Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-10-25
FROM KEitNEYSvILLE.

Mr.. kultOr-Mr. "A. trump Has It.
turned after an absence of several
weeks in the service of Uncle Sam.
Unfortunately Mr.. T. came home with
his sense of hearing very much impair
ed, but under the skillful treatment of
DR.. Border he has hopes of restora-
ton Of this important faculty to its
normal condition. Query: did those
lawyers at Clarksburg talk too loudly
to the jury?
We regret that another of Mr.. Jo-
seph Wageley's children is very i'll
with diptheria. The parents have
the sympathies of the community.
Some improvements are going for
ward in this vicinity. DR.. Border is
getting bis fruit farm into nice condi-
ton, and promises in few years to
make his home one of the most pleas
ant places in this vicinity, and while
working for the pleasure, we will ven
ture the assertion that he has an eye
to the profits on his investment.
Rumor says that DR.. b. is likely
to make an investment shortly, that
will change single blesseduess to
double. in fact square his happin ess.
Mr.. Bender has the foundations! laid
for a dwelling house, near Walper s
Crossroads. He and Judge Rodgers
are doing some good work in the
wagon making line, Mr.. B. doing
the woodwork and the Judge seeing
that the irons are properly placed in
position. l have seen some OF their
work, and think that it is hard to beat.
Mr.. Charles Licklider, of your town,
is shipping a considerable amount of
hay from this point, paying from $3.50
TO $40. per ton. Mr.. J.. is having his
hay baed by Messrs. Price and Whit,
tington, who certainly know how TO
do up hay into compact packages. 1t
was pleasure to see tn pleasant face
of Jimmy Price, after lapse Of many
years.
Messrs. Knadler and Myers have
been hulliDg clover seed about here
with their "Victor" clover-huller, and
have given general satisfaction, |
believe.
Mr.. William Blackfcrd purchased q
steam thresher rather late in the season,
but he succeeded in threshing near
twenty thousand bushels of wheat, max.
ing a daily average of about four hun
dred bushels.
The colored folks are still disputing
over the fitness or unflness of their
school. teacher, Rev. J. II. Carey, and
his opponents have gone so far as to
employ legal counsel. What their sue
cess will be, remains to be seen.
Mr.. Thomas Turner is right busy
buying and selling sheep. lie took
some two hundred head to Maryland
last week, and yesterday evening he re-
turned home from the mountains OF
Berkeley with some more of the same
sort.
last Saturday l visited your pleasant
little town in pursuit OF business and
pleasure, and after transacting the for
,ner | took a look around in quest oil
the latter. | met a number OF old &C
quaintances, among the number j. 5.
Fleming, &. a. Licklider and James K.
3aruhart. l also exchanged greetings
with the proprietor of soak Hall, and
found that he had not yet completed
the negotiations for certain "Lot at
the west end of town. We also saw
Sargent McGlincy, and noticed that the
cares of domestic life are resting but
lightly upon his massive shoulders, leav-
ing him the George of the days of yore'
Success to him and his amiable wife,
and may they be as happy as they de
serve to be.
Our particular friend, Mr.. I. HON
sher, has just returned from business
trip to the east, and is now opening a
very nice Of stock of goods of an almost
endless variety, and he is kept just as
busy as a bee in buckwheat patch, at.
tending to the wants of his customers
who are daily thronging his store. His
goods were bought at bottom prices,
and are being sold at very reasonable
rates.
FROM HoRACE's GAP.
MesSrS. Knader & Myers have had their