Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-16


Missouri, on Thursday last, to enter
upon duties connected with college
just established in that place. We wish
him success.
Miss Eta Rightstine, of Washington,
D. c., is visiting Miss Mamie Right
slime in this place.
Knadler & Myers received this week
from the Agricultural Works at Hagers-
town one of their celebrated 32-inch
cylinder Clover Hullers.
Mr.. Robt. l.. Osbourn raised this year
1,165 bushels of wheat, which averaged
"a bushels to the acre.
Mr.. VIM. Miller, of Chillicothe, Ohio,
is visiting friends and relatives IN this
town and neighborhood.
In our personal list in our last issue,
it should have read Mr. Wilmer f.
Bowen, draughtsman, of Washington,
is stopping at Mr.. w. a. Benefits, in
town.
Mrs. DR.. Saunders, of Camden, S. C.,
mother of Mrs. DR.. Manning, OF this
place, is here on visit to her daughter.
The Lutheran Sunday School of this
place will hold their Pic Mic at Lemens
Grove on Friday next, the 22nd.
Miss Lille Stonebraker is visiting
friends in Frederick, Nd.
More new subscribers are pouring
into the Register. Let 'em pour, friends,
we can stand it.
Miss Rice, of Baltimore, is visiting
the family of Mr.. &. II. Knott below
town.
We regret to learn that one day last
week Miss Kate McBee, of this town,
fell and severely sprained her ankle.
Mr.. VIM. b. Daniels, near Dufiields,
raised 800 bushels of wheat from 80
acres, averaging "a - bushels to the
acre.
Knadler g Myers on Saturday last
threshed 750 bushels of wheat, at the
farm Of Mr.. VIM. B. Daniels, with their
Hagerstown Empire Thresher. Their
two machines threShed on that day
nearly 1,400 bushels of wheat.
We call attention to the advertise
ments of Phosphates and Drills in this
issue
Mr.. Edward L. Fulk, recent grad
uate of Shepherd College, will be in at
tendance at Roanoke College, Salem,
Va, the coming session.
Mr.. Samuel S. Smeltzer, Attorney at
Law, Stanton, Va, and formerly Pro-
fessor in Shepherd College, of this town,
paid us visit on "Wednesday. We were
glad to see him looking so well.
We had a pleasant visit from Capt.
JOS. r. Hess, of Dufields, on Tuesday.
Capt. Joe is one of our most successful
farmers, of general information and ex-
cellent Judgment, and we don't believe
a more competent man could be found
in the county for member of our next
House of Delegates. We throw up
our hat for Captain Joe.
Mr.. Charles L. Barnhart, Of Dufliells,
informs us that he can sell the best
phosphates from $40 up to $40 per ton,
and he claims that the ''McSherty Force
Feed Grain and Fertilizer Drill" is the
best in use.
We tender our sincere thanks to Mr..
Jacob Hoffman for hamper basket
brim-full of the choicest apples and
grapes we have tasted for q long time.
Many thanks to you, friend Jake.
Prof Joseph McNIurran, Principal Of
Shepherd College, of this town, is now
holding a session of the Teachers In
sti,ute, at Romney, w. Va.
Mrs. Booth and Miss Brown, Of Lou
isville, have taken rooms at the Entler
Hotel in this place for the summer.
Mr.. L. Karl Kimball, of the Treasury
Department, of Washington city, and
family, are visiting the family of Mr..
John w. Hill, near town.
Don't forget to attend the sale of the
estate OF John i. Shepherd, decd, on
Tuesday next. See advertisement
Mr.. Potts, with his corps of Engi-
neers, have been running lines for the
S. V. r. X. near town, for several days
past.
Col. II. X. Douglas, of IIagerstown,
visited our town on Wednesday. lie
srarted for Bar Harbor, Maine, on
Thursday, and will remain there few
weeks.