too severe on him. Mr.. Crow was
ferryman and bridge tender for a
long time after the war, but gave it
up some years ago.
Fannie" the sorrel mare upon
which Sam Wright was killed near
Moorefield in 1864, died couple of
weeks ago at the old Wright home
place near town. Fannie at the time
of her death was 81 years old. She
was faithful nag in war and peace.
Never did horse-flesh have more
gallant rider than Fannie bore to his
death in the memorable winter of 1864.
Free Press.
The quarterly meeting of the Over
seers of the Poor and the County
Commissioners was held at the Aims
house on Wednesday. The usual big
dinner was eaten with the usualrelish,
and the accounts of the institution
were audited Mr. Frank G. Butler,
of Charlestown, was awarded the
contract for furnishing supplies for
the Almshouse during the next six
months at his bid of S139.92. There
is a less number of county poor being
cared for now than usual-only about
thirty inmates The officials speak
we'll of the management of the Aims
house.
California bear stories are again rife
i'm the east. We have seen no publ
cation of the exploit of that big grizzly
who started to walk around pine
tree and caught up with his own hind
quarter. Thinking they belonged to
another bear, he opened war on his
own rear with tooth and toe-nall.
When he felt himself clawing himself
he thought, of course, that it was the
other bear, and cbawed the harder.
He never discovered his mistake
until he had swallowed himself clear
down to his ears, and then it was too
late to retreat This story has the
merit of being true We have seen
the man who told it.
The General Convention of the
Protestant Episcopal Church In the
United States brought its session TO
q close in New York last Thursday
night, and the next Convention VIII
he held in Baltimore in 1892. Inc
church enters upon another triennlum
with 81 dioceses, 10 missionary Juris-
dictions. II bishops and assistant
bishops, 2 bishops elect, 8,5ss priests
100 deacons. 431 candidates for holy
orders, 1896 lay readers, 4SS' 100 coh'-
municants, 1894 church buildings
1 9sS ehapels and missions, 149 acaoe-
mics. 15colleges, Astrological Schools
40 ORDINANCES, 60 homes, 81 hospitals
- 4ooobarS An 100 scholars