Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-03-29
News from shepherdslown.
Winchester Presbytery meets in
Martinsburg April 9th.

4 winchester TIeSuyteTy meets III
Martinsburg April 9th.
The B. & o. Railroad is about to
add fifty new baggage and day coaches
to the three hundred and seven it al
ready has in use.
The Valley Convocation ofthe Epis.
copal Church will convene in Trinity
Church, Shepherdstown, On April
10th, and continue in session several
days. Bishop Peterkin will be pres.
emf.
Miss Mamie V. Daniels, of this
county, has accepted the position of
governess in the family of Hon. A. r.
/ Unger, in Morgan County, this State.
She will teach music, art, calisthenics
and the common school branches.
Mr.. Alexander Mitchell died at his
home near Pritcher's Mill, in the Har-
peI's Ferry neighborhood, on March
9th, at the advanced age of 81 years,
| 10 months and IA days. His remains
were inferred in the Unionville grave
yard.
Bishop Peterkin of the Episcopal
Church has revised his appointments
for this county, and the correct sched-
ule of his appointments are as fol-
lows: April 9Th, Summit Point, Lee
town and Middleway; 18th, Harper's
Ferry Goth, Shepherdstcwn 9th,
Charlestown, Mountain Mission and
St. Phillips.
The pay of census enumerators is as
follows: For every living person, two
| aontg fnr dnafh 20. 70
every firm twenty-five cents for ev-
cry factory thirteen cents for each
veteran or veterans widow, five cents.
On special cases an enumeration may
be paid by the day, not TO exceed So.
Mr.. Jacob S. Sheetz, one of Shep-
herdstown's venerated citizen, died
suddenly at his home in this place
last Sunday night about 8 o'clock.
| Mr.. Sheetz had been about as usual
on Saturday, and was enjoying COM
| paratively good health. On Sunday
he was seized with a severe attack of
heart disease, which eliminated fatal
ly the same evening. Mr.. Sheetz
was lifelong resident of Shepherds
town, and no one had more of the re-
spect of and good will of the people
| than he.
Mr.. J. Earle Glenn, son of Captain
Jas. w. Glenn, of this county, died in
Roanoke, Va, last week after an Ill.
ness of but three days, from structure
of the bowels. He was thirty years
of age. His remains were taken to
the residence of his father near Shen-
andoah Junction, and from thence, af-
ter the funeral services on the after
noon of the 18th instant, were inter
red in Edge Hill Cemetery, lin Charles
town. MIR. Glenn was on short Wis
1t TO his sister Mrs. Glen Beall, await
ing an engagement TO fill position
which had been given him on the
| Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad.
a SURE-ENoUGH BOoM.-Seyeral
weeks ago the Register made meption
of prospective boom at Kearneys-
vile, this county. The statement
was made that A. J. Morris & Co., of
Avondale, Pa, had bought IS acres
| of land from Mr.. e, S. McIntire for
the purpose of getting out stone. At
the same time, doubts that the enter
prise would materialize were express
ed.
From information obtained from
tirst-rate authority we are now led to
believe that the boom will be a sure.
enough one. On Tuesday of this week
the members of the firm referred to
and number of b. & o. officials paid
a visit to Kearneysville in special
car, and concluded arrangements to
put the enterprise in working order
as soon as possible. In addition to
the eighteen acres of land bought
from Mr.. McIntire. Messrs. Morris &
Co. purchased nearly hundred acres
from William L. Stewart, paying SIS
per acre for it. This puts them in
possession of a strip of land nearly
mile in length Immediately north of
and adjoining the railroad. The rail. |
road company will start in to drill
an artesian well, put up the necessary
buildings and place in position the
machinery. \ hundred hands will be |
given employment very soon.
Morris & Co. proposes to open ex-
tensive quarries. Heavy stone for
piers, abutments and such work will
first be gotten out, then smaller build
ing stone, and finally crushed stone
fo- various purposes. The company
will furnish great quantities of bal. |
last for the b. & O. Railroad also.
From ten to twelve carloads of stone
will be handled daily, and when the
works are in complete running order
the output will be increased to twenty
carloads per day.