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Friday. Fkbruary 20, 1891. *
BRIEFS. T
Thi? is a very good time of the
year to subscribe. r
Mr. J. C. Grove's stable in Martins- c
burg was destroyed by fire lust week, r
George Russell, formerly of liar. e
per's Ferry, was killed by the ears iu
Texas last week. I
An unknown man was killed on the 1
H. & O. Railroad at Berlin, or Bruns- t
wiek, a few days ago. '
Kzru Nicodemus, of Keedysville,
lias just gotten a pension of ?12 a 1
month, with $3,886 back pay.
Mr. Holly G. Armstrong, clerk of t
the Senate of West Virginia, has our
thanks for documentary favors.
,1. Marion lloliis traded a farm of t
t?5 acres in Berkeley county to Clarence
Shade for S250 or a pair of t
mules.
R. M. Billmyer has a fine stork of
fresh groceries and provisions of
every kind. Everything nice in can- .
ued goods.
Don't forget to pay your corpora- t
tion taxes. If you fail to pay them l
by the 1st of March you will not be ]
allowed to vote.
Mr. F. Vernon Aler, a young Mar- f
linsburg attorney, and Miss Mildred 1
Thompson were married in that place (
Wednesday night. t
Mr. David A. Henry lias bought s
the Southwood farm, containing 160 i
acres, from Capt. Eugene Raker.
He paid $30 per acre for it. (
Now is the time to buy boots at R. t
M Rilluiyer's. He is closing out his t
present stock ut cost prices in order 1
to make room for spring goods. 1
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wagner will '
celebrate their silver wedding this
Friday evening by holding a recep- J
lion at their home in this place. 1
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of 5
this week ure Ember days, and an old c
adage says the w eather on the Ember '
day w ill rule the months that follow. (
Jeweler Lewis has been at work
this week on the town clock. At the 1
present time it is going first-rate, and
we hope that its erratic conduct is '
finally ended.
Mr. Ninirod Trussed died at his '
home in Charlestowu last week of
consumption. He was for several '
years manager of the Shenandoah
Milling Company's store. '
The Sharpsburg people are making ,
arrangements for the entertainment
of the five hundred veterans who proDose
holding their reunion on Antie- ,
turn buttlefield next September. j
Mr. (ieorge W. Clipp, living near
Halltown, bus recently lost nine \
sheep by some unknown disease, and
Mr. Vol llill, of the same neighborhood,
lost two horses by the epizooticCongressman
McCoinas appointed 1
John B. KietTer, son of Rev. Dr. J. S. I
KietTer, of Hagerstown, to be a cadet
at West Point, but the young man
could not pass the physical examination.
The stock of the Uoshen Central ?
Construction and Investment Company
has advanced to 15 per cent 1
above pur and is still going up. A
number kof Shepherdstown persons
hold this stock.
The weather the first of the week !
was entirely too forward. The air 1
was like Mar, and the buds began to
swell at a great rate. A colli wave
Wednesday night improved the fruit
prospects, however. 1
We are indebted to James Vick,
the si edsman, of Rochester, N. V.(
for a tine lot of his reliable vegetable 1
and flower seeds. This firm is not '
only one of the oldest, but is also one of ^
the sijuarebt in the business.
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The sales of Mr. Vickers on Mon- |
day and Mr. Callahan on Tuesday,
near Shepherdstown, were largely at- (
fended and the prices obtained were
the best yet recorded. The amount
realized by both gentlemen were beyond
their expectations.
Mr. William T. McAnly, a former |
re>ident of Shepherdstown, but now ]
living in Dayton, Ohio, was married ,
in the latter place on Tuesday of last
week to Miss Mary M. Heinz. The j
ceremony was performed at 12 o'clock j
noon, by Rev. Karl Mueller, and Mr.
... I \t.... ll? A?lv in, mail inrel v started
n"" ,
Fast on a bridal tour. They are now
in Sliepherdstowu visiting the groom's
mother. Tlie old friends of Mr. McAnly
in 111i.? place extend congratulati<
>ns.
In s-'nding his acknowledgments to
tin* Democratic Club of Shepherdstown
of the complimentary resolution*
recently passed by it, Senator
A J\ Gorman says: "The importance j
of the defeat of the Force bill can
not be overestimated. West Virginia.
with her two able and accomplished
Senators, contributed her full i
share to its defeat. There is one '
thing, however, that those of lis who
are Democrats should never forget, I
and that is the manly and patriotic ,
action of the eight Republicans who
resisted a pressure such as few men
have ever been subjected to. But for (
tliein we could not have succeeded." j
Col. Llewellyn Hoxton, assistant j j
principal of the Episcopal High ! *
!S>-li'>ol at Alexandria, Va., died sud- j
denly from heart disease last Thurs. ^
day. He was stricken down while r
eating breakfast, and in a few min- |
utes he breathed his last. Col. Hoxton j
was a brother-in-law of Mrs. M. Page t
Andrews, of this vicinity, ami was
well-known here, where he usually ,
spent his summers. His wife and
four children survive him. Col. Hoxton
was a gallent Confederate soldier,
and was chief of artillery of General
Hardie's corps in the West. He was (
in the 52d year of his age. The de- ^
ceased was an eminently pure-minded }
man, and was the ideal Christian
gentleman. His many friends great- j
ly regret his sudden death.
ENTITLED TO THE BEST. t
All are entitled to the best that
their money will buy, so every fami- <
lv should have, at once, a bottle of
the best family remedy, Syrup of i
Figs, to cleanse the system when cos- t
tive or bilious. For sale at 50c and
$1.0u by all leading druggists. c
BNIEFS.
The Shepherd Fire Department
rill have practice Saturday afterloon
and a torchlight procession at
light. They do it out of respect to
J. Washington, deceased.
Mr. James P. Harter has been ap>ointed
postmaster at Hageretown,
>n the recommendation of Congressuan
McComas. He is said to be an
xcellent mau for the place.
At the request of Attorney-General
ililler, Judge Hoge, of West Virginia
he United States district attorney for
he District of Columbia, has tendered
lis resignation to the President.
Owing to the noise and disorder in
he postofflce during the opening of
he mails, Postmaster Fayman lias
leen obliged to close the ofliee until
he mail is ready for distribution.
Architect E. T. Avery, of Washing
on, visited Martinsburg recently for
he purpose of selecting a site for the
lew public building there. He found
hat war prices were prevailing, and
10 decision was arrived at.
Jasper Hall, of .Martinsburg, was
valking along the B. & O. Railroad
; rack near that place last Saturdavt
when he stepped aside to avoid a
rain. Another locomotive came up
lehind him and killed him instantly.
He leaves a family.
Mr. Samuel Muck caught seven
hie bass in the Potomac near Slieplordstown
last Monday, the largest
if which weighed four pounds. It is
i little early to catch bass, but it
teems as though "Fatty" can get them
vhen no one else can.
Arthur, alias "Woodberry"' Zepp,
me of the young: men implicated in
he burglary of the Vanclevesrille
store and other robberies along the
[J. & O. Railroad, was arrested in Balimore
last week and taken to Martinsburg
to await trial.
The Parthenian and Ciceronian
Literary Societies of Shepherd Colege
will hold an entertainment, con.
sisting of dialogues, tableaux and
iedamations, in the College Hall on
Friday night, February 27th, at 7
j'clock. Admission 10 cents.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel says
that N. C. Rraekett has sold to Green
Majors, of Montana, 23} acres of landbeyond
Bolivar Heights, for $5,973.50.
The purchaser, Mr. Majors, is a miner
md a man of considerable wealth.
He will build a residence on the property.
The other day while a lot of small
boys were playing in Mr. Trussell's
stable little Bob Sigler in some
way stuck a pitchfork into Marshall
Keruey's leg. Marshall's leg soon
swelled so that his trowsers had to be
cut of! of him, and he has been having
a pretty serious time ever since.
Mrs. Virginia B. Stephen has sold
to l)r. J. K. Rogers, of Washington
D. ('., 25 acres of woodland adjoining
the Episcopal Church at Leetown,
which was formerly a part of Leetown
farm, belonging to Mrs. Stephen's
grandfather, Mr. wever. nr. uogers
will sub divide the tract into building
lots, which he will improve and sell.
Mr. John M. Maddux, who for a
couple of years has been superintendent
of Elmwood Cemetery?and a
very efficient ami popular superintendent?has
resigned. His place
will be tilled by Mr. William Cook us
Mr. Maddox will act as sexton of the
Reformed Church ami occupy the
sexton's house, as Mr. Emanuel Miller.
the present sexton, will remove
to Martinsburg.
Mr. Philip Kershner. residing near
Downsville, Washington county, has
in his possession a calf about a week
aid which was born with only three
legs. The right front leg is the miss
ing one. The animal has the appearance
of having lost the leg by amputation
just below the shoulder. The
little thing is otherwise lively as a
srieket. and in no wise the worse for
the shortage in the number of its legs.
We are glad to notice that our
Town Council has taken steps to have
the sidewalks of the town put in better
condition. This is a matter that
:ias long needed attention, and now
that a beginning has heen made we
liope to see it pushed right along
Property owners should cheerfully
and willingly aid the efforts of the
council and should meet the city
fathers more than half way in the desire
to improve.
The stockholders of the Shepherdstown
Mining. Manufacturing ami Improvement
Company met last Saturlay
and formed a temporary orgnniation,
sinoe which time it has been
?- tnainrv ??Unu nil/1 Pnil
jlljfageu i'?
lidering the details of permanent or(Animation.
We can say that the
slans of the company are progressing
nost favorably, and even at this
?arly date the managers are in correspondence
with a number of manuacturers
who are expected to locate
'fetablishiuents here. Unsolicited injuiries
are also being made from va.
ious sources relative to proposed in
lustriea, and we feel assured that the
uoveiuent is going to succeed.
?ourt Proceedings.
We note the following proceedings
>f the Circuit Court, now in session at
3harlestown:
The grand jury, which was eom>osed
of Win. Beall, foreman ; Col. J.
1. Grantham, Col. W. M. Clements,
r. Lee Shirley, George Marlow, J. H. I
Jittle, L. M. Long, Jno. T. Colston^
rhos. W. Hammond, John D. MeGary,
J. H. Buckles, J. S. Moler, Dennis
. \\T ond Pal oh !
milltIP, U . \v. x/aumo
:?urns, fouml the following indictnents:
Fonrose Pennell and John Daily,
uisdemeanor.
James C. Leach, misdemeanor.
Wm. Sisk, misdemeanor.
Wm. Sisk, felony.
Midget King and Charles Courtney,
elony. Plead guilty and each senenced
to the penitentiary for five |
rears.
Cook Swift, felony?second ofTeuse.
Mead not guilty.
Dennett Leipsio, peddling without a
icense. Plea of guilty and fined $10
ind costs.
Win. Sisk, tried for felony, and ac
quitted.
Jno. B. Hart, tried on two indict
uents for misdemeanor. Jury failed
;o agree in eaoh case and discharged.
James C. Leach, indicted for mis
lemeanor; acquitted.
PERSONALS.
Mr. J. Frank Legge has been appointed
to the position of general
agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Hailroad
at Wheeling?an office recently
created. He left on Monday to assume
charge of the office. His family
will follow him in a month or so.
Mrs. S. A. Baldwin, of Philadelphia
is in Shepherdstown visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. L. Snyder.
Miss Ida Adams left on Wednesday
for an extended visit to friends in
Baltimore and Virginia.
Mr. Cecil Baker, of Leetown, ha?
gone to Knoxville, Tenn., where he
will engage in teaching.
We regret to learn that Capt. E. G.
W. Herr has been quite sick for the
past week or so.
Mr. Will Knott, of the vicinity of
Moler's Cross Roads, was in Charleston
last week.
Mrs. F. B. Crow has gone to Roanoke
to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Grosh.
Mrs. William Link has been visiting
friends in Washington City this
week.
Miss Clara Keyes is visiting her uncle,
Mr. James Keyes, in Baltimore.
Miss Nora Keesecker is visiting
Miss Stella Seim in Baltimore.
Miss J ulia Rentch has gone to Cumberland,
Md., on a visit.
The Churches.
I?...- Tir Mvile the M. E. Church
South Conference Secretary for
Transportation, lias received from the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company,
with the consent of connecting
lines, the following round trip
rates from points named for transportation
of delegates and visitors to the
Conference at Roanoke, and like rates
from all intermediate stations: Richmond
$8.55; Washington, $9.05; Baltimore,
$11.65: Hagerstown, $10.65;
Shepherdstown, $9.80: Shenandoah
J unction, Charlestown, Berry ville and
Boyce, $9.50; Front Royal. $8.85; Luray
$7.55. The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad have issued card orders to
Washington, Shenandoah Junction
and Lexington, at four cents per mile
round trip. These orders can be obtained
by delegates and visitors on
Application to Dr. Hyde, inclosing
stamp. Tickets on sale March 9, 10,
11 and 12, good to return until March
25th.
Rev. C. II. Crowell, Presiding Elder
of the United Brethren Church, will
preach in the Presbyterian Church
at Shenandoah Junction on Saturday
night at 7 o'clock and .Sunday morning
at 10.80 and evening at 7. He will
also preach at Zoar on Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
There will be services in the Lutli- j
eran Church at Shepherdstown Sun
day at 11 a. in. and 7 p. m.
As the Rev. Charles Ghiselin will
be absent conducting services at Fall"
ing Waters on Sunday, his regular
appointments here will not be filled.
There will be services in the Reformed
Church Sunday at 11 a. in.
ami at Kearneysville at 3 p. in.
l> <' bMu-nnl will nreacli a
missionary sermon in Shepherdstown
on Sunday at 11 a. m. and at Mt.
Wesley at 3 p. 111.
Rev. T. J. Wilson will say mass in
the Catholic Chapel next Tuesday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Public Sales.
The following public sales are advertised
by the Kkuistku:
On Tuesday, February 24th, Mr. I).
L. Magruder will sell stock and fanning
implements at his residence a
mile northwest of Kearneysville.
On Tuesday, February 26th. Daniel
Getzendanner will sell stock, fanning
implements, &<*., near Kearneysville
On Saturday, February 28th, R F.
Graves will sell stock, farming implements,
&c., at his farm in Maryland,
midway between Shepherdstown and
Sharpsburg.
On Tuesday, March 5th, John W.
Ripple will sell valuable Percheron 1
horses at Hagerstown.
On Friday, March 6th. Mr. A. C. '
Moore will sell stock, farming implements,
&c., S miles south of Sliepherdstown.
On Tuesday, March 10th, Mr. II. M.
Turner will sell horses, cattle, sheep,
etc., 2J miles northwest of Shepherdstown.
On Tuesday, March 24th, Dr. 1. S.
Tanner will sell, near Shepherdstown,
valuable thoroughbred horses, regis,
tered Shorthorn cuttle, sheep, farm- I
inir implements, etc.
Good Joke on our Senators.
A traveling man, just from Charleston,
relates a good joke upon some
members of the State Senate, among
whom were Senators Parks and Knott.
A party of five Senators were dining
at the Ruffner, when the inoffensive j
strangpr was given a seat with them; !
and about the same time the waiter
brought dinner for the Senatorial
j party. Numerous requests were preferred
for the Senators from Berkeley
to pass salt, the Senator from Jef!
ferson to help to pepper, until each
! hail been designated by his official title,
according to the strictest rules of
parliamentary courtesy. By the time
the traveler's dinner had arrived, and
after looking it over, he turned to the
ebony colored waiter, and with the
: utmost gravity asked the Senator
from Africa to pass him the butter,
The effect can be better imagined
than described.
The State Grange.
The West Virginia State Grange
held its annual session at Charleston
last week. The following officers
were elected: Master, Charles H. |
Knott, of Jefferson county; Overseer,
T. C. Atkeson, of Putinan county;
H. M. Turner, of Jefferson county.
Secretary; C. B. Bush, of Ritchie
county, Lecturer. The Grange
adopted a number of resolutions, 1
among them being endorsements of
the bill for the creation of a State
Board of Agriculture; endorsing Sen- !
ator Knott's stock bill and his bill for
exemption from taxation lands condemned
or contracted for by railroads
or for county roads; and condemning
the bill to reduce the number of regents
of the State University from 13
to 6. Other matters of legislation I
were also urged, and the usual busi- 1
ness of the session was attended to. |
A Few Item? of Railroad News.
Last week was a great week for
railroad news, and if half of the reports
are true some great changes in
railroad affairs are imminent. The
most interesting story is that Jay
Gould is engineering a colossal scheme
by which all the railroads south of
the Ohio river?that is, all that
amount to anything?and reaching
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, are
to be combined. No lines influenced
by the Pennsylvania Railroad will be
in the combination, of course, as the
object of the consolidation is to create
a strong rival to the Pennsy. It
is stated that Mr. Gould has an option
on the Baltimore A Ohio Railroad?though
the B. A O. officials
deny it?the especial purpose of
which is to give the southern business
connecting at Washington a firstclass
route to Philadelphia and New
York. The Richmond Terminal system
is in with Juy Gould, und it will
readily be seen that the firm is a powerful
one. In this same line of news
a dispatch from Baltimore says that
the Norfolk A Western system has
been taken into the scheme, and that
the closest sort of traffic agreement
will connect it with the other roads
in the combine. Another Baltimore
report says that the it. A < >. has a
traffic arrangement with the Norfolk
and Western, which will be put in
force as soon as the Norfolk and
Western's line from Front Royal. Va.,
to Washington and the Belt Railroad
tunnel through Baltimore are com- ;
pleted. The charter of the Norfolk
and Western gives it a right to build
to the line of the District of Columbia,
but the necessary permission to ;
enter Washington has been asked of
Congress. The road must bridge th ?
Potomac, but, once across the river,
the construction of a track not over
three or four miles long would enable
it to make a connection wmi me uaitiinore
and Ohio, and thus give to it
a line to Philadelphia, and, via the
Heading and Jersey Central roads, to
New York, Still another report,
which does not seem to he without
foundation, says that the Norfolk
Western is certainly trying to get
control of the Western Maryland, so
as to run Southern iron into the Pastern
Pennsylvania market. The Norfolk
and Western has made a traflic
contract with Heading, and can secure
new markets for its products.
All parties are reticent about^the matter.
The Norfolk A Western Hailroad is |
having semaphore signals erected at
all the stations along the line of the
road. This is a considerable improvement
over the little red and white
Hags.
The Baltimore A Ohio Hailroad
company has bought 8T acres of land
at Cumberland, price :?2.r>,000, upon
which it will begin at onee the erection
of large machine shops, roundhouses.
etc.
The Norfolk A Western Hailroad
will at once begin the work of replacing
with iron work the wooden
trestling connecting its splendid iron
bridge across the Potomac ut Shepherdstown
with the Maryland shore.
The surveys have been made, the
contract let, and Wednesday night a
couple of car-loads of tools and other
material arrived here.
IVest Virginia's Development.
A recent issue of the Virginia Manufacturer
contained the following article:
"A survey of the business and condition
of West Virginia shows a very
encouraging state of affairs. There
appears to be no cessation in the activity
of long established enterprises;
in fact some concerns are pushed for
time. Nor is it only a home demand
mot i.uimr snnnlied. Products are
being shipped abroad and the indi-a.
tious are that tliis branch of industry
is but in its infancy. Some time'ago
we referred to the many resources the
State possessed in the form of rich
and varied minerals, almost inexhaustible
timber supplies, und the ad
vantageouslocations for the establish- j
ment of such industries as would convert
raw material into finished pro- \
ducts. The wonderful activity re"
corded then is still going on. Our industrial
notes record almost weekly
the transfer of whole sections of lain!
for development purposes. It seems
in fact as if there could be hardly ?
square foot of laud that had not
passed into the hands of some land,
mining or other company for indus.
trial uses. Hut so rich is the State in
undeveloped wealth that there is
room for still more. Naturally this
interest in West Virginia is rapidly
bringing near to commercial centres,
in the State, long almost inaccessible,
and the railroads either now building
or contemplated, will aid largely in
opening up hitherto almost unknown
territory. The Norfolk and Western
and other lines that tap other sections
of West Virginia, cannot fail ere long
to prove highly remunerative. Hut
not only are railroads beginning to
thread their way through the State
and thus provide easy means of sending
nnt if need need be. the home
product of crude or finished material,
but improvements to waterways is adding
a still further and excellent
means to existing facilities for shipping.
For certain purposes these
highways of commerce are invaluable,
for they enable the transportation.
at almost actual cost, of commodities
that find a readv sale at distant
points provided competition is
met by a low selling price. It would
seem that the new year in West Virginia
is an c-utouraging one and so
long as development proceeds on
lines that common sense dictate
should be safe ones, we may look to
a great increase in the material
wealth of the State during the year
about to begin."
West Virginia and the South will
make giant strides in business the
coming year. And the prospects are
extremely bright that Shepherdstown.
through the instrumentality ot me
Shepherdstown Mining. Manufacturing
and Improvement Company, will
be among the foremost of the progressive
business towns of the little
Mountain State.
liAT)!E?
Needing a tonic, or children that want buildup
up. should take
BROIVK'S iltOS BITTERS.
Tt is pleasant to take, cares Malaria, Indigestion.
and Hi'aoBuess. Ali dealers keep it
Death of a Good Woman.
Last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
the spirit of Mrs. Helen Stockton
Boteler, beloved wife of Hon. Alexander
R. Boteler. returned to the God
who gave it. After a long and painful
illness, which she bore with patience
and Christian resignation. Mrs.
Boteler died af her hotne in Shepherdstowu,
surrounded by her de- j
voted family, and on Tuesday her
body was laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery. Rev. Dallas Tucker, o'
Charlestown, conducted the funeral
services in the Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Boteler was a daughter of Dr
Eben Stockton, who was a surgeon in ,
the Continental Line of the Army of
the Revolution and one of the origi*
nal members of the order of the Cincinnati.
She was born in New Jer- ! ,
sev, and lived in Princeton. Her
maiden name was Stockton, and she 1
was a descendent of Richard Stockton,
one of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence. In 1S30 she
was married to Mr. Boteler. and for
fifty-live years she and her husband
lived most happily together. In her j
younger days she was noted for her
loveliness, and indeed she never lost
that beauty, for to the very last, even i
though she had suffered much, she retained
her graceful bearing and comely
features. Mrs. Boteler was endowed
with an intellect in keeping
with her fair face and figure. She
was a brilliant woman and her mind
was inore vigorous and her perceptions
keener than usually fall to the
lot of the gentler sex.
For more than half a century Mrs. J ,
Boteler was a devoted and loving
wife, and few persons can point to
such a record of manly devotion and
wifely affection as existed between
her and Col. Boteler. They were truly
faithful to each other unto deuth. .
oi. ? ?...i i, ?,1, ! I
Ollt* WJi>, mu, a ? i??* aim listing iijv/iiier,
u good neighbor, and above all u
sincere Christian woman, who by ex- j
ample and precept did her Master's
will. 1
Mrs. Bcteler leaves four children:
A. It. Boteler, Jr.. of Norfolk; Mrs.
Pendleton, of this place; Mrs. Didier,
of Baltimore; and Mrs. Charlotte
Johnson, of Washington City. To
the bereuved family, and especially to 1
the husband whose loss is so great,
the sympathy of the community is
extended. The age of the deceased
was 75 years, 11 months and 4 days.
They Were Not Used to Buffaloes.
From the Washington Sunday lLr- ]
aid of the present week we clip the <
following interesting item :
One of the buffulo cows, at the J
' Zoo*' behind the Smithsonian Insti- '
tute, got out of her pen yesterday af
ternoon and made herself very inter- i
esting to a large excursion party of i
farmers from Shepherdstown, W. Ya.
The farmers thought they knew all
about cows, and bravely started in to '
drive the big animal back to its pen. 1
But the brute had a sniff of liberty. '
and instead of going toward the pen
ran directly away from it, chased by i
the farmers, led by one weighing t
over two hundred pounds. They got t
Mrs. Buffalo at last cornered, and advanced
boldly toward her, expecting
the queen of the plains to meekly
submit. Stationkeeper Weedon, arm- 4
ed with a pitchfork, then took charge, 4
and tried to induce the buffalo to return,
but with a defiant snort, and a (
kick of her heels, throwing dirt high \
in the air, the cow made a charge on t
* l- - - ???'' f/xt* it lonL'Mi! Ms
I lit* nuu iwi ??. ?. ix.x/.., u
if then1 would be some one injured.
The bij; farmers cliuibed trees, jump- '
ed railings, and ran up ugainst the *
Museum building in their fright, '
while Mr. Weedon dropped his pitchfork
and ran clear out on B street. r
It was a thrilling scene, and perhaps f
the most excited spectators of it all ,
were the other buffaloes who were ,
bellowing and rushing around their
pens in a violent manner. After chasing
all of the brave farmers out of the 1
lot the animal quietly walked to its s
pen and entered a> unconcerned as if "
nothing unusual had Happened. '
When she did this and the gate was '
secured the farmers congregated to- J
gether ami told how it should have '
been accomplished, but wasn't, and J
Mr. Weedon returned from B street '
easy and free. The excitement lasted '
about two hours and there were
about 2,000 people to witness the (
sight. <
We haven't an idea who the valiant 1
farmers were, of course. But among |
the visitors from this place last week <
were Messrs. Harry C. Oetzendanner, I
Archie Morgan and Lee Moler, Jr., J
who saw the Washington sights un- ,
der the direction of Capt. Tubman. J
The Canal Again.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
was the subject of a long and interesting
discussion Saturday before the
House committee on the District of
Columbia. The actual proposition
before the committee was the bill au.
thorizing the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company, of Viiginia, to extend
its lines into the District of Columbia.
Coupled with this proposi- |
tion is au aniendmeut to {(rant the 1
Washington and Cumberland Rail- !
road Company similar privileges. It f
was upon the amendment that the
discussion arose, as it involves the
puichase of the rights and privileges
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
within the District of Columbia. The
committee remained in executive session
for over an hour, and when they
finally adjourned till Tuesday, matters
were pretty much in the same
shape as before the hearing.
On Tuesday the committee again
discussed the subject, the final result
being that the two propositions were
separated. The Washington and
Cumberland amendment was stricken
out, and the Norfolk & Western
amendment was retained with a fa
vorable recommendation.
The Temparante Campaign.
1 tie temperance emu (mi mi was iuirnally
begun in College Hall Ian Friday
evening by a public meeting held
by the friends of local option. Rev.
Rumsey Smithson. of Virginia, had
been announced as the speaker, but
having beeu detained by sickness his
place w as ably filled by Rev. Charles
(ihiselin and Rev. J. R. Van Horn*.
A choir of young ladies rendered some
excellent music. Saturday evening
Mr. Smithson was on hand, and although
short notice had been given
the hall was crowded to the doorsMr.
Smithson's address was interest*
ing and effective, aud the arguments
he presented were of the strongest
sort.
There will be another meeting in
the College Hall Saturday evening at
7 o'clock, to which the public are ^
most cordially invited.
COMMUNICATED.
Bakertox. W. Va..
February 16, 1891. f
Editor Rkgistkr?As we have not
been represented in your columns for
soiue time, we beg that you favor us '
this week if space will permit. While
all is quiet here, yet you have quite a
number of patrons to your valuable
paper.
The well here is completed at last.
In or about March, 1S90. Messrs. McCune
A" Thatcher, of Martinsburg.
came to Bakerton to drill a well for
the Lime Company located here. After
many weary weeks of drilling, they
concluded th'ey had an ample supply
of water, and moved their machine
away. A wind wheel and pump were *
set up and put in operation, but a test F
proved the water to be far short of
the supply needed, and Messrs. ?
Downin and Kohr, of Hager?town. _
had to be called in to put the well
deeper, which was then about 150
feet. They went down to a depth of
over 240 feet, and now we have an
abundance of water?indeed a stream t
that will furnish at least twenty gal- k
Ions per minute?water we know. Mr. t
Editor, would do you good if you a
would but call around occasionally, c
as it is strictly pure and unadulterated.
As we can not represent the ?
growing prosperity of our town as a J
boom, we must say that the enter- ^
prise carried on here i? very different
from the so-called boom, as the Lime h
Company doing business here is not 1
here for a day only, or a week, but to *
stay, ami under tlie able supervision
of Messrs. Thomas. Bratt, Houserand
Link the investment can but be a
profitable one to the company.
Cupid continues to play a few of
his pranks in this section. On Sun- ']
ilav last Mr. George F.iehelberger, of j
Maryland, and Miss Kate \\ elsh, of
Bakerton, were married quietly at ']
the residence of Mr. Hamilton Eichel- f
berger. the father of the groom, and L
the writer can only surmise that this
is but a beginning. t
Mr. J. S. Moler. Jr., is now with H
%c L* *i .. 4- L"* >i <?!/> /iloebtni* an
JieSsrs firmer a r-n^ir, iirmnij, j.
their store at I"villa.
So uiiich rain makes the mud here
very muddv indeed, and some one lias |,
just remarked that tlie mud here
tieketh closer ttmn a brother, which f
is about true. Hut for fear 1 will tire
some of your readers, or take too
much space that would be otherwise j,
valuable to you. 1 will leave many t.
things I could tell you unsaid. With
many kind wishes for the KkoIstkk,
I am yours truly, Kkx. f>(
p
WEST VIRGINIA ITEMS. u
fi
An epidemic of typhoid fever it r<
raging in tiilnier county. j it
David Snyder, father of Hon. ('. 1*.
Snyder, died in Charleston last week, |
tged 81 years. I
Mead Meailows committed suicide |
it Fatwoods tlie other day by hangtig
himself to a tree. ill
u
The barn of Daiali Speehnan, in
Morgan county, was burned last week, U
ausing a loss of fiiUO. JJ.
During a fight in Hoone county the 1,1
>ther day Everett Wiley shot and j =
tilled John Samphou.
Judge K. S. Hrown, a well known i>.
awyer, of Kavenswood. is dead He
was an active Republican.
A gang of thieves are having a tine
iuie in Wheeling. Nearly every h<
< Iw.n^.. ,ip tur? nr ii store are 111
of) bed.
Dr. J. L. Baxter, a notorious ('larks- '
jurg physician, gets 14 months in ^
he penitentiary for improper use of j ,
he mails. i o,
Charles Joyce, *?f Piedmont, fell | {'
rom the railroad bridge at Fairmont k
ind was drowned. He wa> working H
>11 the bridge at the time. I
While horse racing along the canal J;1
jpposite Paw Paw the other day Al- _
jert Mocks ran into a telephone pole j
md received fatal injuries.
A. J. Garner, of Hinton. who wus I
mown a- the long.bearded man, died '
it that place, aged sixty years. His
jeard measured over five feet.
The Ohio river has been on the ,
'ampage this week, ami great dam
ige at Wheeling and other points is a|
ecorded. 'J'lie railroads have been ,(|
sompletely blocked.
Henry Strager. a rich farmer, liv- "
ng near Flat woods, Braxton county,
(ays the Lord appeared to him in per1011
last Tuesday and commanded him
:o sell all he had and give to the poor,
lie has begun to dispose of his property,
and neighbors are getting his
arm equipments at ridiculously low j{
rices. He has long been a very re- '
igious man, but never showed signs
>f mental weakness before.
While Dan Singleton, a farmer, was ;
iriving along a road near Braxton
Jourt-House, he was fired on frotu
tome timber, and fell with a Win- j n
hestcr rifle ball in his back. Richard i
Dean was suspected of the crime, and
jn being arrested, confessed that he !
ired the shot, and had been hired to j
iill Singleton by Win. Prince and ;
vi m, nrriinisi>il bim 11 calf and
f ?
two bedsteads if lie would do the job.
Prince ami wife have been arretted.
Last year:
H<*r eyes were rheumy, ami weak and red, I
Her breath?you coultl smell li afar,
.She had tinging and dizziness oft in her 1
head.
And the cause of it all w is catarrh.
This year :
Her breath Is as sweet as the new meadow
hay. 1
Her eyes are as bright as a star.
Ami the cause of the change, she is ready to
say,
Was the I>r. Save Cure for Catarrh. | jj
I)r. Sage's Catarrh Remedy will
positively cure catarrh in the head, bi
no matter how bad or of bow long
standing. Fifty cents, by all drug- $
ri.?t>.
Presents in the mo?t elegant form
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?or THE? B
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virtues of plants known to be a<
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pending on a weak or inactive
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When one is Bilious or Constipated
?so thatPURE
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Everr one is using it and all are
deligLted with it.
ASK YOUR DRUOGttT FOR
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manufactured only by
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see advertisement of
.IBHEY, BITT1NGEK A. MILLER !
MARRIED.
At the Presbyterian Church iu j ]
'harlestown. by the Rev. A. C. Hop- ?
in>. February is. isyi. Mr. A. s.
'rittkm>kx, of Ripou. this county,
ml Miss Blasi hkCaktkr, of Clarke |
otintv, Ya.
In Middleway, this county. Fehru- 1
ry 4. 18111, by Rev. Mr. Willis. Mr.
a.mrs AldridoB and Miss Clara
'Hiri.kt, both of this county.
In Charlestowu. February 12. 1S81. j
iv Kev. A. C. Hopkins. Mr. Chaklks [
J. McCli xo and Miss Nkttik How- j
RU, both of Charlestowu.
DIED.
I |
At the residence of the parents iu '
'harlestown, February 12. 1SW1, Tuos*.
'KLsSKLL, infant son of Eugene and
laffie Shufnrt. afed T mouths.
At the residence of Mrs. Richard
"iuiberlake iu Charlestowu, Februav
18, 181)1, Miss Virginia TimukkAKB.
at an advanced afe.
In l'ittsburf, February 12. 1*91, of ,
yphoid fever, Frank Dkmory. afed i
bout ID years, formerly of Harper's
'erry.
Admiral David l>. l'ortei died at bis
lome in. Washington Cit \ last Friday,
.ged 77 years. Death resulted from
utty defeneration of the heart.
Judge Wilson Lewis, of Dineville,
iv., who has been active in the pros
eution of the desperadoes who have
>et*u carrying on bloody fin that
etrioii. wnssiiot und killed by hit* own
on, Sidney Lewis. Tint Jud^e bad ?
ut his son under bond a> one of the I
nlawful ?ttug. Tlie son v tailed his |
it iter Wednesday nijjht, a quarrel
vaulted, and Sidney bred live balls (
jto his father s hotly,
- ? . i
Merit Wins. ,
We desire to civ to our citizen*, that for I
ears we have been selling Hi . King s .N< w .
iscavery tor Couauinpliou, l>r. King ? .Ve# .
tie I'lils. Buck lea's Arnica s? 1 v ? and Kleoic
Hitler*, unit have never handled rente*
lea IItat sell it* Weil, or Unit lia v e gtveli mien
mveraal sutisiaciiou. W e Kunraiitee Ihein
iery time, ami we *laa<l reaily to reluinl
te purchase price, if satUlaotory result* do t
ut follow ttieir use. t hese relnetile* liav e
on their great popularity purely on itieir J
leriis. Bold by l >i. .1. i >. 11ihson. tiruga'st. I 1
The Moll i s Fanners Alllauce meet* l tie "
lllil S.ituiduy lueVeiy moil III III l.lWo clock '
III. I
I'olouiitc Assembly No. If-CI. klllghlsof l.a- |
?r, iiieeis every Moutluy tiiabt la tlie rooiu
>er .Mr. J. C, Humbert s store.
Forest Orange No. Hit, I*. of it. w ill meet the '
ciimi satnroay In each iiioatli at 1 ...o p.m. 1
id the Inst Saturday ut ti p. at. I |
SHEPHERUSTOWN MARKET. I ,
'heat, longberry,per hualiei... I !'7 y ' <
'heal, No. 2, per bustiel H."? 4 !ki
urn, per bushel "?* bj) Vr i
ata.per bushel < >( ( *" ,
ay, per t<>a I on g o nn
utter, per ff> Is
gga, per dozen l-*n
uina(country),per It ... . . I" w I'
lioulilera, per Iti ~ Of s
Idea, per (s " W *
ltd, per lt> "
otatoeH,per bushel O H II
lla^ersluw a lluklnr'kk I.im nU
{. I,. SI'AN(?I.KK'S '
BLiflCK DRESS GOODS.
Hlaek floods of every deserlptloa (fuahloa
athors say will lead thin mason. our prep*
ratlonsare ample ami we now aliow
I.ACK SKIP IKS,
BLACK HF.NHIKTTAS,
BLACK BATISTE,
BLACK ALBATHOH.
BLACK CASHMEIIES,
BLACK SILKS,
BLACK VELVETS.
LACK NOVKLTIKH,
BLACK SATIN KB.
KI.ACK CAM'iiN'CI^Til.
KLACK SUITINGS,
HI.A''K IIAMHtttliM. ?
KLACK COKSKTH,
KLACK OLOVKM.
LACK WASH OOODH.
KLAC K tilNOUAMH. ,
KLACK MCLLH.
KLACK LAWNS.
KLACK RKAIlm.
We buna*, of in** moat complete amort ment,
nil UHhurt- patron* correct price*.
!L L. SrANGLE't'S. j
llaK<-r*tow n, Mil.
BRUGH'S,
HAOEUSTOWN, MI). ?
NEW DRESS GOODS !
891 SPRING SEASON 1*91
We arc now dlaplnylrnt nml receiving dally
e? l)rrtl (ioodof every description nutlahle
ir spring wear. All of our new (joodi have
sen selected with the greatest care, and none
lit the cholreat and novelties will he |
bndtOOOf pitlOM. OVMMtSMtOf I
ILKS, HENRIETTAS, MOBAIB8
CASHMERES. Ac.. ,
i al! the In tint and moat dealrahle sliadea V
hat never heen more complete. A
ihUCK DRESS C00DS!
i all the lateat Noveltlea are now ready for i
?ur Inspection. NANCY EI/TIKS avail
i I'lalda. Htrlpee. Check*. Ac., In all the new
imrinica aim rn> .? * n ii ......
?*w Urn* Tr; rrrnlnua. New liliiKbarna. Out- u
K*. New Whit* GwkW. Ac., In all aradea u
id prices. Ii will lw u> lh? liitt-mt of rv?rjr a
i* <I.-alrlnic l'rt s? i??x>la i<> other call at the
ore In |??:r? > 11. or write for aam|>l?-a and Inrrualioii.
P. A. BltCOH.
ll*K*rat'>wn. M<i. ?
- a
[any Orders Have Already Been *
Placed for
SPRING GOODS! \
v
EACHLEY A (X)., Hajrerstown, *
Maryland,
[ave always been regarded a.< wideirake
merchant*. Look out for nice J,'
ooda at low prices. lilies' and chil- r
ren> Coats, Furs, Blankets, aud all *
[eavy Goods mu.-t ? > at a -a/riflce, at
^EACHLEY'sJi
If you want I)ry Goods, Caqiets,
ho*-.-. Groceries. Window .Shades. f
ad almost anything you can think
tx>ut, go to BEACHLEVH, Haerstown,
Md. He sells cheap. (
.
THE BEST POROUS PLA9
"S35S3ST RHEUMATISM, KIDI
UcnUSDmiM, UBOSriXO
\*Mpj|HB.' '
U. S. Gor't Report, Aug. 17,1889.
Baking
Pomler
ELY PURE
Th* ttriu of Noah Wnlkcr;4 Co.. ona
i>f the oldest clothing establishment*
in ttie United States, ha> failed iu
Baltimore.
It i* said that \alualil* deposits of
,'in ore have been discovered In the
Pine Ridge mountains 2t miles west
,?f Winchester.
Hon. A. H. II. Stuart, who was Secretary
of the Interior under President
Filluiore, diet! last week at Staunton,
Pa., aged 84 years.
Mi?s Klla Kwing, of thuaha. is a
voting lady IS years of a^e and eight
feet one and u-half inches in height.
I his little fairy weighs 272 pounds.
David Drown. a farmer of Frederick
county. Md., shot his wife by
uistake the other night, causing a
-erious wound. He thought she was
1 burglar.
IV>K sAI.K.?I '.ao msKl Oi?k Shlnsles, l>v
* J. K. MKI.VIN.
I mi d; ViW 1M'\T
1 I A ' t iMi 1 VII ll><^ I .
I IIAV K for rent nt Puftlolda n good nut
I oomfortnhle dwrllltig-liouae. I'rir* rea> -liable.
I'uurnkum given t*rI> in March
f drat red. J.s. MKLVIN.
PRICES NO HIGHER,
LOWER, IF ANYTHING,
?ON?
NEW SPRING GOODS.
Pining tin- r.t.l moiltIim Ili?* old.lime
rodlt luetohunt told you iiikuIh wort* mix 11110.
ng In (trim*, mill In*gun Ihe mnrklng up of
rlt-ea.
We told >?.ti tlioti tlioio nut 110 mlvtum lu
>rloe# mill woiilil It* nono In our atore.
Wo ie ! you now that wo huvo Uouglii (In*
>lggi i>t stock of ,**|irintf (kMili In tin* history
if our atore,at mm low ntiil lower prtoea than
11 Iho piiat. If nnytlilng, Howla (or thta
iprlng will In* ut lowor prleoa In our store
linn I hoy wore l.o*t aprlng.
IX DRY GOODS
lir at.' "oa novor won- prettier, nor Iho nm>
oriMia holler hiiiI llio prion, II any differ*
1100, are lower IIm 11 In iho pul, rapoolalljf
111 A merlon n noil I in port oil Ultighama.Kron-li
Hill I liullah I tllliII1T0IIob, Canton Clothsluting-*.
I'oiigooa 11111I tli.it line of gooda. coat*
tig from V lo Mo per yard. Our Tr line o
)roaa < totals aurpaaaoa In variety ami price
ill provloua odorlnga. our .Vie line of Pros*
imnIb, Inolinllug Henriettas It- Inohoa Wlila.
diowxthe lurgoal Haaortment nt (In- lowest
irlooa wo have ever oltorod. our atook of
?llks, Hntltia, F ine Proaa (.hauls and Trim*
Illtif* 0*001 til oat* of tin* |iA?t.
Kvory itr 11?-1<* for malo wear, from hlrth to
lonlh, ?f Iho finer, medium and common
1111* 11111-**, nt na low prlooa aa In Iho paat No
illva 1100 In |>rli-on In our atore.
I I'PKIIIAKKM,
out I'rloe t nah htoro,
llagoratown, Hid,
1891 1891
\N. P. LICKLIDER.
Wo will mip|?ly your want* with
IVcsli (Groceries, China
and (ilasswarc,
Hoots,Shoos, Huhhors,
Tobacco.
-THY TilIv
Purity Flour.
?THY OIHIKA
AND COFFEE.
YOU CAN OUT UAKOAIN8 IN
BOOTS AND SHOES!
hi* month. Our nim will In- thia
oar to sell you good* very low and
hu* gain your trade. We are bur*
ng new good* most every day. Ho
*all and *ee us.
Your*, Restx etfullv,
W. P. MCKLIDKH.
A HIGH GRADE
AND A FAIR PRICK 18 OUR
BID FOR BUSINESS.
W?- want l?uy?ra for a (lean,?rralf hh>rk of
KW AMI HTYI IhH HUITH for Itiialmsa,
A or* *ixl I'r' w *. Our line of f A I.L
iMiW IMKK<><MJlm I* large snd complete
linr through. All sliu *.*ll Itbrln. all *U les
ltd all itrlrfi. No doubt lit I* a**or I men I 1 o lodesjust
your Idi't of a *ult. You will (1 id
i A No, I In material and finish. The price,
oo. * III be Juat right. W e guarantee
Ail-Around Satisfaction
/any roan wltb Judgment enough to know
real good thing when lit aeea It, Comi in
ml get tbe liest.
BOYS' CLOTHING.
Wr make rnoat any parent proud of bit or
er boy. Nothing can do quite aa much toiards
making a lad look near, wlioleanfri*
ud maoly aa one of our atyllab little aulla.
istotilshlng, too. how rbesp y the**- nice
ulta are aold. We make a special effort lo
Ive good satisfaction In our lioya' lrepart*
unit. No trouble about Ilia for little and
Ig. We keep tnern all. our Idea for thta
svel ) : neat patlerna (bat won t show lb*
Irt. light Beam#, at rung material, and aney*
i) g'xxl quality. We have a great variety of
uco. Know Id Ible be your notion about l*?ys'
rear, <oin* In and we will please you, with,
uta doubt. Our present line of attraction* In
OVERCOATS
? certainly a credit to our eaUbllabment
nd a oat lafactlon to oar trade. A larger valet
y or a finer showing of choice, new Nevilles
and reliable standard goods would b?
lard to rind anywhere. Careful buying enailea
us to Offer that big, solid value for your
noney that never fall to pleaae. W ben needhg
anything In this line, remcm!<er our T.
t.y.V.. which stands for fine overcoat* at
sir figures.
riiompson & Tablcr,
4 Ell T EEL yLOTnlKBo,
Jaeen Street. Martiiipburfr, W. Vm.
TER8 IN THE WORLD.
IEY PAINS, LAKE BACK, fc.
tt * BICIIAKDH. BwM, MM.