Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-09-20

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andrla wheat sold for SIG per bushel,
corn SO cents; and in Georgetown,wheat
brought $1.l5 per bushel.
Cash paid for Lard and Dried Cher
ries, at the grocery store of &. 5. Hun
tel, Grand Central Hotel building, Mar
tinsburg.
The S. V. r. r., for some distance
in this county, has been bailasLed with
gold and silver ore or quartz, from the
farm of Mr.. Robert L. Osbourn, and
which has recently been discovered.
What railroad can beat this?
While at Marlinsburg on Tuesday,
we called TO see d. w. Timberlake, the
extensive Dry Gods merchant, and we
found him and his clerks busy as bees
selling goods at low down prices. Ills
stock is very extensive.
Mr.. VIM. ii. Peake, well-known
printer of Baltimore. died recently lie
was q cousin TO Mr.. James a. Adams
of this town.
Now that navigation has ceased upon
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, In con-
sequence Of the miners strike, the la
borers are employed in repairing the
locks and .owpath along the entire line
and in completing repairs at the tunnel
About one thousand persons attended
the Farmers Pic Mic at Byrue's Island,
at Harper's Ferry, on Tuesday last. No
addresses were delivered. Mobleys
Band, of Frederick, was present.
While at Martnsburg on Tuesday
last we were the guest OF our old friend
and brother editor, u. Smith Eichelber-
Ger. of the Statesman We were hap
pily entertained by his kind and good
family, and we shall never forget that
very pleasant visit.
We invite attention 10 the advertise
ment of Mr.. VIM. A. Chapline, in an-
other column, offering his excellent Tan
Yard for sale, lease or rent. This is an
excellent opportunity for any one who
wishes to invest in safe and lucrative
business.
VIM. Rightstine of this place has ex-
cellent Ready-made Clothing at the
lowest prices.
Mr.. Jacob Fulk Will please accept
our thanks for basket full Of the lar
gest and choicest apples we have seen
this season.
Call at the store of II. G. Eutler ~
Co., in this town, if you want good
Ready-made Clothing at low prices.
We attended Coup's Circus and Me
naeerie at Martinsburg last Tuesday,
but we only went there TO see the "ani-
mails" A very large crowd of persons
was present.
While at Mar,insburg last Tuesday
we made several attempts to push our
corpo, alton into the store OF Emmert ~
Fiery, to say good morning. but failed
in every attempt on account OF the large
crowds purchasing cheap goods from
their very extensive stock.
Mr.. Edward Birely, of Frederick
City, Md, was in town during the pres
ent week, attending to business matters.
An excursion train was run from here
on Monday last, via the 5. '. X. H., to
Charlestown, making connection with
the excursion train which left that place
for Winchester for Coups Circus.
The Grand Central Hotel at Martins
burg, was full to overlooking on Tues
day. but Mr.. VIM. Entler, the popular
manager, and Messrs. Fiery aud Ham
1.-The gentlemanly and accommodating
clerks, were up TO the occasion IL see
ing that all were comfortably provided
for.
Mr.. Presley Marmaduko and wife are
visiting friends in Mason county, West
Va, their former home.
Mr.. Edward Perkins, of Louisville,
Ky, is visiting the family of MIR. VIM.
Byers, near town.
DR.. II. Is. Wood and wife, and Col.
Sedrwick, of Washington City, are
stopping with Mrs. I. w. Mason,above
town.
Mr.. Boley, OF Winchester, and Mr..
Smith, of Louisiana, are visiting the
family of Col. VIM. a. Morgan, near
town.
Rev. Mr.. Waterman, Presiding Elder
of the Nj. Z. Church for the CumOer-
land District, preached very able ana
eloquent sermon to large congrega;
ton in the NJ. Z. Church South, in this
place, on Sunday morning last.
Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy
Tobacco.
Just received,a choice lot of Timothy
Seed at Baker e Bilmyers.
We are afraid our farmers are forget
ting to pay their little bill at this office.
Master Edward Entler whilst stand
ing in front of the cellar, at the store OF
his mother, on Conococheague street,on
Thursday last, was pushed without
thought, backward into the cellar, by
little girl who was passing by, striking
his head against the wall cutting an ug-
" cash. DR.. ]. w. Farrow dressed the
wound.-WiMamSpOrt Pilot.
BE- A Cumberland correspondent to
the Frederick Examiner says, that now
as steam has become success on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal the West
ern Maryland railroad will sooner or
later have road-5ed on the useless tow
path, which will give it through con-
nection with the Allegheny coal fields.
S.V. r. R.-Track laying on this
road has been completed nearly to the
turnpike leading out of Berryville to
the river, and the siding for Berryville
III L.; ] Soun ca ihat frninhf may be