Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-04-15
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What's the matter with the Charles
town Sp,rit? Last week it failed to
reach Shepherdstown at all, and this
week it hadn't gotten here by Thurs
day morning. Why slight us. Brother
Haines?
Just as we went to press on Thurs
day news came that the dwelling
house of Mrs. Etchison, about five miles
west Of town, had been completely de-
stroyed by fire. No particulars were
obtainable.
We regret that we were not fur
Dished with a report of the proc eed-
/ ings OF the Democratic County Exec
utive Committee in time for publica-
| ton this week. We will print it in
! our next issue.
1t is proposed to hold a great inter
State fair at Inwood, near Martins
burg in the fall, and will include the
counties Of Berkeley, Morgan and
Jefferson in w. Va, and Frederick
and Clarke, Va.
In the Supreme Court of Appeals
on Saturday, Lucas VS.. Turnpike
| Company, from Jefferson county,
opinion by Judge English; decree of
/ Circuit Court reversed and injunc-
ton perpetuated.
| a colOred man by the name Of Jones
was seriously injured while blasting
near Keller's on Tuesday. A dynamite
bomb accidentally exploded and rem
dered him eyeless and armless. AT last
report he was alive.-Free Press.
An unusually cold spell OF weather
set in last Saturday, and the Their
mometer got down considerably be
low the freezing point. The cold
wave stayed with US until Wedues-
day, when the mercury climb up
little closer to where it ought TO be-
Over five hundred panes of glass
have been broken out of the windows
| of the manufacturing shops in this
! place since work was stopped. One
boy had over hundred to his credit
While putting in the glass the other
day Mr.. Wilbert Morris pretty near
! ly cut his thumb off
The board appointed under an act
of Congress to survey, locate aud pre-
serve the lines of battle of the con
! tending armies on the field of Ante
tam has presented a report asking
! that an additional appropriation of
some $4,000 be made at the prese ut
session TO carry out the purposes OF
| the law.
One day last week DR.. Pennington
and Harry Burkhart were examining
a Smith Il Wesson revolver in the
| formers Office. Neither knew it was
loaded, aud in handling the pistol it
went off, narrowly missing them and
striking a book case. The case was
splintered aud one of the glass broken.
-WOrld
Mr. George w. Henneberger, of
Hagerstown, set two hens with chick
ell eggs. Among the number were
three double eggs, each containing
two distinct yolks. These three eggs
Matched out six peeps Three OF
them died, but the other three remain
alive to prove the veracity of this
freak of nature.
James Porter, colored youth OF
hepherdstown, had brown pigeon
for pet He sold it not long since,
and it was shipped with a number of
others to Baltimore. a week later
the pigeon was home again, and the
only tenable Supposition is that it es
capped in that city and flew back
home.
The engine in the manufacturing
shops was started up Tuesday and the
machinery which has been lying idle
for so long put in running oIuer. a
lot of new Woodworking machinery
is now on the way here. The Crane
Machinery Company expects to be
gin the active work of manufacturing
by the first of May.
Mr. George w. Moore, who lives on
1.-THE Ridge" had a narrow escape
during the storm last week. Light
ming struck tree, flashed along a
fence to near where he was standing,
tearing a fencerail to splinters and
disappearing in the ground. Mr.
Moore was so severely stunned that
he felt the effects of the shock for
several days.
Jacob Wintermoy or. the boss cloth
ING man of Shepherdstown, is ready
for spring tiade with fine lot OF new
goods of every quality and price. All
he asks is that you give him call.
examine his goods aud learn his
prices before buying elsewhere. He
tries to please all customers, and
guarantees his goods 10 be as repre-
septed. See his new advertisement.
Berkeley county is at present in
tested with strange disease among
cattle No one has as yet been able
TO ascertain its origin. Mr.. A. W.
Clary, one of our successful farmers,
lost several head of cattle last week.
The disease attacks them and causes
froth at the mouth for several
hours when they die instantly.
number OF our farmers are complain
inc of the disease. World.