Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-08
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Atkeson, of Putnam county, Presi-
dent, and II. NJ. Turner, of Jefferson
county, Secretary.
The late Christian Winebrenner'
who died near Frederick, recently,
left an estate Of about $4,000. His
children, under the will, receive
$4,000 each. Mr.. Winebrenner was
the father of Mrs. Daniel Getzendan-
danner, of this county.
General A. l.. Long died at Char
louisville, Va, on Wednesday, April
Goth, at 7.20 a. IN, in the sixty-fourth
year Of his age. He was Brigadier
General Of Artillery in the Confeder-
ate Army, and served on the staff Of
General r. f. Lee. In 1886 he pub
lished book called THE Memoirs Of
Robert E. Lee
Mr.. Frank Ray, the only son OF Mr..
Samuel Ray, former well-known
resident of Shepherdstown, died Of
consumption on the 27th of April in
st. Louis, Mo. His remains were
buried in Springfield, Ohio. He was
a young man of great promise, and
his death is a sad blow to his family.
He was about 81 years Of age.
Twenty-Five men, most of them col
ored, employed by the Standard Lime
Company, of Martinsburg, struck for
an increase of twenty-five cents per
day in their wages, on last Monday.
They were receiving one dollar per
day. The parties have not yet come
to terms and the employees say that
they ill not work until their wages
are increased.
Lucy Long, one of Gen. r. E. Lees
riding horses, the one presented to
him by j. E. b. Stuart, died few
days ago. She received all the honors
Of decent burial on the farm, three
miles from Lexington, where she has
been kept at the expense Of the State.
She was thirty-two years. She was
purchased by Gen. Stuart from Mr..
A. S. cambridge at THE Bower" in
this county.
Governor Fleming has pardoned
from the penitentiary William How
ard, sent up from jefferson county a
couple of years ago for burglary and
larceny. The pardon was granted as
an act of mercy, as it was represented
that Howard is in the last stages of
consumption. Howard is in Shop
herdstown now, and Judging from his
looks he had better get the pardon OF
a higher power than the laws of the
State.
AS the time arrives for cutting the
hair short, shaving the beard, and
donning summer clothing, it will be
we'll to remember the experience OF
the Missouri man who forgot to mott
fly his wife and dog of his intentions,
and on his return home, after chang
ing his personal appearance, was
kicked out by the wife, who also beat
him with the poker, and was bitten
by the dog. They didn't recognize
him.
While Forepaugh's show was pa
rading the streets of Martinsburg last
Friday, a horse hitched along the
side of the street became frightened
at the elephants, and, jumping to one
side, caused a woman to be knocked
over low wall She had child in
her arms, and falling upon it killed
it. After the circus a man, who was
walking at some distance from the
tent, was knocked down, horribly
beaten and robbed of his watch and
$40.
Last Monday night very vivid
meteor was seen by many persons
passing over Front Royal, Va, rap
idly approaching the earth iL the di-
! rection of the factories recently erect
ed there. Within fifteen minutes the
large furniture factory was in flares
from end to end, and was burned to
the ground. 1t is thought that this
meteor struck the building, exploded
and caused the fire. A person pass
ing the factory little while before,
saw no indications of fire and no one
had been in the building during the
day.
Miss Annie NJ. Entler, of Piedmont,
this State, was the recipient of gold
charm in the shape of cross, the
gift of Mr.. l.. w. p. Allen, Of Balti-
more. who was one of the guests OF
the Sims House the morning that
building was burned, as a slight token
Of his appreciation of her services in
warning him and others of their dan
ger. On one side OF the charm is her
monogram, and on the other are
the words: Miss Annie NJ. Entler, q
token of appreciation for heroism
shown March %, 1891. L. w. p. AL
len."
Every village and town has its loaf
ers and hangers on the shops or stores,
giving the benefit Of their mature de-
alterations free and unsought. There
is nothing such sages do not know,
from the unsolved mysteries of cleo
tricity to the minutest details Of their
neighbors' business. How tired the
merchant or proprietor becomes Of
those daily loafers! They never work,
never are busy, always at leisure, and
vet know everything about trade and
profession and business under the sun.
Questions OF finance, labor and CAPT
tai are a II readily solved
After May 1st there will be no tax
;unosed upon the merchants for the