Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-09-21


town on Monday evening next, 23rd.
We learn that the ladies Of the Re-
formed Church of this town will hold
Fair during the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. Graham, of Baltimore, formerly
of this town, is visiting his daughter in
this place.
The Pic Mic and ex-Confederate Re
union at Morgan's Spring, on Saturday
last, was well attended.
The County Court has been in session
at Charlestown during the week.
Miss lucy Darnell, of Cumberland, is
visiting friends in town.
The European Circus will exhibit in
Martinsburg on Wednesday next, 25th,
and at Charlestown on the End OF DC
tober.
Jos. L. Cookus will have prime lot
of Beef at market this Saturday morn
ing.
Shepherd College is still increasing
in number of students.
Mr.. Ii. G. Getzendanner has gone to
Lexington TO the Washington and Lee
University.
Mr.. Joseph Loyns, who has been
travelling in the far west for the past SIX
years, and who has been here on visit
to his brother during the past month,
left on Wednesday last for Cheyenne,
Wyoming Territory.
The Bridge Company, we are request
ed to state, has reduced the fare to one
half of the regular price, for the benefit
of persons who wish to attend the tour
nament for the benefit Of the yellow
fever sufferers, at Sharpsburg to day,
Saturday.
The wife and niece of Mr.. James
Cole. of the Sun office, Baltimore, visit
ed the family Of Mr.. Joseph Welshans,
in town, last week.
DIR. Nj. A. Berry, publisher of j.
Grubers Hagerstown Almanack, will
accept our thanks for several copies of
the same for the year 1879.
Hon. Henry G. Davis, of this State,
has contributed $50 to the yellow fever
sufferers.
We invite particular attention to the
Real Estate advertisements in this
paper.
Mr.. John Haynes, of Jacksonville, c.
& O. r. r., formerly of this town, is
visiting old friends and acquaintance
here.
Rev. II. Keller, formerly of Harper's
Ferry, preached two excellent sermons
in the Lutheran Church of this town,
on Sunday last.
Mr.. John II. Duke started his new
mill on Thursday, and is now ready to
do any chopping that is sent to him.
Mr.. J. S. Bragonier and family have
returned to town after spending few
months in the country with Mrs. Will
liams.
MIR. II. G. Kimball, of the Treasury
Department, Washington, will please
accept our thanks for Washington pa
pers received.
The Presbytery of Winchester was
opened at RomDey on Wednesday
night of last week, with q sermon by
Rev. J. A. Armstrong, of Shepherds
town.
The Masonic Lodge and the citizens
of Bunker Hill have contributed $50 to
the relief of the yellow fever sufferers.
Although the yellow fever is still
busy with its work of destruction of
human life in the South, there are hope
full signs in the appearance of frost.
James Mcdonald has purchased the
J. d. Flagg farm, near Darkesville, for
the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Terrific gales and flooding rains
passed over Virginia and West Virginia,
on the 18th inst, producing great de-
struction IN Richmond. and also in
various portions of Ohio and Penusyl-
vania.
Harvey Stephens, aged about IA, liv-
ing at Halltown, had his hand terribly
lacerated by playing with some of the
machinery in the Paper Mill, on Tues
day evening of last week.
A movement is on foot looking to-
wards the organization of a new Build
ing Association in Charlestown. This
will be the fourth association of tho kind
there.
Purify and enrich the blood, and you
will not be troubled with skin diseases.
DIR. Bulls Blood Mixture is known to
be a never failing remedy.
The Republican Convention of the
Sixth Congressional District met on the
18th inst, at Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md, and on the second ballot
nominated Milton G. Urner, Esq, of
Frederick, Md.
A Bass, weighing upwards of six
pounds, was caught in the Potomac at
Harper's Ferry, Thursday of last week,
by Mr.. James Roeder.
The widow of the late VIM. Logan,
postmaster at Hagerstown, has been ap-
pointed as his successor.
st. George #. Brooke, of Charles
town, las been elected to the chair of
law at the West Virginia University.
Ben. +. Butler was nominated for
Governor by the Massachusetts Green
hackers on Wednesday.
1t begins to look like we might have
another European war sort of a gcn
eral skirmish is going on just now.
You can tell at dinner time by the
cobs piled around the plates that this is
a great corn-federacy.
The farm of Capt. John ]. Lock, near
Ripon, has been sold to Mr.. Caleb
Rnrns at S50 nor aero