Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-17
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works all right or not.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Directors of the Jefferson County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company will
be held at the Office OF Washington &
Alexander, in Charlestown, on Tues
day, January 21st, at II a. III.
Pasture is still good in this section,
and the open winter has given live
stock green food great deal longer
than is usual. The farmers have also
taken advantage of the season to do
a great deal of their blowing.
Mr.. Edward H. Chambers, prom
inent and highly respected citizen of
Harper's Ferry, died on Monday, in
the Saith year Of his age. He was
Mayor of that town several terms,
and was once member of the Coun-
ty Court.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Mr.. Daniel H. Folk and Miss Hettie
Lemen, daughter of Mr.. VIM. T.
Lemen. The ceremony will be held
in the Presbyterian Church of Shep-
herdstown on Wednesday afternoon,
January Goth, at o'clock.
Mr. Daniel Longanecker, of Keedys
vile, started on the first of January,
1889, with 65 hens. During the year
he sold 76S dozen eggs and set 400 eggs,
and kept no account of what were
used by the family. The receipts of
the sale of eggs aggregated S99.s4.
The joint meeting of the Ciceron-
ian and Parthenian Literary Socie-
ties of Shepherd College announced
for this Friday evening has been
postponed until next Friday evening,
January cath, at o'clock. THE
grip" is the cause of the postpone
ment.
Tuesday morning about 3 o'clock
"Old Jen," the venerable mare be-
longing to Mr.. John r. Ray, escaped
from her stable and came into COLI
sion with a freight train on the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad. There was
a wreck, but it wasn't the train that
was injured The railroad company
paid Mr.. Ray twenty dollars damages.
According to an estimate just pub
| lished by the Agricultural Depart
ment, the total wheat crop OF West
Virginia for the past year was 3, l44, 600
bushels, raised on 30S,25l acres, and
worth 50, ,653. The oat crop was
.. 500. 900 bushels, on 14G,5O2 acres,
worth s70l, 149. The corn crop was
10. 1919, 900 bushels, raised on 67S,5lS
acres, and worth S8,079,52
The Charlestown Free Press has
been informed that 1.-The grip is very
bad in Shepherdstown-that persons
are suddenly stricken with weakness
in the knees, etc. Our contemporary
has been misinformed. The only
SYMPTOMS of weakness in the knees
| observable here were during the Hol-
idays-and we reckon there were
plenty of the same sort to be seen In
Charlestown, too,
The package OF REGISTERS for
| Shenandoah Junction that should
have reached that office at o'clock
on last Saturday morning at furthest,
had not yet arrived there on Tues
day morning-owing 40 doubt to the
incompetency or careiessness of some
postal clerk under this model (D adj
ministration. The papers for several
other postoffices were also carried as
tray. We are sorry that such annoy
ances occur, but as we didn't help
elect the administration we think we
should not be held responsible for its
| plumbers.
There's another turnpike in progress.
DIR. A. S. Reynolds and Messrs. f. l.
Lee and G. Il. Licklider, who own the
land on either side Of of the road, are
furnishing stone for a well-built and
substantial pike from the edge of
| town to the residence of Mr. Collin
berger, on the Martinsburg road.
The county is paying for the break
ing of the stone. These gentlemen
are also setting out trees all along the
fences. and in the course of time the
present mud-hole will be a fine
avenue. Mr.. Presley Marmaduke is
assisting i'm the work. This will be a
vast Improvement, and shows COM
mendable public spirit.
1t seemed last Sunday as though
June day had been dropped into MD
winter. The air was soft and balmy,
the sun shone warm, and the shade
was more agreeable than the sun
shine. Dandelions were in full bloom,
and spring flowers made their appear
snce. The vines and bushes showed
their buds. and a willow tree in the
editors yard put forth its leaves.
In some localities peach blossoms
came out, and even the pear buds
swelled and were almost ready TO
burst. The cooler weather CT Aon-
dav. and which has since prevailed,
prevented further advance in veSeta-
ton. but even as it is the season Is a
most remarkable one.
John Hostler and VIM. Sisk, resld-
ing on the mountain, near Manning S
school-house, got into a controversy
last week. which resulted in perso-
nal encounter at Manning's Ferry on
Wednesday morning. While fight
ing Sisk pulled a billy and struck
Uostler several times about the head