Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-06-19
BRIEFS.

small bone.
1t is not too early to begin prepare
tions for your exhibit ut Morgan's
Grove. Take good care of the horses
and cattle now, and keep your eye on
the trees that are likely to furnish
the choicest fruit.
The ladies of Trinity Episcopal
Church will hold lawn festival on
the evenings of July 3rd and 4th.
The tables will be presided over by
young ladies in national costumes.
All are invited to attend.
The Valley Register, of Middletown,
Md, which is among the best local
newspapers Of this section, has begun
its 4Sth volume. We congratulate its
editor on his prosperity and the ex-
cellence of his newspaper.
The word news is composed of the
letters which are the initials of the
cardinal points of the compass, and
originated with them, and that is
what we are after. If you know any
thing that comes under that head let
us have it,
The store of w. o. Baker, in Keedys-
vile, was broken into Wednesday
night of last week by burglars, and
about $3.50 worth of goods carried
away. The postoffice is III the store,
and several dollars worth of stamps
were also carried off
The family Of Mr.. VIM. II. Byers, of
Louisville, will not occupy their cot
tage near Shepherdstown this sum
mer. Mr.. Byers has bought new
house on Crescent Hill, the fashiona-
BILE suburb of Louisville, and will re-
main there this season.
Mr. Benjamin Malone, an aged resi-
dent of Sharpsburg, died at his home
in that place last Monday, at the age
of 6S years, from cancer. The funeral
services were held on Wednesday by
Revs. p. G.. Edwards and H. G. Nc
Daniel, OF Shepherdstown.
Miss Jessie Logic, daughter of DR..
James Logic, of this county, was one
of the three graduates at the recent
commencement of Mt. Vernon Insti
tute, Baltimore. Miss Logic also re-
ceived prize for modern and ancient
history, literature and composition.
4 stranger giving the name of Joel
Cline, of Pennsylvania, hired horse
and buggy from Mr.. Thomas H. Jones,
of Harper's Ferry, on the Sth of June.
He drove off with the team and has
not yet turned up, although Mr..
Jones has made strenuous efforts to
find him.
Mr.. George II. Hagley was in Shep-
herdstown on Monday looking for "a
horse supposed to have strayed from
his pasture field at Charlestown last
Friday night. 1t was large sorrel
horse, and had recently been pur-
chased by Mr.. Hagley from Mr.. Shop
herd. We understand he has recov-
cred the animal
Tuesday evening heavy storm
passed around this section and hung
for some time over the Middletown
Valley. While the storm was at its
height bolt of lightning struck the
barn of Carleton p. Ahalt, near Mid
dletown, and the building was entirely
consumed, together with fifty tons of
baled hay. Loss $1,000
Mr.. George f. Currie, an estimable
citizen of this county, living near Duff
fields, received severe stroke of par
alysis on Tuesday last, while he was
working in the field. He became un-
conscious, and was with great Difficult
ty partially restored to consciousness
through the efforts of DIR. Tanner.
His condition is regarded as very Sc
riouS.
Last Saturday night was made hid
eous, especially to the residents of the
east end of town, by the outlandish
screaming of colored woman. 1t
seems that she was Jealous of her
husband and followed him to "Phila-
delphia." where she created u scene.
He thereupon proceeded to give her
good whipping, and she filled the
town with lamentation from "Phila-
deIphia" to Angel Hill"
The County Court held a special
term last Wednesday, at which con-
tract was closed with the Kelly u
Jones Co., OF Pittsburgh, Pa, to place
steam heating apparatus i'll the jail
and courthouse buildings Both will
be heated from works put in at the
iail. and the execution of the work is
placed in charge of committee con
sisting of Messrs VIM. Rouse, w. H.
II. Lewis and Jno. L. Gibson.
Mr.. Daniel w. Hendricks, residing
near Unionville, has recently lost two
fine young colts in most mysterious
manner. A week or two ago one
of the animals suddenly died, while
apparently in good health, and no
reason whatever could be assigned as
the cause. In four or five days the
other colt died just as mysteriously,
and Mr.. Hendricks is utterly unable
to understand the cause. None of his
other horses shows any signs OF dis
ease. nor indeed were any symptoms
observed in the two that died. They
simply laid down and kicked the
bucket.
The Sentinel says that Mr.. William
Anderson. of Bolivar, was painfully