Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-06-15
it by in silence.

This structure was raised last Satur-
day. under the skillful management of
Messrs. Dodd 81 Ledan, builders These
gentlemen are constructing some five or
six barns, this summer. Such men, Mr..
Editor, constitute the "bone and sinew"
of any community and certainly merit
much credit and encouragement for
their skill and good work. Further
comment is unnecessary, for the very
name of Dodd, as a barn builder, is a
household word among the greater por-
! ton OF the farmers of Jefferson and
Berkeley.
Early in the morning, nearly one hun
dred men, all neighbors, had assembled
near and around huge piles of timber,
lying, as it were, promiscuously. The
call Is given, and soon busy hands with
joyful shouts bring on the heavy logs,
slowly each piece comes to sits part as
signed, and by noon the building is well
under way.
but dinner beckoLs, they have to go,
And leave those ,imbers still SO, So"
Now we see them sitting around table
prepared for the occasion, in shady
orchard, loaded, yea groaning, with all
that is good and substantial for the in
ner man. Pot-pie, fowl, mutton, veal,
custards and long list of other things
too numerous to state here, disappeared
as if by magic. Soon after this, howev-
er, we again behold them rolling up
beam after beam, joist after ,joist, and
by five clock, what we saw in the
morning without shape or form, has
now developed into massive structure,
beautiful and grand, and the shout that
goes up from that happy crowd, pro
claims to the ladies at the house, that
the work is done, the barn is raised.
Then with electric swiftness, the com
mand goes forth from lip to lip, Pre-
pare the lemonade Tub after tub Of
this delicious and harmless beverage
shorty vanish from yiew,and with hearty
tarewells, they separate, each to his own
home, testifying by example that 1--WE
are placed here to help each other.
This without doubt will be one of the
handsomest barns in the country. 'Dog
Street has six of the same kind, show
ing that our people are alive to the spir-
it of the times. They feel that old
things are passing away and the new
are coming in. With a voting pre-
cinct, new constitution, and the Greedy
platform, surel Y We may say they are Il
happy people. But for want Of space
leo, 81, 70
that Messrs. Dodd IL Ledan's men are
inqulring very seriously after that ''lit-
tie merchant"
Business here though not dull, is not
as brisk as in times past, but as harvest
approaches it will recuperate, to this
end our merchants are getting in their
supplies to equal the demand, still, be-
sides the dull routine of business, Bob
and his clerks, together with his mer-
camille friends, take time to en- JOY SO
cial game of croquet on the public square.
This is pleasant as well as profitable
game, and whilst looking on lately, |
felt that one element only was needed
to fill pleasures cup, and that was the
presence of the fair sex, but of course
this could not be unless the game was
carried on in some more secluded or ap
pIopIIatv pace, as NC nav - .sIl-I
mems Rights" women in Duffields.
Our corn looks well and from present
appearances bctoken 4 fair crop, but at
this early season we cannot Judge very
accurately. AS to the wheat it gives
me much pleasure to state, that the
Weld will be much larger than was ex-
pected, it having improved very much
within the last three weeks. Among
the numerous fields that will produce
heavy crops, mention those of Messrs.
John Link, George Miller and William
Burr, there are others equally as good.
Fruit will not be SO abundant as was
predicted.
The recent rains have revived vege-
tation considerably and kindled anew
the hopes of our farmers. Still the
streams are failing fast and some have
ceased to flow entirely, most of the ponds
are dry, in short water is getting to be
4 scarce article.
Our yender of the distilled" | hear,
is very angry. MARY Beau must have
touched him in sore place. Tell him
| mean him no harm, but his best friends
around Duffields would like to see him
stop selling whisky. 1t seems my first
letter did not please some persons. To
those have offended, express my re-
grets with an humble apology, and l
shall remain, Mr.. Editor,
Yours forever,
NJADE PEiJ-