Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-01
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Ohio Smith, a former resident of
this place, died at the Aims House of
this county, where he has been for
several years past, on Monday last.
He was in the 10th year Of his age.
Mrs. John Kavanaugh, who was
well known in the vicinity Of Kear
neysville and Vanclevesville, died in
Washington last week at the Sisters
Home. She was about 70 years of age.
Last Thursday night some one broke
into Mr.. G.. I. Licklider's courthouse
and cleaned it out completely. Corn
is high, but Mr.. Licklider says the
thief may keep the corn if he will re-
turn the bags.
There seems to be a regular plague
of rats in this section-town and coun-
try. Old folks say that this is sign
of plentiful year, but nevertheless
the Pied Piper of Hamlin would be
welcome visitor here.
The directors of the Shepherdstown
Rod and Gun Club, have ordered
blue rock trap and supply of clay
pigeons. AS soon as they arrive the
club will begin practice. 1t has 80
members, among whom are some of
the best shots in the county.
Some of our enterprizing citizens
are considering plans for starting
couple much needed industries in our
town. There is room for others to
take hold and help along this good
work Just recall the old adage about
the people who help themselves.
Messrs. Wysong & Schoppert, the
agricultural implement dealers, have
moved into their new quarters on
Princess street, and they are very
handsomely fixed. They expect to
put out a carload of binders and
mowers this week in this locality.
The farmers OF the southern part
| Of Washington county are complain
! ing very much of the scarcity Of Ia
Dor Most Of the working men are
employed on the canal repairs, where
the wages, of course, are much higher
than the farmers can afford to pay.
The body of Mr.. Thomas Schop-
pert, formerly of Harper's Ferry, who
was knocked of bridge into the
Patapsco river by locomotive on the
| 9lst of March, was found on Tuesday
about two miles below the scene Of
the accident. 1t had lodged in a pile
of drift.
While freight train on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad was in
motion Sunday morning at Rileyville,
Thomas Miller, aged fifteen, attempt
ed to board one of the cars, but, los
ing his footing, fell under the wheels,
which passed over his body, killing
him instantly.
As heretofore announced, Mr.. Ar
thur Hawks, of Baltimore, will give
an entertainment in the College Hall
this Friday evening, consisting, OF
readings, recitations, etc. Mr.. Hawks
is an artist in his line, and we have no
doubt he will afford most enjoyable
evening. The admission will be 20
cents, children 10 cents. Let him
have a good audience.
Judge Alvey has granted an extern
sion of time to the trustees OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and on
Monday signed the papers allowing
them until the LIST of August for the
restoration of the waterway. The
trustees say they expect the work To
be practically finished by the LIST OF
July.
The Charlestown Manufacturing
and Development Company has been
incorporated to manufacture iron and
do everything usually done by an i'm
provement company. The capital Is
SIPS, with the privilege of increasing
it to 100000. The incorporators are
b. d. Gibson, VIM. Campbell, Gerard
ID. Moore, Il. Percy Mallorie and j..
Engle.
A Washington paper states that
Mrs. Elizabeth Mulverhill, Of Win.
chester, tainted in the Treasury De
partment Wednesday afternoon just
after she signed her receipt fol-
S4,345 II, and received draft for the
same. The money was due her under
the Bowman act for property de
stroyed by the Federal army during
the war, and the claim had been
pending for years.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment in this issue of the sale of lots
by the Charlestown Mining, Manufac
turing and Improvement Company
The distribution of lots to the share
holders will be held on Wednesday
Nav 18th, and the public sale Oh
Thursday and Friday, May 18th and
18th. There will be an immense Grove
of persons present on that occasion
and the indications are that the sale
will be a big thing. We wish oul
neighbors the most abundant success
Last Tuesday morning the pouch
containing Shepherdstown's mail was
thrown off at Sharpsburg instead OF
at this place. Such performances al
this are of frequent occurrence, ano
it is safe to say that the mail service
is worse than it has been for years
We think that the state OF affairs
would materially improve if few OF
these careless or incompetent clerks
were summarily bounced. The stage
hos been reached where forbearanee