Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-09-07

The Lutheran Church ut Harper
Ferry will hold fair in that place,
commencing on Saturday, the 2lst of
September.
The Trustees of Elmwood Cemetery
have let the contracts for the building
of the fence liz front of the Cemetery.
Mr. Schoppert of Staunton, Va, will
put up the railing, and Mr.. Gregory
Britncr, of this place, does tho stone
work.
The boats on the c. & o. Canal have
been detained during the week, on &C
count Of the river being too low to feed
the levels.
Miss Emma Keesecker, of this place,
is visiting friends aud relatives in Wash
ington,. d. G.
=. T. Barnun,'s Great Show will OK
hibit at Wheeling on September 18th.
There will be Pic Mic near Sharps
burg, Md, TO- day, Saturday.
The Rev. Patterson Fletcher, former
ly of this place, is Pastor of the South
ern Presbyterian Church, of Clarksburg,
this State.
Major Andrews, formerly member
of the Bar Of this County, is Pastor of
the Northern Presbyterian Church, OF
Clarksburg, this State.
Col. Frank Burr, of Washington
City, and editor of tho Patent Office
Gazette, has been nominated by the re-
publcans rs q candidate for Congress
III this district.
The Governor of Massachusetts re-
fuses to surrender Kimpton upon the
requisi,ion of the Governor of South
Carolina. She extends tho Hgis of her
protection over the man that stole mil
| lions from South Carolina.
General I. G. II. Smith, of the U. S.
Army, paid visit to Shcphcrdstown
this week, and was the guest of tho
Hon. A. r. Botclor.
Shepherd College will open its sixth
annual session, next Monday.
The subordinate oranges will please
bear in mind the meeting to be held at
the Grange Store in Charlcstown, on
Second Saturday in September, to elect
a delegate to represent the subordinate
oranges of this county in next meeting
of the State Grange.
The members of Potomac Lodge, |.
o. of Good Tomplars arc requested to
meet in their Hall on Monday night
next, at 8 o'clock, as business ofimport
ance will require their attention.
We arc requested to withdraw the
namo Of Mr.. John L. Erwin as a candl-
date for the Circuit Clerk, OH tho indie
pendent Greenback ticket. We regret
to learn that Mr. Erwin is confined to
his bed by sickness.
James Lee Griggs declines to be n
candidate for tho Legislature on the
Grocrback ticket
We notice in the Baltimore Sun tho
other day, that the Rev. Cambcll Fair
and wife each contributed fifty dollars
to the yellow fever sufferers, and that
some one from Kearncysville gave 81.
In consequence oftho rain on Sa,ur-
day last, the reunion of the Ey-confed-
crate soldiers to DO held az Morgans
Spring, was postponed until saturday
the 18th instant
The colored Odd Fellows dinner at
Morgan's Spring, Thursday of last week,
proved success financially, but the
parade was small. A largo crowd was
on the ground.
The surviving members of the Poto-
mac Rifles (Grccns) will assemble at
Morgan's Spring to-day Saturday.
A pleasant cotillion party was given
by Mr.. John o. Aglionby, near town,
on Wednesday night last.
Barnum will be at IIagorstown on
the 18th of October.
Don't forget to attend the Real Es-
tate sale Of tho farms of Oliver Sher
man, to-day Saturday, the 18th. See
advertisement in another column.
Sweet and Sour Lemons and Jamaica
Oranges just received at John G.
Unseld's.
Mr.. James D. Molcr of Du1ields, and
student of Eastman College, will accept
our thanks for complimentary ticket to
attend the Nineteenth Anniversary Ex-
ercises, on the 18th and 18th instant.
Mrs. Bishop, widow of the late Rev.
Henry Bishop, is visiting the family of
Mr.. G. T. Licklidcr aud other relatives
in town.
Mr.. S. +. White candidate for Clerk
of the County Court, on the Greenback
ticker, declines to run.
The name of Mr. Thomas Kratz has
been placed on the Grconback ticket
for Clerk Of tho County Court, i'm place