Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-06-12

Isy" The sprightly correspondent, "a
mericus, from BoonSborolt to the llagers-
town Nail, who attended the Memoir
al Exercises at this place on the first OF
June, writes to that paper;--
sHEruERDsTOwN.
The memorial services at ElmWood
Cemrtcry. nc this place, were observed on
Tuesday, June LIST, and were largely at
tcnded' 4 goudly number of whom were
from the MARYLAND side of the Potomac.
Americas was one among the number to
holm to swell the crowd. ElmwOod Gem
ntery is a private burial place, n lovely
Mat of rolling ground of some ten acres,
distant few hundred yards from the out
skirts of the town, on the kcrneySVllle
nile. II Is in this enclosure where the
remains of of some two hundred or more
Confederate soldiers sleep that sleep that
shall know no walking from earthly Du-
giles. but shall only be aroused from their
earthly beds when the trumpet OF GaDri-
el shall call them and the sleeping mill
Ions to judgment.
The day was opprcssivcly warm, yet
the heat did not seem to deter any from
canning. as there was an immense crowd,
mnch greater, l think, than were present
Mt Antietam, on Saturday. The process
ION was formed ut , O'Clock sharp, ana al
ter marching through the town, proceed
ed to the cemetery, headed by the Snep-
berdstown band, followed blythe Martins
burg light artillery, under command OF
Can't. Nadenbousch. Minute guns were
fired by the artillery during the entire
exercises.
The address of Gen Williams was, with
ont controversary, eloquent, ccnclilatory
and claimed the unbrokcn attention OF
the audience upon the speaker during us
delivery. The remarks oil tiat man oi
olooucnce." Col. Botclcr, although rather
brief. were in his usual felicitous style.
The services oyer, people generally
tnrned their attention to sightseeing.
The building of
THE GREAT BRIDGE
ovor tho river was the centre OF attrac-
tion and was visited by hundreds ofpeo-
nla. IL is stupendOus work, and is go
inc forward with wonderful rapldity.
One span of the wood work Is already
completed and trcstliug for putting up
the second Is going up. The stone-work
of the two last piers Is fast approaching
completion. The grading of the road
through town 10 the rivers bank, under
contractor b. +. Graves, was completed
this day, with the exception OF blowing
one or two rocks ont of the way, while
the laying OF the track followed immedl-
ately i'm the wake, and also reached the
deep cut ut the river. Mr.. Graves displayed
great energy In pressing his work ahead
and completing it in so short a space OF
time. The crossing of the river at this
place will be emphatically ride i'll the
air-a dizzy height of ninety-three feet
above the waters of the old Potomac.
While i'm town, was kindly cared for
and most Hospitality entertained by my
bow of other days and years, the editor of
the Register, and his good wife, native
of NV town. The reunion with these old
friends was congenial to my feelings and
| enioyed it hugely. At the kind and
pressing invitation of my good friend
Graves, who has opened the large ana
elegant building on the corner Just oppo-
site the old Entler house, as q house OF
public entertainment, minus Il bar, took
tea. He intends to christen his place
"The Valley House," and suggest that
all who may "tarry with him for the
night" will find comfort and good fare.
Ben is jolly good fellow.
Mrs. Catharine Zimmerman, residing
on the Douglas farm opposite Shepherds
town. who has long been sufferer from
a cancer i'm the breast, has been entirely
relieved from it, and is now perfectly re-
stored. DIR. Manning, skillful physi-
clan Of ShephcrdStown, removed it with
ont recourse to the knife. Mrs. II. is GS
years of age and now rejoices in her free
dom from her suilerings.