Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-12
BRIEFS.

OF Shepherd College has determined
to publish monthly journal devoted
to the interests of the society. The
first number will soon be issued from
the REGISTER office.
v lentine Day comes on Sunday
next. The usual horrible caricatures
are more horrible than ever. but moth
ing could be more tender than the
sentimental messages that Cupid as
prepared for this occasion.
The National Editorial Association
will meet in San Francisco, California.
on May nth. A tour of California
and the wonders Of the West is on the
programme. The editor of this pa
per is delegate from West Virginia
The young ladies and gentlemen
of Charlestown ar. rehearsing the
comic opera "Piuafore," which will
be presented soon after Easter. They
will play the opera in Shepherdstown
if suitable arrangements eau be made
Congressman Wilson announces
that there will be a competitive ex-
animation at Piedmont, this State, on
February eth, for cadetship at West
| Point, from our district. open TO all
youths between II aud % years of
age.
! Mr.. b. F. Leisenring, former post
master of Charlestown, died in Ellis,
Kansas, on the Gath OF January last,
aged about SO years. The deceased
was paralyzed about year ago. and
from that time until his death he
was great sufferer.
Whether the ground hog saw his
shadow or not is disputed question,
| but there's no disputing the weather
that has prevailed since. There was
a big fall of snow last Friday that re-
mained until Monday, when the hot
sun carried it off in hurry.
The commissioners of Baltimore
county visited the quarries Of the
Washington Building Lime and Stone
Company at Keller, this county, last
week, with view OF obtaining the
limestone found there for use in pix
ing the roads of Baltimore county.
DR.. ID. w. Border, of Kearneysville,
this county, has Teen appointed a
member of the Harper's Ferry Pen
sion Examining Board, in place of DIR
r. E. Pitznogle, OF Sharpsburg.
The other two members are DR.. w.
II. Cannon, Of Harper's Ferry, aud
DR.. &. ID. Baker, of Rohrersville, Md.
There is a dett rmination on the
part of the officials of this county 10
break up the habit of carrying con-
cealed weapons, and offenders who
may be caught hereafter will be Sc
verely punished William Majors, a
! colored man in Charlestown, was SEN
fenced last week to pay fine of $50
aud serve sixty days in Jail for carry
ing revolver.
The Harper's Ferry Dramatic So
ciety will play thrilling drama, called
The Woven Web, at that place on
Thursday and Friday next, February
18th and 10Th, in Anthony Hall. Ad-
mission % cents, children Is cents.
This play is said to be intensely in
teresting, and fine entertainment j.
lent vocal music in connection with
the drama.
There is a popular idea prevalent
that the minute letter M TO be seen
at the base of the head of Liberty on
the face Of the present issue of silver
dollars stands for Mint" aud is all
evidence Of the genuineness OF the
coin bearing it. This is a mistake.
The M stands for Morgan, George
L. Morgan, who is the originator OF
the design. Upon the same side there
is another M. also the initial of the
designer This is to he found in the
waving locks of the fair goddess, and
is so cleverly concealed in the lines OF
the design that it can only be seen
after a long scrutiny. A prominent
Mint official, in speaking of this other
initial, said that he had had ii shown
70 him scores OF times, bat could never
find it unassisted.
Here the REGISTER has been going
along Dragging about itself and blow
lug il own horn in the most confident
sort of way, taking it for granted that
most of the people, al least, swallowed
what was said But we got u sudden
shock last week, and it was d Bakerton
critic that administered the dose. he
actually accused the editor OF running
the REGISTER for the purpose of max
ing money-said there were too many
advertisements in thought TO be
more reading in it-sometimesc couldn't
tell what its politics was-lots Of room
for improvement all around, aud SO
on. We are trifle stunned yet, but
as soon as we can recover We'll try
and improve things.
Charles Goodman shot and instant
~ killed John L. Duncan in Baltimore
on Monday last Both were well
known men about town, and had
quarreled over money matters. Good
man is not Unknown in jefferson
county. About twenty years ago he
wa. arrested in Cincinnati, whittier
he had fl d after shooting u man i'll
Washington. He was in charge o, a
detective, who was bringing him east
over the b. l. .. Railroad, when Ne