Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-26
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pose of chancery business. There
Will be no jury summoned.
In the Senate on Tuesday bills
were passed to pay $3.50 to the NJ.
K. Church Of Martinsburg for it's use
by soldiers during the war, and s2, $50
to st. Joseph's Catholic Church for the
same reason.
Rev. A. A. p. Neel delivered lee
ture to Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 81, A., F.
& \. NJ, and a number of visiting
Masons, last Monday evening. A sup.
per at the Entler Hotel was enjoyed
later in the evening.
The new iron bridge across the Po-
tomac river at Hancock has been com
pleted aud turned over to the com
pany that owns it, and is now open
to the public. tits 800 feet long, forty
feet above the water, and cost
S35,
Washingtons birthday did not
evoke any thrilling demonstrations
of patriotism in Shepherdstown on
Monday. A few flags floated from
the REGISTER office, the schools had
half holiday, four little boys had a
parade, and that was about all.
Congressman jeremiah Simpson. OF
Kansas, the Farmers Alliance oracle,
says: Both the sub-treasury scheme
and free coinage are losing strength
among the farmers. In my opinion
the former will be dropped and the
latter must give way to tie tariff"
The Hagerstown Land Improve
ment Company have brought suit
against number Of lot purchaser.
for unpaid balance. The lot holders
will defend on the ground that the
factories were not built as stipulated
in the statements made at the time OF
purchase.
Mr.. A. c.. Miller has moved from the
farm of Mr.. w. NJ Shepherd, above
town, to the Cunningham place, near
Falling Waters, in Berkeley county.
Mr.. Bitner goes on the Shepherd farm,
and Mr.. Martin Busey, from near
Martinsburg, will move on Mr.. John
l.. Richards farm, at Scrabble.
Voters will take notice that il they
do not pay their capitation tax on or
before Tuesday next, the first day OF
March, they will not be allowed to
vote at the corporation election.
Every citizen should pay up and then
vote his sentiments at the polls. No
candidates have yet been announced.
The West Virginia Central Railroad
is making a strong effort to get con-
troll OF the Western Maryland Rail
road by buying the interest Balti-
more City has in it. But the people
of Baltimore and of the counties
along the line are strongly opposed
to the sale, and are using every en-
deavor to prevent it.
The Berkeley Republican, the new
paper just started at Berkeley
Springs, has made its appearance.
1t is very nice looking sheet.
Messrs. Williams & Sallade are the
publishers and they will put in their
best licks for the Republican party.
Three papers in Berkeley Springs,
however, is OVERRIDING good thing.
The Farmers Alliance OF Jefferson
county in session at Charlestown last
Saturday, endorsed the candidacy of
Mr.. A. S. cambridge for the legisla-
ture and recommended the nomina-
ton by the Democrats Of Mr. John p.
Kearfott for the State Senate. Mr..
Kearfott, who is one of the best men
in the county. has not yet concluded
to make the fight.
DIR. Il. A. Ashby, OF Baltimore, as
sisted by Drs. Gaines, Of Boonsboro,
and Butler and Reynolds, Of Shep-
herdstown, performed an operation
upon Mrs Levi Porter, Of this place,
last Friday for the removal of large
tumor. The operation unsuccessful
ly gotten through with, and Mrs.
Porter rallied and seemed to be In a
fair way TO recover. On Tuesday,
however, she grew worse, and died
about II o'clock at night.
The Harper's Ferry Dramatic So
ciety will play the thrilling drama
entitled The Woven Web" at the
UvilIa Hall this Friday evening at
o'clock, for the benefit Of Jonadao
Hall at Harper's Ferry. Besides the
play, some excellent music will be
rendered. The young ladies and
gentlemen comprising this company
are said to be unusually good anna
teur actors, and the performance
will be well worth attending.