Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-07-09
LOCAL ITEMS.
Don't forget the yard party tonight.

door recently opened and thence up stairs. Call
and get your best Ice cream In town.
We call attention 10 the advertisement of Mr..
J. b. Smith, agent for Hopes Bro. u Darling
ton, Hagerstown, in another column. Persons
having such timber for sale will do we'll TO ad-
dress Mr.. 8.
The only demonstration of the patriotism Tor
the 4th of July, IN this place, was the SaIe anu
stripes" stretched across the 3. V. X Il. track al
the machine shops.
Mrs Geo r Staley. of Baltimore, Is visiting
her sister Mrs. Joseph NJ. stonebraker in this
place.
The family of Mr.. VIM. H. Byers, OF Louisville,
Kentucky arrived here last week and are now
| occupying their summer residence near town.
| Mr.. Nicholson, Banker, Of Baltimore, and fam
iiy, are visiting Mrs. Archie Robinson, near this
| place.
Communion Services will be held in the Lu-
| theran Church, in this place, Rev. ID. Nd. Moser,
| PASTOR on Sunday morning, at the usual hour.
Something new in epherdstown-aya yard par
| ty in College Yard tonight. Ice Cream, Lemon
ade, Ices and Cakes at figures within the reach OF
all. Come.
The ladies are doing their best to look pretty,
and have things nice at the Yard Party to-nlgat.
Don't stay at home, take your vile anc your siS-
tiers and your cousins and your auh's' anu gu
Mr.. Blantan who has been acting as agent here
.. n. II.
been appointed agent ut Shen. Junction, fand
| Mr.. Benz. Greider has been appointed in his
stead at this place.
Mr.. 8. A. Trimmer; formerly agent at the
V. X. K. Depot here, is appointed TO clerkship
in the Auditors department, 5. V. Il. H., at
Hagcrstown.
Quite an improvement is going on at the De-
pot Of the s. Y. K X. at this place. The yard is
bling filled up and raised, and piked, and bitches
made TO drain the water.
Lloyd Licklider is closing out his stock of
Straw Hats, Ladies slippers, and other goods at
reduced prices. Now is the time for bargains.
The 9TH session OF Va. Normal Music School
begins Aug. =, 1881, at Luray Va. For circulars
address, DIR. j. NJ. Amiss, Sec, Luray, Page Co,
Va.
Young Mems Meeting will be held in the
basement of the NJ. E. Church South, tomorrow,
Sunday evening, at 81 O'Clock.
SIENNA Fig-A gentle, lasative and pleasant
purgatiye for sale at GibSons Drug Store.
Mains New Great Golden International Show
will exhibit at Hagerstown on Monday next, the
llth of July.
Mr.. John Cameron, native OF this town, and
who resides near Weverton, Washington county,
Nd, visited his old friends and relatives in this
place last week. He is in his S6Ih year of his age
and yet hale and hearty. Long may be yet flour
ish-
The Sabbath School of the Evangelical Lu-
theran Church, of Frederick city, will hold their
Annual Picnic at Island Park, near Barper'r
Ferry, on Wednesday, the 18th Of July, 1881.
Mr.. r. A. Alexander requests us to give notice
to the farmers OF Jefferson that he is prepared 10
insure their wheat crops in good companies ct
fair rates
The barn belonging to Messrs. John, Robert
and j. Aldndge Chew, on the old Roger Chew
farm, on the Bloomery and kabletown Turn
pike, was destroyed by fire on Monday night
last. Insured in the LOudoun Mutual for sl,-
500. Cause of the fire unknown, but we under
stand it Is supposed to have been accidental.
Among the graduates In medicine at the Uni
versity OF Virginia last week, is Samuel Tanner
Knott, son OF Wm. j. Knott, of this vicinity,
and we congratulate the young DR.. upon his
success.
Our young friend Mr.. c. II. Rinehart, who
has been In Solomon City, Kansas, during the
past year or more, returned home here last
week, looking well. He hasn't grown much
taller but is little wider out" We imagine
| that he don't like those cyclones in that coun-
| try.
Rev. B. F. Rice, of Martinsburg, DR.. T. H.
| Buck, of LeetowD, and Rev. II. s. France, of
Winchester, have accepted Invitations to speak
at the Champion Lodge" picnic at Gerardstown
| on the 10th.
The number of arrivals at the Baldwin House.
| Hagerstown, during the month OF June, 1851, was
49, making a total of IL, l27 since the opening
! of the hotel, September /, 1880, period OF ten
months This exceeds the expectations of the
most sanguine, and is an evidence of the appre-
citation of the untiring efforts OF the accomoda-
ting proprietors to please their patrons.
The members of Capt. Dunmore's Brass Band
| of this place are procuring handsome uniforms.
| They treated our citizens with some excellent
music on Saturday night last
A fine lot of Jewelry just received OF Gibson's
| Drug Store.
Mr.. G. T. Licklder is having q handsome
| porch erected in froft-of his dwelling. Mr.. Lee
Brotherton is doing the carpenter work, and Mr..
VIM. Britner the masonry work.
Mr. Luts, Supervisor of Road, S. V. r. r.,
with his family, is now occupying the dwelling
of Mr.. s. Taylor Sheaffer, on Main Street
NJ Harry Robrback and Jacob f. Thomas
have bought 81 acres of the Jacob Z. Grove
farm, lying near Sharpsourg, at $50 per acre.
Mr.. Jacob Benner, an on old citizen, aged 90
years, died in Sharpsburg, Md, June 2ith
Sells Big Menageris will exhibit at Martins
burg, Hagerstown and Winchester, early in Aug
ust.
Hon. f Boyd Faulkner and family OF Martins
burg are visiting White Sulphur Springs.
Mr. Jacob Gruber, formerly of harrisburg,
died at the residence of his son, Joseph Gruber,
near Smithfeld, this county, on Wednesday,
aged 81 years, He was well known and highly
respected.
The Rev. Dr. NJ. D. Riddle who was member
OF the Revision Committee OF the New Tesla
ment, preached sermon in the Presbyterian
Church, in Martinsburg, on Sunday evening last,
the subject OF which was the Revision.
The annual picnic of the Catholic 8. School,
under the auspices OF the st. Joseph and st. Pat
rick Society, of Martinsburg, will be held at
Island Park, Harper's Ferry, on Saturday, July
23d.
Messrs. Mason & Rice, carriage builders in
Martinsburg. have just flushed for DR.. n. u.
Baker, most stylish and durable vehicle, known
as the "Dexter Queen" trotting buggy.
Brother Mentzer of the Hagerstown Odd Eel
low will please accept our thanks for Extras"
containing latest reports of the attempted assas-
snation of President Garfield, during the past
week.
The Lutheran congregation of this town has
purchased new pipe organ oil the organ manu-
factory of Mr.. Miller, Hagerstown, Md, which
will be placed in the church IN few days.
Miss Lillian L. Chapline daughter of Mr.. VIM.
r. ChApliue of this town, is visiting relatives and
friends in Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. F. NJ. Parker the clever and polite mail
agent on the :. V. Il. r., was in town on Sunday
last.
Mr.. Thomas Schley, brother of Mrs. Laura
Chapline of this place, and her nephew, Mr.. l..
E. Birely, of Frederick City, Nd, visited her in
town this week.
Mrs. R. N. Pendleton and her children, of
Wylhe county, Va, is visiting her father, DIR.
Gibson, in town.
Mrs. I.istarre and daughter of New York city,
Mrs. Herbert wife of the Episcopal minister at
Winchester; Mrs. Flood and Mrs. DR.. Love of
Virginia with their familieS-all guests of Hon.
Chas. j. Faulkner, at Martinsburg.
On Thursday evening little daughter OF Mr..
George Lambert OF Martinsburg, fell from