Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-14

serve oysters and lce-cream on the
evening of the 22d of February at
Moler's Hall. The public patronage
is invited.
Mr.. John D. Conard, of Clarke
county. Va, formerly of this vicinity,
has purchased the farm of Miss Ann
R. Keefer, containing 1913 acres, sit
uated near White Oak Springs, Fred
erick county, Va. for $4,000.
It is believed that the blizzard has
killed most of the cartridges in this
section. The winter had been very
hard on them before the last storm,
while the hawks had decimated their
numbers greatly. Many rabbits have
persisted.
Mr.. Harry Munday got caught out
in the storm last Thursday night and
was exposed for several hours to the
full force of the wind and snow. His
hands were terribly frozen. Although
be is suffering greatly, it is hoped that
there will be no serious results.
Flagman A. ]. France, who was
with the N. & w. snow brigade, had
two fingers cut off while coupling cars
at Charlestown Monday afternoon.
He didn't seem to mind it very much
and kept on duty. He carried one
of the fingers back to Hagerstown in
his pocket.
We are requested to announce that
there will be a meeting of the citizens
of Shepherdstown in the town hall
next Monday evening at o'clock for
the purpose of nominating candidates
to be voted for at the approaching
municipal election. Let every citizen
attend.
This week workmen have been busy
taking wheat from the ruins of A. 5.
Reynolds & Co.'S mill that was burned
last week. Of the 5000 bushels of
wheat in the mill, perhaps 1000
bushels may be recovered. 1t is dam
aged, of course, by smoke, fire and wa
ter, but will be suitable for feed. 1t
will sell at about half price.
There is no end to the worries of an
editor. Recently the Morgantown
Post published little squib in which
it intended to say that a number OF
ladies in that place had been so un-
fortunate as to lose their plants during
the cold spell of weather. The blund-
ering compositor left the letter 81" out
of the word plants and the proof-read-
er failed to notice the mistake. The
fladies are mad and the editor is getting
ready to leave town.
Two colored children, aged five and
seven years, respectively, living with
their mother in a small house on the
farm of Mrs. Ewing, tenanted by John
| S. Castleman, three miles west OF
Charlestown, were burned to death last
Saturday in fire that consumed the
house. Their mother was away and
the house took fire in some unaccounta-
BILE way. When discovered it was too
late to save the children Their char
red remains were found after the
fire.
The appropriation bill reported to
the House of Delegates of this State
on Monday contains an item of $l5,-
600 for the erection of a new school
for Shepherd College at Shepherds
town. Our delegate, Hon. a. 5.
cambridge, has labored earnestly for
this appropriation, and has been ably
assisted by the other members from
this district. The amount should be
increased, however, to $25, 900, for it
will take all Of this to secure the right
sort of building. The bill has not
passed either house yet.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Knode that died last week
was buried on Sunday at Sharpsburg,
The funeral was to have been held on
Friday, but the great storm and the
drifting snow made travel impossible.
Sunday morning the neighbors at
Bridgeport cut down small tree and
dragged it through the road and thus
broke way to within mile of Sharps-
burg. The men fthat place had made
a way through the fields into the town.
and finally the funeral cortege was
enabled to reach the cemetery, where
the child was buried.
In all times it is particularly wise
for persons to provide against misfor'
tunes of all kinds as far as it is in their
power to do so, and it has been dem
onstrated in this section by the re-
peated and frequent fires that all
sbould avail themselves of the priv