Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-15
BRIEFS.

tremely dry one, and vegetation has
suffered greatly for want of rain. The
corn crop in this section will not be
nearly as large as usual, as the ground
has become so hard it could not be
worked.
Mr.. Lewis Dinkle has resigned his
position as inspector of weights and
measures, because under the new rate
OF charges the emoluments are con-
siderably reduced. Our people will
not be killed with grief if the vacancy
is never filed.
Rev. j. G.. Bowman, who is well
known here to members Of the Re
formed Church, assumed his position
as professor Of New Testaments ex
egesis in the Theological Seminary at
Lancaster, Pa, on Tuesday last.
This chair in the seminary has just
been created.
William Welty and Edwin Hipsley,
two Martinsburg boys, were arrested
last week for assaulting Thomas
Leary, an old B. & o. Waterman.
They hit the old man with a piece of
steel, breaking three of his ribs.
While they were being taken to jail
young Hipsley escaped from the Of
ficer.
The County Court on Monday last
awarded to the REGISTER the con-
tract for publishing the proceedings
OF the Court for the ensuing year.
There is not much emolunent to the
printer in the contract, but there will
be great deal of satisfaction to our
subscribers in being able to read all
the doings of our commissioners.
Five opossums were caught one
morning last week in the front yard
at Wild Goose Farm, three Of them
having young ones with them. They
had gotten away with any number of
turkey eggs. Pity was extended to
them, however, and they were es-
corted back TO the woods, though not
invited TO call again.
Mr.. H. NJ. Loyns has, We understand,
determine, d to erect a handsome new
two-story building on the site of his
saddler's shop on Main street, which
he will occupy himself when finished.
The new building will have store
room on the ground floor in front,
the other part being fitted up as a
dwelling house. Thus another old,
but not handsome, landmark makes
way for the march of improvement.
Quite a serious accident occurred at
the residence of Senator Faulkner on
Tuesday night. Miss Nellie VIM was
heating some lard and turpentine
over a gas jet. when it took fire and
ran over the floor, setting everything
on fire with which it came in contact.
Luckily, the Senator was near at
hand, and grabbed the cup, threw it
out and extinsuished the flames. His
hand was bad y burned, but other
wise no material damage was done
MartnSbWg Statesman
Miss Emily Chambers, residing with
her father on East Stephen street,
was found dead in bed on Wednes-
day morning about six o'clock. De
ceased had been unwell for some
time, but had not thought it necessary
to call in a physician. She was APP
parently as we'll as usual on retiring,
having been among her neiShbors
the evening before. The cause OF her
death is thought to have been heart
trouble. She was forty years OF age.
-MartmsbTg Independent.
The school election will be held
next Tuesday, May 18th. The officers
to be voted for are county superinten-
dent of schools and a president and
ore commissioner of the board OF ed
ucation in this district. The sense OF
the voters will also be taken on the
question Of giving the board OF edu-
cation power TO levy for five months
additional school. The candidates
for county superintendent are Messrs'
Geo. W. Banks, of Shepherdstown,
and Geo. Ii. Ramsburg, of Leetown.
Two wrecks on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, six miles north of
Roanoke, Sunday night and Mon
day morning, resulted in the death OF
fireman, injury of engineer, the wreck
OF four engines and a number Of cars.
The FIRST wreck was the collision Of
two freight trains Sunday night,
which was run into by third freight
train, and which, in turn, was run
into by a passenger train Monday
morning. Engineer Hardy jumped
for his life and escaped with bruise
on the head and a cash in the leg.
Fireman p. J. Topping had one leg
broken, hip crushed, and was cooked
from the waist down with steam.
Topping died an hour later.
The Governor has appointed the
following persons to compose the
Board of the Worlds Fair Managers
OF West Virginia, authorized under
an act of the recent Legislature,
whose duties shall be to handle the
appropriation of $4,000 made by the
State and look after the interests of
the State generally at the Fair: John
S. Naylor, of Ohio county; W. n.
Chancellor, of Wood county; Robert
S. Carr, of Kanawha county; Geo. Nj.
Bowers, of Berkeley county, and Sid
ney Raymond, OF Harrison county
The Governor has called the first
meeting of the Board to be held in