Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-01-09
BRIEFS.

walk eight feet In width now extencs
the entire length Of the cemetery.
The MoLean-Prescott troupe ga"e
a performance in Hagerstown Mol
day night "Spartacus" was played
TO crowded house. About fifteen
persons from this place went over TO
see the show.
Charles Newcomer, OF Williamsport'
Nd, was attacked by typhoid fever
at Roanoke, and was taken home III
A very feeble condition. His death
occurred in several hours after his ar
rival at home.
Eight horses belonging to Mr.
Samuel Williamson, of Berkeley coun'
ty, were attacked by the CHAMBERS re
Gently, and to prevent the spread OF
The disease every one of them was
shot and killed.
The REGISTER force was very great
ly indebted to Miss Martha Flanagan
during the Holidays for a box OF the
most elegant cake we have ever eat
en-. There were seven or eight diifer-
ent kinds-all good.
Valley Eneampment No. 80, l. o. ..
F.. will hold its annual banquet III
! Charlestown on Friday evening, Jan
uary 10th. All members OF the subor-
dinate lodges in the county are cor
daily invited to be present.
Senator Faulkner has sent to the
colored Graded School of Shepherds
town a very fine map of the United
States. In the little things as well as
the larger affairs Senator Faulkner Is
ALWAYS alive to the interests OF his
constituents.
4 committee of Berkeley county
farmers having examined the Mar
tinsburg Jail, they report that they
believe a new jail is not necessity.
They saw that with few new steel
cages, better sanitary regulations and
q careful and vigilant jailer the Jail
will answer all necessary purposes
perfectly well,
Mr.. Henry G. Winship, the present
general manager of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, and for number Of
wears a heavy coal shipper by canal,
h,s left contract with a Cumber-
land boat builder for twenty new
canal boats. This looks as though
Mr. Winship has some faith in the
restoration Of the canal.
The Examiner ana Union ncwspa-
pers. OF Frederick, will terminate
their existence this week under their
old management. Both papers have
been purchased by the Rev. DIR.
George Diehl and others, and will be
consolidated and Published hereafter
as the Daily and Weekly Examiner.
DIR. c.. Il. Butler carries off the
leather medal this year in the FORK
department. He Ailled seven hogs
last week, and altogether they
weighed 500 poutds. The average
weight was-well, not much. The
Doctor holds the putty keg this year
This item is published at the par;ic-
ular request Of Mr.. ]. r. Keyes)
While the snow $ on the ground
and the weather severe the farmers
ought to look after the cartridges
and scatter food where they can get
it. Mr.. Towner SChley says that he
feeds sixty-three Ct thess beautiful
birds every morning, and they are on
hand regularly o receive their
rations. We have heard of other per
sons. also, who ar feeding the par
tridges.
Though perhaps we oughtn't, we
can't refrain from publishing these
kind words from Washington
gentleman who's opinion on such
matters we prize very highly: Il en-
close two dollar to renew my sub
scription for this year 10 the bright
est and best papr in West Virginia.
find much pleasure in reading the
REGISTER, and must congratulate its
editor on its maleup.'
At the municipal election held in
Bolivar last weel. the following were
elected: Mayor, DR.. w. II. II. Spang-
Ter; Recorder, Albert Cockrell; Coun-
cilmeu, Stockton Sponseller, George
Dittmyer c.. j Cavalier, Anthony
Busev and Danil O'Boyle In Har-
per's Ferry the FLOWING were elected:
Mayor, Jno y. Doll; Recorder,
Jno. Faherty; Councilmen, j. c.
Hurst, Geo Marquette, H. V. Daniels,
Edward Rigging and James McGraw,
Jr. Much interest was manifested IN
the above election, the hog and COW
question bein. voted on. Harpers
Ferry carried the vote for hog in,
while Bolivarvoted for hog out.
The annualreport OF the Board of
Directors OF the HagerStown Fair
shows a most graf ing condition OF
affairs. The nct profits of the last
fair were SS.,51 80. and the the Asso-
citation at tie present time hasn't
cent of Indebtedness, but on the con
trary has a cash balance on hand OF
nearly $3.50 Last Friday the stock
holders elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President, Jno.
w. StoneIraker; vice-president, Geo.
w. Smith recording secretary, Z. y.
Wilmer: corresponding secretary, {.
f. Manning; treasurer, c, E. Baech-
tel. Directors: p. ii. Wingert, Dr. J.
McP. Scott, George NJ. Stonebraker
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