Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

week when we nope VIII account LOT all
deficiencies in this weeks issue of the
Register.
Mr.. Charles II. Rinehart, formerly
merchant at Bethesda, in this..vicinity, Is
now in large mercantile house in Solo
mon City, Kansas.
Two new Engines, No. and 5, from
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, of Phila-
delphia, for the use of the S. V. II. r., ar-
rived here on Thursday.
We call special attention to the adver-
tiscfnent in this issue, OF Mr.. b. +. Graves
who it will be seen has opened his new
Hotel in this place for the accommoda-
ton of the public. He will no doubt carry
OH first-class House and as lie isa gen
tleman clever and social, he will ever
give satisfaction and pleasure by adding
to the comforts of his guests.
The Thirty-siXth ballot on which Gar
field was nominated, stood IS follows,
Garfield, 399, Grant, 306, Blaine, ~.
The Empress of Russia died last week.
Bayard stock is looming up. lie is the
favorite of the South.
Prince Leopold, Queen Fictoria's
youngest son, was aspectator ut the Chi
cago Convention on Friday last.
Mr.. Peter Bell, an aged citizen of Lett
crSburg, Nd. died very suddenly while
at his supper sable Friday last.
Starch is said to be explosive. 1t causes
explosions in the family when the old
man finds it left out OF his collar.
A large lot Of material, rails, ties, &C.,
for the ). V. II. X. have arrived ut the
junction near Ilagerstown, in prepare
ton for laying track on this road.
The Democrats of the Second district
will hold thcir convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress, at Fairmont, on
Monday, July 2Gth-two days before the
State Convention.
Col. VIM. A. Morgan, near town, had
Il fine coltrun over on theS V. X. r., on
Thursday night of last week, by the train
due here at O'Clock, and killed. This is
the third valuable horse the Col. has lost
in 4 short time.
Mr.. McAllistcr, Master Mechanic, :. V.
r. j.. returned this week from Philadcl-
phia, where he had been attending to X.
X. affairs.
City Council meets on Monday evening
next mt O'Clock, ut which time the Cor
poratlou levy for the present year will
be laid.
Bishop Peterkin will oflieiatc In the
Episcopal Church in this place, on Sunday
next, the Goth instant.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard and f. J.Lee, return
cd from the session OF the Episcopal Coun-
ell, at Parkersburg on Tuesday last.
Hiss Ella Fayman of this town, has been
visiting Miss Nettie Fisher, i'll llagcrs-
town, during this week.
Mr.. James b. Small, formerly of
Charlcstown, died in Westinghouse City
on Saturday last.
DON'T you forgit it That r. l.. Ma
gruder has the finest and largest assert
ment of Fishing Tackle in town.
EIcssrs. WIN. Fleming, VIM. Smurr,
and Geo. ArdinScr, of Williamsport, Md.
spent last week and portion of this, in
visiting friends in this place.
r. i. Magrudcr, Druggist returned on
Saturday last, with supply OF new
goods.
Mrs. Mary Baker is having her house
handsomely painted. Mcs5srs. William
and Clinton Miller are doing the work.
Another span of the new bridge was
finished this week.
Mechanics from the Baldwin LoComo-
tive Works, Philadelphia, have been here
during the past week, putting air-brakcs
on the Engines of the S. V. II. Il. The
fanny Patent car coupling has also been
put on all of the Passenger Cars.
Criswell's Silver Cornet Band of this
town, together with about sixty others
attended the Memorial Exercises ut Win
chester, on Saturday last.
-Four hundred and nincty-three tickets
for the Memorial Day excursion to Win
chester were sold ut the Charlcstown de-
pot.
Cadet l.. S. Avis, of Charlestown, of
the Graduating Class ut West Point,
stands twemty-One in the class of fifty
three.
The average public man cares nothing
for the lies that may be told about him.
Its the truth that cuts him to the quick.
In the .rial of the negroes, Joseph III.
johnson, James Il. Johnson, James W.
Johnson and Samuel Johnson, at Martins
burg. for Felony, the jury rendered
verdict, fixing the punishment at tive
years for the first three mentioned and
the last named 1T two years in the penl-
Tertiary.
Hon. \. r. Botcler, of this place, left
here on Tuesday last for MOrgantoWn, to
attend the Commencement Exercises OF
the State University, and deliver his lee
turc on ''Rmnsey."
Harvest is fast approaching. Most cv-
cry one will be engaged i'll cutting their
grain next week.
Mr.. G. +. Hodges during the past week
shipped TO the Baltimore market, upward
of Il thousand bushels of wheat.
4 tract of 80 acres Of the Daniels farm,
between CharlcStown and LcetOwm, has
been sold by the heirs. Mrs. Kate ID.
Moore andMrs. Fannie Carey, to Mrs.
Mary f. Rutherford, of CharleStOWn, at
$50 per acre.
Mr.. G. 7. Hodges has purchased of
Mr.. b. F. Harrison of this town, por.
ton of the lot adjoining the ). V. II. X.
Depot, ut this place, and intends we learn
to erect Warehouse upon the same.
Mr.. Charles VI. johnson, editor Of the
Border Waterman, Union, Monroe Coun-
ty, died OH Sunday week, after long ILL
ness. Mr.. johnson was 4 native of this
county, and learned his trade in the Free
Press Office III Charlcstown.
The following letters remain in the
Post Office here.-Levi Reynolds, Miss
Annie Slime, Mr.. David IIenrith, Robert
Frakcr, Howard Comber, Emanuel Mar
tin, Edward Brackin, Thomas Brooks,
Geo. Fratcr.
Senator Hereford secured IN Increase
in the appropriation for the Shenandoah
river in West Virginia, from $4,000 to
$4,000, and the appropriation bill has
been passed by the Senate.
The office of John Satterlee & Co., con-
tractors on the 5. VI r., has been re-
moved from Front Royal to Milford.
Mr.. John c. Bowyer, formerly the edi-
tor Of the Winchester Virginian, and AZ