Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-09-04
FOCAL ITEMS.

ssrynt,ye Convention OF the Sth Virginia district.
The contest was throughout principally between
| Mai. Holmes CooTad. Of Winchester, and (. Z.
| Neale, Of AlexandTil, buy nsitler being able To
| secure two-thirds vote the convention COM
| promised OIL Mr.. Barbour.
A Hancock and English Pole, $50 feet II
| length, will be raised al Bolivar, On this Satur-
| day, at 2 o'clock, 7. NJ.
| The Democrats OF HalltowI and vicinity have
erected Hancock and English pole.
| The Hancock and English Club Of Clarke
county have determined 10 have pole-ralslhg
! in Bcrryyile on Saturday, the 4:h OF September
| 4 large nesting of Dem )cratic Conservative
voters was held at Morgans Mil, Frederick
| COUNTY, on Saturday last, when a handsome
| hancock and English pole was raised by ths
! enthusiastic multitude. Marshall MCCORMICK
| ESQ, delivered d stirring speech.
| We would cell attention 70 the advertisement
=, In another column OF the homestead OF the late
| James Vi. Walker deceased. Thiss very de-
sirable home, being near town and easy Oh ACCESS
! ard Ia well worthy tie attention OF buyers.
Miss. Lucreti, Hickman, who hss been absent
from this III zee for the past twenty years, Is Wis
| Ting her sister, Miss kcbscca Hickman IN this
| town.
MISC Ennn,, daughter Of Mr.. Charles Miller,
! ard Miss Emily, daughter of Mr.. Benz. Miller, OF
| Washington, ID. g., are visiting the family oi
| Mr.. John ". Grant, in town.
| The Baldwin House, the large new hotel In
| Hsgers.owD, Wa. opened 10 guests on "ednes-
| day last; Messrs. Mclaughlin Il Herbert are the
| Managers Mr.. Mclaughlin Is formerly oil the
| Washington House OF that city.
The Maryland House, Hagcrstown, kept by
! M Il Il. SpecSe, and whose advertisement ap-
| pesr5 in our columns, will always DC found open
| Tor the accommodation OF the travelling pu0ll?.
| The PROPRIETOR ia a courteous ald a!tA5c gentle
| man always ready TO provide for the comfort o.
Col. John Z. Schley, of this county, has been
! chosen as one OF the Judg Of blooded Horses at
the National Fair, at Washington, beginning tie
| 9Th of October
Nelson Wilmer, for u complimentary ticket to at
| tend the Berkeley Agri cultural Fair, which com
mences on the l4ih instant.
| We are Indebted to NJ. Frank Homsher OF
| Kearneysyille for late Denver papers.
Mis- Nettie Clarke and Miss Bette Quinn of
Washington are visiting at Col. scnley'a near
| town. "
We were highly favored with pleasant visit
| from Rev. j. w. Tongue, OF Charlestown, on
| Saturday last, and was glad to see him looking
81 veil. He is one OF the abest ministers OF the
| NJ Z. Church South.
We were pleased To receive q visit from Mr..
| Clendcuuiug, OF near Leetown, on "Wednesday
! last, lie is quit; an Intelligent old gentleman
| md bis visit was very agreeable. Come again.
| The numerous friends Of Mr.. Geo ". Beltz-
hoover will regret 10 learn that he has been
| cutie i'll during the past two weeks; put we are
! glad 10 state that he Is now recovering.
Dr,T.V.S. Q.islev, of Oxford, Pa, visited
his father, DR.. John QGgley, in this place during
the past week, who has, We regret 10 s'ae peeh
Miss Marten Ct Cumberland Is viaiting her
| brother Mr.. II. c. M.rtcn in town.
M. ". \. Lemon shipped the fast car load of
! wheat over the S. V. l.. K 10 Harrisburg, IA,
en- Wednesday last.
Mrs. Fllwood, sister OF Mr.. F. NJ. Parker, L.
| 8. Mail Agent on the S V. K. r., and Mr.. Z. /.
| Lind.nberg, chief clerk Of the II. NJ. S., both
of Washington, visited that gentleman ut the
| EnLler Hotel in tails TOWN..
Mt. Nebo Lodge. A +. {: A. NJ, will meet In
| their Hail. this town, on Monday night next at
| o'clock. ALI members are requested 70 DC
| present.
! an able and interesting sermon to large con-
| gregation in tie NJ l.. Church South, Ia thli
| place on suhd y morning last.
| II our town ever needed street lamps, 1t GER
! taiuly does now, and we do not know Of more
! useful ohjcc: TO which the corporation funds
! could be used il. Let us have them, especially
| from the depot TO the Main street
Yonng Mems Meeting in the N. E. Church
! South, Sunday, AT 81 O'Clock, z. NJ. All are
| invited.
Mrs. LnlcP. I.er, and her daughter, Mrs.
| Laura Simpson, arrived here on Tuesday laet.
The Grand Lodg9 knights OF PyLhias OF this
| State will meet At New0crg Oh Tuesday, septen'
| ber, 7th.
The NJ. L. Sunday School, South, of Hedges
vile, i'll Picnic nj BediugSon GA this Saturday,
| September, An.
| The Democrats, under the auspices OF the
| Hancock aud English Club, OF MartInsburg, Il.
| 2. II. Staub, Esq, presiding, opened the cam
! paign in that county with largo and entAu5i-
astc meeting at the courthouse on thursday
! evening OF last week. The meeting was address
| ed by bon. Carlton Shaffcr and Hon Frederick
! |. Nelson, OF Frederick City, Nd, who enter
| tanned the crowd with ringing and Spirited
! Speeches.
The B & o. r. r. Co., will run 81 Excursion
train from the Valley o; Virginia TO Washington
City on che 7Lh Of September, thus giving the
people OF the Valley another opportunity OF VIC
! ling tho National Capitol and Nj Vernon as o
very low rate OF fare.
| The S V. X. K. Is now running mixed train
| daily to Hagerstown, making connection with
| the Z. V. y. Il. at that point
The Tri-stae Changers and Farmcrs' Picnic
| of Williams Grove, Pa, last week, is said TO
| have been a z and affair, SURPRISING any prevl-
ously held. Among the speakers OF the occasion
was Col. K. ". Baylor, o. this county, Master OF
the West Virginia State Orange.
Mr.. Daniel Lucas Bediugcr, tho brother of our
distinguished friend, & w. Bedingcr, w!,o has
been visiting friends IN this county, left for Col
doubtless stand high, and wear the laures of his
class. So says the Spirit.
A little son Of Mrs. Catharine Roach, OF Hon
ey Wood Mills, Berkeley county, eyed nbout ten
years, WAS engaged in playful scufiie with
companion a few days ago, in which he received
painful blow in the pit OF the stomach, causing
his death iii four days afterwards.
The residence OF L Berkeley Mason, near
Shanghai, Berkeley county, was totally destroy
ed by fire on Friday of last week. When the fire
was first discovered, the roof was about falling
In. Evcgytbiug in the h )uso was destroyed, in
Guiding the wearing apparel OF the family. The
origin OF the fire is unknown.
Some Of the Democratic papers In the 3rd dis
trict assert that Kenns will be elected 10 Con-
gress over Walker by 10000 majority.
The population of Wst Virginia by the late
census is 70S 900, an increase OF population du-
ring the last decade Of 90 per cent.
Il was during the melon season down South
that the census was taken, which accounts Tor
the mGa, women and children being doubled up.
j. Rufus Smith, OF Berkeley Springs, formerly
of this county, has been chosen Supreme Master
at Arms of the Supreme Lodge Knights OF
PythiGs.
There will be a basket Picnic and Grand Re-
Union of the Masonic Fraternity of Wet Viz
giuia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia nnd
District OF Columbia, at Island Park, Harper's
Ferry, on Monday, September 18Th.
Some lniscreant on Saturday night of last
week cut down the Hancock pole recently erect
ed on the Kabetown pike near Mills grove.
The vote in this Congressional district at the
last election, 1875 was Us follows: Martin, dem
ocrat, l5,42l; Burr, republican, 1857; Thomson,
greerbecker, 4 PSI. Democratic majority, s.
COS.
The Clarke Co 1rier of the 10Th saye:-"secre-
tary Sherman was in this county for several days
last week as the guest of Col. T. P. fendleIon.
The Martnsburg Independent says: Zion
John Blair Hoge spent q couple OF days in town
the past week, and then again took to the war