Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-08-16
gD- County NEws.-We clip the

following items from the Charlcstown
papers of this week -
TOURNAMENT AT HALLTOwN.-On
Saturday the 9th, Tournament came
off at 1lalltOwn. The following is list
of knights entered:
Il. g. OFT, Knight of Shenandoah;
John Beck, knight of Lone Star; John
Flanagan, Knight Sir; Magnus Cockrell,
Knight Forget Me Not; John Henkle,
Knight Fair Play; Frank IL. Gardner,
lvanhoe; Albert Cockrell, Sancho Panza;
Thomas Vanvacter, Modoc; J. b. Gard
ner, Don Quixote, James NJ. Trussell,
Knight of Old Dominion; John Daniels
Knight of Fairview; Thomas Burleigh,
Capt. Jack; J. Rinehart, Knight of Sill
yer Spring; John Henkle, Knight of
Monticello.
After the riding the crowd removed
to Willow Grove, where the coronation
took place on a platform erected for the
purpose. ID. B. Lucas, Esq, made tho
address to the successful Knights and
the chosen Ladies in his usual and eff
| fective style. The Knight Of West
Virginia selected Miss Emma Keyser,
of Bolivar, as Queen of Love and Beau
ty; Knight of Potomac View, Miss Ger
trude Cavalier, of Bolivar,as First Maid
of Honor; Knight Independence, Miss
Lulie Beall, of Charlestown, Second
Maid of Honor; knight Sylvester, Miss
Emma Rau, of Bolivar, Third Maid Of
Honor. The four graceful, pretty girls
were led forward, land as the orator took
from the points of the Knights lances
the handsome white wreaths to place
them in turn on their fair brows, the
scene was radient in smiles and sunshine.
Free Press.
A rattlesnake with eleven rattles, was
killed at the Manning Ore Banks few
days ago. A negro employee, who
persisted in pctting one of these charm
ing reptiles, and who carried it whittier
he went in his hat, was discharged, the
manager not having use for man and
snake too.-Free Press.
FINE YIELp.-Mr. Robt. II. Lewis, a
young farmer of this county, has just
threshcd twenty-eight loads of wheat,
raised on ten acres of ground that was
not even fertilized, although he is an
advocate of fertilizers,) and finds the
total Weld of this lot to be 27O bushels,
or q bushels to the acre. The seed
planted was Whick's White Wheat, and
the crop gathered is remarkably clean,
and will be reserved by Mr.. l.. for seed
wheat.-Spirit. ,r
SALE or VALUABLE PRorERrY.-Ihc
valuable suburban farm of Mr.. +. W..
Drew, adjoining Charlestown, formerly
the residence of the late Judge l. X:
Douglas, containing 80 acres, was sold
at public auction on "Wednesday last,oy
Mcssrs. Foukc, Trapnell, Green and
Faulkner, Special Commissioners, and
was purchased by Capt. w. II. kable,
Principal of the Charlestown Academy,
at tho price of $115.25 per acre. This
is AL eligible property, and with some
improvements can be made one OF the
most attractive and beautiful suburban
residences in the valley.-Spirh.
S. Howell Brown had his foot hurt q
few days ago by the rolling on 1t OF a
saw-log. No bones were broken, or
very serious injury sustained, we are
clad to add.-FIee Press.
NEW MARKET HoUsE.-Thc contract
for erecting an edifice on Market-Housc
square. in Charlestown, was on Tuesday
night last, awarded to Messrs. Holmes
and Rustic be completed according
to plan and specifications for $7,o5o.
There were several bids somewhat above
the foregoing fgures.-Free Press.
RnrURNED.-Mr. Thomas A. Kirwan,
who visited the Indian Territory in
hone of n renewal of health, has return
cd to his home at Harper's Ferry, con-
WINGED that tho distant country whence
he had gone is not to be favorably com
pared with this section.-Free Press.
Town SERGEANr.-Capt. John Avis
qualified on Tuesday night last, and en-
tered upon his work as Town Sergeant
| of Charlestown. Capt. Avis fully com
prchends his duties, and will, no doubt,
efficiently discharge them.-free Press.
FATAL AcclpENr.-Last Friday,a sad
and distressing accident occurred on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, near Point
of Rocks, which resulted in the death
of Mr.. William Fulton and his little
son, aged about ten years. 1t appears
That tho father and son were walking
down the north track at the west end OF
the tunnel, when the whistle OF the mall
train going East OIL the south track
blew, and thinking doubtless that they
were on the wrong track, they stepped
over to the other, when the engine
struck MIR. Fulton and threw him into
the canal. The character OF the INJURY
sustained was such as to disable him.
and the son seeing the perilous condl,
ton of his father, jumped into the canal
after him, but he was unable to rescue
him. and both were drowned. The un-
fortunate man resided short distance
west of Point of Rocks, and is said to
have been in very humble circumstances
The bodies of both have been recovered.
The body of the father was very much
cut and mangled.- Frederiek Examiner
BIZ The Camp Meeting under the
auspices of the Virginia Conference NJ
f. church, held in Loudoun county,two
miles from Harpers Ferry, was attend