Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-10
LOCAL ITEMS.


uing next, at 8 o'clock.
Young Mems Meeting, Sunday ete-
ming IN the nj. +. Church South. at 3
- o'clock.
Mr.. Clifton Staley, eade, at the Lex
ing,on Virginia Military Institute, ar,
t;ved here on Saturday last. and will
snend fits summer vacation in town.
MIR. Il. O. Cord, foreman, with anum-
Der of hands, is busy in getting out bal
last at this place &c be us,d OH the s..V.
II. X. through town.
Mr.. John f. Conner is the agent OF
the S. V. II. r., at Sharpsburg, Md,
which station he took charge OF on
Wednesday hast.
Water pipes have been laid from The
Water tark, S. V. II. r., this place, to
the car shops Of the same.
Mr. John Conner, Foreman OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
is now engaged with force OF hands,
in erecting telegraph poles along the
line of the S. V: RAILROAD, from this
place 10 Iagefstown, and the wire will
be stretched to points as Tie track Is
laid
A new sideling has just been compile
ted at the S. V. Junction, which makes
the fourth track laid by the S. '. IL. Il.
Co., at that place.
The restaurant building at 5. F.!unc-
ton, has been completed and is now in
charge of Mr.. John II. Sf'sll, and will
be kept in tirst-class style.
Miss Mamie Livermore, is stopping
with her grandmother, Mrs. Mamie An
drews, in town.
Mr.. Sommer, Straw Board Mills, has
been busy the past week in having straw
cooked, preparatory to commencing the
making OF board paper.
According to our Census Ennnmera-
tors, Shephcrdstown has population OF
1889, within the corporated limits.
Mr.. II. S. NJ. Hoffman informs us
tina, there arc 1865 inhabitants ih Shep-
herd district.
Miss Katie johnson, sister of Mrs. +.
X. Weise, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Thrush, near Shippensbhrg, Pa.
About 80 colored men, were brought
from Luray on Friday last, by order Of
Best e. Co., and placed at work on the
grade of S. V. X. r., near Sharpsburg.
A meeting of the Directors Of the
Jefferson County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company will be held at Char!cstown on
Tuesday the Goth instant. A full at-
tendance is desired. II. A. Alexander,
Secretary.
Lieut.. Walter II. Staley, son of MIR.
Geo. r. Staley, was among the gradu-
ates, last week, at the Virginia Military
Institute, al Lexington, Va.
Miss Kate Baker is visiting relatives
and friends in Carlislei Pa.
Several heavy showers of rain visited
this latitude during the past week, and
vegetation and corn is growing rapidly.
A colored man, employed on the grade
s. V. II: H.; near Sharpsburg, had his
leg broken in two places, on Monday
last, by earth falling upon him.
Mr.. Geo. Adams stopped running his
hacks, with the mail, from here to ker
neysyille, ON Thursday of last week.
Mr.. John l.. Richard, is selling of his
Summer Dress Goods at cost, in order
to make room for his Fall Stock.
Mr.. Z. H. Hughes, agent and tele
graph operator, and Mr.. 5. Morgan, his
assistant, and Mr.. Lutz, road supervisor;
Mr.. Macready, official stenographer, in
Superiutendanls office, all of the ). V.
L. r., and from Charlestown, together
with Mr.. Fisher, Il. & o. II. r., tele
graph operator, at the SAME place, visit
ed our town on Sunday evening last.
MIR. Samuel Hcnsell, of Knoxville,
Tennessee, is visiting friends in this
place. We arc glad to see our young
friend looking so well.
We had pleasant visit from our old
and fast friend, Mr.. John =. keafoot, of
Berkeley county, on Wednesday. We
are glad to state he is enjoying good
health, and he is always heartily wei
come 10 our sanctum.
The Urbaua, Ohio, Daily Union Of
June &c, 1880, contains the following
paragraph-"Anna Rentch has been
granted divorce from John Rentch,
for wilful absence. The little 'respon-
sibility" remains in custody of the moth
er."
Miss Lula Kregloe, daughter OF Rev.
L. l.. Kregloe, of Lexington, Va, grad
uated with distinction few days ago at
the Wesleyan Female Institute, in
Staunton.
]. L. Rickard is selling his Summer
Dress Goods at cost.
Mr.. Joseph Briner, S. V. T. L., car
Inspector at this place, arrived here on
Saturday last, with his family from AL
toona, Pa, and is stopping with MIR.
Glass.
A Hancock and English pole is 10 be
raised at Leetown shortly.
Hon. James H. Grove, of this county
addressed a mass meeting of Good Tenn
plars at Phillippi, Barbour county, on
Saturday last.
Messrs. Fitzpatrick & Co., have been
busy in rip-rappiug tho piors OF the
new bridge this week.
Superintendent Jos. II. Sands and
Chief Engineer w. w. Coe, OF the S.
V. r. K. were in town on Wednesday.
Engine No. 4, S. V. r. r. has under
gone some artistic decorations by Mr..
Pillsherry. snperintendent OF tho paint