Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-03-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Board Of Directors OF Berkeley C'nnty
Agricultural and Mechanic Association m't on
iast SATURDAY. and decided 10 hold tue coming
Fair on the Is, IA, TO- ana Iotn Oh oePSehotI; ~
IA propablc that az the NEXT Fair, prize VIII oe
1fi.red for the best Lady Rider.
Large quantities OF iron ore are being shipped
from Sharpsburg to Harrisburg over The snenan-
doah Valley Railroad.
The a. V. and the c. V. Railroads are adding
greatly 10 their rolling stock, preparing Tor ousi
ness.
Mr.. GEE. r. Aurana, of Williamspor:, Ps., has
leased the Grand Central Hotel In Mirtusbnrg,
aud will assume charge oil 1t on the lst OF Aprii.
A pct ION Is ing circulated asking the officers
of the s. V. r. Company TO have the new
station house located on the farm OF Jacob Ny
ers, near Sharpsburg.
CAYENNE pepper, mustard or ginger can, Will
or, NJ benefit, be added TO the food Of fowls, to
ircrease their yigor and 10 stimulate egg pro-
ductiop.
People are clamorng all over the State for n
s,rinp,n nj dog law. Were an efficient ore enact
ed we would soon be among the leading wool
growing States in the Union. As II i, farmers
can't afford 10 take the risk of having their fin
est stock killed in q single night by the dogs
Mr.. N. p. Miller, organ builder of Greencastlr,
Pc. will move / is factory to Hsgerstown, ana
will erect BIS workshop on the land donated 10
him by number OF public spirited gentlemen.
The Parkersburg journal takes the ground
that it is the duty of the Legislature TO respect
the right If petition on the part Of so large q
number of the people of the State, and submit
the proposed constitutional amendment TO vote
at the polls. Right
Mr. J. d. Cuaney, formerly engoged 10 mer-
chaudizng in Hedgesvile, died of consumption
In one of the lower counties Of MaIyant, short
time since.
"There is no disgrace In being poor" we are
tod And we're bowling glad OF il, for tNcre are
enough other disadvantages abOnt II without
that one.
II has lust been discovered that there Is no
stone to mark the lat resting place OF Brigham
Young. This is one of the results OF having
twenty-five wives.
III; the opinion OF the Shippensburg Chronicle
that any man who says that this hasn't been an
oldfashioued winter, such as our gfet: grand
fathers and great grsndmothers were won't 10
prate about, ought TO be shot ON the spot.
The NJ. E. Church at Martinsburg, since it has
been repaired, Is now one of the handson.s. cdi-
fees OF the kind In the State, and is q creGit aud
an ornament 10 the town.
Tie Baltimore & OHIO road announce special
trains to leave Hagerstown for Chicago, s..
Louis and other points on each Tuesday In
March and the first two Tuesdays in April.
Mr.. A. Trump of Kerneysville, has been very
liberal dealer with the people OF Barbour county,
and has left 50 0O0 in that county for lumber re.
Gently.
Eon. A. r. Modisett who Represented Barbour
county, in the last House of Delegates was killed
at his home. in that county, Sunday, by fall Of
lumber.
We will bet our old pair of ''breeches" that
there were more "pan cakes eaten last Tuesday
than there will be ON any one day the present
year. All had to do SO, 30 1t Is said, to keep of
the "bug5." we ate one about Tie SIZE of
small cart wheel bugs or no bugs.
The boatmen on the e. d o. Canal say they
will Bot start their boats until the rates for the
season are fixed. .
Hon b. F. Martin. our Congressman, was
robbed of about s556.00, In bis room, at WASH
ington, one morning last week. The servant
he'd left The door of his room unlocked, when
1t was entered ty some one, and the money TAX
ELI.
The new version of the Bible will soon bs
ready. We learn there are already l00, 900 copies
10 New York awaiting orders from the English
authorities before they are offered for SAFE.
Mr.. George Po!sal, OF Martinsburg, brakeman
on the b. & o. K. K fell from a Car in Cumber
land, and had one lex badly crushed.
Mr. Daniel Ambrose fireman on the B. tc o. r.
r., who was seriously injured at the Queen street
crossing, NarliDsbuig, died from lne fleet OF
his injuries. He leaves u wife aud children who
reside in Marlinsburg
Mr.. Arthur Jacques, residing on Mrs. Powell's
farm, 10 Falling Water district will 20 10 Oaio
this Spring TO take up his residence.
ss5" Rev. w. G. Eggleston, Pastor
of the Nj. Z. Church South Of this place,
with his daughters Misses Emma and
Eva, left here on Tuesday of this week
for HarrisoDburg, the place of the 81 s.
sion of the Baltimore Annual Confer
ence of NJ T. Church South on March
9th. During his pastorate Of one year
80 members were added to the church
and S22235O contributed for church
expenses, OF this amount 500 was con-
tributcd by a member Of his congrega-
ton TO the China Mission. Mr.. Eggle-
ston is preacher OF more than ordinary
ability and has many warm friends in
this community. As an evidence OF his
popularity among his own people the
Quarterly Conference at its last session
unanimously voted to ask his return and
We know the community will be glad
TO second such proposition.
B5" We had a pleasant visit from
Mr.. Alexander r. Baxley, son of Mr..
Samuel Bailey, and who moved to
Kansas, year ago. Mr.. b. returned
from Kansas last week, on business, and
informs US that his father and the rest
of the family are pleasantly located near
lola, Allen county, Kansas, and all
doing we'll lie will accompany his
brother, John w. Bailey, who last
week sold his property at Leetown, and
also j. Wilmer Sigler and Benz. Davis
of Berkeley county. They will start for
Kansas about Thursday next. We re-
greet that such good citizens are leaving
Us.
1B- Hon. JOHN w. GRANTuAM.-
Some writer in the Fayetteville Enter
prise, of this State, has made base at
tack upon the private character of our
able Representative III the Legislature.
1t was mean and contemplate, to say
the least, and in defense of Mr. G. We
publish the following article signed
"Third District" from the Wheeling
Register
Editor Wheeling Register.-This gentleman