Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-10-28
GALA DAY IN SHEPH ERDS-
TOWN.

Magnificent pageant of firemen. A
Grand Firemen's Parade will take place
in ShepherGstown, OH Saturday, Nov.
4th, 1882, to be participated in by Fire
Companies of Hagerstown, Martins
burg, Shepherdstcwn, and other places
The Shepherdstown Dramatic Socie-
ty will, on the same evening, in Bills
myers Hall, render the famous French
Drama entitled "The Idiot Witness,
also the celebrated French Minor Drama
entitled "Ihe Man With a Carpet
Bag. The entertainment. will conclude
with the Ethiopian Farce-"ltip Van
Wrinkle" These plays have been REM
dered 10 large European cities and the
leading cities of the United States with
unbounded success, and we feel con-
fdent that this Society will render
them TO the satisfaction of all who 60
to hear them. Diagram OF Hall may
be seen at Rentch's Book Store, where
seats can he procured. Call early and
secure good seat. Admission % cts,
Reserved Seats 80 cts. Proceeds for
the benefit OF Shepherd Fire Depart
ment of Shepherdstown.
On the same day the Shcpherdstown
Manufacturing Company will hold
Dinner in the main building on their
grounds for the benefit of Shepherd
Fire Department.
Eminent speakers will be present and
will address the tiremen on that day.
BD PERs0NAL--Mr. John Bower,
who has been the efficient and accom-
modating agent of The S. V. Il. r., at
this place, for the past year, was or
Tuesday last transferred to the office at
Mines, where he takes position as assis
TINT Dispatcher f trains. 1t is with
much regret that the many friends Of
Mr.. Bower notice his departure, tor he
has by his afability of character and
courteous manners made many friends
! here He has ever since his residence
in our town evinced the utmost interes:
in its welfare. We wish him every sue
cess III lite wherever he may go.
We had a pleasant visit on Wednes-
day from Mr.. w. w. Wenlzell, of
Harper's Ferry, cigar manufacturer.
He informs US that he intends opening
large branch OF his business in Wash
ing;on city. Mr.. w. is an euterprising
young man, and manufactures the best
brand of cigars. lie is also clever
and genial gentleman.
Hay- From ILLINoIS-We received a
letter from our old friend and former
citizen OF this neighborhood, J. Chal-
mers Byers, and who now resides near
Mount Morris, Illinois, from which We
extract the tollowing:-
This leaves lis all well and hearty with
! no reason to complain. The weather here
has been very fine ever since last Spring,
! but then we had more wet weather than
ever was known in this country before.
/ We think this was the most beautiful sum-
mer we ever saw, and we had no frost 10
kill the tomatoes In our garden until the
! 10Th of this month. We never had rs
many garden vegetables before rs we had
this year. Corn hushing here this year
VIII commence generally on the lst OF No
! vcmber which is very late. All kinds of
crops are considered good in this State this
year, except corn which is generally sup
! posed to be slightly above Il halt crop.
Business is brisk up here in northern Hi
! noiS times generally thought to be good
and money is certainly plenty. am still
encouraged up here in this extremely
! healthy and prosperous country, although
l have not yet met with Il very heavy
streak of financial fortune. This country
! is now more thickiy settled and better i'm
/ proved, the lands and stock of every kind
except sheep, than they were in Berkeley
| and Jefferson counties, and the result is
! that the people here are fast leaving for
! Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and other
Western States. 1 live 2 miles south of
Mt. Morris. but l am not farming much
yet, my oats crop was fair yield, S67 bus,
my corr crop will run about 1900 bushels,
: potato crop 100 bushels, &c. We all have
health and every good thing in abundance
to eat; we have no; got much of the great
thing necdlul, money. Lands here are
raising higher and higher every day. Just
/ look ut that Jacob Small farm is richly as
it is located, built up and improved which
only brought $52 per acre. 1t is certainly
most astonishing to me when lands here
no better located and not as well improved
bring $40 per acre. Land generally brings
! $50 per acre here now.
ssY" The following State cases were
disposed of at the recent term OF the
Berkeley Circuit Court:
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