Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-07
BRfEFS.

Jarley's Wax Works, which will be
shown in Shepherdstown Friday and
Saturday evening of this week. You
ought to go.
In the Swan Pond precinct up in
Berkeley county the Democrats held
the Republicans down mighty well
this year. The average majority for
the Democratic candidates was 10, and
John Hollida is happy.
The Hagerstown Ice Company has
declared a dividend of IS per cent on
its earnings for the past six months,
besides placing a snug sum to the sur
plus fund. From the way the public
was extortioned upon we expected a
still greater dividend.
Last Friday night some thief or
thieves broke into the Episcopal
Rectory, which is now vacant-prob-
ably have been making a rendezvous
of it-and carried off some of the fur
niture in it. A table, a stand and sew
eral chairs have been missed.
Shenandoah Junction is the banner
precinct in this county. The SO Dem
ocrats there only allowed two Repub-
lican votes to slip in-probably as
samples. We take off our hat to the
Junction Democrats. Four Republi-
cans had the temerity to vote at rock
ribbed Oak Grove.
Now that the campaign is over the
REGISTER will buckle down to news
again, and it will be our earnest eff
fort to make it welcome visitor to
every home in this community. We
would like for every family in this To-
cality to subscribe, and will send it
from now until January 1, 1892, for
two dollars.
A young daughter of the late Thos.
Poffenberger, over in Washington
county, was seized with a fit of cough
ing one morning last week and feel
ing relieved of something that had
been pricking her throat, looked and
found pin which she had swallowed
about four years ago. The pin was
worn and discolored.
Mr. Eli Fizer died at the residence
of Mr.. John Mitchell. near the Cement
Mill, Sunday night, at the age Of 55
years, 10 months and 16 days. Mr..
Fizer had tried for years to obtain a
government pension, but in vain and
he died dependent on the care Of
friends. He was buried in Elmwood
Cemetery on Tuesday.
There's only one thing that mars
the beauty of the new bridge across
the Potomac-and that is the high
rates of toll. If these were cut in
half it would be of incalculable bene-
fit to our town, and, in the opinion Of
many persons, would at the same time
prove remunerative to the company
by reason of the largely increased
travel that would follow.
The valuable property known as
the Shepherdstown Manufacturing
Company's establishment, is to be sold
at trustees sale in this place next
Tuesday. The whole concern
grounds, buildings, machinery and
stock-is to be offered, and a splendid
opportunity is offered to investors.
As will be seen by its advertisement
in another column, this is a valuable
concern, and it can be purchased at
bargain.
l.. l.. Polk, national president of
the Farmers Alliance, has been on a
tour through the States OF Kansas,
Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and Hi
nois, where, he says, the growth of
the alliance is unprecedented. He
says alliances have been organized in
thirty-five States, numbering in all
81, 600 lodges, embracing member
ship of 100000. He expects the
membership to be increased 100000
within the next year.
Shepherdstown's boom is moving
on. One or two options are yet to be
secured, and when this has been &C
complished the work of organization
will be rapidly pushed. Some of the
very finest sites for manufacturing
and residence purposes have been
secured, and Shepherdstown's adj
vantages for an industrial movement
are unexcelled. The establishment
here of the Shenandoah Valleys
steam crusher is pretty good starter
| for our boom.