Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-09-25


the Democratic party. Go home Said
he, most emphatically) and do as | in
tend to do-support the nominees. a
good reproof, manly answer and wise
advice
Democrats Of Charlcstown and others
who may be disappointed, stop your
grumbling and growing and support
the nominees. We pledge that if you
do your duty now, that in the next con-
test you win, we will fall into line,
buckle on the battle armour and march
on TO victory.
Again we say-hurrah for the nomi-
nees.
la GRAND EXCURSION OF BUSINESS
MEN.-The authorities of the ). '. IL.
r., the &. V. r. T., and the Penn. X.
Il. having rendered free excursion to
the business men along the line of the
S. V. Il. r., in Virginia and West Vir
ginia, to Philadelphia, to take place on
the DIST instant, quite number from
the various towns along said road, took
advantage of the same, and on Tuesday
last, in special train of seven coaches,
started for that point. The following
named persons got aboard the train at
this place and which left about o'clock
Il. NJ
G. T. Hodges, D. A. Hill, II. f. Barn
hart, II. NJ. Loyns, w, r. Lemen, w.
n. Lemen, David Billmyer, d. f. Bill
myer, ID. L. Rentch, Ii. G. Martin, j.
G. Unseid, J. d. Staley, J. l.. Richard,
j. S. Bragonier, l. w. Chapline, DR.. E.
I. Gold, J. II. Duke, NJ. Is. Baker, L..
w. Poffenberger, Jos McMurran,G, L.
Licklider, Lloyd Licklider, G. a. Lick
lider, J. S Fleming, L. c. Little, Z. j.
Lee, a. Sommer, r. L. Magruder, J.
f. Weishans, II. G. Entler, j. III. little
The excursion tickets are good until
Tuesday next, giving ample time for
business and sightseeing. From the
list above it will be seen that Shepherds
town is well represented.
a dispatch to the Baltimore Sun
Wednesday, from Harrisburg, Pa, says:
Mr. Geo II. Dugdale, general passen-
ger agent of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad Company, was in charge Oh an
excursion train, with 500 merchants
from Shenandoah and Cumberland Val
leys, which passed through here to-day,
en- route for Philadelphia. The eXcur
sion is free TO the merchants. The eX-
cursionists, by the courtesy Of the Phil
adelphia Commercial Exchange, will as
sem6le at the hall of that body to,mor-
row morning, at IL o'clock. They will
there be met by the committees of the
Commercial Exchange, the Grocers'
and Importers Exchange, the Philade!-
phia Drug Exchange and others, and an
address of welcome will he pronounced
gsg- Col. Farnswortn of Upshur coun,
ty, and Greenback candidate for Con
gress, in this district, delivered an adj
dress, setting forth his claims for Con
gress, to a large audience, in this place,
on Saturday night last. During his
speech he was frequently cheered by
the audience, and his remarks were
sound and logical and which could not
be controversial He no doubt made
many votes for himself here. The Col.
is an excellent speaker, forcible, ready
and pleasant, and calculated to hold his
audience attentively. He is gentleman
o! fine intellect although 'piain far
mer." His speech was interesting
throughout. Criswell's Cornet Band
complimented the Col. with some of
their excellent music Whilst here he
was the guest of Mr.. David Billmycr.
He spoke at Charlestown on Monday
evening last.
H8~ DEArlIS.-Mr. H. Smith Shepherd,
son of the late James Shepherd, deccas-
ed of this town, died in the city of Bal
timorc on Thursday of last week, of
consumption. He was in the 44th year
of his age aud had been sick for several
years.
In this town on Tuesday night last,
Mr.. Solomon Miller, one of Shepherds
towns oldest and most respected citizens
in the Sqth year Of his age. MIR. Miller
served as a soldier in the war of 1912;
he was also for many years, and up TO
the time of his death, member of the
Lutheran Church o: this town.
E9" Coon SIDEwALKS.-1n estima-
ting the character, advantages and at
fractions of a town, by way of compar-
ing it with other towns, one of the very
first points of consideration is the means
afforded for passing through it, and the
sidewalks upon which pedestrians are
dependent, and first arrest attention and
lays the formation of general judgment
OF place. They are il anything, more
important in this view than the pave
ments of the streets; and if the visitor
finds himself stumbling over almost i'm
passable stones, having his feet caught
in holes resulting from defective bricks,