Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-07-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

next Hon. &. J. Faulkner is president OF the
Association, who will no doubt make 1t one OF
the best ever held there.
Candidates are looming up as thick as flies In
q eugsr bowl. Let 'em loom, the more Inc mer-
rier.
Miss Laura Eyersole. of Hedgesyille, Berkeley
equity, Is visiting Miss Mamie hineS III 'n''
place. ..a.
Mr.. A. Lleklider, General Secretary OF the
YIN. &. A. of Petersburg, Va, IL here on Visit
to bis family.
Major Fl. W. Blunt paid off the employees, of
the Cement Mile, below town, on Monday last.
We had pleasant visit from Mr.. Alex. l..
Osbourn, one of the mercantile firm OF OsoouTn
& Barnhart, Duffields, on Tuesday last. Mr.. Y.
Is a clever gentleman, and we are GLAD 70 learn
the firm did fine business this SUMNER They
are young men of vim and energy; reliable, non
est and prompt.
Mr.. r. P. II .staub of Berkeley has removed
to Wheeling.
Our young friend Mr.. Ohio Williams is rust-
eating ut Cape May. Hope his visit Will prove q
pleasant one.
The pay cor of the s. V. X. r. pasted over the
road on Monday last and rolled out the daddy's
dollars.
Col Robert E. Sheerap, advertising agent for
Miles Ortons Big Show, is very clever gentle
map having been also newspaper publisher In
former years and we commend him 70 the press
generally.
A small yellow terrier dog, lately spayed, be-
longing 10 Mr.. Abraham Shepherd OF this lace,
was lost on Sunday OF last week, having follow
ed come persons from the Episcopal Church, on
the road to Kearneysvle Mr.. S. will De glad
to receive information concerning her where
abous.
If England and Egypt don't soon stop their
foolishness some body will get hurt yet.
The Teachers destitute will be held In Charles
town, beginning Monday, August z, next The
Teachers Examination will be Eeld on Monday
of the following week.
Miss Ella Butler, daughte- of Rev. DR.. Butler
of Washington city, is visiting the Misses Rick
ard in this place.
Edward Britner, youns lad, cut off the first
ioint of his middle iinger, left hand, while cut
ting hay with cuttDg-box few days ago.
A writer from Harpers Ferry to the Charles
town Spirit strongly recommends Mr. william j..
Knott for the House of Delegates and Capt. j.
=. Melvin for tie Senate.
Mr.. Charles ]. Miller, clerk in the dry goods
store of Mr.. John F. Welshans, OF this place
during the past two years, started for the West
on Tuesday last on a visit to relatives aud
friends. We hope his visit will prove pleasant
and agreeable. Mr.. Allen Staley has taken his
place in the store.
Miss Jennie Anspach OF Baltimore is visiting
relatives and friends in this place and neighoor-
hood
Mrs Jennie Miller, of Frederick, is visiting at
her uncle's Col. John +. Schley's, near town.
Jacob Lashorn, near Kearneysville. had
valuable horse to drop dead few days ago
whilst working him.
We regret to learn that Mrs. D. Frank Billmyer
is quite i'll. We hope she will sooD he herself
again.
The wife OF Ex-Governor Jenkins, OF Georgia,
died on Saturday morning last ut Deer Park
Hotel Garrett county, Md.
Don't forget to attend the Harvest Home, in
Daniel w. Staley's woods near Billmyer's Mill,
on Wednesday next, the 2nd OF August. Every
thing will DC there good to eat, and pleasant
time will be had.
1. is said the corn ia growing so rapidly these
DAYS that 10 man recognizes his own field after
losing sight Of 1t during the night.
The excursion to Luray via G. V. and s. V.
railroads, from points in the Valley as far north
as Harrisburg, which passed through this place
on Saturday last, consisted OF two sections ana
carried about seven hundred passengers.
1t Is understood that President Arthur has
served formal notice upon whom it may con-
Germ that he shall appoint no more women TO
office.
The corn crib and hennery of Mrs. VIM. II.
Mong, on Tuscarora, was visited by thieves on
Friday night last. About five bushels oil corn
and 25 chickens were carried OIL.
Mr.. Samuel Hare, q carpenter by trade, who
resided in Marlnsburg for a number of years,
was run over bya freight tram at Bethlehem,
Pa, on Sunday evening last, and instantly
killed.
The picnic to Island Park Thursday of last
week, under the auspices o. the Woman's Tenn.
perauce Union, was largely attended from all
points along tue line. The Temperance Union
conducted by Miss Jennie Smith and the cheap
ness of the fare attracted thousands of people TO
the Island. Prayer spiritual exhortations and
singing formed the exercises OF the day. n.
heavy rain came upon them in the afternoon,
drenching many who were unable to lind shelter.
The State Board of Health has granted a GER
tiicate to colored brother physician, VINO
passed satisfactory examination, and will prof.
ably locate in Wheeling.
Miss Georgia Strider and sister, of this county,
are visiting the family of A. j. DeLashmutt, Esq
In Frederick city. e.. -
Friday of last week, was the 2lst anniversary
of the first battle of Manassas. Wednesday pre-
vious, the 10Th, was the anniversary of the bat
tie of Bull Run. How many can realize that 1t
has been twenty-one years since those exciting
daysf
Mr.. Hiram Cross, of Tilghmanton, Washing
ton county, Nd, threshed 100 bushels of wheat
from lot OF l2 acres-a little more than 81
bushels TO the acre.
Col. II. Kyd Douglas Of Hagerstownis spend
ing o few weeks at Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, on
the coast of Maine.
Why Miss Jennie am glad to see your sallow
look has disappeared, you look as fresh and
handsome as q rose. Thanks, yes sir, have sut-
fered from bilIousness for years and could new r
get cured until l used DR.. Thomas Mayapple
Bitters. For sale at ell Drug Stores. e.
An exchange wants to know, "what is home
without a Newspaper ~ 1t is place where old
hats are stuffed into window panes; where the
children are like young pigs; the housewife like
an aboriginal savage aud the husband with
panorama of the Dismal Swamp painted on his
shirt bosom with tobacco juice.
Z. E. Campbell, Prof. of Natural Science in
the Hagerstown Female Seminary, called this
week. The catalogue shows that this estabi hed
school is still fourishipg and prices greatly re-
duced. In location Il Is unsurpassed. Send for
Catalogue and particulars 10 Rev. c. l. Keedy,
A. NJ Hagerstown, Md.
Young Mems Meeting will be held il the
basement OF the NJ. E C'iurch South, tomorrow
Sunday evening, a: Is O'Clock.
Mr.. A. 8. cambridge, raised at the Bower, this
gear, off Of his poorest slate land, wheat which
averaged him 81 bushels per acre. He used
Frazier & Bishops phosphate.
DR.. Williams and Mr. Pennington OF Baltimore,
are visiting Mr.. Presley Marmaduke, near this
place. They travelled from Baltimore TO Frederick
city on bicycles where one of the vehicles broke
down, and then they proceeded by railroad 10
this place
Mr.. W. T. Stewart, of Berkeley, has had some
thirty or forty sheep killed by dogs in the past
two weeks. Some niue or ten sheep, belonging
to Mr.. g. o. Lambert, in pasture at Mr.. Stew
arts, were also killed by dogs this week. Some
of the dogs were hunted down and shot.
One day last week Mr. James N. CHM and
Miss Minnie Corpyne, of Harrisburg, Pa, were
married in the Caverns OF Luray.
Mr.. A. j. Thomas, of Berkeley, Is engaged in
threshing out and delivering his wheat crop,
which he has sold at sl.l5. He will have about
5000 bushels.
There will be O camp meeting in the Gray