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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
PERSONALS.



Mr.. Benjamin Trapnell is in Charles
ton this week attending meeting OF
the West Virginia Bar Association.
He will read a paper before that body.
Miss Athelia Downey and Messrs.
Oscar Bowers and Frank Middlekauff,
of Maryland, have been visiting Miss
Maggie Long in this place.
Mrs. Mary Baker has been i'll at
her home in this place for couple OF
weeks past. Her daughter, Mrs. Glass,
is here from Roanoke.
Mr.. ]. w. Grow, of Williamsport,
Nd, WAS in town the first Of the week,
having been called here by the illness
of his father.
Miss Edith Watson, of Leetown, has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Lily
Watson, near Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Wilbur S. Green, of Washing
ton, D. c., is here visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Show.
Capt. John Grow, one of the Oldest
residents of Shepherdstown, has been
very i'll the past week.
Mrs. Kate Reynolds, of this place,
visited friends in Martinsburg during
the past week.
Rev. DIR. Nelson was in Washington
Yesterday on brief trip.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
Middleway on the Move.

Middleway had corporation cleo
ton January 18th, and now has a new
set of officers, to-wit Mayor, P. M.
Hollis; recorder, ]. W. Ringer; coun-
cilmen, DR.. D. P. Fry, Joseph L. Min
ghini, n. R. Roberts, H. S. Nicely and
R. U. Smith town sergeant, DIR. A.
NJ. Evans, with two assistants, Messrs.
S. H. Fowler and B. F. Jolley. DR..
Evans was first elected mayor, but
failing to get suitable sergeant, the
doctor resigned and took the sergeant
cy, and the council elected Capt. Hol-
lis in his stead. A brand new lock-
up is to be built, and the old burg,
we are informed, is to be governed In
frst-class style hereafter.-Spir1t.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
Farm Sold.

Farm Sold.
The farm of John Moler was sold at
public sale in Charlestown on Tuesday
by G. NJ. Beltzhoover, special commis-
sioner, to ]. Frank Turner at S29.25
per acre. The farm, which is situated
near Bakerton, contains 50 acres. This
same property was offered at sheP-
herdstown in October last, when it was
knocked down to NJ. Brown at $50
per acre. The sale was not confirmed,
and it was offered again, with the re-
suit stated.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
NOTICE..

There will be grand rally in Asberry
NJ. T.. Church, February 10, 1928. for the
benefit of the pastor and the stewards,
at which time all lovers of Christ and
friends of his church in the town and
country waste are respectfully requested
to bring mp To the Lords house - cents
each, that His gospel might be preached
and His praise might be sung. The
services will be- conducted by Rev. j. IL.
Brice. of WilliamSport, Md, assisted
by Rev. :. y. Saunders and Rev. Mays,
of Dufiields, w Va. An old'time love
feast at o a. m. All lovers Of Christ are
welcome. May heaven give us Jubilee
day in which TO praise. Respectfully,
l.. HAMMOND.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
FIGURING MILL BURNED.
Destruction of A. 8 Reynolds g. Co.'s Mill and
All Its Contents This Morning.

Nv ~
This morning few minutes after 8
o'clock fire broke out in the steam
Touring mill of A. S. Reynolds & Co.,
in Shepherdstown, and the structure
is completely destroyed. together with
all its contents. The flames were first
discovered in the engine-room. 1t is
likely they were started by fire KIN
died to thaw a frozen water pipe.
The woodwork of the engine-room be-
ing saturated with oil, the flames
quickly enveloped it. A dense smoke
was formed, making it impossible to
enter the mill, thus retarding the work
of the fremen. The fire department
and volunteer helpers were quickly on
hand and steam was gotten up In a
short time. Three streams were d.
rected upon the burning structure
but the fire proved to be stubborn
one and was hard to conquer. The
numerous chutes and other openings
carried the flames from one floor to
another, while the iron sides of the
building prevented the water from be-
ing applied to the best advantage. In
two hours time the roof and upper
floor had fallen in, the grain bins had
burst, and all that is left now is a few
charred beams, pile of wet and
smouldering grain and twisted and
ruined machinery.
The snow storm that ragged all morn
ing and the bitter air that froze the
water as it fell made the work OF the
fremen extremely difficult and un-
pleasant.
The mill was erected about three
wears ago, and was built upon the site
of the old Staley mill. The lower
story was of stone and the two upper
stories of corrugated iron. 1t was fitted
out with a fine patent roller system
of machinery, and was complete and
costly in its appointments. 1t was
run by steam and by water power. An
immense iron water-wheel was added
last summer and was used when the
stream was full. The firm is composed
of DR.. A. S. Reynolds and Mr.. j. F.
Legge. Mr.. Wrightler was the miller
The capacity of the mill was fifty bar,
rels day.
The building and machinery were
insured for $3.50, as follows: $1,000
in the Georgia Home and $3.50 in the
Jefferson County Mutual, represented
by ]. S. Fleming 81 800 in the Frank
lin and $1,000 in. the Jefferson o
Wheeling, represented by B. F. Harrl
son. The insurance will cover abou
one-third of the loss. A. S. Reynolds
| g. Co. also had in the mill between
5000 and $500 bushels of wheat anc
about $50 barrels of -four, which wa
not insured. Several farmers of thu
vicinity also had their wheat in tn
mill, none of which, we believe, wa
insured. All the books and paper
of valne were saved.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
A Rare Treat.

A Rare treat.
The people of shepherdstown and
vicinity will have the opportunity of
enjoying one of the finest entertain
ments ever offered in our city on Tues
day of next week at the town hall.
Prof G. G. Burnett, of New York City,
has consented to give his illustrated
lecture on Sights and Scenes in Eu-
rope" One hundred views made by
eminent artists will be magnifed by a
powerful stereopticon, illumined by a
strong lime light. Scenes from Paris,
Naples, Pompeii, London, Genoa, Mon
tie Carlo, Vesuvius, Rome, Bologna,
Pisa, the Blue Grotto of Capri, etc.,
will accompany the lecture, giving a
concise history of many public and
historical points of interest. This lee
ture has been delivered in nearly all
the cities, and received everywhere
with great enthusiasm. 1t isfortunate
for our people that the Professor has
been induced to stop at ShePherdstown.
No one can afford to miss this historic
and highly instructive entertainment.
The admission has been reduced to %
cents, children under II years OF age
10 cents. Town hall, Tuesday night,
February 18th, at 7.30 o'clock.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
Ninety Years Old on Monday.

Our venerable townsman, Mr.. JOS
eph Welshans, celebrated his ninetieth
birthday on Monday last. During the
day many of his friends called upon
him and rendered their good wishes,
and he received affectionats letters
from his children who reside in other
States. Mr.. Welshans still enjoys
good health and has unimpaired facul-
ties, save that he is deaf. His form is
still erect, his eyesight is good, and
each day he reads his morning paper
with genuine enjoyment. Fer over
sixty years he has been teacher in
the Reformed Sunday school, a posi-
ton that he still holds. We wish him
many years yet of health.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
Tbe Modern Invalid

Has tastes incidentally in keeping with
otherluxuries. Aremedy must De pleas
antly acceptable in form, purely whole
some in composition, truly beneficial In
affect and entirely free from every objec-
tionable quality. If really i'll heconsulfs
a physician; if constipated he uses the
gentle family laxative Syrup OF Figs.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07

The first regular scheduled train to
make a trip through the new belt line
tunnel in Baltimore-which is six
miles long and will cost the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company $1,000
000-made the run last Thursday.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
ID u RING 1895
G.. Il. HODGES

VIII have on hand full and complete stock
OF Hardware, Groceries. Dry Goods, Notions
Boots and Shoes. which will be sold at lowest
cash prices and exchange for produce. At
our Sbepherdstown and Kearneysville ele
vators we are prepared TO handle Grains OF
all kinds and have on sale the very best
quality OF Coal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
A Great Battle

is con tiuually going on I'm the human sys-
tenn. TIE demon OF impure blood strives TO
gain victory over the constitution, TO ruin
health, TO drag victims To the grave. Hood =
Sarsapariil la Is the weapon with hich TO de-
find ones self. drive the desperate enemy
from the field, and restore bodily health for
many years.
HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sickness, In
digestion and biliousness. 2)c.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
Advertised Letters.

Advertised Letters.
The following list of letters remain
uncalled for at the Shepherdstown
postofice, February 7, 1895:
Miss Mary Pickens, Miss Annie
Cambria, Mrs. Jennie Warfeld, Annie
Wright, NJ. E. Minister, Joseph Whit
tington.
Z. II. REINHART, P. NJ.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07

Catherine Morrison, aged 20, commit
ted suicide by cutting her throat with a
razor i'll one of the confessional boxes
in the Church of the Epiphany, New
York.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
SHEPHERDS TOWN MARKETS.
Schedule of Mail. at shepherd.,own.

Time for closing the mails Will be ~ fol-
lcws:
For Train No. 3, south bound, rs A. M.
For Train No. y. north-hound. rs A NJ.
For Train No. "a, south-hound, IN ~.
For Train No. 4, north. bound, 40 =. NJ.
The mails arriving on Train No. from the
south due here al sos T.. ~. when they reach
the once not later than \ 30, VIII he opened
for distribution that night, beginning Win
this date.
4. n. REIsHARr. Postmaster.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07

The will of God respecting us is that
,,e shall live by each others happiness
'od life. not by each others misery. =.
S help each other by their JOY, not by
tbeir sorrow.-RSskfr.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07

Ayers Cherry Pectomi affords RELIEF IN
PNEUMONIA, bronchitis and consumption.
Clin City Lodge No. ., Shield oi Honor I,
meets the second ana fourth tuesdays H.
each month at u nl
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07
BRIEFS.

- -, ueu,s About This and That of Local
e"0'' Flavor to Please Our Readers.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-07


Lawrence Stevenson, colored man
near town, has been setting a box trap
for rabbits. The trap was down when
he visited it the othe, day and he was
sure he had bunny inside. He
reached his hand in to get it, when the
"varmint" viciously attacked him, tear
ing his wrist with its teeth in wicked
manner. Stevenson was so badly
scared that he ran in one direction and
the weasel that had been trapped ran
In another.
Mr.. NJ. G. Tabler having bought out
the interest of Mr.. Thompson in the
clothing firm of Thompson & Tabler,
Martinsburg, will continue the busi-
ness at the old stand, and invites the
patronage of the people of jefferson
county by an advertisement in this
weeks REGISTER. Mr.. Tabler Is a
reliable and able business man, and
we have no doubt will retain the full
share of trade that this popular firm
has always enjoyed.
In the county court last week the
sheriff was directed to call in 81 900 OF
county bonds on April next. W. c.
Frazier, james w. Benner and Z. G.
Watson were appointed by the court to
report upon the ACCESSIBILITY of erect
ing bridge over the stream of water
at Bakers Mill, near the Berkeley
county line. Messrs. Joseph Trapnell
and F. P. Lynch were appointed a
committee to examine and report upon
the clerks Office of the court. The
sheriff made settlement of his tax ac-
counts with the court.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
THE GHOST OF MARTI.
1t Will Not Down, but Appears In
Halifax.

HALIFAX, N. S., July Snail ad-
vices from Jamaica. received today
bring some interesting particulars of
the insurrecti0n in Cuba, given by
Senior G. Cadina, who has just ar
rived at Kingston from the scene of the
disturbances. Senior Cadina says he
has lived in the heart of the revolution,
although taking no part in it, He
says the revolutionists have about X, 900
men under arms, all we'll equipped.
Cadina says he knows that Marti is
still alive. When the reports of his
death We're sent out he thought he had
been killed. but it turned out to be
Jose Martel, and the Spanish govern
ment suppressed this Information. The
principal chief in Manzanillo is Cur
rera, whose name the Spaniards hold
in terror. He made the first attack
of the revolution. He has had several
engagements with the Spanish soldiers
and in every instance has been victor
ious. Cadina learned at Santiago that
Flor Crombet is not dead. The general
was dangerously wounded, receiving two
balls in the breast. His daughter went
to the woods on learning of the mat
ter and nursed him back to life. He
expects to be on the field again in an
other week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
AN AGE INDEX
Worn by the Women of Frozen
Alaska.

Worn by the Women of Frozen
Alaska.
New York Press.
The Alaska squaw is peculiar-she
advertises her age.
At Forts Wrangel, Jeneau and Sitka.
many indian women may be seen with a
piece of wood or bone in the lower
lip, and the size of this savage orna-
ment indicates the age of it's owner
When girl marrieS her lower lip is
pierced and a peg of wood or piece Of
bone the size Of a pea is inserted. AS
she grows older this is increased in
size until 1t is almost as wide as her
chin and one-fourth of an inch high,
The result is naturally most unsightIy
There is an interesting family at
Fort Wrangel which illustrates per-
fectly this peculiar custom. 1t includes
four generations. A young girl may be
seen sitting at one SIDE of the one
roomed square frame house, while her
mother, grandmother and great-grand-
mother are squatted on the earthen
floor near the door, Offering mats and
baskets to the ships passengers who
come on shore.
The girl has no disfiguring ornament
on her chin, but the others have, and
the piece of bone in the feeble old
great-grandmothe lower lip looks
like a wart such as CULVER may have
seen upon the hands of the Brobdingna-
CLANS.
This index to the Indian woman's
age is about one-eighth of an inch in
thickness, and is kept in place like
cuff button.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
JEALOUS TEXAS GIRL CONFESS
ES HAVING HANGED HER
LOVER.
HER FATHER HELPED HER.
THE YOUNG MAN THOUGHT TT
WAS TO BE A MOCK HANG
ING.
DECEIVED BY HER PARENTS.
Principal Actor in the Tragedy
Mfsled by FaIsehOods and
Driven to the Crime.

RAMIRON, Tex, July 3.-The
mystery of the hanging of Albert
Blackman was fully explained to-
day when his fiancee, Miss Bessie
Harris, made full confession in
court. She said that Blackman,
who was well-to-do young farmer,
had been counting her for some time,
in opposition to the wishes of her
parents. Her father and mother did
not object to the young man on ac-
count of any of his habits, for he
was Industrious, sober and album
dainty able to provide a comfortable
home for their daughter. They
maintained that she was too young,
being scarcely eighteen, and they
had hoped she would take a fancy
to relative living in another state,
whose name she Steadfastly refused
to divulge. Finding that they could
not change her affection for Black
man by threats, they adopted a more
certain method, and commenced a
nature. They told her Blackman
was simply making her ridiculous
and that he was engaged to an
other girl. She gave him no chance
to explain away the reports her par
ents had furnished Of him, and did
not even mention that she suspected
him Of infidelity. At her fathers
suggestion, she requested that he
give her test of his love by letting
her hang him, promising to cut him
down in time to save his life. Black
man was so desperately in love with
the girl that he readily submitted.
HANGED TO A TREE.
On the night of the murder she took
long walk with him and lured him
to a lonely spot, where her father was
in hiding with a rope. Excusing her
self for a moment, she procured the
rope, and returning, placed in about
Bleckman's neck. She said he ex-
pressed little fear of the result, as
he felt sure he did not have strength
enough to pull him from the ground
After the rope had been placed over
the limb and drawn taut her father
appeared, and he and the girl pulled
the rope. The poor fellow struggled
terribly, and she would have cut him
down, but her father mentioned the
mythical other young woman, and her
heart hardened toward the lover who
was slowly strangling to death.
After the body became rigid the girl
united the rope and lowered the form
to the ground. Even then she felt no
pangs of remorse, bat with the as
sistance of her father arranged the
body and rope so that it would appear
to have been case of suicide. Her
confession caused a pronounced SEN
sation, and there was talk of lynching
the parents of the girl. This was avert
ed by the promptness of the officials,
who Immediately after her confession
placed them under arrest and spirited
them away. The girl has also been ar
rested On a charge of murder.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04

heard one of the students whisper to
his chum:
&c Did you ever see the old mans
hand shake
Not he said the other. He hasn't
got nerve in his body
AT that time I was a bundle of
nerves-a highly nervous organization;
but had my nerves under control
DO young doctors willingly under
take their first operation? you ask. I
think not. Even if they seem willing,
they are not. 1t is not an unusual
thing for young students, and even
young graduated physicians, to faint
at the sight of another surgeon oper-
ating. Where such inherent reluctance
is manifested a young man usually
drifts into the general practice of med
icine, and leaves surgery to his more
stout-hearted comrades. Apropos of
fa1ntlng, 1t may surprise you to learn
that men are more ape to faint at the
sight of an operation than women,
which is certain indication that men
are both more sympathetic and more
imaginative than women. Their dread
of fatal results strains their sympathy
to the fainting point, but imagination
tor knows that a patient who is COM
pletely under the influence of chloro-
form or ether does not suffer-"
How about women as surgeons; are
they a success?''
The surgeon hesitated, and then
said:
1T is quite impossible to say what
rank woman would take in the science
OF surgery If the doors of medical col
leges and the operating I<oms of hos
pltals had been open as long to them
as they have been to men. Of course.
as matters stand now, there are no
really worldwide famous surgeons
among women. There are, however,
IN our own country women surgeons
who have performed some difficult op-
eratlons very creditably There are a
great many more men doctors than
women doctors. Whether the proper
ton of surgeons among the women is
as high as it is among the men 1 can
not say
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
EVICTIONS CEASE.
Odd Financial transactions on
the WinnebagO Reserve.

FENDER, .Neb., July 3.-Capt. Beck
did not evict anyone today and those
thrown out of their homes yesterday
by armed Indians returned today. An
incident in connection with the land
leases came to light today, to the effect
that brides have been given and taken
at the agency for the procuring Of
leases ON favorable terms. Oscar Err
ing, a man of excellent reputation,
made an affidavit to Inspector Nc
Laughlin to tho effect that, in order to
secure lease at the agency on favor
able terms, he had to pay $3.50 to the
clerk in charge that he gave his note
for this amount, in addition to the
amount he paid the Indians. The
clerk disposed of the note to the First
National bank of this place, where it
Is now held.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
drowned in the Des Moines river to
night by the capsizing of a boat. .
CRUSHED UNDER WHEELS.
Georgia Senator's Son Meets

Georgia Senator's Son Meets n
Tragic Death.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 81
Vert Gordon, son of Senator ]. c.
Gordon, of Chickamauga, Ga, was
seized with an epileptic fit last night
within a mile of his residence, while en-
route home from this city, and was
precipitated from his wagon, which he
had driven to- the city with a load of
country produce. He fell on his head,
breaking his neck, and the wheels of
the. wagon passed over his head, frac-
turing the skull. Young Gordon was
twenty-six years of age and very
popular. His father was an officer in
the Confederate army. 1t is thought
by some that the young man was MUIR
dered, but this theory is discredited by
the family
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
Late Locals.

Mike McCarty was arrested last night
by Officer Mccormick on the charge of
stealing wood from a, wood yard in the
vicinity of Broadway and Fourth
street. Mccormick is a laboring man
about fifty-seven years old:
W. H. Griffin, better known as "Red''
Griffin, described on the police tab as a,
gambler" was arrested last night by
Detective Koran after a sharp fight
Griffin was savagely drunk, and could
not be induced to respect the law until
he had received a severe clubbing.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
COURT NOTES.

Judge Egan yesterday appointed
ing flats.
Five suits for the foreclosure of mort
cages aggregating $500 were begun
yesterday against w. H. Daw.
AS anticipated in yesterdays
G O be, the jury in the United States
court disagreed in the big personal
damage suit OF. Levi w. Meyers against
the Omaha road.
The suit of Orrin Kipp, as receiver of
Mrs. Mary How, of Shakopee, to recov-
er life insurance from the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, is
still on trial before Judge Nelson and a
jury in the United States court.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
Teaching the Indians.

SIOUX CITY, To-, July 3.-There was
a larger attendance at the third day
session of the Indian Teachers insti-
tute than on the two previous days.
Mrs. Laura Lutkins, of Haskell in
stitute, Kansas, read an interesting
paper on 1.-The School From the Ma
irons Standpoint She outlined the
work of teaching Indian children. Mrs.
Louise Pitcher, matron of Uintah
school, of Utah; DR.. T. F. Michael, of
Cheyenne River agency, and several
others read interesting papers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-04
ST. PAUL ROAD PLUNDERED.
Number of It's Employees Arrested
at Green Bay.

GREEN BAY, Wis, July 3.-A con-
spiracy for wholesale robbery from
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railroad company has been I'M
earthed in this city among the en-
ployes of that road. Several arrests
have been made and more will fol-
low. The investigation preceding
the arrests has been carried on sew
eral months, and the detection of the
guilty persons is due to the work of
Detective Goodenough, of the st.
Paul system; Chief of Police Nolan,
of this city, and Deputy Sheriff
Peterson. Alexander Armstrong,
John Wolf and other train hands
have been arrested, and two have
made confessions. Other warrants
are out and the men will be taken
into custody as fast as they arrive
in the city