Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-07-18
Editorial BFeTities.


in The shade on two or three occasions
this week
The Catholic Sabbath Schools Of Mar
linsburg and IIarpcr's Ferry, held a Pic
Me on Thursday near kerneysvlIie.
Mrs. Swyer, Of Marrinsburg, died OF
lock Jaw on Sunday evening, caused from
iresdlng in rake.
July. always fierce month as TO wea-
Their, is fsrcer this year than we have ever
known it 10 be. 1t is intensely hot, and
sill getting hotter. Vegetation is suffer
ing for rain.
The days have now commenced getting
shorter and will continue to DO so until
the 2l,t OF December.
The Winchester and Srasburg Rail
road Compan has been fully organized
under the auspices Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. and the latter
company is to fnrni.I, the requisite funds
for the construction and completion OF the
work, beginning at once.
Mr.. Samuel Showers sold his farm,
near Berry's Ferry, one day last week.
for Sc 500.
There was an Insurance Of $4,000 IN
the Penn Mutual, Of Philadelphia, upon
the life Of the late Levin Benton, E.q., Of
SharpsbUrg.
Dunn, negro. black as the ace OF
spades, vas on Saturday inauguraied 1t.
Governor OF Louisiana,
The Southern Melhodists talk OF hav-
ing camp meeting in the vicinity OF Ar
den, Berkeley county, some time IN Au'
gust or September.
TIE Scousvlle Register says-"The
Ghost continues his nightly visits at
Mr.. Moons knocking out window glass
e., &c.
The number Of cattle driven out Of
Texas this SESSION is estimated at halt
million. A Texan states that this large
amount Of cattle will not be missed from
the proiTies.
Now tia, an abundant harvest has been
reaped, we pPe our country friends will
will one accord come forward and glad
den our hearts by the payment OF The
amo"nts due US.
Col. A. NJ. Ashby, late OF the Conied-
crate army, was shot ana killed at hnoX-
vile, Tenn, on Friday, by one h. &.
Camp. Col. Ashby was Vlrglnian,
and cousin of the celebrated Colonel
Turner NJ. Ashby. OF cavalry lame VINO
was killed IN tAe ''''cy !" VIZ '"''! pau
OF Vie wal
The Nomination Of seymour ana n'"''
has excited unhoundrd enthusiasm
throughout 'he WhnIe hT!-No'In
Sou'h' East ana !" t''. Immense '''Ih,
can III 'nc''"E' are '' ~ '.'I' d 90 o'",S
anu 'n' 'r'f' 'An,','s" "1' ~ '4''' ''"C ~,
the campaign q lot'' t"''''"" mas a.
ready '"k'n ne stump al" VIII canvass
the " est IN t1Vo. OF Seymour
The " ashington EJprcsS oil Saturday,
says tits the general opinion among
senators anu Nlv'"oe'', Ma, '"at "s 81 'T G,,'S
Iae u9'es'nCoS ''"',' WI" OF" 'o"'"
'a'o,'"'' "eo'E,'' a'""1"d ', OF" l,,,aI
tS''s ".,s iii oI;.n.a ria Li.nosi,,on
Uo"E 80 .I:, -, ~ nS,.I II ,Loso C,a+os oro
Is nov 10 ADJOURN u"''I al '''S' "''''' '''
Admitted
The Legislature OF " es' va mas Iy a
vote OF ~ to occ'neo 10 prO'|"g 'ne'E
session n""' we OoT1 ""'y'
Co', "amue' - iioUS, " ''o"H 70
at the Spots ood Ho'ei' h'chmoh'' uIed
of suns'Toke on Thursday
A grand excursion to The famous bat
leGelds OF Manassas. to last two days
leaves Washington and Baltimore on July
2lst.
Lafayette t. Baker The notorious GOV,
eminent Detective, during the war; d'ed
in Philadelphia on Friday he only
obituary notice We have seen IN any OF
the papers announcing his DEAN IS the
statement that he leaves fortune Oh
s2OO'OOO'
MIS-. Pollard, wife Of the historian o.
that n,me, publishes card in Brooklyn
IN wSich she rene F',y' "'' u""'g' a
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