Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-08-28
LOCAL ITEMS.


A. Morgan near town.
Miss Annie f. Enter is visiting fli.nds at
Luray, Va.
Rev. l.. l.. Smith, Pastor Of the Mt. Tabor Luz
thcran Church, Augusta county, Va, paid us a
short visit on Wednesday, on bis way To Boons-
bOro', Nd, 10 visit his parents lie attehdeu Inc
Lutheran Synod at Mount Jackson, Va.
The Lutheran Synod at Mount Jackson, before
adjournment, agreed 10 hold the next annual
session at Shepherdstown, in August 1881.
The wife and children Of Mr.. Charles Lickli-
der are visiting relatives and friends at Frost
burg, Md.
Oar readers will perceive that there are a few
more candidates this week. The "Inoic the
n.errier" We understand Bender" trap is set
for all OF them at Charlcstown.
Mr. H. l.. RineAart, of Jefferson, Is announced
in the Martinsburg Statesman fol State Senator.
On Tuesday morning last, Mr.. II. I. Neyin,
who resides in a portion OF Reynolds building,
Martnsburg, was assaulted by Jas. +. Reynolds.
and Bcr. Reynolds, Il SOr, coming III, snatcbea
H., a bcd slat and struck Mr.. Neyin several hard
hlows on the hesd, telling hin To the II 'or whle
his father had hold Of him. Tue lu .Trel II Is
,aid originated about payment OF rent. NeVln Is
dung Crous!y hurt.
The farm belonging 10 the hti's OF the late
Elliot Tahb, situated three miles Northwest OF
Mariinsburg was sold last Saturday by C0mnIS-
stones, TO Mr. John Appegarth, oi Dorchester
county. Md, for The sum o! si1 per acre
The Firemcn's Parade that is to take place in
Martin burg or September l5!h, the second day
of the Fair, promises to be grand pageant.
Mrs. Mary Nei, rollct Of the late Alexander
Nell and oldest daughter of the late itOn John
Nelson of Baltimore, after several wtcks OF st
we're rcss, died nj her residence IN. lageritoHn,
ON Tuesday morning last.
Edward Cochran and VIM. Kimmcll, the par
ties arrested last week at Cumberland on the
charge of stOnins boats on the {. ~ . Canal,
nea: - iiImsport, had hearing before Ju5Acc
Er,Zicr. and were each held in $500 TO answer
the action of the Grand Jury OF Washington
! county Nd.
We had short but pleasant visit f.om Mr..
Jacob II. Best aud Mr.. JO' llopewcI Clerks oil
Best d Co., 5. Y. Il. il. contractors, On "ednes-
day morning last.
Miss Bette Harp, OF this town, is wishing
friends in Harrisburg Pa.
Mr. Joseph 8 Fleming IS having Iii residence
handsomely painted 10y Mr.. Tnomas Miller.
Mr. Geo. Iambright, a native OF our town, but
forsome years resident of Knoxville, Tennee-
See visited relatives in this place during the
past week His family is also yisiLii relatives
in Charcstown.
Mr.. ID. Shepherd Orndorff of near Rome,
GEORGIA, visited his old home here this week.
lie Is looking well. Thanks for daddy's dollars
Tor the Register.
Mr. Daniel Fayman, while at work as car
pentcr, on the residence Of Mr.. VIM. r. Lcmen,
near town, on Tuesday afternoon, was sun
struck. Under treatment of DR.. Manning he Is
recovering.
Quite a large number of persons from this
! section, visited Williams Grove, Grange PIC Nc,
near Harrisburg, Pa, this week, via ). '. Il. IL.
Mr.. John NJ. Engle, OF Dullields, will please
accept our thanks for the incest and largest lot
| Of grapes, presented us on Tuesday, we have
! ever seen. lie has upwards OF one hundred bush
| els for sale
| We had n pleasant visit from Mr.. Geo. II.
! Fla@g independent candidate for Sheriff, and
! Mr.. j. Ed. Duke, of Charlestown, on Tuesday
! last,
Mr. G. c. Cameron, of Baltimore, Inspector Of
I Customs is visiting relatives and fIigDds in
this town. Glad to see him looking so well.
Co. E. had soup" at the Big Spring, above
! town, on Tuesday afternoon last, Capt. Lee H.
! Molgr iu charge of the squad. A pleasant Time
was lad notwithstanding the attendance was
| small.
Some Of the members Of Caledonia Lodge, of
this place attended the Odd Fellows pic nc at
! Harper's Ferry, on Wednesday last.
VIM. Wirks, colored, while cutting wood on
I Friday of last week, accidentally cut his LETT
, hand with an axe, almost sevcring the index and
middle iinger. DIR. W. T. Manning rendered
| surgical aid
Young Mems Meeting, Sunday evening, at 3}I
O'Clock, in the Episcopal Chape'
For a COOL cigar, 90 to John q. Unscld's va
riety store.
ment of Candies at +. l.. MagiUder's Drug
Store.
| can be found the best Ice Cream in town.
Tue August Popular Science Monthly" pub
. lisboJ by ID. Appleton 81 Co, New York, begins
with an article 6y Mr.. Henry George, on 1.-The
! Keancy Agitation in California. The Essay
/ of Mr.. Radan on "the interior Of the Earth" Is
| complete in this number This number Is worth
! pertlsiug aud can be had for 80 centS, or by the
! wear the journal can be had for s. 90.
Dir. sommer, Straw Board Mills, shipped sew
! cral car loads of board paper this week.
It is stated that the Cumberland Valley, Pa,
Editorial Association, will have an excursion 10
Iuray Caves, Va, via :. V. T. l.. on Thursday,
the Pad OF September
! We had a visit on Thursday of last week, from
| Mr.. Chas McGinnis, of Charlestown, who WIS
} SO seriously Injured while coupling cars on Inc
/ s. V. X. X. about two months since, while
! brakeman. We are glad to learn he is recover
/ Ing rapidly.
Many thanks to our patrons who crammed
I onr D6cket book with "daddy's dollars" this
week They made us feel good. Next
! The republicans of the seventh congressional
! district Of Virginia have nominated Samuel N.
| Yost editor Of the Valley Nirginian; Stanton,
! for Congress A minority OF the convention, OPP
posed to q nomination, seeded.
When young man away from home cannot
find time at least once week, to write 10 Ills
mother, he is cutting loose from the strongest
tie that eau hold him in the hour Of temptation.
We learn from the Spirit that the Oldest son of
Mr. Frank Gardner, aged five years, was drown
cd on Friday afternoon last by falling into
well.
A Grand tri-state reunion OF Odd Fellows will
take place at Mt Alto Park on Thursday, the
IN. =, h.,r ish ists IN hp nt
the largest gatherings that has ever assembled at
that beautiful and romantic resort.
The public will be treated with able public adj
dresses during the session OF the Good Templar
Grand Lodge which begins at Charlestown on
the Sth OF September.
The 8. V. r. r. will run on excursion train TO
the grand Democratic meeting ri zen Mar, on
The Western Maryland Railroad, on the lst Of
September.
After q Texas jury had stood out for 9G hours,
the Judge got Il verdict out of them in two min
utcs by senGing them word that circus had
come 10 town.
Evidence is accommodating, daily, to substanti-
ate the wisdom of a law which sail cfcctually
prohibit the carrying OF concealed weapons,
The Free Press says: On Monday last. between
10 and ~ O'Clock IN the morning, the barn OF
Rev. \ e. Bracket near Stortr CO!legc. at Har-
per's Ferry, was destroyed bY fire. horse was
burned, aud also some straE. l! is not known
how the fire originated.
An unknown man, supposed to have been
tramp, was killed Tuesday morning while at
tempting to jump on freight train OF the +. q
O. railroad at Sir Johns Run, Morgan county.
We return thanks for copy of the Premium
List OF the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural So
ciety, for its eleventh annual exhibition, to be
held at Winchester, October 18th TO 23t.
The Barytes beds on the lands of DR.. NJ. p.
Nelson and Capt John +. Smith, near Middle
way, in this county, are being worked, and the
Barytes hauled 10 Charlestown and shipped,
via. s. V. K. r., to Pennsylvania.
There will be public speaking under the au-