Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-05-27
Briefs.

| iron ueorSe w. MONIES, Is being agi-
tated.
An ant is said to have the biggest
brain, according to the size of it's
body, of any creature living. And
yet II an ant were as big as an ele-
plant, with brains in proportion, we
doubt il it could run a newspaper to
please everybody.
In the Circuit Court at Charlestown
last Friday Judge Faulkner sentenced
John Williams, alias John Harris.
convicted Of felony, to the penitsntiary
for five years; William Jack son to two
months in Jail; and Holmes johnson
| to the Reform School-the last two
having pleaded guilty.
A catalogue of the public schools
of Jefferson county, gotten up by
County Superintendent George H.
Ramsburg, has just been issued from
the REGISTER Office. 1t makes
book of "A pages. The total enroll
ment of white scholars during the
past year in this county was ,04S, and
OF the coloIed pupils 81.
Mr.. II. n. Deatrick, one of the most
substantial business men in Martins
burg, dropped dead in his dry goods
store in that city Tuesday evening at
six o'clock. He had been in ill-health
for several years, but his sudden
death was altogether unlocked for
He was ffty-four years of age, and
leaves wife and three children.
The municipal election was held in
Martinsburg last Monday under the
Australian ballot law, which is report
ed to have worked satisfactorily. DR..
j, w. McSherry was reelected mayor
by SO maj GRITTY H. G.. Berry, A. NJ
Gilbert and Stewart Westenhaver,
Democrats, and VIM. Cline and H.
Mcdowell, Republicans, were elected
as councilmen.
Luther Warrenfeltz unearthed last
week while ploughing on his farm,
mile north of Mrs. Dahlgren's place,
on South Mountain, seven skeletons
Of soldiers who fell in the South
Mountain battle and were buried
very lightly near each other. Four
teen bullets were found with the re-
mains, some inbedded in the skulls.
1t is supposed the bones are the re-
mains Of Confederate soldiers.
The "Deestrick Skule? entertain
ment, with Arthur Hawks, of Balti-
more, as master, will be given in the
town hall on decoration day, June
4th-in the afternoon at o'clock and
in the evening at s. General admis-
sion will be % cents, children ID cents,
reserved seats 80 cents. If the weather
is pleasant, supper and strawberries
and lce-cream will be served upon
the lawn outside the hall.
Mr. Adam Colbert, q former resi-
dent of this county, but now residing
near Winchester, Va, and Miss Bette
Fawcett, for several years teacher
in the Graded School, We're quietly
married in the Entler Hotel parlor
last Monday by Rev. Charles Ghise-
lin. After the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Colbert went at once TO their
own home, attended by the best
wishes Of their friends here.
DIR. WIN. H. Grimes, one of the old
est and most popular physicians OF
Washington county, died last Thurs
day at his home near Bakersville. DIR.
| Grimes had been in ill-health for sew
eral months and his death was not I'M
expected. His age was about seventy
| five years. DR.. Grimes was son of
James Grimes and Margaret Strobe,
of Jefferson county, w. Va. His wife
survives him. DIR. Grimes was quite
wealthy.
! Geo. w. Marshall, notorious thief,
was sentenced in Hagerstown last
Thursday to eighteen months in the
penitentiary. Half an hour after he
had been returned to Jail he broke out
and safely made his escape. The same
day John A. Courteney, who had been
convicted OF chicken stealing, quietly
picked up his hat and walked out OF
the courtroom unnoticed and took
to the woods. Marshall was recap
tured on Saturday.
The cornerstone Of the new Baptist
Church at Shenandoah Junction will
be laid this Friday, May 9th, with
Masonic rites. Lodges from the juno
ton. Charlestown, Shepherdstown,
Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry will
be represented. The Baptist pastors
OF the association will take charge OF
exercises, services to begin at 1880 a.
Ill. The ladies of the church will fur
nish dinner and refreshments, while
the Charlestown Band will render mu-
sic.
The city papers are good and al
this stage of the worlds progress they
are a necessity, but it is wise to re.
member that it is the home paper
that advertises your business, your
schools, your churches, your numer
Gus societies, and sympathizes with
you in your affection and rejoices in
your prosperity. In short, it is youi
local paper that mentions a thous
and and one things in which you are
interested during the year, and which
you do not find in the city paper.
The proposed connection of the
Cumberland Valley railroad with the