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

What is said to be large and cur
ious cavern has been discovered near
Strasburg, Va.
Mrs. Fannie Jennings Mcpherson,
who was born on the night Wash
ington died, and who was one OF the
White House bellies during the admin
istration of John Quincy Adams. died
recently at Frederick, aged 81
years.
Mai. Hotchkiss. OF Staunton, in a
talk about railroads says: Il ad-
vised," said he. 1.-The extension of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. and
named the city Roanoke. 1t is
almost certain that the Shenandoah
road will fall into the hands of the
Norfolk and Western.
The other day bachelor stood on
the corner of Main and Madison
streets, in Memphis, Tenn, for an
hour with nothing better to do, says
he counted 21S women, in that time,
and that only "a of them were blondes.
Thirty-tWo were dressed in pure
white, and three wore russell shoes.
The largest corpse ever conveyed
to grave in Missouri, was perhaps,
that OF a negress known as Big Jude,
was buried last week in New Madrid.
The coffin was 36 inches broad, feet
feet long and Sc inches deep. She
weighed $50 pounds. 1t required the
strength of sixteen pall-bearers to
place her in the wagon, made for the
occasion, and lower her into the
grave.
In Farmhouse by the banks of
the Kennebec, near Fairfield, Me-,
dwells an aged couple whose only son
runs on the Maine Central, and each
night. to assure them that he is all
right, whenever the engine reaches
the cottage he touches the bell sin
gle stroke They signal to him in
| having the light burning brightly i'll
a particular window to tell him that
they bear him in mind.
Edward Simons accidentally shot
and instantly killed Charles Lock
hart while they were out hunting to-
gether. 1t appears that they found
snake. Young Lockhart placed the
butt of his gun on the snake with
the muzzle against his breast, while
Young Simons proceeded to kill 1t
with club, thus striking the trigger
and discharging heavy load of shot
in his breast, killing him instantly.
At3 o'clock Monday, w. d. Baker
was a married man. At O'Clock he
was granted divorce. At . o'clock
gleton by eX-county commissioner
he was married TO Miss Sallie A. Con
Tankard. Representative Marsh.
Old Ford Funitemizer Hodges, and
the editor of this paper were witnesses
to the ceremony, which took place III
Attorney Morton's office in the pres
ence of large number of curious
friends. Washington Gazette.
Grace Gridley, the nineteen-year-
old daughter of a prominent business
man of Amboy, ILL.,, has been sleeping
soun6ly for nearly two months. She
went to- bed in her usual health the
night of March 10 and could not be
reused up from sleep next morn
ing. After sleeping a week, she
reused up somewhat, and, getting
out of bed, walked over to rocking
chair, where she Immediately went TO
sleep, and has not awakened since.
Her cheeks are rosy and her breathing
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normal as that of an infant. All at
tempts to arouse her are sruitless
She is fed regularly with liquids
Her case puzzles all the doctor.
On the first day of this month the
cash looked up in the Treasury of the
United States amounted ~ $685.
1862. 5.13. Over six hundred and
thirty-eight million dollars-an almost
inconceivable sum. And yet the
Solons in Congress are willing away
the hours of the long June days in an
attempt to increase that amount, i'll
order to afford the few rich owners OF
silver mines ready and high govern
ment market for all the products OF
their mines. Surely the poor people
of the country can not be benefited
by increasing the Treasury board, for
if it be made to amount to billions
they would not get dollar unless
they should work for it, and then it
would not buy as much meat and
bread as one does now.
Roe Griffin, clerk in store at Per
ryville, Kan, made some slanderous
remarks about Miss Minnie Phase,
handsome young milliner of the town,
last Wednesday. The girl was told
about the stories and wrote out the
statementa as borne toher, supplement-
ing it by a formal admission. She
even compelled him to use pen and
ink in affiXing his signature to his
shameful acknowledgement, at the
same time demanding money enough
for publishing the statement in the
local newspaper AS he did so Miss
Phase whipped out rawhide and
gave the clerk an unmerciful trounc-
ing. When she had thoroughly worn
herself out Griffin had about twenty
five large wells or his head and
shoulders. To add to his misery he
was at once discharged from his posi-