Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-06-13
BRIEFS.

All members, Of Caledonia Lodge
No. L. 0. of o. F., are urged to be
present at their stated meeting, June
10Th, as business, requiring the at
tention of all, will be transacted.
Cadet Julian Latimer, graduated
last week from the U. s. Naval Acad-
envy, and about the first of July will
embark on the Essex for two years
cruise in European waters. He is
now at his home, on short leave.
1t now transpires that when the
Martinsburg Statesman told that yarn
about a panther frolicking around
Shepherdstown it was only trying to
advertise our town. Tanks, awfully,
Bro. Boyer, but we are further out of
the woods than that.
The Rev. J. r. Van Horne was
called away last week by the sudden
and fatal illness of his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Caster Van Horne. She died
at her residence near Bloomfield, Lou
doun county, Va, on Wednesday last
in the 76 year of her age
1t is not generally known, but it is
fact nevertheless, that person who
is sentenced to the county Jail for a
stated period and serves out his SEN
tence without being pardoned by the
Governor of this State, looses the
right of franchise and is disqualified as
a voter
Mr.. S. III. Higinbotham, postmaster
here, on Tuesday night of last week
received telegram announcing the
| accidental death of a brother who
lives at Confluence, Pa. He was run
over by railroad train at lockwood.
The deceased leaves wife and four
children.-Free Press.
One night last week two masked
men entered the Troutville, Va, ex
press and telegraph office, and after
binding the operator, emptied the
money drawer of its contents, about
So. Troutville is a station on the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad, a few
miles this side of Roanoke.
The name picnic" originated in
1902 The persons forming the county
party were furnished with list Of
eatables and drinkables, aud each
one picked out what he wished and the
name Of the article was nicked of
and the entertainment was thus
known as pick and nick.
The ladies interested in the Lunch
and Strawberry Festival given last
Saturday take this method of return
ing thanks to all who assisted them
in any way by contributions or pa
tronage. After expenses were paid
profit of thirty-five dollars remained
for the Town Hall fund. Another
entertainment is contemplated next
month immediately after harvest.
Mr.. Lewis l.. Dinkle of Charlestown,
the appointee of the County Court as
Sealer of weights and measures for
this county, was in town on Monday
and Thursday last. He was not quite
so persistent this time, but gave pub
lie notice e. established an Office in
town, as the law requires him to do,
His services are a heavy tax upon
our merchants and of no conceivable
benefit to the public.
A pretty wedding took place on
Wednesday Of last week at Oakland
Church. near Charlestown the con-
tracing parties being Rev. John ..
Tackett, OF Fauquier county, Va,
and Miss Bette Moore, eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. Henry Moore. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev Chas,
Mellican, assisted by Rev. DIR. Gard
ner. The groom is well-known in
this county and was formerly pastor
of the Oakland Church. The couple
will make their future home in Eau
quier.
General Longstreet denies that
there was any agreement with the
Generals Beauregard, Stuart, Hood,
Wheeler and other Southern gener-
ais with him to favor the reconstruc-
ton policy of the republican party
and failed to keep their agreement
when they found that it would not
be popular in the South. 1.-The soldiers
named were all gentlemen, and had
they made any such agreement they
would have carried it out. III l did
tread the wine press alone, did so on
my own motion
Mr. Joseph H. frey, a well-known
resident Of Hagerstown, died unex
pectedly at his home Monday even
ing last, aged 81 years. He had been
i'm bad health for some time and was
taken with hemorrhages that evening
and died in short time. After the
first hemorrhage he walked out on
the roof of back building to get
fresh air. He was seen falling on the
roof by persons in an adjoining build
ing. who ran to his assistance, but he
died in a few minutes. He was at
one time a Judge of the Orphans
Court and member Of the town
council. For many years he was EN-
gagged in the merchant tailoring bus
mess. He leaves a wife, three sons
and two daughters.