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


Stanton Female Seminary, and who Is now eu-
gagged In starting similar school 81 Lurry, Vs.,
under encouraging prospects, visited our Town
on Friday Of last week In the interest OF his new
school.
Mr.. J. N. Trussell, who has recently opened q.
new Grocery store in this place, has removed his
family also to this town and DOW occupies the
residence of Mr.. WIN. A. Cta2line on Main
street. We trust that their new home will prove
profitable and pleasant to Mr. T. and bis family.
Messrs. Samuel d. Barnhsrt, Daniel X. Fay
man, d. VI. Entler, of this place started for Roa-
nokp, Va , on Monday last, where they will be
employed as carpenters. Mr.. John d. Duke &C.
companied them on q visit
The yard party, ON the grounds OF the,
College yard, on Friday and Saturday nights
last by The ladies of the Reformed Church, was
quite q success About $3.50 Was realized.
The Chinese lanterns make a beautiful Hight and
the celicacies of the season were partaSen OF
sumptuously. Large crowds were assembled and
every person present Was well pleased. Cr!s-
wells cornet band enliyened the occasion.
John Boley, colored man of this place, re-
ceived sunstroke on Tuesday last whilst pitch
ing wheat for threshing machine on the farm
of Mr.. Charles Fl. Knott, below town.
We received pleasant visit from Col. Il. w.
Taylor, of the firm of Lazarus &c Co, Commis-
sion merchants, Baltimore, one day last week.
Glad TO see the Col. looking SO well.
A dispatch from Dublin to the Times says: ct
IL feared that another crisis is approaching. the
weather threatens ut.er destruction to what
promised to be Que of the tinest harYests ever
reaped 10 Ireland. The heavy and almost irces-
SAINT rain has laid low many fourishiDg fields.
Potatoes have suffered severely. Ii the weather
improves there would still be hope OF recovery"
Even the "oldest inhabitanp' ia expected 10
stand aside when the baby carriage tralos start
upon their evening perambulations.
There are changes of the route Of the mail
agents on the Western Maryland and Shenan-
doah Valley Roads. Mr.. Beard who has been
running from Baltimore to Hagerstown and
back will now 90 through from Baltimore 10
Roanoke, Ard Mr.. Parker who has been running
from Hagers:own TO Roanoke and return, will
also go through from Roanoke to Baltimore
A party of Northern iron men have been ex-
aiming the Vesuvius property on the line be-
tween Augusta and liotkbrdge counties, and
Immediately aloug the route OF the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad. Their object Is 10 purchase,
if the property suits and the price can be agreed
upon.
The Luray Caverns are doug 4 thriving BUSH
ness, being visited daily by crowds OF slghtseers.
The comnodious inn connected with the cav
erns is also becoming place OF fashionable re-
sOrt
Mr. G. NJ. Turner, commissioner of revenue
for Roanoke, the southern terminus oil the 5. V.
H. h., DaS lssutu lhe lOIlOWlDR uCCueo
since May: To merchants, twenty-nlne; drays,
fifty, tobacco and cigar dealer, twenty six; ho
tells. four; liquor dealers, six; BOARDING houses
eighteen; bucksters, fourteen; street venders
two: physicians, nine; banks, two; dentists,
three; manufacturers, twelve; lawyer, i've; IN
surance agents, four.
Mr. Charles Hatch, general freight and pas
seDger agent of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
1t Lynchburg, Va, announces that Mr.. L.. ).
Brown, general travelling agent Tor the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company, is also appoint
ed general travelling agent for the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad Company, to take effect at once.
His office will continue ~ Lynctburt, Va.
The trade dollar ia now worth as much as any
other dollar. Uncle Sam will OF last redeem
them with the dollar OF The daddies'-a dollar
that is really and intrinsicaliy not worth as
much as the trade dollar, ou', us that Old fellow
in Georgia said, has been 'stomped' as legal
tender for 100 cents.
Thursday last WAS Indian Day at the
Caverns of Luray. There were twenty
six boys and fourteen girls, all Indians
from the training school at Carlisle, pres
ent on this excursion.
A gentleman who saw Mr.. Taylor At
Westminster last weGk, was Informed by
him that if the rush Of orders kept Oh IN
creasing in the future as they have in the
past, he would bring three hundred ma
chinists and workmen TO ChambersOurS
when the works are removed i'll the Fail.
The only thing that is troubling Mr..
Taylor is that Chambersburg is totally
to furnish houses for the enl-
ployees. SO says the Chambcrsburg Her
aid.
Mr.. Levi Troxell, Il citizen of lIagers-
town, died very suddenly on Monday last,
of an attack of cramp collie. He was sick
about "a hours. The deceased was about
90 years OF age, and leaves L wife and four
children. ..'tt
The Wcnner property, consisting of a
large mill, several stores and warehouses
aud vacant lot in the town of Berlin,
Frederick county, Md, were sold at auc-
ton on Saturday last TO John l.. Jordan
for the sum Of $l5, 900.
The S. V. r. r. carried Is of Tricks
portable engines to Macon, Georgia, on
Sunday last. The freight shipments on
this road are very large and are constant
ly increasing.
Gen. Wade Hampton recently caught
above Point Of Rocks, in the Potomac,
titty-two black bass in one day with the
fly. One weighed 51s pounds and was
20 inches long. Gen. Hampton and Mr..
Lewis n. Hopkins, OF Baltimore city, are
expected to have fishing contest shortly
at Dagger's Springs, Va.
Mrs. Margaret s. Aisquith, of Charles
town, was stricken with apoplcxy on
Friday evening last, and died about noon
on Sunday, aged ~ years.
The Second Quarterly Meeting for
Charleslown, will be held Saturday and
Sunday, July 29th and 30th, in the NJ. i.
Church South.
Messrs. w. r. Percy and David Sloan
have purchased large interest i'll the
Harper's Ferry mill property.
The yield Of wheat in this vicinity SUR
passes the expectations of our farmers.
Many of them have already thIeshed
their crops and are delivering the grain
to our dealers, who are watching the
market very closely. Wheat sold this week
for $l.GS.
Our farmers are in fine spirits over
their corn prospects, which certainly
never gave better hope at this season.
The early potato crop is very large one
and the yield abundant. New potatoes
are selling at so cents per bushel. The
sudden departure OF the potato bug gives
hope of large crop of late potatoes.
The hay and oats crops are about the
average. Not large acreage of oats was
put out in this vicinity and the may yield
was somewhat injured by the drouth last
summer.
The Rev, Newton Campbell will open
a female school OF high grade, in Charles
town. the first Wednesday in September
next. The Rev. Campbell once resided in
this place and is brother of James W.
Campbell, deceased, the sheriff OF this
County who ofiiciated at John Browns
death
The public school at Duffields will be
continual by the BOARD OF ElncatiOn Of