Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-10-19
COMMUNICATED.
HORACE S Gar,


The weather still continues warm and
dry, rain is needed now to bring the
wheat up properly, as there is scarcely
enough moisture ir the soil for ylgor-
Gus starting of the wheat plant.
think the warm weather, with the
absence of frost TO purify the air, must
be conducive of sickness, and as there
is more sickness than usual, in our VI
cinity. perhaps it is due in some meas
ure to the weather.
Mrs. Alevia Hammill is slowly con-
valescing from a severe attack of typhoid
fever
Several slight cases of diptheria have
occurred in this vicinity, recently, but
none of them were serious cases.
Miss Lydia Johnson, daughter of Mrs.
Elizabeth Johnson, has just recovered
from a slight attack OF fever.
Mr.. S. A. J. Morningstar stumbled
against corn stubble few days ago,
and thereby sustained a heavy fall, re-
sulting in an injured foot, which he has
been obliged to nurse for several days,
but he thinks that he is now well
enough to go to work again.
DR.. Southwood offered 10 prescribe
gratuitously for Mr.. Ms foot, but the
latter had the temerity to disregard the
doctors advice, and has been suffering
the consequence of his NEGLIGENCE. DIR.
S. could probably have given some
wholesome advice, as he was just con-
vaIescng from ''spell of the shakes
The farmers hereabouts are not yet
through with their fall seeding, and cut
ting off corn.
Wheat is coming up very slowly even
the first sown is not very green yet.
The hog cholera is still lingering in
this vicinity.
In course Of business transactions, l
received an ORD upon Mr.. Hit, pro-
prietor of the"Bry arly Mills, at Darkes-
vile, for some flour, and as our supply
of brcadstuffs was running low, | obtain,
ed a horse last Saturday, and proceeded
to interview Mr. Hit, whose flour
seemed to be all right, but the man was
very reserved and cool in his intercourse,
and although / tried to get up an &C
qnaintance with him, / sigually failed.
First l tried the standing topic of the
weather, but he only nibbled at the
bait; next | preached the state of agri
cultural work in his vicinity, but this
topic proved no more attractive than
the first; and then as a last resort tried
yellow fever, and even that failed to
warm him into conversation, so gave
up all attempts to hit Mr.. Hit in a
vulnerable part of his Conversations
detenses, and retired at once in good
order.
The meeting at the "Brick Church
is progressing with undated interest
there having been about twenty eight
conversions up TO date, and there are
still ten or twelve penitents. Mr.
Grouse, who has been indefati gable in
the discharge of his duties III connection
with the meeting, has announced that
the services will be held each MIC hit this
week, except Saturday. We hope that
the good work may continue to spread
and deepen until our entlre commu'
nifty shall have been regenerated.
AS have not collected many Kear
neysville items this week, will not add
any thing from that point, except that
some of lhe citizens of that vicinity
thinks that Kerneysville should have its
school graded, which think could be
easily and cheaply accomplished; and
also that Capt, Josh Hammil is practi
cally controlling the wheat market al
Kerneysville, as he is now Offering from
three to five cents more per bushel than
Mr. Shepherd, and Mr.. Homsher has
abandoned the contest for the present,
and is now in the city purchasing his
fall stock of goods, determined 10 hold
the for" at one point, anyhow.
TEMPLAR