Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-10-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

The colored people of Martinsburg saturday
last celebrated the day in honor OF the Emancl-
patton Proclamation. At night there was torcn-
light procession, headed by the Shepherosto"n
band, colo:ed, which furnished music 1or the o.
casion.
los P. Flynn, son of George Flynn, OF Mar
tins burg, left home some months ago for New
ark. Ohio. The climate not agreeing with bin,
he took chils and malaria, eliminating 10 con
yes,iou of the brain, died Saturday last. H'' re-
mains arrived at Martinsburg on MONDAY, anu
we're inferred in 81. Joseph's Cemetery. de was
aged Is years and months
Messrs. lowering d. Co.. the well known conee
Importer, No. ?, Commerce Street, baiumore,
will erect a tent upon the Hagerstown FAIR
Grounds and manufacture coffee to dispense
gratuitousiy to the visitors at the Fair. Inc
milk use d will be from the famous hero Oh Jersey
COWS exhibited at the Fair by Messrs. waits ot ~
Seth, among which will be tue noted slo,ooo
COW.
One day last week Bessie, only daughter oil
Mr.. T. j. Lemen OF Williamsport, made u mario"
escape from death whilst playing around morse
that was hitched to the rack In 'front.' Oh ner
fathers store She was either kicked or Tell un-
der the horse and was tramped upon, KNOCKING
out several OF her teeth.
MIR. WIN. II. McBee, brother of the late q o.
McBee, deceased OF this place, after an absence
of II wears, returned on Tuesday and Is so]ourh-
ing with Mr.. Jacob Winlermoyer in this place
Our enterprsing merchant, Mr.. Jacob WIN.
termoyer, has received another lot OF OVercoa's
and other Clothing which he is running OH al
short profits.
This is the season of the year when we may
expect cool nights and mornings. 1t is the
Sc ason of the year that every one should te care
full and wear suitable clothing TO protect thrih
from the sudden changes of the weather. we
would suggest a Fall Overcoat for cool morn
Jugs and evenings.
J. G.. Holmes IL Co., contractors TOR oulidlng
the Hotel Roanoke, at Roanoke, va, ulaae ah
arrangement Friday for the benefit oil the c1eai-
tors. Their liabilities ere estimated al s2V,oVo.
A new time table went into effect on tue Cum
berland Valley Railro I'd on Monday last trails
now arrive and depart as follows: Arrive al ha-
gerstown from Harrisburg al y 10 ana l'.to j. III
and l.50 and els p. M, leave Sagerstnwn lot
Harrisburg, at 7.55 and ll.5O a. IN and Do anu
COS p. m.
Apumber of the members OF tae Ekridge
Foy Hunting Club, including several ladies, will
come from Baltimore to the Hagerstown FAR on
horseback They will bring ten OF Their oest
jumping and running horses 10 engage iE the
steepe chases, hurdle and fat races on Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Messrs. II. Fl, Keedy and Chas. w. Adams
administrators OF Col John Miller, dece"seo, Vi
Sbarpsburg, sold last Thursday, at the Miller
House in Sharpsburg, large lot OF household
and other personal property. A number OF ma
gerstown people beut on purchasing some OF tne
quaint old furniture owned by Col. Miller IN DIS
lifetime, attended and were well repaid. van o.
Brashear, The auctiouer, was Kept ouSy Ia heeP
ing apace with the spirited bidding-old style
furniture is much sought after now-a-d"yT.
The Newcomer premium of $500 at the Ha-
perstown Fair for the best quarter acre OF coru
has excited enthusiastic interest among the
Young farmers, and each contestant Will nave OH
exhibition one bushel OF his corn.
No person is more welcome in the editorial
sauctum than one who brings an item OF news
the one who comes to pay subscription per
haPs, excepted.
Lieut.. James Buchanan, of the l4'h, Infantry,
now on detailed duty at Washington, last week
paid visit To Sharpsburg, his former home lhe
Lieutenant is working upon tue war record, ara
at present is engaged upon the battle OIL Ahlle
tam.
Alfred d. Merrick. member of the Hagers-
town Bar, was arrested last Tuesday under lhe
vagrant act
The Alexandria Gazette has been Informed
that The engineer corps of the Washington ana
Ohio Railroad has succeeded in getting route
over the Blue Ridge mountains with grade OF
only So feet to the mile. This road is now taxed
10 it's IL most capacity in moving the large guam
titles of freight which are now berg sblPpeu oV
er it, New engines and cars have been ORDERED
from the Noftn Wtlcn are eApecteu " "iiH0
soon.
The Hagerstowp Evaporator Fruit Drying Co.
on Wednesday received an order for two large
factory machines TO cost 5000. One OF them goes
to Allegapy County and the other to one of TIE
lower counties of Maryland.
rs" \ Kabletown correspondent to the
Charlestown Spirit contains the following
items -
Mrs. Mary Wilson, of this place, has
quite an interesting collection of ludian
relics and curioSiteS, sent her by her son,
Mr.. Charles Wilson, now living III Alas
ka. Mrs DR.. Brown has in her posses
sion a chair that once belonged to General
Darke. of Revolutionary fame. Mrs. n.
b. Conklyn has an ebony castor(wooG
that was brought across the Atlantic, It's
age is unknown. ~
"Brown,' Il little year old son of Mr..
Andrew jackson, of this place, was Sc
yereiv scalded on one side, by falling III
bucket of boiling water, a few days ago.
In the last six months death has taken
from our midst two old and highly es-
teemed citizenship. Phillip Gordon,
aged sc, and Mr.. David Johnston, aged
IS wears. They were links that connected
us with the last and early part of the
present century. One by one the great
Reaper is gathering them in.
cIy" The comet, according TO the best au-
thoritieS, will rise earlier in the night af-
ter Il while, and as the majority of the
people much prefer sitting up late to
breaking their rest in the morning, more
will take the opportunity to see it. But it
will never rise before midnight. We
shall, however, soon be able to see 1t to