Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-09-18
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strengthened.
AT a recent special meeting of the
Town Council an ordinance designed
to make effective the establishment
OF the town grade, and also concern
ing, paving, fencing, bridging, etc,
was adopted by the council.
Last Sunday night the home Of Mr..
Benjamin Palmer, short distance
from Martinsburg, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. Mrs. Palmer was just
about retiring when lamp exploded
and they were unable to put the fire
out.
Boyd Hend erson, "a negro who was
found under the bed in the room Of
Miss Rachel Bell, at Bunker Hill, u
short time ago, was convicted of at
tempted rape in the circuit court and
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary.
Towner Schley, ESQ.,, the clever
secretary of the Jefferson county local
board, is working up the Hagerstown
fair most theoretically. Our people
always take the greatest interest in
this exhibition, and this year will be
no exception.
Rev. Patterson Fletcher, who thirty
odd years ago was pastor Of the Elk
Branch Presbyterian Church at Duff
fields, and who has not been in the
county since the close of his passionate
at that place, visited friends in this
county last week.
The members of the State Board of
Health for second Congressional dis
trict will meet in Martinsburg, Octo-
Der sth, for the purpose of making ex
aminations. Persons wishing to be
examined will present themselves at
the office of DIR. n. d. Baker, at a.
| Ill.
We are indebted to James ID. Butt,
Esq, one of West Virginia's World
Fair commissioners, for very hand
somely illustrated volume descriptive
of worlds fairs in general and the Co
lumbar exposition in particular. 1t
is an interesting and valuable pub
LEGATION.
The REGISTER is indebted to its
friends at Elmwood Farm for another
L., nv
sent us in a basket Of fine apples and
pears, and Mr. Albert Hill backed it
up with big jug of cider-the first
time this year that the editorial wills
tie has been wet-with cider.
Miss Ulrica Dahlgren, daughter OF
Mrs Admiral Dahlgren, was married
at the lovely home Of her mother, on
South Mountain, last Tuesday, TO Mr..
Josiah Pierce, OF Baltimore. The GER
emony was performed by Cardinal
Gibbons, assisted by Bishop Kean'
and Father Frederick. Only fewin-
innate friends were present.
A few years ago when Mr.. Frank
w. Muzzey was in Florida on visit
he bought about twelve hundred
acres of land down there just as a
sort Of speculation, paying for it %
an acre. Now it turns up that the
land is right in the heart of the re-
Gently discovered phosphate beds,
and there is no telling just what it
will be worth.
DIR. }. Edwin Michael. a prominent
physician of Baltimore, assisted by
DIR. Jno. b. Snodgrass, Of this city,
yesterday performed serious and
severe operation on the infant son OF
Jas. T. Thompson, Esq, in setting
and casting a deformed foot. Thus
far the operation has proven success
ful. and the little fellow is doing well.
MartinSbwg World.
On Monday some planks in gran
airy containing large quantity OF
wheat belonging to Keller Sa1ton, OF
Funkstown, Md, gave way, and sew
eral hundred bushels OF newly
threshed wheat ran out into the barn
ward, where the horses Toasted upon
the wheat, and two of them have died.
One horse was valued at $500. Eleven
other horses are still in critical con
dition.
James w. Robinson has purchased
the Henry Moore land near Shanghai
at 50. so an acre. Special COMMISSION
ers Faulkner and Ingles sold the
O'Rear farm near Darkesville to Mr..
Christian Long for 1880 w. L. Stew
art, ESQ, bought the land OF the Jack
heirs in Arden for $3.50 an acre
Elizabeth Payne purchased 300 acres
of the John NJ. Payne estate near
Darkesvile for S33 an acrs.--Ndrt'"s-
burg Herald
In order to increase the WATERPROOF
or for their new mill, Messrs. Legge y
REYNOLDS are making lake out OF
the field belonging to DIR. Reynolds
lust above the railroad station.
dam has been thrown across the end,
and now force Of laborerS are e1ca-
waiting the bed OF the proposed lake.
The idea is to store the water at night
and allow it to run out during the day
to help swell the usual stream. This
body of water ought to make an eX-
cellent ice pond the coming winter
mob of about $50 people attacked
the residence of family named Belts
in Martinsburg last Saturday night
and In half an hours time completely
demolished it, hardly giving the
family time to move what little FUR