Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-01-15
BRIEFS.

since called our attention to the er-
/ rors.
Mr. NJ. S. Hiteshew has bought from
DR.. r. NJ Marshall the brick dwelling
house of the latter on Main street.
Shepherdstown, the consideration
stated being $4,000. Mr.. Hiteshew
will move into the property the first
of April.
The new and beautiful Hotel Colon
ade, at Buena Vista, erected last sum
mer at the cost Of about Gao, 900, was
almost entirely destroyed by fire Sun
day. One by one the fine hotels in
the Shenandoah Valley are going up
in smoke.
The Jonadab Temperance Order at
Harper's Ferry is in very fourishing
condition, the lodge there having a
membership Of sixty-five. We under
stand that an effort will be made to
organize lodge in Shepherdstown in
the near future.
So many persons were down with
the grip last Monday evening no quo
rum was present at the stockholders
meeting of Potomac Building Associ-
alton No. 8. An adjourned meeting
will be held at o'clock next Monday
evening in the REGISTER office.
Mr.. George McGlincy was elected
Mayor of Harper's Ferry last Thurs
day by handsome majority. John
Faherty was elected recorder, and 4.
b. Chambers, W. A. Winters, Geo. K.
Marquette, j. G. McGraw and II. V.
Daniels members of the council.
The Confederate Memorial Associa-
ton of Clarke county will erect a
monument at Old Chapel about June
1st next, with the names inscribed
thereon of all the soldiers of that
county, and Of those connected with
the companies from that county who
fell during the late war.
The new postal cards have made
their appearance, i'll two sizes. One
size is the same as the old ones, while
the other is big enough TO write let
ter on The small ones are designed
for the use of the ladies. The ladies
will probably use them to write their
messages and then use the big ones
for the postscript.
Edward Smith policeman OF Mar
tinsburg, while in drunken condi-
ton, discharged a revolver at Mr.
Lewis Mathaei, a prominent druggist,
without the slightest provocation.
The ball passed through Mr.. Mathaei's
hat, cutting the hair Smith, who is
the same man who assaulted Council
man Berry a month or TWO ago, WAS
discharged from the police force.
At Cumberland, Md, on Tuesday
night, at a meeting of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal creditors, a committee
was appointed to communicate with
the creditors in other counties along
|
ing a committee to Annapolis this
winter to ask the legislature for re-
lief. The amount owing to these men
is in the neighborhood of So, 900.
The editor was not forgotten dur
ing the holidays by his good friends
of Elmwood Farm. Mrs. Hill aud
Mrs. Jennie came in one day and
brought with them one Of their famous
butter ducks, pair OF fine chickens.
basket OF eggs and other good
Things that were greatly appreciated
by us. 1t is such acts OF kindness
that makes an editors lot happy
one.
The officials of the Morgan's Grove
Agricultural Association are con
graduating themselves on the excel
lent condition of its financial affairs.
After having squared up all accounts
and met all obligations there remains
on hand the very comfortable bal
ance Of $3.50 cash. This money will
proba bly, be used to erect a new build
ing for the ladies' department next
summer.
Miss Laura c. Strider, who is now
in Hiroshima, Japan, has sent to the
editor OF the REGISTER a japanese
Christmas card We thank Miss Lau-
ra very much, and highly appreciate
the sentiment printed on the card -
whatever it may be. The characters,
which look like a combination OF
tracks made by an intoxicated spi-
der, drunken bumblebee and mad
hen, are little too much for us.
Rev. II. l.. Hout, of Page county,
Va, sent us n wonderfully fine lemon
raised by Miss Pressgrave, a resident
OF that county. 1t weighs "a ounces
and at its greatest circumference
measures 1S inches. 1t is the biggest
lemon we have ever seen. Mr. Hout
saws that on the tree from which this
one was taken there are others still
larger. 1t looks as though Page coun-
ty may yet be able to compete with
Florida.
A serious coasting accident occurred
i'm Frederick Friday night. Misses
Vergie Flaut and Helen Mckinney,
on sled, coIlided with sleigh con
tanning young. George Stull and
Misses Cora Hobbs and Agnes Ely
Miss Hobbs fell out of the sleigh on
her head, and was badly bruised.
Miss Mckinney had her skull. frac-
tured. and is in a critical condition,
while Miss Faut was badly cut on
the face.
While rpt,,rnino RI his home in the