Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-28
BRIEFS.

just ihdue munlncent donation of
800 to the Citizens Fire Company of
Charlestown.
Bear in mind the fact that the la
dies will hold a bazar in Shepherds
town during the Holidays for the
benefit Of the town hall.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stipp sent in the
turkey this year that makes the chief
adornment of the editors table. We
are thankful, consequently.
Wilson Arnett, colored, has received
his pension money. The first pay
ment was S759, and his monthly al
lowance will be $50 as long as he lives.
John Jacob Luther, an aged citizen
OF Hagerstown, died last Monday
He was direct defendant of Martin
Luther, being of the ninth generation
Mr.. Claggett Wiles, a s. V. brake
man, had his right hand badly
mashed while coupling cars few
days ago. He will probably lose a
couple of fingers.
There's even high tariff on eggs
They have been selling in Shepherds
town at "a cents a dozen, an unusual
ly high price for this place. Butter
is 10 cents pound.
Miss Jennie NJ. Hill remembered
+ba o1;tor chic ,,,o,Iy ,,;tb o,n &c tbosa
splendid butter ducks, in the manu-
facture of which she has become so
justly famous. 1t is really too pref
ty to eat.
Mr.. Emory Ensminger killed his
two big hogs on Wednesday, and he
sets pace that Shepherdstown will
find very hard to overcome. One of
them weighed 800 and the other $50
pounds net.
Peter Mantz, who had his leg cut
off in Baltimore by locomotive
while he was employed on the b. &
0. as engineer, and who sued the
company for S25, 900 damages, lost his
suit in the Hagerstown Circuit Court
last Monday.
The parade and Democratic jolliti-
cation at Sharpsburg last Tuesday
night was quite a success, having
been well supported by Shepherds
town. Our band and fire company
and many citizens were over. Gen.
McKaig made speech.
This is how some one figures it:
From a bushel of corn distiller gets
four gallons of whiskey, which retails
at SIC; the government gets $500; the
farmer who raised the corn, gets 40
cents; the railroadsgets 81; the man
ufacturer gets 81, and the consumer
gets drunk.
w. p. Licklider has one of the larg-
est stocks of Xmas goods that was
ever in town. Fine china, glass, tea
sets, vases, etc, at the lowest price
they can be sold. Everybody is in
vited to call at his store and see the
new goods. Will take pleasure In
showing you what he has.
Mr.. j. Davis Billmyer started work
this week on the vein of iron ore on
his fathers land above town. 1t is
the intention TO make thorough i'll
vestigation and find out whether or
not it will pay to work the vein ex-
tensively. We hope the most san
guine expectations may be realized.
Martinsburg is said to be suffering
from bad case of business blues. The
death of Col. Hickman has caused
the suspension of work at the hosiery
factory, and the report that the b. u
O. Railroad will remove its repair
shops to Cumberland and the end of
the division to Berlin makes the out
look still darker.
Last Sunday evening between 7
and s o'clock large hay-rick, con-
tanning probably six or eight tons,
belonging to Col. A. r. Boteler and
on the Fountain Rock place, was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t is supposed to
have been the work of tramps, as
several of these wandering gentlemen
had beenloafing around that vicinity.
The store of Capt. James M. Bill
myer at Vanclevesville was broken
into last Saturday night and goods to
the value of about two hundred boil
ars taken. The robbery occurred be-
tween twelve O'Clock and morning,
and is supposed to be the work OF
tramps a heavy piece of railroad
iron was used in breaking down the
door. which was converted into kin
ding wood.
A boy of this place, about 10 years
of age, opened the safe in r. Rau's
Sons Bolivar store last Saturday,
during the temporary absence of the
clerk in charge, and took therefrom
S13. Mr.. X. Rau, Jr., discovered the
theft and caught the boy as he was
leaving the store, forcing him to sur
render the stolen money. The boy
was then allowed to depart and it is
said he has skipped the town.-Har-
perS Ferry Sentinel
Saturday night, for about an hour
from g. 80 o'clock, and also on Tuesday
night, the moon presented an unu-
sual spectacle, having three perfect
rings of color surrounding 1t. The
ring nearest the moon was of pale
golden yellow, shading to the outer
border of the ring, where it was a
deep reddish orange brown. The
second circle was of that peculiar hue
of blush green often seen on bars o.