Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-01-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The great combine of the manu-
facturers of harvesting machinery
has collapsed. It's u mighty good
thing for the farmers.
A most remarkable spell OF cold
weather is. prevailing throughout
Europe. and there ID great suffering
among the poor people.
1t is said the Richmond and Dan
willie system will extend their branch
road from Strasburg to the Hamp-
shire coal fields in West Virginia.
Senator George Hearst, Democratic
Senator from California, has cancer
of the intestines, and his physicians
say that he cannot possibly recover.
According to the figures Of the Cen
sus Bureau-in which, by the way,
we have not much confidence-there
are in the United States 244,074 In
dians.
Miss Elaine Goodale. & teacher in
an Indian school in Dakota, and a
noted woman in the literary world, is
going to marry full-blooded Sioux
Indian.
1t is said that Maryland's oyster in
dustry is practically dead. Ten years
ago 5000, 900 bushels q year were gath
cred. Now barely 1000, 900 bushels ca n
be obtained.
The most expensive Thermometer
Ia this country is in use at the Johns
TT De-
Is known as Professor Rowland's
thermometer, and is absolutely per
feet
Blind Tom is dying OF consump-
ton, and the $500. 900 whieh he earned
by his skill as a pianist has mysteri-
ously disappeared, leaving him a
pauper inmate OF the lunatic asylum
up north.
The Rouzer Burial Casket Factory,
a building 40 by So feet, at NJ echanics
town. Md, was destroyed by fire
early Tuesday morning Loss about
50. 500, partly covered by insurance
The origin of the fire is unknown.
According to the pension law re-
Gently passed by the Georgia Legis-
lature, and which goes into effect
February 1st, every Confederate sol
der, and the widow of every Confed-
crate soldier, will be entitled to re-
eeive q pension Of 500 year.
The estimates of the products Of
corn, wheat and oats Of 1890, as COM
pleted by the statistician OF the De
partment OF Agriculture, for the past
wear make corn aggregate 2,4S9,-
100000 bushels, wheat 800, 262, 900
bushels, oats 52S, o2l, 100 bushels.
The furnace owners in the Shenan
20 and Mahoning Valleys of Pennsyl-
vania have shut down their works
because the coke operators will not
lower prices and the railroads refuse
to reduce freights. Ten thousand
men are thrown out OF employment.
John H. Heller, q census clerk, was
attacked and robbed by two men on
the platform of a b. & o. passenger
train near Washington last Saturday
night. After they had gotten his
money aud watch the men threw him
off the train, causing him to have one
of hi. feet cut of by the wheels.
George w. Delamater, Geo. B. Del
amater and II. A. Delamater. the
former the late Republican candidate
for governor OF Pennsylvania, have
all been arrested on the charge OF
embezzlement, for having received
money for deposit in their bank
when they knew it was insolvent.
At Luray, Va, Sunday evening,
fire broke oat in the large storehouse
of John H. Read & Co., destroying
the building and entire stock OF gen
eral merchandise. The fire is sup
posed to have been the work OF an in
cendiary. Loss on building $4,000; on
stock. Sl6, 700; insurance about S10, 900.
During the past year the Roanoke
(Va.) Machine Works turned out 80
large locomotives. $50 thirty-ton coal
cars, 1856 thirty-ton box cars, 232 coke
cars, 179 thirty ton fiat cars, 10 cabin
and 2 large wrecking cars. The
works now give employment to l,7OO
hands, and the payroll aggregates
nearly $4,000 monthly.
Emma Abbott, the operate star
who died last week, leaves a very
large fortune. which by her will is to
be divided between her relatives and
a large number OF churches and
charitable institutions. Her body
will be cremnted in compliance with
her request, and her ashes will repose
in a monument to cost $50, 600.
DR.. H. s. Tanner. the man who
tasted forty days, and who now lives
near Clinton, Mo-, challenges Signor
Succi, the Italian faster, to sit down
with him in Chicago during the
Words Fair to test the matter OF en-
durance in a ninety days fast on wa
ter only. 1t would be al extremely
agreeable sight for the visitors to the
Worlds Fair to see two cranks starry
ing themselves to death-wouldn't it!
It's a little early in the season, but
here's a snake story from Norwich,
Conn: In digging q cellar in the
hamlet OF Montville Center, a day or
two ago, David A. and g. NJ. John
sou unearthed q solid ball of snakes
FIVE feet beneath the surface OF tho
ground. They killed the serpents as
the ball slowly unwound itself.
They got forty-five black and two
milk snakes, who's bodies just filled
a bushel basket. The snakes were
from three to six feet long.
The deed of Mrs. Sarah Utermehle,
OF Frederick, conveying tract for q
site for a National Lutheran Home,
in Washington City, has been record
ed there The tract conveyed com
prises between twenty seven and
twenty eight acres, and the convey
snce Is coupled with a proviso that
the erection of suitable buildings for
the home must be commenced in two
years and completed in Ave years.
The subdivision and sale Of the
ground for the purpose OF aiding in
securing the home is authorized, and
the trustees are empowered to lease
or rent such portions of the tract not
needed for the uses OF the home.
The ferocious pack OF wolves
which are invading Western Kansas
from the Indian Territory are caus