Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-10-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

several weeks.
Our friend Mr.. M. W. Burr received
some complimentary votes for County
Commissioner.
Mr.. Edmund Chambers Of Harper's
Ferry received 6S votes In Potomac us
trict and 70 in Shepherd as COMPLIMENTS
ry, for the House of Delegates.
Mr.. French, Greenback candidate for
Governor, received votes In Potomac
and Ia Shepherd districts.
During the month Of September l,3ol
persons have registered at the Baldwin
House, Hagerstown. Considering that
this is the first month Of its occupancy,
the showing as per the foregoing figures
is very satisfactory to the proprietors.
Our patrons and friends are requested
to furnish US with any items Of news
which may come under their observation.
We shall be glad TO publish them and our
readers will greatly appreciate them.
Mr.. Geo. Brewer, for fifteen years en-
ployed by the Adams Express Company
of IIagerstown, owing TO bad health has
been compelled to resign his position as
agent ut that place.
We call attention to the advertisement
in this issue of j. II. Tim,ns, Cigar Manu-
facturer, Hagerstown.
Last week son Of Mr.. Henry Bell, Of
Clarke county, aged about seventeen
wears, came to his death under peculiar
circumstances. lie was in a field shuck-
ing corn, and while in the at Of lifting
the bag Of corn to his shoulder he fell
backwards, and in falling cOrnstalk
| penetrated his intestipum recrum as FAR
as the bladder, from which he died that
night,
The Synod of the Potomac Of the Re-
formed Church, held its annual meeting
this year at Woodstock, Shenandoah Co.,
| Va, commencing wednesday evening.
| October -, 1880.
/ Arrangements have been made In Ha-
gerstown for agrand pyrotechnic dis
| play on the occasion of the firemen's pa
rade on the Goth inst. Two balloons each
twenty feet in height will be sent of, one
before the procession bearing the iDscrlp-
ton, "Welcome!" the other ut the close
of the parade on which will be inscribed
"Farewell!'
! Mr.. Walton, railroad contractor, was
here on Tuesday last, hiring colorsd men
TO work on the extension of the new rail-
road from WaynesbOro to Shippensburg,
| Pa.
! At Mt. Tabor Church, Augusta county,
Va, on Sunday, Oct. 10, Rev. l.. l.. Smith
was installed as pastor of the above con-
gregation. Interesting services were
held, consisting of an address to the con-
gregation by Rev. d. NJ. Gilbert, ID. D.,
of Winchester, and an address to the pas
! tor by Rev. Prof. j. l. Miller, Of Staun-
ton.
Major w. P. Cooper, formerly editor of
| a paper at Clarksburg, West Va, and an
officer in the Confederate army, died last
week.
The time for gathering "Autumn
leaves" is at hand. Already Chawles
Augustus, in company with his Angelina
may be seen vending their way to the
lovely forests.
Five Normandy horses have been en-
tered for exhibition at the coming Ha-
gerstown fair. They weigh about two
thousand pounds each, and the managers
ordered the erection Of special stalls for
| their use.
Miss Eunice Hampstead, who was the
music teacher at Fairfax Hall, Winehes-
ter, died last week.
When Rev. Mr.. Cronice went to preach
at Antietam school house on Sunday
morning last one of the trustees had
locked the door and went away with the
| key. The congregation assembled and
| Mr.. Cronice preached in the open air to
| them under tree.
One of the simplest ways to get rid OF
rats is to place within their reach pan
of flour mixed with unslacked lime, and
! pan of water placed beside it. The lime
causes thirst and the rats will die almost
directly after they drink.
Mrs. Oliver Brown, an esteemed lady
of Winchester, died at her residence in
that place on Tuesday of last week. She
was refined and intelligent lady, anG
had many friends who sincerely regret
her death.
An illiterate farmer wishing to enter
some animals at an agricultural exhibi-
ton, wrote rs follows 10 the secretary:
Enter me also for jackass." He took
the prize.
Mr., Philip Entler Of Terrapin Neck,
will please accept our thanks for nice
lot of apples presented us.
The family of Mr.. VIM. II. Byers left
their summer residence near this town,
| on Wednesday. for Louisville.
A large number of our citizens visited
Baltimore this week to see the sights.
Mr.. B. F. Graves, proprietor of the
Valley House, on the corner opposite the
Entler Hotel, has new sign painted by
Mr.. Charles Ferrells.
Mr.. Jacob Sheetz has NEW porch and
his residence nicely painted.
Mr.. John w. Hendricks informs us that
one day last week he heard and saw
buzzard, flying in the air, which had
sheep bell attached to it. When he would
''flop" his wings the bell would ring.
The Hagerstown Agricultural Fair
will commence on Tuesday next, the
10th instant.
Rev. Mr.. Brown, of Hyattstown, Mont
gomery county, Nd, formerly pastor Of
the Presbyterian Church of this town,
with his wife and sister, are visiting the
A. w. Miller, from Capon Road, Va,
while waiting for a train for home on
Wednesday of last week, at Harper's
Ferry, walked to the LOudOun side of the
Shenandoah river, was followed by an
unknown party, who knocked him sense
less, robbed his pockets of $35 and made
his escape. Miller recovered partly and
reached the station as the train was leav-
ing, and arrived home in delirious con-
dition.
Don't eat chestnuts in the dark if you
have any scruples as to cruelty toinsects.
The walnut season is around again and
the small boy sports tho customary dirty
looking pair of hands.
Every man who expects to get fort
une without earning it grumbles n the
bad luck which persistently follows some
people, while the man who works hard
and saves little every year makes his
own good luck and enjoys it.
James Maddox, blacksmith at Scrabble,
accidentally shot himself in the arm,
while pulling pistol from his pocket, in
attempting to shoot some one he was