Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-06-16
By COUNTY NEws.-We clip the fol-
lowing from the last Charlestown pa

Wheeling on Wednesday. Thos. Il.
Kennedy (son of Judge John w. Ken
nedy of Wheeling,) was appointed Page
of the Court-Spirit.
The Colored Odd Fellows of Charles
town had procession on Thursday
night last, headed by the Shepherds
town Colored Band. Addresses were
delivered at the Colored Methodist
Church, and a Festival Afterwards
Spirit.
RRnGIous NoncE.-The First Quar-
terly Meeting for Jefferson Circnlt, NJ.
E. Church South, will he held at Beulah
on the 10th and 18th of June. Preach
ing on Saturday at II o'clock, A. d.,
and on Sunday at 10 l-2, A. NJ. and 4,
p. M-Spirit
The Keyesr Mountain Echo truly
saws of Harper's Ferry, that ''nowhere
in the South are the marks of grim
visaged war more visible and palmer,
than at Harper's Ferry, and yet i: is all
interesting place to the student and
traveller, full OF historic memories, the
very centre of some Of the grandest and
most sublime American scenery. =
Spirit.
A chain of circumstantial evidence is
being linked together which strongly
points to the recent sad death of the
Rev. J. N. Friday, whose body was
found in the g. & o. Canal, opposite
Harpers Ferry, as the result Of a foul
crime, and not an accident, as at first
supposed,-Spirif.
Tom Wade, the negro who was
caught in this county short time ago,
and who has since been convicted OF
breaking into and robbing the meat
house of Mr. Thos. Carter, of Clarke
county, Va, and was awaiting trans
portation to the Virginia penitentiary,
escaped from the Berryville Jail on the
morning of the Sd instant, while the
jailor was visiting his call.-Spirh.
COMMITTED TO JAn~-Two men,
Frank Stipes aud Jas. p. Cleveland, of
Harper's Ferry, were brought to
Charlestown and committed to jail by
Officer John Koonce, Of Harper's Ferry,
Oh Monday of last week, charged with
the assault and robbery of peddler
named Menelia, on the night of 22d
ultimo. The occurrence took place on
the bridge over the Potomac, and the
parties were sent here by Mayor Green,
to be held to await requisition from
the Governor of Maryland,-SpiriL
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.-Mrs.
Elizabeth S. Davenport, widow of the
late Col. Benjamin Davenport, died at
the residence of her son-in-law, MIR. A.
w. Cramer, in this place, on Saturday
evening last, i'll the S5th year OF her
age. Mrs. d. was born in Ireland, and
came to America when she was but five
years of age. At her death she had
been member of the Presbyterian
Church for seventy years, and had spent
a consistent Christian life. She was
beloved by all who knew her, and has
entered into the Masters presence as a
sheaf ripe for the reaper, to be forever
with the Lord. Spirit.
NOBLE OLD WARRIoRs.-There was
in town on Saturday (Memorial Day. a
horse belonging to Mr.. A. j. Frieze,
of this county, which was taken into
the Confederate service under Col. w.
A. Morgan at the commencement OF the
late war, and never lost day until Its
close. He is now twenty-one years old,
and brings his master each year TO pay
tribute TO those who fell by his side
during the battles of the war. MIR,
Charles Knott, of this county, also owns
a horse which was wounded thirteen
times during the war. He is seventeen
years old now, and is good horse yet.
Spirit.
At a meeting held at the Office of
Mr.. Charles Davies, in Harper's Ferry,
on Friday evening, it was determined,
IN accordance with a universally ex-
pressed desire, to hold Public Meet
ing on Friday evening, June the 18th,
at s o'clock, in the Lutheran Church,
Camp Hill, for the purpose of giving
expression to the regret, and views
generally, of the community in refer
ence to the death of the Rev. J. NJ.
Friday. A Chairman, Vice-President
and Secretary of the proposed meeting
were appointed, Good speakers will
be invited to attend and address the
meeting. All classes and creeds were
represented in this preliminary meeting,
and from the interest apparent, and the
excitement existing in the community,
q large audience and interesting occa'
sion may be expected on next Friday
evening.-Spirit.
MEMORIAL DAY IN CHARLEsTowN.-
Memorial Day was duly observed in
this place on Saturday last. The pro-
cession, headed by the Charlestown
Brass Band and the Mechanics Silver
Cornet Band, moved from the Court
House at o'clock, ard proceeded to
Edge. Hill Cemetery, where the pro-
gramme previously laid out was observ-
ed. The Rev. A G. Hopkins opened
with prsyer, which was followed by
music by Band Gen. JAS II. Williams,
of Winchester, was then introduced as
the orator of the day, and delivered a
brief but pointed and eloquent address.
He was followed by Andrew Hunter,
Esq, in practical appeal to those
present to lift the small debt of little
over one hundred dollars We, due on the
monument to the Confederate dead in
Edge-Hill Ceme.ary, and at its close a
collection for his purpose was taken up.
The benediction was pronounced by the