Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-10-18

claim majority in the Legislature.
Mr.. Frank Muzzey is visiting the
family of Col. J. E. Schley, near town.
Wheat is selling in this market at
$3.50 per bushel.
Forty additional freight cars have
been bought for the S. V. X. Il.
The Fairfax came up to this place on
Sunday morning last and took quite a
large number ofcolored folks to Charles
town to attend religious worship there.
They returned in the evening Of the same
day.
Criswell's Band left here on Tuesday
morning last to attend the Mar,insburg
Fair.
Mayor Ray OF this town entered at
the Martinsburg Fair, this week, fine
road wagon, recantly put up by him.
We notice in the proceedings of the
Presbytery at Moorefeld last week, that
the Rev. J. A. Armstrong of the Pres
byterian church of this town, has been
requested to continue his pastoral rela-
tons with the churches OF this place
and Kerneysville.
The Fairfax ran over COW near
Duffields on Monday last and killed It.
Miss Minnie Hall after an absence of
several months has returned to this
town.
Dr. Tanner took his fine stock through
this place on Tuesday last to attend the
Martinsburg Fair.
Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 81 will meet in
special communication on Monday, the
goth, at 7 o'clock p. NJ. A full attend
ance is desired. BY order of the w.
Nj. ]. S. Fleming, Secretary.
Mr.. VIM. Helterstay, son-in-law OF
Mr.. Charles Gatrell, and family OF In
dianna, are visiting relatives and friends
in town.
A meeting Of the Directors ofthe
Jefferson County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company will be held at Charlestown
OH Tusday next, the 2lst instant, at 2
o'clock. A full attendance is expected.
Edward Dechert, son of Daniel Dech-
ert editor of the Spirit of the Valley,
Harrisonburg, Va, was on visit to
our town few days last week.
Mr. Porter, lock- tender, ON the G. &
o. Canal, opposite this town, has con-
nection, 10 his residence, with the Tele-
phone. on the Canal.
Mr.. John Crow has commenced the
erection of frame dwelling house Oh
High street, Capt. Frank Barnhart, con-
tractor.
The paper mill at Funkstown, Nd,
is being dismantled of its machinery,
which is being shipped to a mill near
Baltimore.
The foundation for the monument at
Antietam National Cemetery is COM
pleted, and the monument will shortly
be forthcoming.
Mr.. John @. Unseld is now in the
city purchasing large stock of Grocer
les, &c.
Mr.. John Cameron has retired from
the firm of Satterlee & Co, and is now
not member of any partnership in the
construction of the S. V. Railroad.
The horse belonging to Mr.. G. T.
Hodges, and driven by Mr.. Kerns, his
clerk, ran off on Friday evening last,
breaking the shafts, to the wagon.
The water in the G. & o. Canal is
now so low that not more than half the
quantity Of coal can be shipped, as for
merly, at boat load.
While at Cumberland last Monday
we were pleased to meet with Major
Edward Moore, formerly of Charles
town. The Major is looking well and
seemed to be enjoying himself.
While at Cumberland last Monday
we dropped in to see MIR. Taylor, editor
of the Times, and found HIN TO be
very pleasant gentleman.
When you 60 to Cumberland don't
fail to stop at the ST. Nicholas Hotel,
kept by Capt. Hedges, formerly conduc-
tor on the b. & o. Il. r. The Capt.
is clever gentleman, and knows how
to run hotel.
Mr.. Henry Fayman and daughter, of
Washington city, are visiting relatives
and friends in this place.
Read the interesting letter from Ber-
ryville, GA Trip over the S. V. Il. r."
in another column.
a horse belonging to Mr.. John
GLENN, living near Billmyer's Mill,was
stolen at Berryville, to which place he
had ridden, on Sunday night last.
Last week the Reel farm, one and
half miles from Sharpsburg, containing
90 acres, was sold to S. d. Piper at $50
per acre, and 10 acres of Mountain land
AZ $40 per acre to w. p. Ramsburg.
A herd of cattle gave chase last week
to a negro woman wearing a red shawl,
in a field near Lexington, who, after
running a short distance, fell dead from
the effects of fright.
We stopped at Cumberland on Mon
day last, on our return home from
Clarksburg, and paid visit to our old
friend I. +. McCardell, City Clerk, and
former editor of the Times. Mack is
popular gentleman, and yields great
influence in the democratic party.
Mr.. Samuel Show, of Sharpsburg,has
in his garden cabbage stalk, which
contains ten perfectly formed heads,
clustered around large one. Sharps-
burg is ahead in cabbage.
Messrs. A. w. Hawks and A. Trump
are still on the Petit Jury, at Clarks-
burg-at least We left them there enjoy