Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-05-26
DRlEFS.

Major X. w. Hunter has disposed OF
his remaining half interest in the Win
chester Times to the Winchester Times Co.
We are glad to learn that the Rev. j. A.
Armstrong has improved somewhat In
health since his visit to Roanoke County,
Virginia.
The canal boat VIM. NJ. Price was sunk
In the canal at the log wall level on Tues
day of last week. The boat has since
been raised.
Mr.. David Hoffman, one Of the most
respected citizens Of this county, is, we
regret to state, very i'll ut his residence
below town.
George w. Welcome, colored, of Mar
tinsburg, has commenced the publication
at that place Of the Pisneer Press, q
monthly journal.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will
be held ut Mrs. Marmaduke's next Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. A. Ii. Cromwell, Of Frederick
County, Nd, has contracted to build
barns for Messrs. w. o. Norris and Danl
Getzendanner, of this county.
Basil Avis, Esq, a wsll-known citizen
of Harper's Ferry, died at his home in
that place on Sunday night Of last week,
after lingering illness. He was in his
G4th year.
A merchant may manage to grub along
without advei Using, and SO may man
empty a hogshead Of water with tea
spoon, but beth are decidedly tedious I'M
dertakings.
The Ladies' Mite Society of the N. E..
Church will hold an ice cream and straw
berry festival on Friday and Saturday
evenings, June 9Th and 9th, for the ben
| eft of the church.
Senator Kenna telegraphs from Charles
ton that the returns from the special
| election for Congressman in the third
district show that Snyder (dem.) is elected
by at least 500 majority.
The Circuit Court last week appointed
Messrs. j. L. Link, James B. Osbourn, A.
S. Link, Alton d. Osbourn and Thomas
| O. Link trustees of Phoenix Division, No.
Is, Sons of Temperance, at Duffield's.
The members of the Shepherd Fire
Company have been hard at work this
week tearing up the inside of the lower
story of the market house, in order to
make the contemplated Improvement in
that building.
After next Friday fishermen can in
dulge in angling for bass in the Potomac
without fear of offending the law. Pre-
cious little attention has been paid to the
law against catching fish on this side of
the river, however.
The Potomac Base Ball Club Of this
town Is looking around for club it can
beat easily. If they want real soft snap
the boys should challenge the Baltimore
Club, and if they can't beat it then they
had better disband.
An exchange says that young lady
can never whistle in the presence of her
lover. The reason is obvious. He don't
give her chance. When she gets her
lips in y proper position for whistling
something else occurs.
President Smith and Paymaster Gam
brill, Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
left Cumberland OH Wednesday with over
$50, 900, which they will pay to tho en-
ployees along the line for the months Of
January and February.
The early train on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad now leaves Baltimore too
early in the morning to carry the daily
papers, and there is grumbling all along
the line that the former convenient ar
rangement has been done away with.
1t is said that the acreage Of corn this
year in West Virginia will be nearly so
per cent larger than the last. An appre-
hension that prevailed that the wheat
crop would not be large induced farmers
to put in much larger crop Of corn than
| usual.
We return thanks to Mr.. j. D. Moler,
Of the Queen City Hotel, Cum berland, for
beautifully illustrated publication Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. entitled "On Mountain Top" 1t
has some splendid sketches Of our noun
tain scenery.
As no notice had been given Of the
change of time on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad on Monday last, several persons
who had business in Charlestown were
too late for the morning train, and much
annoyance was caused by the failure Of
the company to give proper notice.
A letter received at Cumberland on
Wednesday Of last week was simply di-
rected to "My Dear Aunt Fannie, Cum
berland, Md" Luckily, the post-office
clerks guessed for whom it was intended,
and it reached its destination safely. 1t
was from little Baltimore girl to her
aunt.
The grand jury Of Washington County,
Nd, has indicted the county commits
sioners for allowing the doors of the court
house to open from the inside in violation
of the act Of the General Assembly. They
have also indicted the town council of
Hagerstown for keeping q nuisance in
the city.
The"Blue Mountain House" at Penmar
will, it is said, commend itself to the
favor Of the temperance people, as no
spirituous liquors will be sold from it or