Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-02-28
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her average being 84-the highest
ever attained by any lady, 80 it is said.
At a called meeting of Winchester
Presbytery in Charlestown on Friday
last Rev. ]. NJ. Clymer asked leave to
resign his charge at Keyser and Pied
mont to accept a call to Hancock, Md.
His request was granted by Presby-
terry.
Last Sunday morning Messrs. Levi
Porter and Allen Lucas caught in the
Potomac at this place a large scow
and small skiff which were floating
together down the river. We have
not heard where the boats came
| from.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has decided that the party rates
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad,
whereby parties OF ten or more per-
sons are carried at reduced rates, are
illegal, and the railroad must not sell
any more such tickets.
Mrs. George Miller died at her home
in Writings Neck on Wednesday
evening after an illness OF several
weeks. She leaves a husband and
thirteen children to mourn the meal
culable loss Of wife and mother. Mrs.
Miller was about A years Of age.
The Baltimore Conference Of the
NJ E. Church will convene in Cum
berland Md, next Wednesday, March
9th, that of the M. E. Church South
a week later, March 18th, in Baltimore;
and the African NJ. E. Church South
in Frederick, Md, also on March 18th.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage Of Miss Irene Kephart, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Jacob NJ. Kepbart, OF Duff
fields, to Mr.. L. s. Mcnamara, Of
Cambridge, Md. The ceremony is to
take place in the Lutheran Church at
Uvilla next Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock.
Governor Fleming has vetoed the
act requiring railroads to give notice
of time Of trains, and the act to au-
thorize the County Court of Berkeley
county to refund it's bonds, on the
ground that neither were subjects EN-
braced in the call for the special ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Our neighboring town Of Boonsboro
was greatly excited last Friday morn
ing by what at one time threatened
to be serious conflagation. William
Wheeler's shoe store was burned out
between one and two o'clock, caus-
ing a loss Of 81, 200, insured for 81 200.
The bucket brigade kept the fire
from spreading.
Mr.. John P. Entler, contractor, has
just completed for Mr.. Miles W. Starr
a very comfortable and convenient
dwelling-house on his place few
miles west of Shepherdstown. The
house is q frame structure, filled in
with brick, two stories high, with
back building, and is rooted with
slate. 1t is a good and substantial
dwelling.
A few days ago while Capt. M. j.
Billmyer and Mr.. William Rice were
cutting down a tree on the farm OF
the former the tree suddenly fell.
The Captain was caught under the
limbs and came very near being
killed, but fortunately escaped with
a broken finger. Bill says the Cap
tain showed a great deal Of agility for
a man of his age.
Last Saturday, the 22d, was well
observed in Shepherdstown. The
Shepherd Fire Department, headed
by the Shephsrdstown Band, paraded
the streets with its engine and hose
carriage in the afternoon, and also
held a torchlight parade at night.
The ragamufflns also held parade,
and there was an imitation procession
at night. The day was q very pleas
ant one, in point OF weather.
The latest news from Charleston
Thursday morning is that the West
Virginia Legislature has adjourned
without passing the new election law,
for which the Senate is held RESPONSE
BILE. Governor Fleming announces
that he will appoint Editor WIN. A.
Ohley, of the Fairmont Inde1, as Sec
retary of State No better appoint
ment could have been made, and we
congratulate our brother of the press,
Everybody and everything, almost,
are fooled into believing that spring
is nearly here. The spring birds have
come, the spring flowers are bloom
ing. the buds are bursting, the boys
are playing marbles as in SPRING
April showers and thunder storms
have been prevailing, fish are run
ming up stream, the farmers are plow-
ing-in short, nature and art agree
that this is not winter. 1t surely Is a
queer season.
We note by the Charlestown Spur"
the following sale ofreal estate; Ihir-
weight acres of the Balqh estate, by
Snecial Commissioners Brown, Bay
lor and Engle, to Eugene Baker, at
s31 per acre the Robert NJ. Miller
farm. by Special Commissioners Trap
nell Baylor, Green and Brown, TO
DIR. James Logic, at S3s per acre Inc
shaull land, by Special Commission
ars Stephenson, Kennedy and Bay
lor, to Charles Trussell, at $40 per
acre.
The establishment of a Young Mems