Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

| Young Mems Meeting will be held in The
! basement of the VI. z. Church South, tomorrow,
! Sunday evening, at ga O'CLOCK.
| Fred Douglas delivered the Grafton at Harper
Ferry on Decoration Day, standing at The door
! of the blacksmith shop where john Brown made
his last light against the Virginia troop.
! JuGpe Green of the Court of Appeals paid a
! visit 10 Judge Faulkner Saturday last. he
| has grown very much better looking than when
a grim soldier marching 10 wars. SO says tie
MsrtiDsburg Statesman.
On SUNDAY afternoon last Mr.. Joseph Btner,
! an aged citizen of Williamsport district WAS
! found lying in the road between TOWNSVILLE ana
| Dam No. T. in all unconscious condition. de
| was taken 10 the residence Of Mr.. PofenoeTger
| 1.-THE old Buchanan farm when II was ascertain.
! ed that he had been Frustrated by \ stroke OF
! paralysis.
! Last Monday Chief Engineer C0e and his asso-
ciates moved their office from this place 10 Lex
J ington. We are sorry TO have lost these gentle
men, and we can recommend them 10 the clli-
Gems of Lexington. SO says the Waylesooro
Va, Advertiser.
The West Virginia Press Association meets at
| Weston on the 18th OF July.
Nine thousand three hundred and seventy
| four women have been heard To remark during
the house.cleaning epidemic: II have To isok
| out for every thing; everything Is lett 70 me;
! nothing is done unless L do IL lIs enough W
! try the patience OF saint
! The State Sabbath School Convention met in
! Parkersburg Nay 3lst. Ex-Governor Stevenson
! delivered the address of welcome. The attend
! auce from different sections OF the State was
large.
! Profanity never did any man the least good.
No man is rich happier or wiser Tor II. IL rec
ommends no one 10 society; II is disgusting 10 re-
I fined people and abomiuable 10 the coed.
/ We Think II was Josh Billings who said, spa
! III f.,ra ma IA
! when he has got so much of il that he can fish
/ all day over the side of boat without any bait
/ on his hook, l-ZinesS IS what's tee mater Win
! him"
/ Mr.. s. A. Cockayne, OF Marshall county,
Treasurer OF the Wool Growers Association oil
! this State, received a number of premiums Tor
! displays of sheep at the Berkeley county sheep
J show last month.
! ..5- CANNED GOODS-Peaches, Peas To-
/ msI0es Corn. st. Louis Canned Bee, salmon,
! oysters, Jelly, Pickle', Pepper Sauc" Lea u
4 Perrsn London Chow Chow, Catsups, at BA-
KER Il BILLMYER'S.
| The Jury appointed to set value on the pi'ce
! Of LAID belonging TO Mr.. David Myers, which the
S. V. K. K %. wish TO purchase Tor the purpose
OF locating new station grounds NJ SAaIps OurF,
view ed the land on Wednesday of last week and
set their valuation at slUo.
/ Mr.. George Anthony of Hanover, Pa, whilst
! in B0ousborc, took occasion 10 wilt Antletam
7 National Cemetery, and whilst there, by mere
accident. discovered the grave OF his brother
! Johr. His brother was in the battle Of Antie-
! tam and wounded since which time he has not
becu heard from, ~ years ago.
! The work on tie V. K. r. is progressing
! rapidly between Waynesboro' and the mouth oil
/ South river. and the right of way has been ac-
! quircd nearly through half of ROckhrdgc coun-
". The striking feature on this road Is its hug
3 ginr so closely 10 the base Of the mountains,
/ which will soon be dotted With furnace stacks 10
I reduce tic iron ore into marketable IRON
! Messrs Baker X Bllmyer have already handled
twenty thousand pounds of wool this season.
! During last week and this week we have had n
! protracted rain, nigAt and day, saturatng the
/ earth completely.