Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-08-07
LOCAL ITEMS.


Messrs. A. II. McCay and Edward Dldier, OF
Baltimore are stopping at the Enter HoIei ID
town.
Mr. +. NJ. Parker, of Washington City, and
formerly of the u. 9. Mail Service on the Is w.
r. r., Is now running as Mail Agent on the 3.
V. K. r., between here and Be9tonViile.
Young Mems Meeting in the N. E. Church,
South, on Sunday evening at So O'Clock.
Mr.. sommer shipped on Friday TO the Eastern
market another carload OF his straw ooaro'
II Won want some of the best Ice Cream you
ever tasted just 90 to Adams Saloor.
The following letters remain in the Postolllce
here James halpin, r B: Holsted, Th9s, W ID.
Harris, Henry Brown, Patrick Council, John +.
Miller, X. e. McGovern, Michael Morgan, z, ..
I. Mulligan, Thos. w. Hammond, Green Light
foot.
Mrs. Orick, daughter OF the late John T. Cook
u.s. and her two daughters, from Baltimore, are
vsitiug the Misses Magruder in this place.
Judge John Blair Hoge has resigned his Judge
ship III o. der TO enter the canvass lor Congress
man. and Col. Z. j. Faulkner, Dr., Is hlguy
spoken of to take his place as Judge.
Mr.. Daniel Stucksy, an old al d prominent GU
iZen of Berkeley died on Sunday last.
KNIGHT T,mplars of Martinsburg, win excurt
TO Chicago, on the 18th Instant
Alabama giyes SO, 900 democratic majority
preenbackers and republicans u the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The Winchester Times says ii is not always
that a Congressional convention has TWO sucn
men as Il0ge and Lucas to choo.e between, ana
the pity is That West Virginia and the country
cannot reap the benefit OF the talents oil DOM.
Jes SO.
Mr.. Jonathan Poe, OF Taylor county, venera-
BILE Democrat was made vice president OF the
Martinsburg Convention of the 2Sih' lie has
voted the Democratic ticket since 1923. aud is q
man OF four score years. We might add That ne
was in camp Chase during The war as II sSuthern
sympatEizcr.
Bro X. II. Thomas, editor of the Farmers
Friend " Mecharicsbnrg Pa, and Chairman of
Committee of Arrangements, will accept our
thanks for an invitation to attend the Editors
Association, at Williams Grove, at the time the
Patrons of Husbandry will hold their iIl-StaIe
picnic, from August Oath TO 21th.
The I.uray Caverns are illuminated atinterVais
and as soon IS the Shenandoah Sailey nan CAV
is completed to HagerstowD, will lie great anu
novel place OF resort to the denizens Oh the val
ley between the Potomac and Susquehanna ri'er.
The excursion to the Luray Cave on the 3. V.
r. r.. which was to have taken place on Thurs
day last, was postponed till some future time
It will be seen in this issue that several of the
oldest and most respected citizens OF our county
died during the past week. mus one py ono
they are passing away.
Miss AM lie Harrison, daughter OF Mr.: b. +.
Harrison, of this place, is visiting Miss Alien at
Moorefeld, w. Va.
The nomination of Judge John Blair Hoge for
Congress from this district gives general salts
faction, and is pronounced strong party poml-
nation.
DE La Matyr has Just married, and the Du-
buoue Times suggests that before year he Will
be ashamed Of that reg baby.
S.V. r. Il. will run especial train to Berry
Vile Sunday, August 9Th, for the accominoda-
ton of persons desiring TO attend the Methodist
Camp Meeting. Train will leave Shepherdstown
at Q A. M. Returning, leave Berryvllle D L. NJ
Round trip 20 cents.
Robert Stickney's Circus and Mcnagerie will
exhibit at Harper's Ferry, Saturday, Aug. 9TH,
and at Charlestown on Monday, Aug. 9th.
The last County Court ordered a road to be
opened to the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Junction.
Hon. John Kenna was renominated for
Congress in the 3rd West Va, district, on
Wednesday last, and Hon. Eustice Glib
son for district elector.
We learn from the Free Press that Messrs.
Duke & Galaher of Charlestown have COZ tract
ed TO do the tin work on the new b. y. & Il. h.
Depot at Charlestown and at Grafton.
Messrs. Lippitt & Washington's Grain Eleva-
tor at the Il. e o. Il. r. Depot ut Charlestown,
is ready for the machinery. SO says the Free
Press.
The Temperance Pic Mic at Lectown has been
postponed until Saturday, August l4tb.
Mira. Spohn, wife of Mr.. Milford spohn of
Cincinnati and two children, are visiting Mr..
Spohn's mother in this town.
Capt. j. p. A. Entler is erecting warehouse
on his lot on the :. V. Il. IL, at the soulh-east
end of this town.
The Court of Appeals commenced on
Wednesday last at Charlestown.
Mr.. d. f. Shoemaker has just put up splcnd-
id barn on the farm he recently purchased oil
Mr. David Heilebower, near Ripon; and Mr. Da-
vid Dodd the celebrated barn builder, did the
work. Mr.. DoGd can't be beat; we'll stake our
"pile" on that.
The Morgan Mercury says-"As Hon. u: Il.
Lucas did not receive TIE nomination for Con
press. how would Ii do TO make him the next
Circuit Judge" That will do as far as 1t goes
Bro Trlmble but We want HIN TO be our next
u. 8. Senator.
The Lutheran Synod of Virginia will hold its
5lst Convention at Mt. jackson, Shen Co, Va,
commencing August 18th. The Sunday School
Convention will hold It's sessions on Friday OF
the week OF Synod.
Mrs Susan Ketzmiller, wife ofMr. Washing
ton Kizmiler, died few days sioce, at kce-
dysyile, Nd, from nervous prOstration, caused
by fright during a rain and hail storm which
passed over that place ten days since. Mr., Dam
lei Itnyre, of Boonsboro, Md, aged about W
years. is now lying in critical condition IRON
the effects of fright experienced duiing thesam
storm.
Misses Mary and Katie Fry, daughters OF Rev.
DR.. Fry of the Lutheran Church, Reading, Ps.,
and who we're visiting their aunt, Mrs. Rev. ID.
NJ. Moser, in this place, during the past i've
weeks, started for Carlisle, Pa, on Tuesday, and
after spending q few days there they will return
to Reading. We are glad to learn they were
much pleased with their visit here, and were
sorry to leave.
The Kerneysvile Grange will me on Satur-
day, Aug. 9Th, 1850, at 5 O'Clock. Attend
promptly.
Miss H. NJ Hartzell, of Applebockville, Pa,
Ia yi-iling her brother, Mr.. Benjamin Hartzeu,
in this town.
We understand that the Republicans contem-
pIate putting Mr.. James d. Butt, of Harper's
Ferry, on their ticket for State Senator. Mr..
B. would make good RUIZ. lie has the vim and
bottom, and would make II warm on the stump
for somebody.
Frazer's Hall at Keyser, this State, was burn
ed on Tuesday morning, work OF an nceDdiary.
The Echo newspaper Office, adjoining, also
frame structure was burned, but the material
was saved. No insurance.
DR.. Tanner will get through his forty days fast
to-day, Saturday, il he lives.
Samuel A. Stonebraker, wel!-known citizen
of Washington county, Mo, Gild Sunday OF
Brights disease, og,d Us years.
Some one has advised Dr. Tanner to drink
Potomac river water, which at this season is said
to be fun of invisible fish.
The news from Alabama, announcing an over
wheming democratic victory Monday, gave
severe shock to the Greenback managers, who
had been led to believe by Gen. Weaver that the
result was involved in much doubt, and that
with fair count the greenbackers would carry
the State.
Rev. DR.. Grammar will preach in the Episco-
pal Church, in this town, Sunday morning and
night, August Sth.
Communion Services will be held in the Lu-
theran Church of this town, on Sunday morning,
Sth instant.