Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-09-08
BRIEFS.

The new IOUr cent stump VIII SIc'iiy
resemble in color the present three cent
stamp, being a shade darker of green.
Potomac Building Association No. ,
will offer to redeem several shares of
stock OH Monday evening hcXt at 8 o'clock.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
pic mic to-day Saturday in Lemen's
Grove, providing the weather is of the
right kind.
The Lutheran Sunday School of this
place had its annual pic mic in Lemen'S
Grove last Friday, and those who partiei-
patcd had n good time.
A professional baseball player gets
81 200 year, Il preacher gets about $500,
and the country editor gets what lie can,
and takes it out in corn and wood.
The Agricultural Fair for Washington
County, Nd, will be held at HaGerstown
October 18th, 18th, 18th and 10th, and it
is said will surpass all previous efforts.
Shepherd College opened Oh Monday
last with 80 pupils, the Graded School
with 80, and the rest of thepubfic schools
of the district with their usual number.
The Ladies Floral Cabinet for Scptem-
Der has been received from the publish
ers, % Vcsey street, New York. 1t con-
tains very interesting sketch of the
Luray Cave.
Mr.. Ben. Hartzcll, Of this place, has
been called to the bedside of his father,
Mr.. L. Hartzell, who is very i'll at CALI
polls. Ohio. Mr.. lIartzell was formerly
a resident of Shcpherdstown.
We hear it whispered that certain
Shepherdstown young man who walked
right out ia the kitchen where his sweet
ness was at work, accidentally sat down
on a hot custari pie. Who was it?
care you going to the Oriole?" is the
leading question among folks i'll this see
ton. There will be a large number OF
prrsonS from this ncighborhood III attend
ancc upon the festivities, combining bust
ness with pleasure.
The weather this week has been quite
cool and fall like, but we would not ad-
wise you to change your light clothing Tor
the present. The thermometer will likely
get in some pretty good licks before the
close of this month.
An alarm of fire on Wednesday night
brought ont the fire department i'll various
STAGES of dress and undress, but when it
WAS discovered that it was Waldccks
limc-kiln that was on fire the services of
the gallant firemcn were not called into
rcquisition.
The farm on which Mr.. Samuel II. Light
now resides, in Berkeley county, belong
ium TO the estate of DR.. j. Hanson Thomas,
deceased, was sold recently to Mir. Henry
Worthington, of Frederick, Md, who Will
take possession OH the lst of April next.
Mr.. Light has been Il tenant on the farm
for forty years.
Harpcr's Ferry is becoming quite pop
ular resort for city people during the hot
months. One house, kept by colored
people, has had az many rs sixty boarders
at one time, all employees of the depart
ments at Washington. a masked ball
was enjoyed on Tuesday night of last
week and concert Thursday.
Mr.. W. w. Darncll returned on Satur-
day evening last from pleasure trip on
his bcycle over a crcuitouS route of 800
miles, visiting Hagerstown, New Market,
Luray, Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, Harrisburg, Huntington, Bedford,
Somerset, Mcyersdale, Dam No. &, and
thence home On the last day he Travelled
lO2 miles. Cumberland Times.
Berkeley County Ncws.-We Clip
the following items from the last Martins
burg papers:
From the Herald:
W. s. Ilcnshaw, Esq, as special COM
missioner of the court, sold on Saturday
last the Val. Moore, or "Gnm Spring"
place. living in Mill Greek district, con-
tanning 81 acres, at SO per acre, Captain
John f. Smith purchaser.
Our highly respected citizen, Mr.. j. W.
Thatcher, residing OH TuscarOra, and his
five sons measure in aggregate 81 feet and
, inches in height, which would make an
aggregate of feet 2ll5 inches each. These
fall little short of the big kentuckianS or
the tall sycamores of the Wabash.
From the Statesman:
Mr.. David Stewart, living near Bunker
Hill, had his barn, containing all of his
wheat, hay, gears, etc., completely de-
stroyed by fire on Monday evening last.
The loss will, it is supposed, be between
.hrec and four thousand dollars; no in
surance. The fire was caused by his little
son, aged about or years, playing with
matches ut the barn. We are Informed
that IN insurance agent, Mr.. IL. y. Tabb,
had called upon Mr.. Stewart that very
morning and offered to insure the barn,
but az is too often the case the matter was
deferred, and hence the loss.
PcrsonnI.-Mr. James W. Fayman, q
former shcphcrdstown boy, but who has
been making his home ut Deming, New
Mexico, for the past two years, being en-
plovcd in the office of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, is here visiting his parents.
Mr.. Fayman was q brother apprentice of
THE REGISTER editors, and we were glad
to see him looking so well and to learn
that he has good position.
o.. ID Eutlar of pin,lmont