Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-22
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on Tuesday, as advertised. The
property was put up, but was with
drawn on account of unsatisfactory
bidding.
The New York and Brooklyn Coal
Exchanges will have an excursion
down this way May Goth, eth and 2Sth.
They will visit Gettysburg, Hagers-
town and Antietam. and pass through
Shepherdstown on their way to Har-
per's Ferry and Washington City.
Antistam Post, G. A. r., will have
charge of the decoration day arrange
ments at Antietam National Cemetery
on May 30th and Capt. b. c. BAN
ford, of Hagerstown, will be chief
marshal. The address will be deliv-
cred by Col. A. w. Pilhower, of Boons-
boro.
| Several bids have been received by
the committee in charge of the es-
Establishment OF the town grade from
engineers who are anxious to do the
work, but no award has yet been
made The work can probably be
done considerably under the limit set
by the Council.
At the meeting Of the stock holders
of the jefferson Savings Bank last
Friday David Billmyer, G. II. Lickli-
der, J. L. Richard, Geo. NJ. Beltz-
hoover, w. n. Lemen, Geo. S. Knott
and ii. c. Marten were elected di-
rectors The directors afterward
elected the old officers.
Hon. Chas. II. Knott, Master of the
West Virginia State Grange, has, IL
conformity with the request Of the
National Grange, designated Satur-
day, June 9Th, rs children's day in the
Grange, and requests that all mem
bers Of that order observe it as a day
for the instruction and entertainment
OF the young people.
The work at the railroad compa-
ny's steam crusher at Shepherdstown
is being pushed with great activity,
and the thunder of the heavy blasts
at morning and evening fairly shake
! the town. The men who manage the
| steam drill and attend to the blasting
are working extra time, and there Is
some talk of putting on a night force
| of workmen.
A colored man named John Har-
riS, recent settler here, was ar
rested and brought to town on Wed
nesday by Mr.. WIN. H. Billmyer,
who charged him with stealing wood.
Mr.. Harris acknowledged that he
had taken the wood, whereupon
Mayor Lemen, in the absence of
! Squire Rentch. held him to bail for
his appearance at court.
The journeymen painters Of Ha-
gerstown have organized union for
mutual benefit and protection, and
decided that the scale OF wages be
advanced five cents perhour after the
! first Of June, from twelve to fifteen
cents per hour, or at the rate OF -
per day of ten hours. The bricklayers,
who demanded nine hours without
change OF pay, have had the conces-
sion promised in most cases.
The reunion OF eI-Confederate sol
diers Of Berkeley county, at Martins
burg, Saturday last, was largely at
tended. There was a banquet, at
which speeches were made by Col.
w. \. Morgan, of jefferson county,
Rev. J. w. Duffy, OF Roanoke, Va
Rev. John Landstreet and Mayor
McSherry, of MartinsburS, in adYo
cacv of a movement to erect home
for ex-Confederate soldiers. com
mittee was appointed to take action
in this matter.
Mr.. a. p. Reinhart, who is agent for
the Amos Whitley binders and NOW
ers, says that the published reports
concerning that company's financial
condition are false in every particular.
The Amos Whitley Company lie per
fectlv sound and reliable firm, and
abundantly able to carry out all 1t
contracts to do. Envious business
rivals of this company are charged
with circulating false reports about 1t,
and they are branded as unqualified
liars.
Mr.. J. w. Snyder left for Baltimore
last Saturday evening, where he will
be united In marriage to-day to Miss
Hattie May Bell, lovely young lady
from Shepherdstown, w. Va. Mr..
and Mrs. Snyder will take bridal
tour of several weeks and then return
to Bluefeld, which will be their fu-
ture home. The groom is one OF the
popular and competent young ma
chinists of the n. & w. shops at this
place. May their joys never be
blighted. -Bluefeld Exponent.
At the school election on Tuesday
last there were five votes cast at this
precinct, against power to levy.
The persons who voted these tickets
voted to prevent this district from re-
ceiving its share OF the distributable
State fund, which had already been
paid into the State Treasury, and al
so to keep the district from having
any schools at all the coming year.
(See school law, sec. AZ Those who
voted for five or seven months
term lost their vote. (See sec. Al
There was wonderful game of
baseball on Within onday in Shep-
herdstown between the home club