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

,sry al Martinsburg.
The insurance on the life of Mr.
u.bsr Livermore was $6,77s, no
A. rs. as published last week.
Mr., ]. Humphrey Strider died a
,.r home near Kearneysville, Mon
5sy night, aged about so years,
A very interesting meeting Of st
,ndrew's Brotherhood was held il
,ha Episcopal Chapel Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs Malinda Nicodemus wife o.
Mr. John Nicodemus, died neal
Keedvsville, last Thursday, in the 43rt
wear OF her age.
Mr.. r. w. Morrow, Of the Farmers
I5roeats will represent the West Vir
gipia Alliance at the st. Louis con
ysntion on February 22d.
One OF the REGISTERS Duffield,
nbseribers in remitting for his paper
.svs Send it on would be lost
without the REGISTER.
Daniel c. Burns. a native of Berke
lsv county. and once its sheriff, died
in Missouri last week, aged 50 years.
He left Berkeley in 1856.
Potomac Building Association No.
svill offer for sale several shares OF
stock next Monday evening at zoo
o'clock at the REGISTER Office.
Wm. F. Bra1ton, colored. OF
C5arlestown, a graduate Of Storer
College, has been appointed to $3.50
po.ition in the War Department.
We are sorry to learn that our
friend Jane, d. Moler, OF Washing
Ton City, has been down with the
grin He's right in the fashion, how
erer.
Miss Marcie Hunter, daugi ter OF
Major r. w. Hunter, of Winchester.
AID DR.. John p Campbell, of Athens,
Ga. were married at the former place
on Tuesday evening.
In the Circuit Court Of Clarke coun.
" last week about forty suits were
entered by the Berryville Improve
Inent Company against delinquent
sv bscribars m irs stock
In the Supreme Court of Appeals
at Charleston, last Wednesday, the
case Of d. b. Lucas VS.. S. c. and H.
F. Turnpike Company. from Jeffer-
son county, was submitted.
We think that Hon. WIN. L. Wilson
mas pretty good case against the
Harper's Ferry Sentinel for criminal
libel, on account Of that alleged por-
trait it published last week.
The REGISTER is full up with inter
esting original reading this week. No
one who wants to keep posted OF
and other affairs ought TO
be without the REGISTER this year
We understand that Mr.. r. NJ.
Moore and Mr.. John .. Fleming have
purchased tract of the James h.
Grove land, paying therefor $4,000.
Mr. Fleming will live on it.-Adrocats
Mrs. Clara Cox, of Sharpsburg, has
a quilt made by herself aud Miss Kit
~ Knode, OF calico left from the
gowns OF sick and wounded soldiers
Of the Twelfth Regiment at Antietam
battle.
Mrs Sarah E. Vale, the mother Of
Prof. E. Mode Vale. principal of Shep
herd College, died at her home III
Carlisle, Pa, on January 2Sth, aged
Il years She tad been ill for sever
al months.
Aunt Lucy Bunkins, a colored
woman who was most highly thought
Of in Shepherdstown, died here few
days ago. The wife Of Jacob Robin
son, colorrd, formerly Of this place.
died in Washington Tuesday. Ellen
Mckinney, also colored, died here
Thursday morning.
The recent cold weather had
beneficial effect in somewhat abating
the grip epidemic so prevalent III
town aud county the past few months,
and there has been maI ked aud
gratifying decrease in the number Of
patients suffering from this annoying
aud dreadful disease.
Mrs. Martha Kanode, wife of Mr.
Ueorge kanode, died at her home al
Bridgeport, opposite ShepherdStown,
Oh Wednesday afternoon, aged about
% years. She had been ill for long
time with consumption. The funeral
VIII be held this Friday afternoon. and
The remains will be inferred in Noun
tam View Cemetery, at Sharpsburg.
MeSsrs. Diehl & Bro. Of this place,
nave been awarded the contract for
The erection Of a monument over the
graves Of the Confederate dead bur
led at the Old Chapel in Clarke
county, Va. The Messrs. Diehl have
won all enviable reputation in this
line, aud our Clarke friends may feel
assured Of receiving d creditable piece
OF work. CharIsstOton Spirit.
Thieves entered the restaurant OF
Dir. Samuel Storm, on Shenandoah
street, last Monday night, aud carried
OIL all his knives, forks, spoons, cas-
tors, table cloths, etc, together with
some meat and about a gallon OF oys-
tiers. Not being able, evidently, to
remove a barrel of crackers in the
place, they poured coal oil over them,
rendering them unfit for use. They
got into "A npivhborinp cellar fl st III