Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-09-05
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| Nhaiies broadway hOuSS mas given
$500 to the Winchester Fair again
this week. The fair will be held next
week, and Mr.. Rouss will be present
one day.
1t now transpires that the reported
sales of land at Shenandoah Junction
were incorrect. Options, only, have
been secured ON the Neill farm and
other property there.
Our beloved neighbor, the Charles
town Free Press, has just entered on
its eightieth year. But you'd never
suspect it was so old, it's so cheerful
and bright and entertaining.
Messrs. Smith and Doll are going to
work in earnest with their new hotel
at Rafting Springs. The contract
has been let a nd work on it already
begun. Great improvements are to
be made there.
Many strangers and former residents
are visiting Shepherdstown this week.
nv iNhplOlhR lloS DCCA ouos
writing them up, but of course there
are great many whose names he
could not obtain.
Miss BERTHE Byers, a much respect
ed young lady of Hagerstown, and
who also had number Of friends in
this community, died last Tuesday
from nervous prostration. She was
in her twentieth year.
Mr.. Mayberry Mckee, who lives
near kearneysville, has been pretty
successful in raising sheep this year.
He recently sold buck two years old
that weighed 240 pounds, and he has
a young buck, five months old, that
weighs 1852 pounds The sheep were
n cross of Cotswold and Southdown.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. E.
H. Vickers, of this vicinity, has been
appointed an assistant in the pre-
paratory department at the st ate
University at Morgantown, at sal
airy of 500. Mr. Vickers is most
excellent young gentleman, and we
are confident will fill the position
satisfactorily.
The interesting story in last weeks
REGISTER, relating to the last man
killed in the late war, was an "o'er
true tale r. Stockton Terry was
nephew of Col. A. r. Boteler, of this
place, and the Colonel says he well re-
members the incident and the excite
ment occasioned by the shooting of
the Yankee by Mr.. Terry.
Washington McMullen, resident
of Washington, met with sad acct
dent at Martinsburg last Sunday
evening. He was standing on a side
track in the yards waiting for
freight train TO pass when an engine,
the approach of which he had not no
ticed, knocked him down, cutting his
right leg off at the ankle.
We have received from the publish
ers copies of the new afternoon paper
in Hagerstown, the Daily Nail Like
its parent, the weekly edition, the
Mail is model of neatness and good
taste, and if it shall maintain its pres
ent newsiness, which we doubt not, II
will already be in the front rank.
1t is to be uncompromisingly Demo
cratic. which is not the least of its
good features We wish it every sue
cess.
A dispatch from Martinsburg to the
Wheeling Intelhgencer of Monday last
saws: "A Miss Sailor, living in the
suburbs of this city, and Mr.. Van
Metre, of Opequon district, started to
drive to a picnic below town Satur-
dav night. Before they had proceed
ed very far the horse became fright
ened, ran off and threw Miss Sailor
from the buggy, breaking her neck.
She died Sunday evening. Mr.. Van
Metre escaped unhurt."
Mr.. Peter Mouse was attacked by
two tramps at his residence about one
quarter of mile east of this city, on
Tuesday evening last, and but for the
timely arrival of the neighbors, his
escape from the desperadoes would
have been impossible. They were
brought to this city under cover of
a revolver, and after trial before
Justice Mckee, they were sent to Jail
Nf lNa Nirntr
Court. -MartinSbwg Independent.
The Martinsburg Independent says
that Mr.. Miffiin Pyle while eating
banana on Thursday evening, was
stung by honey bee, on the tongue.
In few minutes his tongue, face and
throat was SWOLLEN, until he could
not talk, and for some time his life
was despaired of from suffocation, as
his tongue was so thick that he could
not close his mouth. Although under
going intense suffering for several
hours, he was able to resume duty
at his place of business.
Sixteen years ago two solid silver
spoons were stolen from Mrs. NJ. Page
Andrews, who lives near Shepherds
town. Last spring year ago one OF
the spoons was found in a field near
the house in blowing time. Not long
since Mr.. Abe Miner found the other
spoon while he was blowing, and Mrs.
Andrews again has both spoons in
her possession. The person who stole
them buried them, and it took nearly
a score of years to find them. The
spoons are just as good as ever.
At the Democratic convention last