Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-05
BRIEFS.

reelected the old board of directors,
namely: II. G.. Marten, d. L. Rentch.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, G. T. Hodges
J. W. Kerney, w. N. Lemen and H..
l.. Snyder. The directors on Tuesday
reelected the old officers.
The family of Mr.. Charles Terrell
have asked us to extend to the public
their warmest thanks for the un-
bounded sympathy rendered them
by the people of this and other
counties in their recent trouble They
deeply appreciate the many acts OF
kindness and expires sions Of regard.
Mr.. B. c. Washington on Wednes-
day made an assignment for the ben
eft of all his creditors, without
priority. We are informed that the
liabilities will not exceed the assets.
Mr.. Forrest w. Brown is trustee, and
is now going over the books with the
view of ascertaining the exact situa-
tion.-Ldrocate.
The REGISTER Office is having an
unprecedented rush of job work,
orders coming in from all parts OF this
and adjoining counties. We have had
little more than we could get
through with promptly, so We hope
our customers will bear with US until
| t.h 70 10 ri
and that's the reason we have SO much
of it,
Wheat in Baltimore has remained
about steady during the past week,
and No. red is quoted at 10l cents
per bushel. The visible supply shows
a decrease of half million bushels.
Corn is quoted at so cents. Good
hogs command from $50 On $50 per
100 lbs. sheep and lambs Oh 81 cents
per Id.
1t is reported that Mr.. Ali, owner
of the Virginia ore bank, and the
| Messrs. Knott, who owns the lime
stone quarries, have about completed
arrangement for the construction OF a
branch railroad from the b. & 0. at
the Old Furnace TO thequarries named
Messrs. Knott and Ahl will do the
grading and the b. e. 0. will lay the
track and operate the road.
Mr.. Luther r. Huyett had a very
narrow escape from his house being
burned last Thursday at 10 o'clock a.
IN, supposed TO have been caused by
a lamp left burning by servant in
room in the wing of the house. The
house was injured and quantity OF
furniture burned. Insured in the
agency Of Washington & Alexander,
and will be promptly paid. Spirit.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has purchased the Grafton
and Greenbrier Railroad, with all its
franchises and equipments, for
$3.50, 900. The road was sold under a
decree of the United States Court.
The road extends from Grafton to
Belington, w. Va, forty-two miles,
and is narrowgauge road, but It's
purchase has been contemplated with
a view of making it standard gauge
The conjunction Of the planets Ju-
piter and Venus will occur on next
Saturday few minutes after o'clock.
Unfortunately for observers in this
country, both planets will be below
the eastern horizon, but on the even
ings OF February 5 and 6-the one
preceding and the other following
onjunction-they will be so close
that the unassisted eye may have
some difficulty in distinguishing them
separately. Such close approach
of those two planets is very rare, and
these now living may probably never
see another.
The Grand Central Hotel, a famous
New York hosiery, closed its doors
on Wednesday. Fayman Il Sprague
were the proprietors, Mr.. VIM. II.
Fayman. the senior partner being a
former resident Of Shepherdstown.
They found they could not continue
paying the enormous rental, S65,0OO Ii
year. and other necessary expenses,
as business in recent years had been
getting worse in the down town loca-
ton of the house. 1t is likely that the
place will be now let out for business
purposes. The killing OF Colonel Jim
Fisk on the ladies' staircase by Ed
Stokes, now OF the Hoffman house, in
January, 1872, made its name familiar
all over the country.
Mr.. John F. Sweeney. Of Wheeling,
General Agent Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society of New York, and
Mr.. p. G.. Kennedy, local agent for
jefferson county, OF Charlestown'
were IN Shepherdstown on Thursday,
with drafts on New York to pay to
the representatives OF Heber Liver
more, deceased, $7,77a, the amount of
two policies held by Mr.. Livenmore in
the company named. The company
made very prompt payment OF these
losses. as it always does, after the
proofs OF death were received by it,
Mr.. Kennedy, the local agent, will he
glad to furnish any information or
consider any applications for insur-
ance in this excellent company.
No statement of the affairs of j. j..
Nicholson g. Sons, bankers, of Balti-
more, has yet been given out by the
trustees So MANY suits have been