Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-06-08
COMMUNICATED.
HoRACE's GAP,
MAY 27, 1873.

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the crop will fall considerably below
the expectations entertained by farmers
five or six weeks ago.
Grass and oats are coming on finely,
and some OF our farmers have improved
the rainy weather by putting their fem
ces into good condition. Messrs. Isaac
Fl. Strider and Sheriff Baker have each
put up considerable amount of plank
fence, and Mr.. e. o. Payne, just over
the Berkeley line, has built about half
mile of plank fence, this spring, and is
threatening to put up some more. We
consider Mr.. Payne as almost resident
Of the Gap" as his farm extends to
point scarcely an eighth of a mile from
our public square.
Formerly it was customary for the
young gentlemen of "Horace's Gap" to
visit Leetown in quest of the society of
young ladies, but now the order is re-
versed, and at least TWO Leetown gents
are paying close attention to a couple OF
the fair ones here. All right, boys; do
your best, and may success attend you.
Quite a number of persons from this
part of the county attended the "Y early
Meeting" of the Society of Friends, at
Hopewell, Frederick county, Va, last
SabbAth-aweek ago, but suppose that
the majority of them went only with
the intention of gratifying a spirit of
curiosity, rather than with the expecta-
ton of receiving any benefit from the
services of the occasion.
The Mt. Zion Church has extended a
call to Rev. Mr.. Ellison, of Berryville,
Va, desiring to obtain his services, or
portion of them at least, and the rever-
end gentleman has accepted the call,
and designated the fourth Saturday and
Sabbath of June as the date of the be-
ginning of his labors here.
The Sabbath School at Mt. Zion is
again at work for the summer cam
palgn.
| attended service at the "Brick
Church" yesterday, and Rev. Mr.. Grouse
preached an interesting and instructive
discourse, from the words found in
Eph. III, Is. Mr.. G. has been preach
ing at Leetown once a fortnight, for
some two months, and through his eX-
ertions the inside of the "Brick Church
has been very much improved in APP
pearance, having had the walls white
washed, the floor scrubbed, and the
pulpit painted, the latter being the
work of Mr.. Grouse. The windows
have also been improved by putting in
new glass. The church now looks much
better than it did.
The merchants at Leetown and the
Gap are doing their best to attract Gus
toners. League e. Bro. have their
store more tastefully arranged, and their
goods more artistically displayed, than
heretofore. Dir. Nicely has the best
stock of groceries and notions that he
offered to the public since he has been
in the business. Jas. K. Il s. II. Wat
sou have the best aud finest stock OF
goods that has been offered 10 the pub
lie at the cold store room" since the
close of the war; indeed | do not think
that have seen better stock of goods
! in Leetown at any time.
The ladies of this vicinity grumble
occasionally at the low price of butter
and eggs, but the latter commodity is
now showing tendency to "go up" a
little, but don't think that butter will
be very profitable article TO handle,
for some time TO come.
The schools in Arden District, Berke-
ley county, (where have been teach
ing), have all closed, and our Teachers
Institute adjourned last Friday until the
first Saturday in September neX:, when
all of the present teachers Of Arden Dis
trict are to report i'll person, or 10y let
ter, aud any new teachers in the district
by that time are also expected to meet
with the institute. The next meeting
is to be held at Fairview, (Suttons
School-house), near Martinsburg.
The farmers hereabouts are begin
ming to replant and work their corn,
but as it now looks, most of the cultlra-
ton of the crop will of necessity have
TO be performed after harvest.
Potato bugs and grasshoppers have
been "lettlng us alone" this spring,
more than We have been accustomed to
for several years, and suppose that
there will be no hard feelings entertain
ed against those insects if they give US
the ''cold shoulder" entirely, as their
room is generally preferred to their
company.
mailed communication to you on
the S.h instant, but suppose that 1t
failed TO reach its destination.
1EMPLAR.
Four cars containing kerosene oil in