Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-12-04
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dence.
| Cards are out for the marriage i'm
Charlestown, December o, of Mr. Ed
ward Taylor Perry, son of the late
Commodore Roger Perry, and Miss
Nettie Craighill, daughter Of Col. VIM.
p. Craighill, United States engineer
corps.
Cold weather set in last Sunday,
and Monday was the coolest Novem-
Der day, the weather people say, since
1875. Ice was formed a couple OF
inches thick on the ponds. Farther
down the Valley there was q heavy
fall of snow.
Mr.. J. w. Luke, assistant cashier
OF the Bank of Berryville, and
brother of DR.. J. l.. Luke of Shep-
herdstown, was married Wednesday
of last week to Miss Lucy NJ. Marshall,
of Woodstock, Va. DR.. Luke was one
of the groomsmen.
The ball at Martinsburg for charity
|
affair About 800 people were present
and among them was the Duke De
Letta of Milan, Italy. Mrs. McSherry,
Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Flick received
the guests. The decorations were
| flowers, bunting and flags.
The Shepherdstown stores are filled
with as handsome a lot of Christmas
goods as can be found anywhere in
this section. There are goods to suit
all tastes and at all prices, and there
is no need of going away from home
to buy. Keep yourself posted by
reading the advertisements in the
| REGISTER.
The J. b. Lippincott Company,
Philadelphia, announce among their
new books in press, Ashes and In
cense:" Poems by Waitman Barbe, of
the State Journal, Parkersburg, w. Va,
with specially designed cover, heavy
antique paper, gilt top, uncut edges.
| Mr. Barbe has number Of friends
and admirers in this place.
Mr.. q. Frank Engle, of Halltown,
this county, will have a sale Of stock
and farming implements on December
10Th, as advertised in this paper.
Among other stock he has number
OF fine registered Holstein cattle. We
understand that Mr.. Engle will build
a house and go into the merchandise
! business at Brunswick, Md.
The young people of Shepherdstown
and vicinity have formed club for
social pleasures, which has meetings
on Friday evening Of each week. a
dozen of the more mature ladies and
gentlemen have also organized whist
club, that meets each Thursday even
| ing, the last meeting having been
! held at The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Legge.
William Rely, local editor and bus
mess manager of the Winchester
Times, died last Thursday morning in
! Dallas, Texas. He was on an excur-
sion through western Texas with the
Virginia Press Association. His wife
and daughter were with him. The
immediate cause Of his death was ex-
haustion from travel. Mr.. RELY, who
had been in i'll health for long time,
was about 50 years of age.
Last Monday evening Capt. j. s.
Melvin, of Duffields, had a fire kindied
in one OF his coal stoves for the first
time this season. During the night
the stove threw out gas in such guam
tities>as to make the Captain and his
wife and his two sons Harry and Will
quite ILL., and Mrs. Melvin was barely
able to get up next morning. Plenty
of fresh air relieved them all. but it
was narrow escape from suffoc alton.
Owing to the somewhat limited at
tendance at the thanksgiving service
last Thursday the contribution for
the poor was not as large as usual.
This money is placed in the hands of
the relief committee Of the \. NJ. {.
A., and generally lasts through the
wear. Much charitable work is done
with it in quiet and unostentatious
way, and it is hoped that this years
fund may be increased by private do
nations, which may be left with Mr.
B. S. Pendleton.
An old stable in Bolivar, the prop
erty of a colored minister living in
Charlestown, burned to the ground
Tuesday morning. A horse belong
ing to John Frames, which sin the
stable at the time, was badly scorched
before it could be gotten out. a lit
tie eolored boy from Washington, who
was visiting the Frames family, set
the building on fire in order to have
a little fun. He had his fun and was
immediately bundled of to Washing
ton. bag and baggage.-Sentinet.
Mr.. James W. McGarry, of Shenan-
doah Junction, called to see us few
days ago, and informed us that he
was greatly pleased with his lot sale
there a few weeks ago. Nearly all
the lots sold were bought by persons
of that neighborhood, many of whom
propose 70 build houses upon them
without delay. Mr.. McGarry will sell
a limited number of lots privately to
persons who may desire to improve
them. The ram to furnish water to
the houses of Mr.. Osbourn, Mr.. Will
liams and others at that place has
proven quite success.
When anyone gets married, runs
away, steals anything, builds house,