Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-12-18
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pate.
a number of persons in the neigh
borhood of Mole:'s Cross Roads have
the Oregon fever quite badly But
We do not believe that even Oregon is
any better than that section of Jeffer-
son county
The United States Circuit and Dis
tirct Courts are in session at Martins
burg, Judge j. j. jackson presiding.
A suit for damages against the b. l. O.
Railroad for the killing of Randolph
Strider will be tried this term.
Elk Branch Lodge No 90, A, F. & A.
NJ, has determined to move from Duff
fields to Shenandoah Junction, and
Blackford's Hall is now being fitted up
for its occupancy. The removal will
take place about the first of the year.
Mr. Joseph f. Entler, of Chico, Cal
ifornia, is a model subscriber. He
sent money the other day TO pay for
the REGISTER until 1894, and accom-
panied the cash with kind words
that gladdened the heart of the edi-
tor.
One of the farmer friends Of the
REGISTER from the Unionville neigh
borhood says that the growing wheat
is looking fairly we'll in that section.
He says that there has been a great
Improvement in its condition during
the past month.
Mr. Jas. Robinson, of Summit Point,
mas purchased of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
LaRue about 80 acres OF their land,
lying on the northern end Of their
Summit Point farm. and adjoining
the land Of Mr.. W. G. Frazier, for the
sum of $500 per acre.-AdrOcGte.
In voting contest originated by
Rev. Father Wilson, Of the Catholic
Church of Harper's Ferry, Father
Wilson won handsome buggy, hav
ing received $40 worth of votes.
Conductor George Wheeler, Of the b.
& O., won a gold watch, having votes
TO the amount Of S229. %.
\ canal-boat run by a Mrs. Reed
tied up opposite Shepherdstown a
few days ago so that medical atten-
ton could be obtained for little boy
who was sick. Mrs. Reed, it will be
remembered, lost child couple of
years ago near this place, the body
lying in the cemetery vault for long
time.
The Town Council refused TO put a
light in front Of the new town hall.
The Town Council evidently appre-
ciates very highly the work of the
ladies who are improving the towns
own property TO the extent of several
thousand dollars. There are some
things that are even worse than eX-
| travagance.
The hardest lot of people that have
been in Shepherdstown for many
year passed through here last Mon
day. They were Spanish gipsies from
along the border between Texas and
Mexico, and men, women and children
were uncommonly tough a couple
of bears, baboon and several
monkeys were also members of the
gang.
DIR. \. ). Reynolds has bought out
the interest of Mr. }. Frank Legge i'll
the roller flour mill in Shepherdstown,
and will conduct the business himself.
Mr George White, who has been
with Mr.. d. Frank Billmyer for so
many years, has moved TO town, and
will, with Mr.. Rooms, help manage
| the mill which will be run day and
night.
Just received all kinds of raisins and
| nuts, figs, candies, mincemeat, Calltor
| MIA prunes, peaches and apricOts,
Florida oranges and lemons, pre-
served ginger, imported jams of all
kinds in glass jars, plum pudding,
| Boston baked beans, Succotash, can
ned soups in consomme, bouiIlon,
! chicken, tomato and oX-tail. j. y.
! Trussell.
We understand that the Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal will be kept open this
winter as long as it is possible to run
| boats. Three new ice-breakerS have
been built, and they will be operated
| along the line until the ice gets too
| strong to be broken up. The canal
/ officials are getting materials together
so that repairs TO locks may be made
when the water is withdrawn.
The town clock a it now runs re-
minds us of clock that used to be-
! long to a Duilields man. When the
! hands pointed at 20 minutes past ii
would strike :, and'then ne knew it was
! half-past 10 Observation Of the town
| clock at o'clock on Tuesday showed
| the hour hand on the front pointing
/ due east, while the minute hand was
reposing on a shelf in Rentch's book
/ store. The west side indicated half
past three, while the east side seemed
TO be doing its duty fairly well. The
clock has been sky-wobbled ever
since the storm couple of weeks ago
When a company OF Yankees, by
order of General II unter, burned to the
ground Fountain Rock" the resi-
dence of Col. ~ h. Boteler, near
Shepherdstown, few Of the out
buildings were left standing. A year
or two ago the smoke-hoCse tumbled
down, leaving only the dairy and
spring house with roof over them.
One day last week some person built
a fire in the dairy, sparks got in the
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