Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-11-09
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Oct. 29tb, 1878. ]

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A protracted meeting was common
cea al Mt. Zion last Saturday afternoon
and has been continued win service
Zach day and evening since, though inc
rain Of tonight has, no doup', p'oauoea
a small attendance. On oaooaln even
;n~ but a few persons were present,
na !, was rainy evening, and there
.n.s NO sermon preached, but prayer
o,;no was held. Mr.. Ellison, the
.ostor of the church, has had the minis
ierisl assistance Of Rev. A. E. Rodgers,
of,NIartinsburg, aud Rev. w. S. Penick,
of Alexandria, both former pastors OF
Mt Zion, but most of the preaching,
thus far, has been done by the latter.
The meetings win be continued during
the remainder of this week, with SER
vices each morning and evening. Thus
far two persons have presented them
selves as penitents, and, understand,
one or two others have asked for the
prayers of the church.
Rev. Mr., Grouse closed his meeting
ut Me "Brick Church" two weeks ago,
last Sabbath evening. The visible re-
suits of the meeting were the CONVEX.
sion of twenty-eight persons; the rea'
results can only he known in eternity.
At the close OF the meeting Mr..
Grouse received twenty-one, upon pro
baton, into the Methodist Protestant
Church. and two from the NJ. f. Church,
one from the Nj. f. Church South, and
one from the Lutheran Church, into fnii
membership in the NJ. 7. Church, when
now has six members and twehty-one
nrobationers for the Leetown appoint
ment.
Mr.. Homer has called my attention
10 an error which | made i'll reporting
the enrolment of his school, which |
had written down at .jffy for the first
week of the term, when ! should have
said fifteen. His enrolment up to the
close of last week was thirty.
Messrs. J. Z. & 5. Ii. Watson, OF
Leetowu, have opened nice stock Of
goods, and Mr.. Joseph II. Wagcley, of
the Gap, has also received his fall stock
of Dry Goods, and Mr.. w. has also
lust made some additions to his grocery
and notion department.
have two or three accidents to chron-
icle this eek: Jacob Lashhorn cut his
foot slightly with an axe few days
ago, but the injury was not severe
enough to prevent Jacob from escortlng
the Young ladies 10 and from church as
usual.
Mr.. John Blue was severely bitten in
, the left arm by his dog yesterday, and
ne was obliged 10 have the wound
dressed. DR.. Logic rendered the neces-
sary attention.
James Strider, son of Mr.. Isaac ii.
Strider, got one OF his fingers crushed
in cider-mill, about which he was
playing, yesterday. The injury was
painful, but not serious
Mr.. Philip l.. Henry is just recover
ing from very severe attack OF bilious
collie, of about weeks duration, and
Alice, a little daughter OF Mr.. John Da-
Wis, is slowly convalescing from a seri-
= GUS attack OF erysipelas There has
also been number of eases OF dlptherIa
in this vicinity. generally of Il mild type,
though one case, that OF Harry Strlder,
was quite serious.
The recent rains have brought the
growing wheat forward very rapidly.
The two best looking fields of wheat
that have seen in this vicinity are on
the farms OF Mrssrs. David T. Jones
and Jacob V. Evans, respectively. l
think that Mr.. Jones is a little ahead.
Kearneysville, Oct. 80, 1878.
Three or four droves of cattle have
passed here within the last week, and
Mr. Charles Getzendarner returned
from the mountain counties last Friday,
with forty head of cattle and thirty head
Of sheep. About fourteen hundred head
of cattle have passed this point this fall,
en- route to the eastern markets.
Mr.. Homsher is still receiving and
exhibiting new goods. thought that
he had his full stock in store last week,
but II looks now as if lie was not more
than half way there, and there are more
to~come.
Mr.. Shepherd has been absent several
days, but his deputy, Mr.. Casper NJ.
Stump, has been kept pretty busy this
week, and.reports that he will ship three
car loads of wheat this week.
Mr. Trump shipped twenty thousand
Shingles this eek to Frederick, Md.
He holds full hand in shingles and
slaves.
Last Thursday l had the pleasure of
grasp;ng the friendly hand of our old
friend Lloyd Licklider, of your town,
and we had quite pleasant chat while
he was waiting for the train to Shep-
herdStown. ~ .-.
Yesterday we had the pleasure of
meeting MIR. W. E. Outcalt, the sewing
machine man, and to-day Sheriff Hurst
came along and shook our paw. MIR. Ii.
says that lie WAS not seeking new &C
ql,aintances, but was just trying TO keep
open the lice of communication with
some of his old ones.
Charley Weddell shot hawk tc day
in Mr.. Thos. Files woods, and brought
it IN after little difficulty, as the shot
had only broken It's wing. 1t measured
four fee. aud three inches from tip TO
tip. TEMPLAR.
Re.OpeninG a ThOrOuShfarc.
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