Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-08-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Normal Diplomas promised 70 .he grsdu-
ate of Shepherd College last Jnne, haSe arfive1
at lasi, Call Oh Mr. Joseph McMarrap for them.
Mrs Nv 3. Mathews, OF Baltimore, who
has been s.tiug friends il his place, rlIpFned
home on TussdHy lss'. = .
The numerous candidates FOR legislative Lon
ors were In q sanitary mood this week. Next
week, ''dou5tful things " Ill be very uncertain"
The drou.h was b, oxen on Tuesday morning
last by o doe rain. VENDORS ior>cast did not
hold good this month.
Rev. ]. T. Ros.i.er, of Baltimore, who bias
been spending his vaca ton 10 our towp, preached
10 the Reformed Church on Sabbath night last
10 large audience. Mr.. Rossiter was formerly
pastor of the Reformed Church in this place and
made many friends outside OF his own congresa-
ton, who are always glad to see him.
There were about seventy teachers examined
in Charlestuwu last week an nearly all obtained
No. certificates, The examination Is Claimed
70 be very difficult one
The Rev {. n Campbell, of ChariestoWn, will
preach in the Presbyt-I Ian Church In this place
tomorrow (ssbbath morning) at le1s o'clock.
Mr. David Billnyer and bis little da9ghte-, and
Mrs. K ate Giats, oil this towr, are fihiips IeiA-
tives at Carlisle, PL.
We call alter ton 10 another excellent letter In
tbIs issur. written by Timothy" OF Charles
town. HIS letters are always eagerly sought al
ter By our readers.
Rev. ID. 81. Moscr attended = session Oh the l-u
therAp Conference Dear Winch ester this week
The regular monthly meeting OF the Y. VI. {.
A. will be held III The room on Monday evening,
August ISL, al O'Clock. ALI meInoers are re
Quesled to attend this meeting.
Marion couuty, Missouri, gives 1900 democrat
ic majoTity, coins, qurn!ly Hon. }. =. a. Metc.lt
will certainly he elected Presiding Jadge OF the
| county.
We have recei ej pamphlet copy OF the Reg
ulations and Premium list of the Frederick
County Agricultural Society. Inc eSnibition
will take place On Tuesday the losa VI OStooei,
and cor ii ur four days
MI Johu w. Hendricks, ON the Ridge, has u
fig tree which ie bearing iull OF figs vi large SIZE
We have seen c sample Of AIN aud have come
10 the conclusion that iigs can be raised here as
well IS elsewhere.
Mr.. G. T. Hodges has b ea appointed Agent
at Sheph rdstown for the sale or the GreencIstle
(Willoughby) Gum Spring Drill Hundreds OF
these drills are ia use 10 Jefferson County. The
drill is greatly improved Tor 1882. Give Mr..
! Hodges a call If you want The best drill in the
market. Sample drill Ut Mr.. Hodges Ware
House.
DR.. W. P Manning and Mr. r l.. Magruder,
Of Washington city, former residents OF this
town, paid place visit The Il. st OF this week.
Mr.. II. c. Marter, our enterprsiug timer and
stove dta e., while IN BaldInofe last week, Pur-
! Is putting on Tin roofing In our town End neigh
borhood by the acre.
The Hagerstown Preserving Company received
ON Saturday last srrels aud IL boxes of whor-
| tieberries consigned from Ststiols along the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. TGey will make
abou. 3 900 GALS.
Anumber OF handsome tablets intend d for
the National Antietam Cemetery, at Sharpsburg,
were received on Saturday. They came from
IL, 4 iurnl3hpu
| ted States government, and will mark the lest
ing place OF fallen heroes buried In The Cemetery
! Egg festivals are the latest 40, i,l nov:ly and
take The pllce OF ian and soap bubble Parties
! Each lady brings an egg with her name written
Oh it, aud Lslore the ( stlvilies begin u basket
! containing the eggs is passed around among the
gentlemen aud euca takes on. The lidy's name
! written on Tue CEg viii be his partner during
the evening".
! Mr.. John f. Fechtg, the Jeweler, Of Hagers-
! town, is TO fur.sh the junior Fire Company oil
that city, handsome triple silver plated IRE
| mems trumpet, wuich will be presented by the
! Junior Company 10 the Friendship Fire Co., OF
Winchester, Va, III acknowledging OF the
courtesiCs extended The Juniors during their Wis.
| it TO that place on the 4th OF July laat.
Hen. Daniel B. Lucas will 20 irto the Coz
grsssional csDy with the TWO strongest demo-
cratic counties IN the District at his back, Jefer-
son and hampshire. so says The Marlinshurg
| Statesman.
! The farm containing ;,G7 acre, Of limestone
land, situated near DArhesvile. belonging 10 the
| Mayors estate, was sold on Tnureday last al the
Court-hou.e door, Martinseurg, Mr.. James W.
| Mcdonald, OF Berkeley county, becoming the
purchaser, ii $50 per acre.
The Matonic Fraternity, composed OF the
Lodges of Berkeley Couu!', with visiting Breth-
err, will liy the Cornerstone Of the NJ. E. Church
! South. at GerLr istowD, Aug. 18th, list. Cefe-
monies 10 take place at O'Clock I. IN. e
On last Tuesday night, week, Mr. b. ". VIII
son, q travelling salesm Ill for Remington u Sons
Il earns, stop inS NJ tie St. Clair hote, this CITY,
| in exhibiting soms OF his samples 10 3 fellow
salesman, thuughtlessly picked up loaded pis-
tol, dropped 1t 10 his side, snapped the trigger,
ana it ,ii-"ntrsad, ,hs enil sakiug enect Just
below The ii ,ht k4er, passing downward, causing
! severe 4 su wuuDd. SO says The Martinspurg
| Statesm.r. g.; 80. ...f
Mr.. Orrick Coming ham, residing near Failing
| Waters in Berkeley county, met with heavy
| loss on Tuesday night of last week, by having
! his bAru wi b all It's contents, including whent
! hay, harness AID farming implements, destroyed
| by fi,e. 1t i'supposed 10 have been the work Of
| on iuceLdi.ry.
At Kearneysvle, on last Sunday morning,
says In. Marinsburg Statesman, Nniie Mr.. b.
! Newcomer was driving to church, accompanied
by Miss Minnie Miller, bis horse became fright
eDed ~ passing fret 1ht train and ran upon the
railroad. The burgy Was upset and tue oceu-
! pauts thrown out Miss Miller received very
! slight irjurics. out Mr.. Newcomer was serioI :
! hurt. The horse succeeded 10 6 tting away II ON
Mr.. y. aud literally tore the buggy 10 pieceS,
! jumping sake anu lidereJ fence alter d'tacb-
lug himself from the vehicle aud running iato a
field Both made very narrow ESCAPES irUm In.
slant deaf.
The martius left for the South the early part
of last week, and the p arrows now having
their own way In the bird boxes
Berries are being received in great quantities
by the HagerstOwn PfeseIvIng Company from
the stations along the Shenandoah Valley Is X
Uulike oil other patent medicine, II is not
necessary " take pills TO oprrste gu tie oowels
when you use DR.. Thopas' Aayapple Bitters, as
they are the most gentle apperient we ever trled
For sale at all Drug stores.
Mr. william Niui,er, freight brakeman On the
Sheasndoah Valley Railroad, while coupling
cars sl,pg TIE line Of that road, = few days ogc.
had IL left urn mashed by being caught between
the buiopers Of two cars. He returned 10 the
resideuct Of Mr.. hanry Hagermar, HagerstowD,
and uud-r the treatment OF DR.. q. II. W. Ragsr
ne is making rapid progress towards recovery.
Will Ross, coored, aged about IL. abstrscted
about S23 OF more from mon drawer IN The
store Of Mr.. ). Ran Rodrick, Tact Thursday, and
WAS committed 10 jail, where he out short
while ago serve ont sentence for participating
In breaking into and robbng The Shenandoah
Valley depot.
Oar FHe COMPANY 10 So'oS W pe uniiofneo,
and several bnGlred dollars have already been
raised 10y private subscriptions for that purpose.
Tue Company has been entitled tue Shepherd
Fire Company" in honor 10 uerry Shephe d,
ESQ., our aublic-spifiled, enIerprisips and
veal thy citizen, near this town.
s| CoMPrIaENTARY.-T Free Press
Of last week in speaking Of the Teachers
Institute pays the following compliment
to one of our young lady teachers:--
Near the conclusion Of the exercises OF
the last day Miss Ida Kearney read with
oharpirO urare and hpatv a pDem-in-