Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-18

Jacob Wintermoyer is selling off his
stock of clothing at great reduction to
make room for winter goods.
There is every indication Of Il very fine
crop Of clover SEED; indeed, the clover
never looked better than ut present.
Mr.. Elisha 5. Snyder, Of Snydcr's Mills,
this county, has been granted patent for
cutting apparatus for harvcstcrs.
Three gentlemen from Hagerstown
spent 4 day fishing for bass in the POto-
mac at this place this week. They only
caught fifty.
j. n. Trussell expects to have the last
of this week Sweet Potatoes, Melons, Can
teloupes, Bananas and fresh Bologna.
Apples wanted.
Mr.. Mace Bennett, living below town,
last week sold an Alderney heifcT, two
years old last spring, to gentleman from
Maryland, for 500 cash.
Potomac Building Association No. 2
will offer to redeem several shares OF
stock on Monday evening next at o'clock
mt THE REGISTER OFFICE.
Mr.. j. Albert Roncmous will sell per-
sonal property at public sale on Tuesday
next, August 2lst, Mt Shenandoah juno
ton. See advertisement.
The farmers of Jefferson County vii
hold their annual harvest feast Thursday,
September 9th, in the woods Of Mr.. VIM.
Beall, near Flowing Spring Mill.
John NJ. Byers, executor, has sold the
farm of Jacob Bycrs, decd, near Scrabble,
containing 1877, acres, to Geo. w. Miller,
Of Berkeley County, for $40 per acre.
Among the marriage licenses granteda at
Washington, ID. c., Thursday of last week,
was one to Edward Foley, of this county,
and Sarah uanlan, of Frederick, Md.
"what are you paying for new wheat:"
| farmer to the grain dealer. The price ut
present is little higher than last week.
The long needed and much looked for
rain came on Wednesday in the shape of
a steady, settled outpouring. Vegetation
is looking much better, and the corn is
booming.
Mrs. Sarah Cotton, " ifc of DR.. j. Il.
| Cotton, and mother-in-law of Hon. i.
| Willis Wilson, died at the residence of her
husband in Charleston, this State, on the
3l,t of July.
Fertilizer agents are rs thick rs flies
around molasses barrel. At a recent
public sale near Shephcrdstown there
were 81 persons present, and Il of them
were fertilizer agents.
Whilst some workmen were making re-
pairs on Frederick street, Ia Williams
port, Nd, few days ago, they discovered
a cave. Sufficient has been developed to
show that it is an extensive cavern.
Mr.. James NJ. Hendricks, living below
town, is burning brick preparatory to
building a now house in the place of the
! one burned down last winter. He intends
| to erect substantial and nice house.
On Monday last daughter of Thomas
Brown, eight years old, was drowned in
the canal near Seneca, Nd, by falling
from the canal-bOat j. j. Swift. Her
body was taken to WiliamspOrt for inter-
! ment.
Rev. J. G.. Bowman, n former pastor,
preached in the Reformed Church of this
place last Sunday morning and evening.
His sermons were able and impressive,
and were listened to attentively by the
large congregations present.
Mr.. A. S. Abel, the veteran founder
and present proprietor of the Baltimore
Sun, celebrated his 18th birthday at
"Guilford," his beautiful country resi-
dence in Baltimore County, OH Friday,
the 10th instant. Quite q number Of
prominent Baltimoreans called on him.
An exchange sarcastically remarks:
"Only few more weeks of toll and the
farmer will hang his hoe in sapling and
throw his pillow in fence corner. The
crop will be worked and the tools will not
be needed until the next season. Then
new mortgage can be given to buy tools
to take the place Of those rotted through
neglect"
Mr.. James G.. Mcdowell, who recently
purchased tho lIagerstown Herald and
Torch-LigM from Messrs. Negley, has sold
his paper TO Capt. John NJ. Mcntzer, Of
the odd Feilop. Captain Mentzer will
consolidate the two papers, and will here
after publish them together under the
name of the Herald and Torch and Hagcrs-
torn Odd Fello,s.
Mr.. Milton Wisler, who married Mrs.
Maggie Jones Of this place, was thrown
from bridge by an overturning board ut
Helena, Pa, II few days ago, and received
serious injuries. He fell distance of 81
feet, but strange to say no bones were
broken, although he sustained very severe
cuts and bruises. Strong hopes arc ell
tertained of his recovery.
Maj. II. Kyd Douglas, who was men,
Der OF General Stonewall Jackson's staff,
writes to the Baltimore San, earnestly
urging the erection OF n suitable monu-
mcnt over the grave Of The dead general
ut Lexington, Va. Major Douglas says
this is the earnest desire Of the officers
and men Of Gen. Jackson's old command,
rs we'll as those nearest to him personally.
The Sharrsburg Enterprise says: can
tietam Iron Works suspended operations
for an indefinite period on Wednesday.
The stock was driven across the noun