Shepherdstown Register from Shepherdstown, West Virginia • 3

Kr Bibt Agister. SBRBOn 11, 1891. BRIEFS. v00 want boots, shoes or rubbers, I W. Licklider's.

Couutry sides, shoulders I hsius. W. P. Lieklider. -v circus will ex- in Martinsburg October 9th, I infant child of Mr.

S. J. Finitem Ksarnevsville. died last Mon- ijini. I H--W9 may be good news, but no makes life a burden for the edB I The mother of Mayor J.

W. Pull of II r's Ferry died in Paltimore last 0H seek. I The break in the canal above Wil- 1 81 ha- been repaired and rertii' resumed. Vll kinds of spices, whole and also cheap sugar and jars, at Qtt 1'. Licklider's.

flf Hi, Winchester fair is being held 8 week, and the perfect weather 1 Ml a. made it a big success. Bi potatoes, cheese, bologna, I country lard, ami yueeu at P. Licklider's. ji- F.

Hillmyer is putting in fine i n-al. and a new elevator for 1 at at his roller mill west of town. 1 prutistry I will be at Shenandoah 8 September 16th. Otlico at irtney's. T.

('. Stotler, Dons I li-kltMpp received another I fstoue ware this week. You cau II lluart to l've Peannont, a well- SI wd citizen of Clark? county, died II B- hi- home near Hoyoe on Friday, in Li- Slril year. 8 Mrs. Tongue, wife of Rev.

J. W. i and Mrs. Joseph Kasterday, of C'harlestown, died in that II week. I l'he public schools of this district 1 ust Monday with large en II Mluients.

ami the indications point II an excellent year's work. It -aid that Daniel Haines, one the men who was so badly beaten I I a fracas at Island Park last Jr. it week, has since died of his at Winchester. lVter Dunn, of Falling Water, Berke- i I nty, died last Wednesday, aged I years. He was born in RoscuiuI county, Ireland, June 5, OS.

1 I He cauie to America in 1859. Reports from Roanoke indicate a I very depression in business of I all hinds, and values are shrinking I with alarming rapidity. Even the I r. is verv dull. The directors of the fair will hold a conference to-day with advisory boards associated them.

The meeting will be held the Ruldwin House, in Hagerstown. 1'u- Magerstown Daily Gazette has teen received by a very creditable looking paper it id. too. Clean and neat, filled with interesting matter and handsomely priuted. it deserves success.

William Beaner, the young colored man ho recently spent a term in the State Penitentiary, is home again having served out his time. He had a big reduction for his excellent behavior while iu prison. The other day Robert Craves. Lawrence Jones and Newton Jones were on top of the shed at the saw mill airing the roof, when the whole fell in. Newton had his heuil slightly cut, hut that was about all the damage.

The Kicltapoo Indian Medicine ''on11 any left on Monday for Keedysviile. where they are showing this The members of this company are very well-behaved men, and a Mjuardy and properly all the tiuie they were here. The State Historical Society has tent ut circulars requesting the teachers and pupils of the public schools to contribute toward preserving the mound at Mouudsville near Wheeling, and any amount will be ac ceptable, however small. The Semi annual Endowment league of Baltimore is hopelessly inholwnt and a receiver has been apjK'inted by the court. This orgauiza tion had a number of members iuMartiusburg, who lose $41 each, and in Hagerstown, who lose $32 each.

I'he nights have been pretty this week, and Jack Frost has been Wv close at band. Wednesday was fifty four years ago, according to I iicle Charley Gatreli, wlien an treun ly heavy frost visited this sec. hon, killing all the corn along the Bpequon creek for half a mile on either side. The first encampment of the National iiuard of West Virginia began rhursday last at Gypsy Grove, Harrison county. Lieut.

E. S. Avis, Armv. is instructor. Col.

B. Bibson. of Gov. Fleming's staff, and Hpt. J.

Kd. Wvatt, inspeotor of ritte practice, attended the camp, which broke up on Wednesday. Messrs. Strider and Kngle, who some weeks ago purchased the store of M. Billmyer.

dee'd, in have decided to close out the store, owing the illness of the Mr. Jacob Moler. They offer to sell the stock as a whole, or if there is no bidder they will run out th- 5. ai retail. 1 lie ip also for rent.

''n Monday Squire McKee tried Hnnry Dorsey on two charges of larceny; one for the theft cf bark from Kees, and the other crossties Alva Keen. After hearing the ease Justice McKee committed him to the circuit court in default of bail. A pitiful feature of the case was the appearance of Porsey's wife, who frotu her home on Third mountain uiidnight Sunday night with a in arms, thinking her presence would solicit spinpathy from the After the case was over she about to walk back home, when notice McKee interceded on her be'alfaud prevailed upon one of the witnesses to take her Stutesmuii. BHIEFS. The wheat market in Baltimore has been weak for some days, and lower prices have prevailed, No.

3 red being quoted at 105 cents. Corn brought 70 cents. Good hogs are quoted at $6.00 per 100 gross weight; sheep and lambs cents per Mrs. Nellie Bowie, wife of Col. Washington Bowie, died at her residence in Baltimore, last week, after a prolonged and painful illness.

Mrs. Bowie was the daughter of the late Col. George Schley, a prominent lawyer of Hagerstown. l)r. W.

W. Brown, Regent of the West Virginia University for this Senatorial District, has appointed as State cadets to that institution Messrs. Frank Manning and Arthur Thomas, of this county, and Charles Ross and Robt. S. Miller, of Berkeley.

A enjoyable dance was held in Shepherdstown last Thursday night, in Hartzell's Hall, which was partici- i pated in by young people from this place and adjoining towns. Misses Klise and Sallie Shepherd also had an extremely pleasant dance at their houie Friday evening. Mr. T. J.

Hoffman, a former resident of this county, but now o' Eakle's Mills, and Miss Nannie Caton, of this vicinity, quietly stole a march on their friends last week by going to Hagerstown, where they were married by Rev. J. T. Shaeffer. We wish them great good luck.

Virginia will receive $115,000 this year, appropriation from Congress for support of Agricultural Colleges. It will he divided between the State University and the Colored Institute. This appropriation will increase a thousand dollars each year till it reaches twenty-five thousand, where it will stand. Postmaster Fay man informs us that efforts are being made to have mail messengers put on two additional trains of the Norfolk Western Railroad, so that all four of the through trains will he provided with postal facilities. We hope the attempt will succeed, for the mail ser" vice is not as satisfactory as it should he.

"The farmers' and mechanics' first annual encampment and free exhibition" will be held at Inwood Park, on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, in Berkeley county, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Hon. Jerry Simpson, Senator C. J. Faulkner, Hon.

C. H. Knott, Hon. T. C.

Atkeson and others are advertised to make speeches. On Friday last a quarrel arose between Charles Wolford, a white man, and Sheridan Clark, colored, two laborers on the farm of Mr. J. H. Heeler, near Grimes' Station.

Wol ford seized a heavy hoard and struck Clark on the head with it. Clarke lO lilt? gTOUUU UUUUUBCiuuo, nuu 10 steadily growing worse, and he is now reported to be dying. Wolford has disappeared. Au epidemic of typhoid fever is pre. vailing in various parts of West Virginia.

It is said that there are 250 eases of it in Wheeling, with many deaths, while at Parkersburg, Fairmont ami other places the disease has many victims. Impure drinking water or other local causes are responsible for the scourge, so it well behooves our people to see that cleanliness prevails and that disinfectants are liber ally used. Train No. 4, east bound, struck near Flagg's Crossing, on the it. about one and a half miles east of Martinsburg, on Thursday morning last, Thomas Arnica, brakeuian.

who had been sent back to (lag the train. He sat down on the track and went to sleep and was hit by the pilot of the engine. He died early Friday morning from the results of his injuries, ami his remains were sent to Paw Paw for burial. A most interesting lecture was deliveredin College Hall last Friday evening by Dr. John A.

Myers and Dr. C. P. Millspangh, of the Experl. mental Station at Morgantown, a magic lantern being used to show the illustrations of their subject.

They spoke on agricultural matters generally, including cattle, the dairy interest, fruit orchards, the ravages of various sorts of insects, etc. A large and intelligent audience enjoyed the lecture. of Engravingand Print. ing will begin the printing of the "Windoin note" this week. It will be the most beautiful piece of paper money every produced by the United States, it is said.

This note, which will be of the denomination of $2, will be printed on the new distinctive paper and will take the place of the Hancock" two-dollar note. In the middle of i's face is an oval portrait of the late Secretary Windoui, with his name beneath, which, in point of life-like quality and effectiveness of execution, is unequaled by any other production of the sort printed. Mr. Edward Elliott, who is a son of Mr. Thomas Elliot, of the Watson House atCharlestown, has bought out Mr.

George W. Duke's store ami restaurant in Shepherdstown, including good will and fixtures, and has taken possession of the building known as Show's corner. Mr. Elliott will carry a full line of groceries, confectioneries, and will fit up ice-cream and oyster parlors. A first-class bakery will also be run in connection with the store.

Some decided improvements will tie made to the building, and when Mr. Elliott gets ready for business he will invite custom through i.columns of the Rkgistkk. There will be interesting times at Sharpsburg from the lflth to the 18th of this month, when over a thousand old soldiers will visit Antietam battle-field. The survivors of the 14th Connecticut Regiment, the 108th New York and the 180th Pennsylvania will be there, and an interesting programme of exercises has been arranged. There will be camp fire of logs and rails in bloody lane on Wednesday, meetings ou the held on Thursday, and at night reunions in the halls of the town.

On the 18th the visitors will leave for Harper's Ferry, Washington and Fredericksburg. Nearly every house in Sharpsburg has been engaged for the enter, tainment of the soldiers and their i friends. PERSONALS. Mrs. E.

H. Ayres, of Chicago; Mrs. Anderson, of Washington Miss Lizzie Cottinghain, of Marietta, Miss Helen Beckenbaugh, of Hagerstown Miss Agnes Kennedy, Miss Neville Mitchell, Mr. Frank Butler and Mr. Bassett Mitchell, of Charlestown and Mr.

Kennon Egerton, of Baltimore, were the guests of Mrs. J. SS. Pierce, at Ayrlie, the past week. Judge Lucas, wife and daughter landed at New York last Sunday, and arrived home on Wednesday.

The Judge reports a stormy voyage from Europe, and doesn't hanker after ocean trips. The Etruria, upon which he returned, had one sailor killed, several crippled and others injured, by a single dash of waves sweeping over her Itev. and Mrs. L. R.

Mason, of Richmond, and their children are visiting at Mr. J. S. Lucas's, near Shepherdstown, and Mrs. Mason and the children will probably remain a month.

They have many warm friends in this community who rejoice to see them again. Miss Lulu Phreauer and sister, John Cost, wife and two children, of Hagerstown, Miss Sallie Cost, of Keedysville, and Miss Clara Flory, of Reisterstown, visited the family o' Mr. W. S. Wagner the past week.

Mrs. Frank Briscoe, of Charlestown, Miss Trook, of Washington, and Miss Hattie Russell, of Sharpsburg, visited the Misses Line in this place during the past week. Miss Helen Manuel and Mr. Smith, of Charlestown, and Mr. Washington Writt, of Rippon, spent a couple of days with the family of Mr.

J. P. Eutler the past week. Mr. Harry Winterinoyer, of thin place, lias secured a position on the new Hagerstown Herald, a daily thut is to be started next Tuesday.

Miss Aluiira Marked has returned houie from an extended visit to friends in Baltimore and other places. Mr. R. 1). Lamar, of this vicinity, has gone to California, where he will spend several longer.

Miss Gertie Brotherton, of Berryville, is visiting her cousins, the Misses Brotherton in Shepherdstown. Miss Anna Brugh has returned to her home in Hagerstown, to the great regret of her numerous friends here. Mr. Alvey Reinhart has gone to Baltimore, where he will attend the Maryland Institute this winter. Mr.

Joseph Baker and wife, of Bowling Green, are visiting Mr. Baker's parents near Leetown. Mrs. Louis Bowley, of Baltimore, is visiting Mrs. A.

C. Morgan, near Shepherdstown. We had a very pleasant call last Saturday from John P. Smith. of Sharpshurg.

Mr. Ernest Samuel, of Bluefield, this State, is here for a couple of weeks' visit. Miss Virginia McGlincy, of Harper's Ferry, lias been visiting friends here this week. Mrs. William Brotherton, of Asheville N.

visited friends here last week. Mr. Harvey Hendricks, of Baltimore, was home last week on a visit. Miss Daisy ('line, of Martinsburg, is visiting friends in Shepherdstown. News of the Churches.

Last Sunday was exactly twenty years since Rev. Joel T. Rossiter preached his first sermon as pastor of the Reformed Church in Shepherdstown, and it wasastrange coincidence that from the same pulpit, on that anniversary, without any prearrangement, Mr. Rossiter should again preach. Mr.

Rossiter has been spending his vacation here, and at the request of Rev. Mr. Kverhart he filled the pulpit last Sunday morning and evening. In his sermons he referred to his pastorate here, and spoke of the many changes that have taken place since that time. It seems scarcely possible that twenty years huve elapsed since Mr.

Rossiter first came to Shepherdstown, but such is the fact. He has for nearly seventeen years been pastor of the First Rofortned Church in Baltimore, and is as popular there as he was in this community. Rev. Ellis H. Jones has been installed as pastor of the Lutheran Church at Clearspring, and Rev.

Mr. Snyder, of New Franklin, Pa. i the uecu w. cran Church at Funkstown. Winchester Presbytery meets next Wednesday at Moorefield.

Kev. L. R. Mason will conduct services and preach in the Episcopal Church of Shepherdstown Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. In the abaence of the pastor, Mr.

Frank McPaniel will preach in the Southern Methodist Church on Sunday in Shepherdstown at 10.80 a. 111. and at Marvin Chapel at 3.30 p. in. Rev.

J. R. Van Home has tfone to Levelton, in Pocahuntas county, where he will dedicate a new Metho" dist Church on Sunday. Mr. Van Home was stationed at Levelton some years There will be divine servioe in the Presbyterian Church Sunday, if Providence permits, at Shepherdstown at 10.80 a.

in. and at Kearneysville at 7.30 p. in. There will be service in the Lutheran Church Sunday at Unionville at 10 a. in.

and in Shepherdstow at 7.30 p. in. Work Stopped. The Norfolk Western Railroad is i in earnest in its efforts to cut down expenses. The stone crueherat ShepI herdstown, operated to provide ballast for the roadbed, has been shut down completely and all the hands discharged.

It is not known how long the work will be may be a month and it may be until next spring. Most of the tools have been shipped awav. and it looks as though there will be no resumption of work shortly. Foreman Ryan has gone back to his old place as section boss. From all along the line come reports of reduction in the working force of employees of the N.

and expenses are being cut down iu every way possible. In to rotting Railroad Itoms. A dispatch fron Philadelphia, dated August 27th, tells of the following remarkable railroading: A mile in 4-5 seconds, or at the rate of over 90 miles an hour, is the fastest run ever made by a railroad train. This unparalleled feat was accomplished today on the Bound Brook Railroad, between Neshawiny Falls and Langliome, by Engine No. 208, drawing two ordinary coaches and President McLeod's private car which is equal to two coaches in weight.

Other miles were reeled off with speed as astonishing as this crack mile, and at the end of the "fly" the world's record was broken. The fastest mile was scored in 394-5 seconds, the fastest five miles in 3 minutes 26 4-5 seconds, and the fastest ten miles iu 7 minutes 12 seconds, averaging 43 seconds per mile. The occasion for this race against time grew out of some good-natured chaffing that took place at Judge Green's dinner to the Fanner's Club on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the Judge's residence in Easton. Wm.

M. Singerly was telliug Mr. McLeod, the President of the Reading Road, that for thirteen years he had beeu making it a diversion to time fast railroad trains, and that he had rarely travelled faster than SOseconds. The result of the conversation was that President McLeod made preparations for to-day's speed trial and invited Mr. Singerly and a number of friends to ride on the train, consist, ing of an engine and three cars.

The engine was No. 206, of the Wootten pattern, burning anthracite coal. It lias 5 feet 8 inch driving wheels, and is one of the ordinary pattern of fast engines in use oil the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, it was built 1 at Kading. and stands today as a trinnioh of the skill of American me- I chanics. The locoinotive wan handled by Engineer John Hogan, and the i tires were looked after by Oscar Febhner.

The Cairo and Kanawha Valley Railroad, a narrow line connecting with the Baltimore and Ohio at Cairo, in this State, claims the distinction of employing the only female railroad engineer in the United StateH. The lady's is Miss Ida Hewitt, and she is the daughter of Col. Hewitt, one of the principal stockholders of the road. Miss Ida, who is a very beautiful and accomplished young woman under twenty years of age, has always had a peculiar fascination for machinery, and has spent a large portion of her time in the shops of the company. She finally became a machinist of no mean ability, when she undertook the task of running an engine 011 the road, and her success was so great that she is now regularly employed In that capacity and makes her daily run with as much regularity as the most veteran engineer.

Her engine is said to be a model of neatness and cleanliness, and she rarely i-s? lllIHSeS IXItttVlUg understood that she has been invited to run an engine at tiie World's Fuir next year in Chicago. It is said that the Baltimore and Ohio intends putting on a new train between New York and Cincinnati, to be known by the unique name of "The Flying Statesman," and that betweon New York and Washington it will make extraordinary fast run. The train will be made up of cars similar to those on the Royal Blue line now running between Washington and New York, and will be run in opposition to the "Fast Flying Virginian" of the Chespeake and Ohio. The railroads of the country employ i 700,000 men. Each year they lose 2,000 of their number in killed, and 20.000 of them are injured annually.

It is estimated that 3,000,000 people depend on these employes for a living. The statement of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company for the month of July, 1891, as compared with the corresponding period last year shows: Gross earnings $760,776.18, an increase of expenses, ineluding taxes, 19. an increase of net earnings increase of $5,339.75. For the first seven months of the year 1891, the earnings were iu. 10, an increase of net earnings $1,000,447.62, an increase of $106,887.63.

A railroad in the Argentine Hepublic hasone stretch of 211 miles without a curve or bridge. The Western Railroad will shortly receive from the Raidwin Locomotive Works ten splendid new engines for its passenger traffic. They are of a larger size and of better models than those now used on this road and they will be expected to do some fast work when the road bed is shaped up. Captain Hays, of the X. W.

Hailroad, had never lost a single hour from sickness or suspension in forty years' continuous service as a railroader until a week or two ago. when he was laid up by a brief spell in Philadelphia. He is at work again. It is reported that President Kimball, of the Norfolk and Western, has sold 60.000 shares of the preferred i stock of the company in Loudon at about 50. The proceeds will be apI plied to paying oil the floating debt.

The B. O. Railroad hus contracted to erect handsome stone buildings at Winchester and Brunswick. On October 1 and October 15 the Pennsylvania Railroad will run two personally-conducted tours from New York to the mountains of Maryland and Virginia. reaching Blue Mountain, Gettysburg, Luray Caverns, the Natural Bridge, the grottoes of the Shenandoah and the city of Richmond.

The entire trip will cover a period of teu days. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has been in session at i Charlestown since Wednesday of last week, all the judges present. Among the business transacted we notice the following: Mason vs. Harper's Ferry Bridge from Jefferson county; continued.

Hutchinson vs. Boltz, from Berkeley county; submitted. Spiker vs. Rohrer, from Morgan county; continued. i Memory is the only paradise out of which we cannot be driven.

Echosa from the Exhibition. The last day of the exhibition at Morgan's Grove, Friday, was well attended, though of course the crowds were like those of Thursday. Governor A. B. Fleming of this State was present and made a brief speech, also introducing Dr.

John A. Myers, of Morgantown, who made an excellent address on subjects of practical interest to the fanners. The baby show on Friday as. of course, one of the interesting events of the day. The first prize, for the prettiest baby, was awarded to Louise Bowly, the infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Bowly, of 917 North Avenue, Baltimore. The prize was conceded by all to have been worthily bestowed, for the baby was as bright and sweet and intelligent as it was pretty. Lillian Ramsburg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

C. W. Ramsburg, of Winchester, received second prize. Oliver Crampton, of Sharpsburg. a year and a-half old, who weighed 31 pounds, was adjudged the fattest baby on exhibition.

The musical contest on Friday was won by Miss Maud Darnell, of Cum: berland, the second prize being awarded to Miss Agnes Beltzhooverof this place. Gov. A. B. Fleming, of this State, was at the fair on Friday and made a short address.

He was prevented from coming on Thursday by the death of his brother-in-law, Prof. CA. Sipe, of Fairmont. The Governor spent a very pleasant day here, and met a number of our people. The judges decided that the prettiest lady on the ground on Thursday was Miss Nannie Bowers, of this vicinity, and on Friday Miss Rose Cunningham, of Martinsburgt John Oi? ttrntf inwf liHWn WttB lilt vtiiwi four-year-old boy.

The bench show was a great success, anil attracted much attention. There were 110 dogs benched, some from as far away as Philadelphia. The weights were from to 125 pounds. A number of valuable dogs changed bauds at large figures. English ferrets, guinea pigs, rabbits, an opossum ami other animals added interest to this department.

Some of the fakirs were, as is to he expected, rather tough, anil they tried their best to swindle the managers out of the money required for privileges. But most of them were brought up with a sharp turn. Some fine horses were shown this year, among which we noticed Dr. C. P.

Smith's splendid Cleveland Bay, a registered animal recently imported from Canada; Luther Ropp's regis tered Clydesdale and group of live colts; Dr. Reynolds' Percheron and blooded trotter; Mr. Myers' Percheron; A. O. Kanoile and Hunter Small's light draft horses.

There wus a fine display of apples in the agricultural department. T. Sperow showed 52 varieties, T. Licklider 45, C. D.

Wysong while William Lloyd came to the front with 11? uiiiriciu Another Warning for the Girls. Some two weeks ago a dashing young man registered at one of our leading botelg as Charles N. tale, of Washington, 1). C. He claimed to he in ill health, and according to his own statement came "out into the country" to work on a farm to regain his usual vigor.

He was prepossessing, well dressed, and what might he termed a lady's man. He frequently visited Pen-Mar and other nearby pleasure resorts, and became acquainted with one of the best known ladies town, the daughter of one of our leading citizens, and whose name we withhold from the respect we bear him. (taining the confidence of the lady in question he got possession of a valuable diamond ring. He put it in pawn for a sum said to he anywhere from $20 to and then i decamped. Tuesday night the hotel at which the young man had been quartered was besieged by the SlitrilT, mill ii or more of officers, hut Gftle had blown away and the war rant to allay the storm proved worthless.

The Gale raged into a storm and the ring in question is in the possession of one of our jewellers. This is another warning to young ladies to not put too much confidence in strangers. It is advice often given, however, but seldom llaijerstoicn News. Making Ram to Order. Farmers will be deeply interested In the result of experiments recently made by the fci.

Government in the direction of rain making. These experiments were made by a regular detail of army officers on a barren, alka line Texas prairie which had not had a good raiu for three years. liain was produced by sending up balloons laden with dynamite or giant powder and exploding them high in the heavens. In almost every instance these explosions were followed by rain. The explosion of auv large amount of dynamite and rvk-rock was followed by rain inside of ten hours upon eight or ten occasions.

Five ballons were sent up one night and exploded. A stiff gale was blowing from the east. and they drifted far west before they exploded. In the meantime heavy explosions were kept up on the ground for several hours. A tremendous rainstorm followed.

More explosions were made and more rain followed. The experiments will be kept up elsewhere. Mr. Myers's Bad Luck. Last Friday night some one left open a gate of one of the fields of the farm occupied by Mr.

William Myers, a mile or two from town. The cattle came out and strayed to town. They got n(-sr Main street OH UJC laiIiuou just about the time a freight train was passing north, and a collision occurred in which the locomotive, as usual, came out best. A steer belonging to Air. Allen Eutler had two legs cut off.

and one of Mr. Myers's cows 60 badly injured that it had to be killed. The bellowing of the cattle and the other incidents rather effectually broke the night's rest of the people of the neighborhood. Mr. Myers has been playing in hard luck, it seems.

Abont a week ago gome one set fire to a stack of straw in one of his fields, and it was burned. Then ou Saturday night dogs got after his hogs and three of them, 1 besides injuring several others. ITEMS OF INTEREST. Edwin Booth, the actor, is committing slow suicide by excessive siuokr'gMr. Jas.

B. Russell, of Winchester, has been appointed receiver for the Middletown Carriage Works, located at Middletown, Ya Hon. Redtield Proctor. Secretary of War. has accepted the appointment of United States Senator from Vermont, to succeed George F.

Edmunds. Mrs. Burton Harrison, tfie anI thor of "The Auglouiauiaes," has written a new novel of New York life which The Century will print. It is said to deal with divorce. S.

M. Gold, a prominent physician in the Shenandoah Valley, was found dead in his home in Buena Vis- 1 ta Monday morning, death being due to an overdose of morphine. Rich Hurd's circus exhibited at Ford City, last week. Mrs. Taylor wife of an employee of the gas works, went to the performance, i leaving her husband home with her baby.

As his wife was returning, Taylor started out in the dark to meet her when he fell in a ditch and broke the child's neck. Dr. Charles Ballard, of Savbrook, 111., shot and killed Miss Bertha Ison. late of Baker City. Oregon, and daughter of the late judge Luther B.

Ison, of Baker City, in Tuesday, and then killed himself, i He had asked her to marry him at once, but she asked that, he wait until her education was completed. The steamerW. W.Corcoran, which had carried a million passengers to Mr. Vernon, was burned to the water's edge on the Potomac river, at I iiigton, last Thursday. RobertGranti ley.

a colored boy who worked on the boat, jumped overboard and was drowned. The steamers George Learv and Macalester were slightly damaged. Friday last the building of the Franklin Brass Coin pan v. at Buchanan, was burned to the ground, the fire originating in theengine room. The estimated is 975,000.

The. company had just finished setting up its valuable machinery, and had com menced operations about one week ago. The building itself cost over James Hunt was found dead on tlie Norfolk and Western Railroad, near Dorau, Thursday morning. 11 is body was horribly mangied. TIip inquest revealed the faet that he had been hit on the head with a blunt instrument.

His hat and a heavy club were found a few hundred yards away. The jury rendered a verdict that Hunt was murdered and his body placed on the traek. Plans for the (hid Fellow's Temple to be erected in Chicago have been prepared. They provide for a building as high as the Washington Mon iimeut. Tlie entire ground space is huilt up to a height of fourteen stories.

Above this the building ex tends six stories in the form of a squure cross, the four spaces in the an- gles of the main building being left vacant. Above this is a towershaped structure fourteen stories high, making thirty-four stories altogether, with nn aggregate height of feet. I cost is The I ground space covered is to be 17T by i 283 feet Five young ladies of Reading, suffered a painful experience with horuetsat the Sanatogacamp meeting last week, and some of them barely escaped with their lives. They had taken off their shoes and stockings to wade through a brook, and on ascend ing the further bank disturbed a hor net's nest. A swarm of enormous insects attacked the girls and severely stung them on the feet and lower limbs.

Some of them fainted from fright and pain, and none were able to put on their shoes to walk back to camp. A searching party late in the evening found the young women still at.the brookside disabled. A horrible story of a double murder comes from Livingston, iverton county, Tenn. The fauiilyof Win. Smith 1 went to church, leaving twogirls.ag ed 17 and 19, in the house alone.

A- bout 9 o'clock a neighbor notice an unusual light in the direction of 1 MllITIl 8 IIP io.ll found the house rapidly burning, lie arrived just in time to see the bodies of the two girls, both dead, lying on the floor in the center of a down stairs room. Their faces were covered with blood and their clothlgDffdisordered. So fierce were the flames that tlie bodies could not be rescued. The girls had undoubtedly been inur dered, after which the house was set on fire. The family was a very respectable one.

A terrible fight among farmers is reported from Olina, Ohio. Tuesday morning, while James Lewis and Tom Johnson were running a thrashing machine on John Coles's farm, cut Johnson on the hand. He claim ed that the act wus accidental. John son, however, would listen to no explanation and rushed at Lewis, striking him a terrific blow in the face. Lew is fell under the thrashing! machine arid was drawn between the cylinders.

Hejwas killed instantly. Frank Lewis, a brother of James, was witness of the lie caught up a pitchfork, and, before anybody had time to restrain him, lie plunged the tines into Johnson's stomach, killing him al most instantly. Lewis is under arrest. CONFIRM The favorable impression produced I on first appearance 01 ine hie fruit remedy. Syrup of Fifpj, a few years auo has beeu more tlian confirmed by the pleasant experience of all who have used it, and the'successof the proprietors and manufacturers of the California Fijf Syrup Company.

Presents in the mist elegant form THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOUS JUICE THE? FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be Lonofioiol tn the human UVUWUV.1U4 system, forming an agreeable and effective laxative to permanently cure Habitual Constipation, and the many ills depending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS Itis the most excellent remedy knoxm to CLEANSE THE SrSTEM EFFECTUALL When one is Bilious or Constipated THATPURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP, HEALTH and 8TRENCTH NATURAH.T FOLLOW. Every one is using it and all are delighted with it. ASK VCXJW PBUOOiST FOR BVHUP OF FIGS manufacturco only sy CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO 8A1 FRA1CISC0, CAL. ff tome. a.

Highest of all in Leavening ABSOUU1 RvdTAM) Kmm'l new novelwritten iu collaboration with Wolcott for The Century, is entitled "The Naulahka. a Tafe of West and East." It is a story of America and India. The principal characters live in a "booming" Colorado town, where the story opens, but the scene quickly shifts to the court of an Indian uiaharajah. whither the hero and the heroine journey to meet with most varied experiences. The story will begin in the November Century.

Mrs. (irifflo, of McGregor. Texa who gave birth to triplets teu mouths ago. broke the record last Monday morning with a quartette. All seven are doing well.

SHEPHERDSTOWN MARKET. Wheal, Wl So Wln-iii. No. MI baabel a SJ Corn, per bushel tCl Oats, per bushel Hay, per ton Butter, per ft F.ggs, per tloieu Hums country), per is 1stmulders. per ft Utiles, per ft Lard, per lh 0 The Moler'a Farmers' Alliance meeia the tliltd Friday in every month at o.tdo'clock p.

ill. Potomac Assembly '-i. Kutghtsof l-abor. meets every Mouday night In the room over Mr. J.

C. Lambert's store. Forest Orange No. is. p.

of It. ill the second and last Friday In each month at P- hi. li S.tM'ili**. BRUGH'S, 40 W. Washington Street.

11 X. A KYI. A Tj i i)k ss oods 1891 FALL SEASON. 189 1 We now displaying many New Drees for early foil wear. We Nhull plenaed to allow you our line of the newest and to he worn the coining mhsoii.

Camel's Hair Novelties. In Camel's Hair we have an UKiially large aaaortment of choicest alylea In strlpeaand tig urea. Thla material prom to be very popular for fall wear. French Dress Robes. allowing of Gomll ill he ally attractive, lileatcare lieen taken in "the aelectlon of palterna we can show yon a line Iroin cbe ipesl to finest, equal to any you will llnd In the city atorea.

BLACK DRESS GOODS. In Slack liooda we have the moat complete line from cheapeat to heat quiilllh-a In the city. New arrivals ol Blaok Noveltlee re. col veil thla week which We would lie pleaaed to Hhowr you. broadcloths.

Chevlota. Henrlettaa, fuahmen-a, In the new fail from lo a cat to finest qualities. New Goods In svsry fo partmaot throughout oar tlorr. I'. A.

Haice rtlown. Mil. It. Sl'ANULKK'N Dfl Glv DRESS GOODS. Black tiooda of ilwrtllitUili uiitlinrn nay) will lead thin neaaon.

Our are ample and we now aliuw RI.ACK HERGES, BLACK HENRIETTAS, BLACK BATLSTK, BLACK A1.BATHOS. BLACK CASHMERES, BLACK SILKS. BLACK VELVETS. BLACK NOVELTIES, BI.Ai SATINKs. BLACK CANTON BLACK HCITINOH, BLACK HAMBURGH, BLACK CORSETS, BLACK GI.OVEH BLACK WASH GOODS, BLACK OINOH BLACK MCLI.S, BLACK LAWNS.

BLACK BRA I'M. We Loan', of tlie tnoat complete annortment, and asmire pa trunk correct prlcea. R. L. sCAM.I.i;V?, iJaKeralown, Mil.

Many Orders Have Already Ileen I'lut ed SPRING GOODS I BEACHLEY tt Iiagerstown, Maryland, Have always lieen regarded as wideawake merchants. Look out for nice goods at low prices. Ladies' and cbil roil ri OJU-, iM.mwr, Heavy Goods must go at a sacrifice, at EACH '8. If you want Dry nods, Carpets, Groceries, Window Shades, and almost anything you can think almut, go to BEACHLEV'S, Hagerstown, Md. He cheap.

LEE SHEPHERDSTOWr i WE HAVE THE Buggies, Wa Dj KVEH SHOWN IN THIS CO I BICKFORD HUFFI THE BEST DRILL MAI The Reeves Call and examine the ing some Spe CmCMtmrt mk JiA (51 TIZ aak tm fxnwi I wm Ttkt I wr ill la I Wi la I man U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. Baking Powder iLY PURE I A baby born at Denburv, last week, less tbau two pounds. When born itlweighed one pound and two ounces length is that of an ordinary lead pencil.

The parents are Mr. ami Mrs. Warner, of Locust treat. The child in perfect health. I.ast Friday the family of Charles Waeker.

living at Spring Hill, near Mobile, Ala wero all poisoned bv eating spoiled fish. The mother died after terrible suffering. Two children are still prostrated, but will probably recover. W. P.

LICKLIDER Will interest buyers during the summer months hv selling Fruits, Groceries, Queens ware, Shoes, Notions, at Kork Bottom tor cash or trade. Brinu' your I lane, Lard, and jjet Good for them. STOCK ALWAYS KI LL. BA IB AINS TO BL FOCND. CIIOICK LINKCI(iAltS AND TOBACCt).

Roller Flour! Wi: HANDLE Emmert Brothers' IIKill (jHAI)E A TTT.1\TT "roller, iiuulo from CIIOICK Wlioat. GIVE IT A TRIAL a lid be convinced of its merits. Wry Kehpcrtfully, J. C. Lambert Son.

Great Unloading Salo! We lutve Jiinl lunuffiiiuleil one of the moat I'hoiiomeiml Sn los Unit ever oerorn-il In ourrlty. We have Koue through our Ktork himI We are iletermliii thnt SUMMER GOODS Khali leave out I'Klt'KM wit II. Mir xprlnK una ill a a. iinvi- ihntx and now to glVHuur Iriele tin- vantage of all our great bargalne li our atore now rout ulna. SUM EH SUITS Foil? MEN, BOYS, and CHILDREN are aomewliat broken up, but the a our atiK'k now contains will lieaoldat great loaa looumlfrt.

The turner la not half over and It means money In your pre ket buy from ua now. Flannel flight in the midst of the Miaou wn liavw a tariff strike fill the prices of Flannel hiilrta lielow We ain frolu the Cheap, eat flotiitil up to the lineal ailk. (hid Pants. We allll tiave a handsome Una of I'auta In light arid colore, whlefi ara be offered a I than coat. Wa ara determined In thla aale to flojuat What we Bay.

vary tiling offered at great aru-riflfe prices roust bring tl.a raah. We raniiot lord to them than eoet ami aalt oris weak or even a day lor the money. It mu.i lie apol emmto. We Mists In fine keekwear. ollara.

r'ulta and Hhlrla. I.ate>( atyle alwaya In aba k. Thompson Tubler, GENTEEL CLOTHIKU8, Queen Street. Murtinaburg W. Va (, WEST VIRGINIA.

FINEST LINE OF igons, xytons, Carts, JUTY. WE ALHo HAVE THE NAN GRAIN DRILLS! )E. WE AI.AO HA5DLE itraw Stacker. above, as are offercial Bargains. Rid CftcM a.

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