Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-29
BRIEFS.

day OF this week.
George Maddigan, aged about 81
years, freight brakeman on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, was
killed last week near Bentonville. 1t
is supposed he fell from a car, striking
on his head. He was unmarried and
resident of Riverton, Va.
Miss Fannie V. Crow, daughter of
Mr.. Jacob B. Crow, of Shepherdstown,
is to be married to Mr.. Henry E.
Grosh, of Williamsport, Md, on We'd
nesday morning, April 10th. The
wedding will take place in the Luth-
eran Church at o'clock in the morn
ing.
Last Saturday evening there was
choir practice in the Presbyterian
Church. After it was over the JAM
tor failed to return and put out the
lights, and the church was illuminated
until after midnight. Some one pass
ing about 10 o'clock noticed the light,
and the church was put in order.
Mr.. Jacob Wintermoyer comes to
the front this week with a new adj
vertisement. He has in a splendid
line of clothing for men and boys, and
all he asks is an inspection. His
goods are as cheap and as of fine
quality as you can get any place
for the same money. He is also well
stocked in furnishing goods.
Charles Washington and John Del
phi, two colored youths who have for
long time been behaving badly on
the streets, were last Saturday night
arrested by Sergeant Arthur for dis
orderly conduct and lodged in jail.
They remained in durance vile until
Monday evening, when their fines
were paid and they were released.
Mrs. Stockman, the wife of Fred.
Stockman, committed suicide by cut
ting her throat at her brothers house,
Samuel Williamson, near Hedgesville.
in Berkeley county. Mr.. Williamson's
family missed her, and not finding her
in her room, went to the garnet, where
her dead body was found. Domestic
A dispatch from Martinsburg TO the
Wheeling Register says that Mrs. Liz
zie Thompson, wife of Abraham
| Thompson, who has been keeping a
boarding house in Martinsburg, near
the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad depot,
! for several years past, eloped with one
of her boarders last week. She left
the house, taking with her some house
hold goods and about $400 in money.
| X. s. NJ. Hoffman. furniture dealer,
has full supply of all 81 AIDES of goods
on hand, and more coming. Besides
chamber sets, parlor sets, tables,
sofas, mattresses, bedsprings, &c, he
has on hand fine line of rattan
work, which is both comfortable and
durable. He makes speciality OF
baby carriages, and can show you
some very nice ones at low figures.
Call and see his stock of goods.
Last Monday evening fine bay
mare belonging to Mr.. Towner Schley
disappeared from the place where it
was hitched in Shepherdstown, and
Mr., Schley was kept busy hunting it
until Wednesday evening, when word
was received that the animal had
been taken up off the road and sta
bled by a gentleman near Shenandoah
Junction. 1t is likely some one rode
the horse away and then turned it
! loose.
Frank Beaham, a Waterman on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, while in
his box near Rileysville Station, was
shot through the head and instantly
killed last Saturday night. The as
sassin used thirty-two-calibre revol-
yer and fired through glass window.
John Cameron, who lives in the neigh
borhood. has been arrested. A thir-
ty-two-calibre revolver was found on
his person with one chamber recent
ly discharged.
A charming number of charming
magazine-such must be the general
opinion of the April issue of OUR LIT
TIE MEN AND WoMEN. The maya
zine is as admirably adapted for
school supplementary reading as for
home use 1t is treasure box ofpic-
lures and stories for the little ones be-
ginning to read. Send cents to the
publishers, ID. Lothrop Company. Bos-
| ton, for a sample back number. Sub
scripton price S1.OO a year.
BABYLAND for April is here, over
flowing with things for the toddlers.
With so may nice pictures and little
stories and jingles suited to baby's eye
and ear, the great popularity of this
delightful magazine is not to be won
dered at. A word to the fathers and
mothers-it would be difficult to sug-
gest a way of investing fifty cents
whereby an equal amount of pleasure
can be given to the little ones. 1t is
only fifty cents year. Published by
d. Lothrop Company, Boston.
The Committee in charge OF adver-
Using Shepherdstown is making pro-
gress. Advertisements have been in
serted in the northern and eastern
Journals, and capitalists and others
are already writing here with view
of locating manufacturing establish
ments. A letter was received on We'd
nesday from a firm employing large
number of hands, inquiring as to the
advantages of the place, and asking
il a suitable site could be obtained.