Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-05
Local. ITEMS.

| The excursion train Tor winchester,
will leave here this Saturday morning
6l5 o'clock. A change of cars at
Cbarlestown will be necessary.
Bishop Peterkin of this State, will
hold services in Trinity Episcopal Chureh
| in this town, on Sunday the 2Oth OF June,
instant. Confirmation Will take place aV
night.
Messrs. Cofrods & Saylor have received
this week an additional upright Engine 10
| be used in constructing the new ,. '. H.
X. bridge, at this place.
! The excursion train on Tuesday last
was brought 10 town by Engine No. ~,
| Capt. Smith conductor, and taken ont Ill
Intervening, Capt. Mcclellan conductor.
On Tuesday oflast week, Mrs. Chalmers
Rvers. of this vicinity, III company with
| her mother Mrs. Blecher, wife OF JACOB
! Blecher. decd. of Boonsboro, Nd, left
! on the excursion trains from Hagerstown
! for the West, to visit their relatives ana
! friends at Mt. Morris, III. Hope they
may have 4 pleasant Visit.
| Mrs. Geo. r. Holiday, and Mrs. VIM.
/ Rutledge, of the Continental lotel, Mar
/ tinsburg. started for Cape May, on lhurs-
! day last, TO remain for some weeks.
! Allie. oldest son of Rev. ;. q. Fergu-
son, died ut Front Royal, on sunday morn
! ing last. His remains were ihterreu a'
/ CharleStoWu on Monday.
/ Two colorcd men, after they were paid
/ off, on Thursday OF hast week, who were
! laborers on the :. V. X. r., ut Benton
/ vile, Page county, got in adispute about
/ some triiing matter of change. when one
/ ofthem pulled out apiStOl ana shot the
! other in the breast, causing iuStantdeath.
! Col. 4. X. Boteler has been invited by
/ the Hon. ChaS. j. Faulkner President OF
I the West Virginia Historical Society, 10
/ deliver his lecture on James Rumsey be-
! fore the society during commencement
week of the West Virginia University,
! this month, Ut MorgantOwn, and we learn
/ has accepted the invitation.
Half rate tickets will be issued on June
! 9TH, good from all ). V. X. X. stations 10
| Charlcstown and return, enabling per-
! sons 10 attend the decoration OF the SOL
! diers' graves, at Winchester, Va, on that
( day.
! Miss Rose Balch, daughter of DR.. 5. +.
! Balch, of Leetown, died on Friday OF last
week, aged about 20 years. Her remains
were inferred in the family grave YARD
! on the farm of DR.. Balch.
The 5. V. Il. r. is now prepared to sell
/ TO individuals and families coupon books,
( good for 500 miles travel, ut -. cents per
/ mile. Application for the same should
! be made TO Joseph W. Cox, ien1 Ticket
| Agent.
Mrs. T.J Jackson, the widow of the
! late Stonewall jackson, and her only
/ child, Miss Julia Jackson, have been in
yited to unvcil the monument 10 the Mary
! land dead, ut Winchester, on Saturday,
! to-day.
Memorial Day was quietly observed at
] CharlcStOwn on Saturday last, by SIM
I pie tribute of flowers, without military or
! other display.
Capt. John y. Opic has been selected as
! the orator ofthe day for the next memo
rial celebration of the Augusta county
| VA Memorial Association June 9TH.
Mrs. \. r. 3oteler, ofthis town is visit
! ing relatives and friends, ut Princeton,
/ New jersey.
! DR.. Mccormick, The celebrated OculiSt,
is now ut the Adams Hotel, in town.
! Call on him for SpeCtacleS. Old ones ta-
! ken in exchange for new ones.
- CoMMENCEMENI-SHE Coll
LEGE..-The commencement exercises of
Shepherd College, will take place this year
in the following ORDER
Wednesday night, June lG-Addrcss
before the Literary Societies by Rav. JAS.
! 4. Armstrong.
Thursday Night, June l7-Anniversa-
ry exercises of the Alumni Association.
! Friday Night, June Discriminating
! Class exercises.
Saturday Morning, June l0-Normal
Glass exercises.
These exercises will be held in the
! Presbyterian Church.