Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-23

last, and to-day, Saturday, he VIII speak
TO another Grange meeting in Preston
county.
Rev. VIM. J. Smith, pastor of the
Lutheran Church at Salisbury, North
Carolina, and native of Boonsboro,
Nd, and graduate of this Office, paid
us a flying visit on Friday last.
Mr. J.. L. Page, the colored school
teacher at Charlestown, was married on
Wednesday of last week, by Rev. MIR.
Warner, to Miss Georgiana Smith.
The Grand Lodge OF Good Templars,
in this State, will meet at Paw Paw, on
the sth of September.
Rev Harry b. Lee, of Fauquier coun-
ty, Va, formerly OF this town, preached
in the Episcopal Church OF this town
on Sunday morning and evening last.
Rev Henry Baker, of Altoona, Pa,
preached an able sermon III The Luther.
an Church of this town Oh Sunday even
ing last.
Mr.. Edward Teayney, former Sheriff
of our county, paid us pleasant visit
on Saturday last. He is one OF the sub
stantial men of our county, and firm
friend of the Register. We would like
very much to cast another "plumper at
the ballot box for him.
The report published Of the death of
Mrs. Sartoris, the daughter OF General
Grant, is declared TO be unfounded. The
mistake arose from the death of Mrs. F..
w. Sartoris, formerly Adelaide kemble.
We return thanks to Mr.. John Ruse
for a lot of nice apples received.
A large crop Of corn will be realized
IN this county, this Fall. The recent
rains and hot sun did the work.
We return thanks for COMPLIMENTS
nv ticket 10 attend the Loudoun County
Agricultural Fair, which commences at
Leesburg on the 10th OF September.
Mr.. John Criswell threshed out 900
bushels of wheat one day last week, on
the farm of Henry Shepherd, Esq, with
his celebrated "Vibrator."
Mr.. John Ruse, Jr., threshed from
six acres of land this year 160 bushels
of wheat, an average of 26 81 bushels to
the acre. This was the third crop in
succession from this land, and no phos-
phate was used.
a very large crowd of persons atten-
ded the sale Of the estate of John b.
Shepherd, on Tuesday last, and sheep
sold at good prices.
Rev. Mr.. Miller, pastor OF the NJ. E.
Church OF this town, has been absent
visiting relatives and friends at Frost
burg, Nd, for some days past.
John J. Kilham, of Harper's Ferry,
has been granted a patent for new
seal lock
Mr.. Edward Grove, of Sharpsburg,
has returned to Frostburg, Md, where
he is engaged in teaching school.
Miss Jennie Arspach, of this town,
is visiting the family of Mr. Stephen +.
Grove, near Sharpsburg.
Miss Jeanie Tanner is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Ohio,we learn.
Mrs. Harriet Ray, wife of Mr. L.
Frank Ray, and son Horace, OF New
York, are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Warner, in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marks, and Miss La
thin, of Washington, are visiting Mrs.
Mason, near town.
Mr.. John +. Welshans was recently
elected an Honorary Member Of Girls
wells Silver Cornet Band.
Jesse Jones, aged 80, was run over
and killed By freight train on the B.
d O. Railroad, at pennsboro, W. Va,
Saturday night.
Mrs. Mamie Leary, of Richmond,
Va, is said to be the acknowledged
belle OF the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs this season.
Mrs. General Reynolds, whose hus-
band was killed at Gettysburg, is visit
ing in York, Pa, and rides daily the
horse that bore her husband when he
fell.
Senator Thurman, of Ohio, dined at
the Queen City Hotel, in Cumberland,
last Saturday. He is now at Deer Park.
A hot summer night is the best time
TO propose marriage to a girl; she Is IN
melting mood then.
A farmers pic mic is to take place on
Byrne's Island, near Harpers Ferry,
August %.
Master of Transportation Clements
las issued handbills offering $500 re
ward for the arrest and conviction OF
the parties who put cross tie in front
of No. 10 express train near Paw Paw
last week.
Capt. VIM. Mathews, brother OF the
Governor, purchased the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs property-ln-
Guiding several thousand acres OF land
"a few days ago at public sale at
100000.
The Lutheran Sabbath School of Mar
tinsburg will hold their annual pic mic
at Byrne's Island, on Thursday, August
2Sth.
The heavy rains of Saturday night
occasioned break of some fifty feet in
length, in the Chesapeake and Ohio ca
nal, on the nine mile level, near Seneca.
The break, or wash, extends below the
level of the canal.
The Berkeley County Court last week
rendered: Susan Albaugh VS.. Is. f.
Harrison ct al, decree appointing com
missioners to make partition OF lands If
practicable among the heirs of Geo. W.
Hollida, decd.