Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-05-24

A. DUDLEY MANN.
rD- PERSONALS &C.-Mr. kibler OF
Augusta county, Va, is visiting his
daug hter, Mrs. DIR. Gold in town.
Since the copous rains on Friday and
Saturday last, vegetation Of all kinds is
shooting up rapidly. Never before were
there more abundant prospect for
wheat, fruit, and vegetables generally.
Col. William P. Craighill, L. S. En-
gineer, We understand will shortly make
a survey of the Shenandoah river, for
which an appropriation was made for
the improvement of the river for navl-
CATION.
The Y. NJ. G. a. will hold meeting
at Shepherds School House, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at 3.45 o'clock. No
services in town at 3 - o'clock.
The members of the Independent Or
der of Good Templars of this town, are
requested to meet in the basement OF
the NJ. Z. Church, on Monday evening
next, at CLOCK, sharp.
Mr. David Billmyers boat left yester-
day Cor Georgetown, loaded with hay.
For cool and refreshing drink Of
Soda Water, go TO Il. /. Masruder.
Mr.. Geo. Kelsey has returned home
from Altoona, Pa.
Capt. J. p. A. ENTER of Piedmont,
was in town the first of the week.
The Floral Decoration, at Antictam,
Sharpsburg, will take place on Friday
next, the 3Oth.
Mr.. Harrison O'Bannon, of Mt. Yer
non, Indiana, formerly of this county, is
dead, age Go years.
The family of Mr.. John w. McCleary,
of Baltimore, have arrived in town, and
will spend the summer months here.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
have cleaned up the parsonage, ready
for the reception of the new minister.
Mr.. Bell Of Greenfield, Md is visiting
Mr.. Peters in town.
w. C. Halderman, Jeweler, will guar
antee all work done by him.
Messrs. Geo. M. Beltzhoover, G. A..
Licklider and J. o. Aglionby, have been
attending the general convention of the
Y. Nj. G.. A. in Baltimore, during the
present week.
A Milwaukee minister has put an
alarm clock il. his church 10 wake up
the congregation as soon as the services
are over.
When a man is making love to a
widow he always feels as if he had to
begin where the other fellow left off.
A young man, who has recently ia
ken a wife, says he did not find 1t halt
so hard to get married as he did to get
furniture.
Badly sold, when husband and wife
have married for money, and neither
has any.
On Tuesday a week Mr.. John. T..
Best, living near Monocacy Junction,
sheared twenty-eight sheep, the wool
from which weighed 353 pounds, an av-
erage of Is pounds.
The Second Adventists have fixed on
the 18th of July next as the day Tor the
final ending of all things here below.
Mrs. Robert Haxall, of Richmond,
Va. and Miss Mildred Lee, daughter OF
Gen. Robert Z. Lee, passed through
Constantinople OH their way from Syria
to Athens.
The rehabilitation of tie Lutheran
Church at Burkettsville, Md, will take
place Sunday, the 25th inst. Rev. Mr..
Owens, of Hagerstown, will preach the
dedication sermon.
After handling onions or fish, it is
well to wash the hands in salt and wa
ter, which effectually removes the un-
pleasant smell of both.
The clerk of the county court of this
county few days ago issued marriage
license to Charles James Faulkner
Buchanan Jackson.
TIE LAST OF JonN BRowN's RAIDERS.
AN aged man, with a strange, event
full history. was this morning discharged
from the Monroe county Jail, in which
he had been confined two months on a
charge preferred by his sister, of embez-
zlirg money owned by her. His name
is Thos. IL Taylor, and he is abont 60
years cid. In his youth he studied law
in this city with Judge Hastings, and
was regarded as man of uncommon
ability as lawyer,speaker and essayest.
The event in his career that he is apt to
be remembered longest 10y is that he
was one of John Browns followers
when the latter made his memorable
rail- on Harper's Ferry. Taylor was
with Brown all through that historic in
cident, and is said TO be the sole survl-
vor of Ossawattomie's companions.
During the war he was in the Federal
army, and was twice taken prisoner,
passing some of his time in Libby pris-
on.-Rochestsr, (M ~ Union.