Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-02-28
COMMUNICATED.
noRACE's GAP.

FARMERS are pushing their outdoor
work during this pleasant weather, and
some blowing has already been accom-
plished,
The work at Mr.. Joseph L. Roberts
saw-mill is just booming. Mr.. X: has
about a hundred and twenty logs In his
yard, waiting for the transforming
touch of the saw.
Mr.. Sheriff Baker, and his son Jo-
seph are absent upon business trip to
Virginia, with Fredericksburg, thing,
for their principal objective point.
Miss Maggie Vorous, OF Clarke
County, Va, has been visiting relatives
and friends in this vicinity for several
weeks, and some of the young gentle
men are sorry that the time for her re-
turn home is so near at hand.
Miss Annie Seibert, of Berkeley, ard
Mr. Engle, OF Illinois, recently spent a
few days with the families of AIessrs.
James and Joseph Roberts.
We had pleasant call a few days
ago from Mr.. Charles J. Custer and Mr..
George Ramsburg, both students at
Shepherd College. The former re-
turned to his old home at Christmas,
after an absence of eighteen months,
which time he spent in Sangamon
County, Illinois, but came back to JET
ferson with the purpose OF adding to
his stock of requirements, by going to
school for awhile. Both these young
gentlemen are taking the normal course
at Shepherd College The 1st and I'd
sub districtc of Middleway Distric:
have four representatives in Shepherd
College, and should have at least half
dozen more there, as know of that
many who ought really to be in that
school now. Middleway District could
give at least 10 students to Shepherd
College, ard the County Of Jefferson
should have a hundred students study
ing at Shepherd College, and | think it
would prove much better investment
to the students, than to send them off
to some distant college before they are
fair English scholars, and where they
will never get such an opportunity
for an English education as is afforded
by Secondary Schools, Chat is schools
between the Primary and the College
proper,) as Shepherd College. do rot
approve at all of the plan SO often fol
lowed, of crammlng pupils for the
higher colleges, TO the neglect OF the
practical English branches, but would
rather follow the advice OF the old
homely couplet:
LET all foreign tongues alone
Till you can read and spell your
own"
KERNEYSVlLLE.
The corn market is the most active
business in progress here now, and our
grain buyers are kept busy nearly all
the time receiving corn, mostly shclled,
though there is a demand for corn in
the ear. The price of hay is on the ad-
vance. / believe thai good article OF
hay would bring twelve dollars per ton,
at this place now.
Mr.. T. Il. Lickiider has entered upon
his duties at Nancleavesville. We are
sorry to lose Mr.. l.. from our communl-
tv, but we hope that our loss may be
his gain. He has onr best wishes for
his success in bis new field Of labor.
Mr.. G. NJ Stamp has succeeded Mr..
Licklider as Deputy Postmaster here,
aud we think that the appointment is
very good one.
Mr.. \. Trump is still buying timber
in the upper part OF the State, and re-
ports buying some very large logs.
! The largest tree which he has bought
vet was a walnut tree, for which he
! paid twenty dollars.
Mr.. Dennis Triggs has moved into a
house or the farm of Mr.. Thomas Files,
he having been 50 unfortunate as TO get
burned out on the farm of Mr.. Theo-
phil. =.
Mr.. Blackford OSbourn is making it
right lively in the produce business just
nov.
Mr.. /. Riley is at work on the Free
VIII Baptist Church at 'liarts'own.
Mr.. II is building the basement walls,
which are eight feet high, which will be
the height of the Sunday School room.
The length of the building is thirty-two
feet, by tweuiy-one feet eight inches
wide.
Humphrey Fox, a colored man in the
employ Of DR.. James Logic, was right
badly hurt by horse which he was har-
Messing to sleigh. about two weeks
ago, aud is still unable to walk without
the aid of crutches.
TEMPLAR.