Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-07-03
LETTER FROM LEETOwN.
Inna II. 1878.

Our friend Eugene Baker, Esq, Of
the Hopewell Mills. has probably got
tired of 'going it alone" in the wolk ut
carrying on his milling operations.
and has called in the services of a Mr.
Edmison, of Weaverton, Md, who is
now domiciled in Mr.. Bakers establish
ment. Mr. Baker is getting up his
reputation as dealer in plaster, and has
been getting some custom from dis
tance. | noticed a short time ago a
team from Shanghai, a distance OF SIX
teen miles, seeking load Of MIR. Bakers
plaster.
Victoria Lodge, No. - l. o. o.
F., was organized at Leetown, on the
2s,h ult, by ID. S. Rentch, Of Sher-
herdstown, assisted by several members
of the Smithfeld, Harpers Ferry, and
Shepherdstown Lodges. Seven mem
bcrs constitute the new Lodge, OF which
III. officers are Benz. NJ. Seckman. No
BILE Grand, L. 5. Bailey, Vice Grand.
and George Hegue, Secretary.
Improvement is still the order OF tho
day Ia !aetown. Mr.. League has com
pleted his dwelling which is now occu
pied by Mr.. John Grim, aud MIR. L.
expects TO get the frame OF hls new
store raised some time during tue
present week.
Our old friend, George w. Nicely,
has been renovating his place Of abode,
by having il weatherboarded, and the
wing raised TO an altitude oitwo stories,
the height OF the front building, and
suppose that when it is completed ho
will have the building painted, at least
it ought be painted.
DIR. Balch and Charles ). Watson p
have been removing some OF the I'M
slightly rail fences which have 50 long
adorned our streets, and replaced them
with neat board or picket fences, much
TO the improvement Of the appearance
of our pleasant little rustic village.
Thomas i. Homar aud James IL.
Nicely, are home again, aud both arc
looking their best. They have been
working in Pittsburg for some time,
and propose TO return to that place after
spending few weeks in Leetown. They
report tolerably fair Tunes in Pi,tsbnrs
Our yillager, or at least he lives not
far from LeeIown; well, il is Capt.
Henderson of whom | am writing, and
he had contemplated going into tho
business Of raising Cashmere Goats,
lhps adding another branch Of industry
to the agricultural interests OF our com
munty, but after Capt ii. had seen
some of the "critters,' and asceriained
their ability to get over fences without
assistance, he concluded that he didn't
want any goats of that particular variety
inst at this time, and so We are not To
have the Cashmcrcs here for tho present.
Mr. Nicely has couple of goats OF
some ordinary variety, which arc "hard
to beat Tor getting into mischief, and
they will eat just anything that can bc
chewed. To illustrate their capacity
for adapting themselves to circumsian-
ces in the eating line, / will state what
observed recently while standing in
front of the store of League ~ Go.
John Chamberlain, our village miller,
came out of the store, with piece OF
"Yircinia twist in his hand, and which
"Billy" viewed longing; wbereupon, Mr.
G.. offered the nquisitivc quadruped
"chew." which he received gracefully
and gratefully, but when Billy had
swallowed the "wecd," Mr.. {. left with
the remark. "you don't get hold OF my
tobacco again.
Mr.. Erwin, the County Assessor, yisi-
ted this vicinity last week, with his big
book of remembrance, taking notes for
the use of the collector, next fall.
The taxes will, / fear, fall heavily upon
SOME of us, unless matters financial
should improve before the taxes become
due.
June 23d, 1875.
Rev. a. +. Rodgers preached his
farewell sermon at Mount Zion, last
Sabbath, 10 a very large audience, who
seemed 10th TO bid adicu TO their pas
tor, who had preached for them for
three years. The speaker was appar
emily AS sorry as any OF his hearers, that
the pleasant relations existing between
pastor and people were about TO be sev-
cred.
MR. left on Monday, for Wincbes-
ter, TO atterd the Commencement exer-
cises of Rev. Il. J. Willss Female Col
le,e, after which he will visit his friends
and relatives in Missouri Our best
wishes for his future happiness and sue.
cess, 90 with him.
We shall miss Mr.. Rodgers very
much from our neighborbood.
Mr.. Albert Myers of Smitbiield, is
still busy gathering grassboppers, anil
the latest reports say that be has 'took
up" about forty bushels ofthe shoppers
which he has drowned in the Opequop.
1t seems to me that so many OF the
"yarminus" may render the waters Of
the creek dangerous beverage for the
stock which have to depend upon tbat
stream for their water supply. Could
not these reckless foragcrs be utilized
as material for fertilizing purposes -
There were heavy rains just south OF
us Yesterday evening, causing rise OF
five or six feet in the waters OF tho
Opeauon. The rainfall was not heavy
here.
In this vicinity, harvest will begin in
four or live days from this time.
Yours, dc,