Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-21

bay" COUNTY NEws.-We clip the
following items from the Charlestown
papers of this week.
FARMERS CLUB.-A Farmers Club
called the North Branch of Bullskin
Farmers Club, was recently organized
at "Blakeley," the residence of II. b.
Washington, Esq. The usual Consti-
tuition and Bylaws of the Farmers
Clubs were adopted and the following
officers elected PreSident-B. {.
Washington; Vice-President-Danger-
field f. Lloyd; Sec'y and Corresp'g
Sec'y-Thomas Lock; Treasurer-Jno
w. Gibson. A resolution was unani-
mously adopted, making the meetings Of
this Club strictly temperance meetings,
and to be held once a month at the resi-
dence of the members alternately. We
understand that several other clubs in
the county are in working order, and
movements are meeting with such gen
eral favor among the farmers, that it is
hoped that the organization of the coun-
ty into clubs of II will be complete at
an early day, and the farmers Of Jeffer-
son ready to act in unison with the gen
eral movement Of the Farmers party
Spirit.
PERsoNAL~-Towner Schley, Esq,
Deputy u. S. Marshal for the District
of West Virginia, was in town last week,
and paid us a visit while here, reporting
that the interests of "Uncle Sam" were
not suffering in this locality.-Spirii.
Iron ORE-A fine specimen of Iron
Ore from the lands of Mrs. NJ. +. Van
vacter, on the Shenandoah river, in this
county. has been left at our office. 1t
has been pronounced superior. The
beds from which it was taken are now
being worked by Messrs. Reed & Eagle.
The mineral Developments of late in
our county are attracting the attention
of Capitalists. Mr.. Maltby, owner Of
the Manning farm is shipping large
quantities of ore from his beds.-ffee
Press.
For TIE PACIFIC CoAsT.-Messrs
Mcknight 81 Rohrer, of this place,ship-
ped last week, to Sacramento Cal, two
carloads of hickory rims and carriage
material. The trade of these gentle
men, We are pleased tie see, IS not
only increasing in this branch OF their
business, but is gradually extending
over large area Of country.-SpirH.
SALE OF REAL EsrATE.-Col. Jno. T.
Gibson, of this county, through Mr.. j.
II. Bristor, real estate agent of Martins
burg, has disposed of his farm of POI
acres, nesr Arden, Berkeley county, to
Capt. ]. NJ. Sencendiver, G. l.. Sencen-
diver aud r. II. Brown of Berkeley
county, for S13,OO0.-Spirif.
AcclDESr.-John II. Strider, Esq,
and wife, on Saturday afternoon last,re-
ceived severe, though, we are pleased to
learn, not dangerous injuries, by 4 run
away accident. They were driving
down the bill beyond the lower tollgate
on the Harper's Ferry pike, in a car
rage, when the lines broke and the
horse ran away, demolisbing the carriage
and bruising and otherwise injuring the
occupants. Spirit.
S. S. CoyvENrros.-Rev. J. w.
Tongue and Rein Shugart have been
select ed as Delegates, and X. "A. and
James Hessey, alternates, TO represent
the Sabbath School of this place in the
Sabbath School Convention of the Bal
timore Conference, NJ. K. Church South,
at its meeting in Frederick, Md, On the
18th of July next-Spirf.
ELECTION IN MDDLEwAY.-The cleo
ton for nine Councilmen for the town
of Middleway, in this county, was held
on Tuesday last, and resulted in the
choice of the following gentlemen, viz
DR.. NJ. ?. Nelson, DIR. w. o. Macough-
try, DIR. S. A. Bates, John +. Smith,
John w. Grantham, S. w. League, Ma
than Barnes, Thomas Johnson aud Jpo,
Ii. Shermau.-Spirh.
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