Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-09
BRIEFS.

development Is II highway mai iiihS'o'A
years old.
The most Of our public schools have
closed their school term this week, and
the youngsters are happy once more.
Farmers arc busy rerlanting corn.
From various accounts there has been
considerable amount of that work to do.
Mr.. 10. Agllonby, of this county, will
deliver the address ut the decoration GER
emonies in Charlestown to-day, Saturday.
Straw berries have been in the market
for several weeks, but rs they sell for ILL.,
teen cents box they have not been going
of very rapidly.
The hot wave struck this section on
Monday last, and ever since then the
weather has been trying to make up for
lost time In May.
Let everybody attend the strawberry
festival ut the NJ. E.. Church tonight.
Young man, take your sweetheart there,
or some one else will.
The citizens of Martinsburg last week
by large majority abolished the law re-
curing the payment Of corporation taxes
rs prerequisite for voting.
Mr.. Jacob Wintermoyer has had his
clothing store reprinted by Mr.. Charles
Ferrells. Painting is getting to De con-
tagious. Well, let it spread.
The VI. L. Church South at Browns
Crossing will be dedicated ID. V. Sunday,
June 18th. Rev. J. S. Martin, d. d., will
preach ut II q. III. and p. m.
We regret to state that for the last three
weeks Mr.. George Z. Adams has been lad
I'D with Il severe attack Of rheumatism.
We hope he viii soon get out again.
Tho superintendent of public schools Of
Baltimore was arrested in the Luray cave
lately for breaking of stalactite. 1t
was thoughtlcssness in him, he said.
We return our thanks TO our friend MIR.
James W. Fayman, a Shepherdstown boy,
but now of Deming, New Mexico, for a
number Of Western papers sent US this
week.
The Shepherdstown Manufacturing
Company is busy filling orders for horse
rakes ut the present time. They are turn
ing out various agricultural implements
rapidly.
1t is said that $50, 600 have been SUBJ
scribod To build furnace at Luray by Il
party of Northern capitalists, and that
arrangements are being made for site and
construction.
We arc indebted to Prof. Z. Z. Camp
bell for all invitation to attend the COM
menccment of the Hagerstown Female
Seminary, which takes place Thursday
next, June l4th.
Sharpsburg was well represented here
on Decoration Day. Over ono hundred
persons from that place, including some
of the good-looking young ladies, were
over Oh that day.
Mr.. William NJ Staley, of this place,
who has been working at Roanoke, Va,
is now acting as foreman in the erection
of 4 new depot at Pen Mar, Oh the West
ern Maryland Railroad.
The Massachusetts Press Association
have selected as the objective point OF
their summer excursion the Virginia
Shenandoah Valley. The association
leaves Boston Oh the Sth OF June.
Rev. /. +. Mason, Rector, and Mr.. E.
l. Lee, delegate, Of tho Episcopal Church
of this place, attended the Sixth Annual
Council of the Diocese of West Virginia,
which met in Wheeling this week.
The Governor has appointed as men,
bers of the Tax Commission created by
net of the last Legislature, Messrs. J. M.
Mason, of jefferson, L. A. Bennett, OF
Cabell, and Joseph Bell, OF Ohio County
Strawberries, green peas, fresh oranges,
lemons, cocoanuts, dried beef, bologna,
clans, apple butter, and all kinds of dried
fruit and canned goods, received at Trus-
SELLS Grocery this week. Tomatoes 10
cents per can.
The boys are beginning to cast an snx-
ious eye toward the river, and they Will
not wait many days now until they shall
be enjoying the cool bathing 1t affords.
Most of the Shepherdstown boys can
swim like ducks.
The lumber to be used in the construc-
ton Of q forty boat at Harper's Ferry is
the product of log from Garrett County,
Nd. The log was sc feet long, &c inches
in diameter at the small end, and made
5000 feet of lumber.
A girl shouldn't wear q black belt
about her waist when she's got white
dress on and is walking with young man
in the night time. 1t makes 1t appear
from rear view as if her fellow had his
arm around her waist.
The new schedule OF the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad went into effect Monday,
Juno 4. The changes are unimportant,
the only difference in time being that the
morning train south leaves Shepherds
town at G. IS now Instead Of $50.
Potato bugs have been on the war-path in
some gardens, so we remind our readers
of tho verse:
When the dew is on the blossom,
And the atmosphere serene,
Spread gently DER your 'tater vines
A little Paris green.
As viii be seen yiadvertisement, Maj.
Henry Hagan has opened hotel in Shop
l,ardstawp onl will hereafter accom- mo-