Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-03-13
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The last Of the options on property
at Shenandoah Junction has expired,
without any effort at renewal having
been made. The only things left OF
the big boom are the pins and the
big sign.
Those subscribers Of the REGISTER
who purpose changing their post
office address this spring will please
give us timely notice of the change,
so that the paper can go promptly to
their new address.
A safe belonging to Mr. Sylvester
Summers, OF Lock SO, carried away
with his store-room by the great flood
of 1899, was found last week in the
bed Of the canal near Hancock. 1t
contained few papers Of not much
Importance.
- Last Sunday was an extremely
damp day and Monday the rain
poured down. Tuesday the weather
was perfectly charming, Wednesday
it got cloudy, and as we go to press
OF Thursday the usual rain is coming
down in the same old way.
Sheep and lambs and wool are
bringing high prices this spring
Sheep range in price from IS to 80 a
head, and dealers are already buying
lambs for spring delivery at 81 apiece.
Wool is also high, and it is said that
as high as 40 cents pound has been
offered for the next clip.
Two small colored children were
burned to death In Winchester last
Friday. Their mother, Matilda john
son, locked them in the house after
dinner while she went to work. 1t is
supposed the children began playing
with the fire and set their clothing
ablaze. They were dead before as
sistanee could reach them.
Rev. b. R. Canadian and the Con-
sistory of the Reformed church, OF
Sharpsburg, Washington county,
have offered the use OF their new
church on the occasion Of the reun-
ion of old veterans of the war on the
18th Of next September. The Luth-
eran church has likewise been ten
dered for the same purpose.
Nh ro,,+y rourt Of Rark aIav coun-
ty last week made an order for the
erection of new Jail building at Mar
tinsburg. The building is to be Of
brick, two and one-half stories high,
forty-four by seveCty-four feet, to be
completed by September IS, 1901, and
erected at a cost OF $4,000. The con
tract was secured by Il. NJ. Foutz, of
the Van Dorm Iron Works. Cleveland,
Ohio.
Messrs Blackford Bros, of Shenan-
doah Junction, have recently closed
contracts to furnish lumber for dwell
ing-houses for Mr.. a. ID. Osbourn and
Mr.. Lewis Summers; an addition to
Mr.. Jas NJ. Marshalls tenent house;
and a building at Shenandoah
Junction, 20x80 feet in size, the first
floor of which will be divided into
offices and the second floor be used as
hall.
A largely attended meeting Of the
farmers of Frederick, Clarke and War
rem counties, Va, was held at Win
chester last week for the purpose Of
organizing a company to manufacture
beet sugar. Addresses were made by
Ex-Governor Holiday and others, and
initial steps were taken toward the
formation Of a company with CAPT
tai stock of $3.50, 900. 1t is expected
to have the factory in operation by
next fall.
The family of Rev. G. S. Trump
had narrow escape from suffocation
ON last Friday night. After they had
retired, coal gas escaped from the
dining room stove. and filled the sleep
ing rooms. Fortunately the gas was
discovered before it was too late. All
Of them suffered more or less from the
effects of it, and Mr. Trump's sister
in-law from Kearneysville was quite
i'll for several days.-NartinsbTg
Statesman.
ID. +. Kagv and j. w. Miller, the
Luray bankers who failed in business
last December, were arrested in New
market, Va, last Friday morning
upon warrants sworn out by various
depositors in the bank. They were
brought to Luray Saturday evening
in custody Of Sheriff Chapman and
deputies A preliminary examination
was waived and they were bailed in
the sum OF 100000 for their appear
ance at the March term Of court.
The Martinsburg Mining, Manu-
featuring and Improvement Com
pany, OF Martinsburg, closed con-
tract with the Common Sense Engine
Company OF Springfield, O., whereby
the latter is to locate its plant on the
grounds OF the company. The works
are among the largest in the country
and will employ $50 skilled mechan-
les. The main building will be 200
feet in length, with two wings $50 by
go feet. The contract fixes the pay
ment to the engine company at $25,
900 and the gift Of five acres Of land
for site.
There was a boom" of very I'M
pleasant nature at the residence of
MIR. J. S. Renner, on Shenandoah
street, Wednesday night. Before re-
firing, Mrs. Renner emptied hod Of
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