Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-02-06
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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1891.
BRIEFS.

Down In FLORIDA they are edtinS
rossting-ears.
The tax levy in Keedysville, Md, il
10 cents on the 800.
Michael Souders, OF Charlestown,
has been granted a pension.
Alexander Williams, Of Martins
burg, got a pension this week.
The corporation election will be
held on the 9th Of March this year.
Mr.. John g. Shirley has been ap.
pointed assistant to Assessor Flagg.
Give the boom all the help you can
bv word Of mouth as we'll as by ac-
tion.
You can get Strawberries in the city
for $3.50 a QUARTZ you want them
that badly.
Mr.. George Mathews, an old citi-
zen OF Martinsburg, died last Sunday,
aged 70 years.
We are indebted to Senator Faulk
ner for a copy Of his recent speech on
the deceased Force bill.
Mr.. VIM. G.. Russell, a venerable
citizen OF Winchester, Va, died last
Saturday, aged We years.
Theodore L. Wentzell, q formerres-
ident OF Harper's Ferry, died in Mo-
line, ILL.,, last week, aged So years.
The West Virginia State Grange
will meet manual session at Charles
ton on Tuesday next, February 10th.
There is to be another one Of these
popular b. & o. excursions to Wash
ington and Baltimore next Thursday.
We hear that a number of new
houses are to be built in Shepherds
town as soon as the weather permits.
The Worlds Fair banquet to be
held at Charleston has been post
poned from the 18th to the 18th OF
February.
George McChan, an elderly colored
man who for years has been an hos
tier in Shepherdstown, died last Sun
day night.
Mr.. b. F. Graves will have his saw
mill in running order in a very short
time. He expects to get the mill set
up this week
Rev. Winstead Galloway, popular
colored minister living in Berkeley
county, died suddenly last week Of
heart disease.
Last Thursday night thieves visit
ted the premises OF Mr.. John A. Link,
near Uvilla, and stole a turkey and a
number of chickens.
The bridge over the Opequon at
Schoppsrt's has been declared unsafe
on account of the large quantity OF
drift piled against it.
Mr. G. B. Rouss has presented the
IndependentlFir Company ofCharles-
town with a new set Of drums and
flies for their drum corps.
Aaron Madison, an old colored man
living near Newtown, in Berkeley
county, fell down stairs few days
ago and broke his neck, causing his
death.
Mr.. John II. Mentzer, farmer 80
years old, of Washington county, fell
through trap-door in Wilson's store
near Clearspring, and was instantly
killed.
The telegraph operators on the
Shenandoah Valley division OF the
Norfolk and Western Railroad have
been granted an advance Of SIS each
per month.
There is talk OF rebuilding the
bridge across the Shenandoah at
Harper's Ferry which was swept
away, except one span, by the flood
Of June l, 1899.
Captain A. NJ Earle, a gallant Con-
federate soldier and q member Of the
18th Virginia cavalry. died at his
home in Warren county, Va, on De-
cember 25th last, aged n years.
Mr. J. F. welshans has sent US
from Kansas u copy Of the Beloit
Call We see that there is great JOY
over the defeat Of Ingalls, in that
State. The paper 10 full Of roosters.
Charles Mooney, a very decently
dressed tramp hailing from Philadel-
Ilx n
Weverton the other day while steal
ing ride on b. & o. freight train.
A house and lot of MIR. R. H. Butt
in Middleway has been sold to l.. G.
Lucas for 1870 The property OF
Mrs Lucy Wysong in the same place
has been purchased by Thos. Locke.
We have received copy OF the
Martinsburg Evening Dolly, which il
weli-gotten up newspaper OF good
size and excellent typographical APP
pearance. We hope it may be sue
sess.
Mr.. J. C. Holmes has been directed
by Mr.. G. II. b. Rouss OF New York
to proceed with an 1Sx3S addition to
his Shannon Park" residence. 1t is
TO be of dressed limestone and will
be very handsome.-Free Press
AS Policeman Kahn, OF Charles
town, was making an arrest last
Saturday night he was attacked and
beaten by gang Of young colored
toughs, who will have TO answer TO
the grand jury for their conduct
The subject of increasing the State
school levy has been brought up in the
Legislature again. This is meas
ure that works great injustice to JEFF