Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-13
BRIEFS.

Tue SUN vi twelVe dollars and thirty
cents as a result of the two perform
ances here last week by the Mclean
Prescott company.
The officers of the Ladies' Town
Hall Association are requested to
mtet at the residence of DIR.
John Reynolds this Friday evening
at o'clock. All are asked to be
present, for there is business of i'm
portance to be looked after
The peach belt" of Washington
county, which is proving so prof
liable this season, will be largely in
creased the coming fall. Timber
lands are being cleared to make room
for orchards, and one nursery farm
has already booked orders for so, 600
peach trees for fall planting.
The Board of Education has ap.
pointed the following teachers for the
Charlestown Graded School: Miss
Ora Tomlinson principal, Miss Bette
Beller first assistant, Miss Ella Cramer
second, and Mrs. Maggie Henson
third. All the schools of the district
will be re-opened next Monday.
The extension Of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad has been completed
from Martinsburg to Winchester.
The new bridge over the Potomac at
Falling Waters will be completed by
the Goth of this month In few
days after that time trains will be
running through from Harrisburg to
Winchester
The manager of the Hagerstown
opera house has made arrangements to
secure $50 opera glasses for the com
ing season. One of these will be at
tached to the back of each seat in
coin-in-the-slot continuance, and by
dropping a dime i'm the slot, person
may have pair of glasses presented
ready for use.
The publishers of 81. Nicholas an
nounce that that popular children's
magazine is to be enlarged, beginning
with the new volume, which
opens with November, 1889, and that
new and clearertype will be adopted.
Four important serial stories by four
well-known American authors will be
| given during the coming year.
Over two hundred Maine veterans
will visit the Antietam battlefield on
Friday, October 4, arriving at Sharps-
burg between twelve and one o'clock.
The chairman of the committee of ar
rangements has written letter to
Sharpsburg asking that transporta-
ton over the battlefield be provided
1t is again reported that the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad has deter
mined to move its mainline tracks
at Harper's Ferry from the banks of
| the Potomac River, the present loca-
ton, where they are supported upon
trestle- work for about half a mile, to
a point some two hundred and fifty
| feet away from the river, where the
road bed will be upon q solid founda-
| ton.
The other night a thief paid his
third visit to Miss Ellen Welshans's
hen roost, and stole seven fine fowls
! therefrom. The next morning Miss
Ellen missed the chickens, but found
in the yard black vest in which were
a half pint of whiskey in bottle and
a handkerchief. She would like for
the owner to come forward, prove
property, pay charges and remove
! the same.
Mr.. John w. Hill, who lives on the
Shindler farm, about two miles below
Shepherdstown, is proud man. As
stated last week, his wheat carried off
the sweepstake prizes at Morgan's
Grove Mr.. Hill gets as premiums
| five dollars from Lee 4 cambridge, of
the Cyclone fan; pair of boots from
Bangs, Bard & Co., of Baltimore, and
half ton of phosphate from agent
Towner Schley.
Mrs Bette G. Huntington, wife of
Rev. DR.. Huntington, professor in
Columbia College, Washington, died
here last Friday morning at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Hon. W. Il.
Wilson. Mrs. H. was native of
Lower Virginia and sister Of Hon.
Joseph Christian, late of the Supreme
Court of Virginia. Her remains were
inferred in Edge-Hill Cemetery on
| SATURDAY. afternoon.-Ch arlestO,cn
Spirit.
The following West Virginia
Knight Templar Communicates have
been assigned to placesin the eleventh
division of the big parade, at the com
ing triennial conclave in Washington,
ID. c.: Wheeling CommaEdery No. L;
Palestine Commandery No. ., of Mar
! tinsburg; Calvary Commandery No. 3,
| of Parkersburg; Kanawha Command
erv No. 4, of Charleston; Potomac
Commandery No. 5, of Charlestown;
Cvrene Commandery No. Z, of Wheel
ing.
On Saturday last, Chas. Hicks,
colored prisoner in the county Jail
whilst working in the Jail yard sue
ceeded in escaping through the Jail
gate and ran up the alley to Congress
street. But our vigilant jailer, Mr..
Young, who was in the yard, but with
his back to the gate at the time, soon
detected the 'cat out the bag" and
entered into lively chase. After
short but very exciting race the ne