Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-08-17

attending the Emory Grove Camp
Meeting.
Mrs. Eliza Williamson, of Baltimore
with her children, is visiting her rela-
tives and friends here.
The family of DR.. Tinsley, of Balti'
more, are visiting relatives and friends
in this town.
The Lutheran Sabbath School will
hold Pic Mic Oh Friday next, 2Srd in
slant, at Lemen's Grove, near town.
Rev. Mr.. Edwards, Of Hagerstown,
preached an excellent sermon i'll the
Episcopal Church of this town on Sun
day morning last.
DR.. Ii. Lane Butler, son of Senator
c. r.. Butler, of this vicinity, and who
has been prac,icing medicine i'll Bar
bour county, this State, for some time
past, will return home in few days, on
account of i'll health.
TIE Senatorial Convention, for this
District, will meet at Martinsburg on
Monday next, 10Th instant, to nominate
a candidate for State Senator. Z. Boyd
Faulkner will lie the man.
Miss Hoffman, of Baltimore, is visit
ing the family of Mr.. Emanuel Staley,
near town.
Miss Pink Charline, of Washington
CITY, is visiting Mrs. Laura CLapline,
in town.
Mrs. Mamie Fowler, of Baltimore,
aud Mrs. Pink Mason, of 'Fredericks
burg, Va, are visiting relatives and
friends here.
Mr.. Eustis, of New Orleans, is visit
ing Mr.. r. d. Shepherd, near town.
Rev. J. L. Shipley, Pastor of the M.
Z. Church South, of this town, is at
tending Bloomery Camp Meeting.
An Illinois preacher, who believed
that fire insurance was defying the Lord,
is now living in a barn until his congre-
CATION can find him another house.
The Alumni Association of Shep-
herd College will hold call meeting in
the College Hall, this Saturday even
ing at o'clock.
Paste the date OF the next eclipse in
your hat. You may forget it. May s,
1900.
The noise of the "katy did" reminds
us that the harvest is past and the sum-
iner ended.
Maj Jas. Law. Hooff and John
Burns, Esq, have undertaken heavy
contract for furnishing cross-ties and
bridge limbers to Messrs. Satterlee %
Co.. for the construction of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad.
Messrs. G.. w. Armenlrout and Jas.
w. Jones have erected, for Col. John
Lee, sub-contractor, substantial abut'
ments for the S. V. r. r., at Charles
town.
Col Francis Yates has contracted to
furnish from ten to fifteen thousand ties
for the contractors of the S. V. II. r.,
and is clearing for the purpose, twenty
acres Of woodland on the West side OF
the Shepherdslown road, near Flowing
Springs.
All postmasters in the country have
been ordered to send to Washington
whatever Scent pieces they may receive,
in order that these coins may be with
drawn from circulation.
The best way to discourage a boil is
to seek right slippery place on the
pavement, and then when the boil amt
looking, come down on it-fop.
You can put it down solemn truth
that if your religion has failed to sweet
en- your temper you have the wrong
article.
The visit Of the Junior Fire Com
pany, of Frederick City, TO Winchester,
with their steamer, last week, was the
occasion of a grand affair.
Hon. John L. kenna has been unani-
mously nominated for reelection TO
Congress in the third district, aud W.
r. Burdelt for the State Senate in tue
Kanawha district.
A correspondent writes to ask what
is proper to wear at pic-nics. We
should say clothes.
Flies toll hot, neither do they spin,
yet they have the first taste of all the
best graves in the land.
DR.. T. V. S. Quigley, who succeeds
Messrs. Gilbert Bros. i'll the Drug Bust
ness at Harper's Ferry, is son of our
old friend, DR.. Quigley, Of this town.
The S. V. r. II. authorities, on Satur-
day, fixed the location for their Depot
at Charlestown. 1t will be erected on