Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-10-11

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returned from the city of Baltimore,
with a full stock of millinery goods.
Call and see them.
We had a pleasant visit on Tuesday
last, from Mr.. Geo. w. Moore, OF this
county. Mr.. Moore has recently pur-
chased small farm of Mr.. j. A. Us
burn, near town, and he called to sub
scribe and pay for the Register,the new
siest paper inthe county.
Criswell's Band, equipped in their hand
some new uniforms, left here on Mon
dav last to attend the Winchester Far
during this week.
The Martinsburg Fair will commence
on Tuesday next, the 14th instant; US
will also the Frederick Fair.
Our merchants are as busy as bees
opening and selling goods.
Mr.. II. L. Magruder, druggist, has
been in Baltimore this week purchasing
goods.
We return thanks to Mr.. F.Koontz
for I l-2 pound sweet potatoe recely-
ed at this Office.
Mr.. Chalmers Byers, near town, in
forms us that he raised this year, Fal-
low-water Apples, some OF which meas
ured II inches in circumference, and
weighed l 1-2 pounds; also cucumber
II l-2 inches in length, weighing 2 II
pounds. He, also, on patch "a by
1913 feet, raised % bushels Of sweet po-
tatoes. He sends us an ear OF new corn
which has "a rows with GO grains each,
J. w. Bobst, Of Harper RS Ferry, was
ordained a minister of the Lutheran
Church, at the session of the Lutheran
Synod in Hagerstown, on Monday last.
Another massacre by the Ute Indians
took place in Colorado last week. Some
twenty L. s. soldiers were killed, IN
GLIDING Maj. Thornburg.
Golfer dams have been erected and
the work of building the piers tor the
Shenandoah Bridge at Harper's Ferry
is begun.
The Senior editor of the Martinsburg
Statesman, after an absence from that
office of over two months, caused by
severe bodily ailment, is now, we are
glad to say, again able to resume his cd
itorial duties.
Satterlee & Go. want one hundred
additional hands to work on the 5. VIZ.
r., at $l.00 per day.
Geo W. Curtis, in Harpers New
York Weekly, (Republican) advises all
respectable republicans to vote against
Cornell, the Republican nominee for
Governor of New York.
City Council will meet on Monday
next, at 7 o'clock p. NJ.
Mr.. w. A. Bennett and daughter are
visiting friends in Frederick county,
Nd.
Between eighty and ninety young In
dams arrived at Carlisle, Pa, on Mon
day, TO be sent to school at that place.
The ninety second annual session of
the Synod OF Virginia will convene in
the Presbyterian church, Danville, Va,
Wednesday Oct. %, 1879, at II a. NJ.
We understand Rev. John p. Strider,
son of Mr.. John Strider of this county,
who by reason of i'll health was, recent
", compelled TO ask to be relieved OF
bis ministerial charge at Rapidan, Va,
Church, contemplates a visit to Florida
and will take the trip on horseback.
&C. Fulton, editor of the Baltimore
American, was privately married on
Tuesday of last week, to Mrs. Caroline
Driscol, of Baltimore.
The Ohio election takes place next
Tuesday and somebody will get beat
The Koontz, Big Vein aud Midlo-
THAN mines, New Central Company,
(coaD resumed work on Wednesday, at
so cents per ton.
The entertainment in Biilmyers Hall
on Thursday right oflast week, givenby
the young ladies and gentlemen OF this
town, TO an invited and appreciatlve au'
dience, was in all respects commenda.
BILE affair, and we are sorry our limited
space will not permit OF more elaborate
description.
The Baltimore grain market took an
other grea: bounce on Wednesday, this
week, on news from leading speculative
points. Wheat sold on Change as
high as s1.46 bushel for Western tor
October.
We see it is becoming customary with
the ladies to have circingles around
their waist. Well-they arebetter there
as fashionable appendages than single
sirS.
We learn that Mr.. Saylor ofPhiladel,
phia, has resigned the position of Chief
Engineer to the Shenandoah Valley
Construction Company and Mr.. Coe
takes his place.
The Fairfax made flying trip to this
place about 10 o'clock, Tuesday night,
bringing in empty cars, and taking
car load of phosphate to Berryvi!le for
Mr.. David Billmyer of this town.
A full stock of ammunition, Shot,
Powder, Caps, Wads, SC, for sale by
z. L. Magruder.
Mr.. Potts engineer corps started to
survey from here through Washington
county, Md, on Thursday morning last.
The members of Caledonia Lodge, I.
o. o. F., are requested TO be present at
the meeting in their hall, this Saturday
evening, at Z o'clock. Business OF I'M
portance claims your attention.
The finest celery in this market can
be had of Mr.. Jos. Nj. StoneDraker, who