Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-04
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| their counter with n new pair OF hahG-
some scales that balance to hair.
Rev. d. NJ. Moscr returned home on
! Wednesday, and services will be held as
usual in Shcpherdstown OF Sunday ct
| 1890 a. m.
! A new boat so feet long has bccn built
and placed on the Potomac at Falling
Waters to convey passengers to and from
Potomac Isle.
The pay car of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad Company passed through here on
Wednesday, and distributed the filthy
lucrc" among its employees.
For sale.-2 four-light chandeliers (Sec-
Ond hand) complete, and extra large
Venetian blinds, formerly used in the NJ.
f. Church. Apply to b. F. Graves.
The Teachers Institute has been in scS-
sion in Charlcstown this week. About
sixty teachers have been in attendance.
Ten or twelve went from this place and
vicinity.
The ladies of tho Lutheran Church at
| Unionyille will hold 4 festival ut that
place on the 18th and 18th Of this month,
Friday and Saturday. Further rartieu-
| lars next week.
The Bishops of the Southern Methodist
Church have appointed the week begin
ming on Sunday, the 18th day OF August,
rs week of special prayer for wisdom
and for revival.
Hon. T. Willis Wilson, OF Charleston,
ex-Speaker Of the House of Delegates OF
| this State, is in the field and will make an
active effort to secure the nomination Tor
Governor of the State.
Thursday next N. II. Stanley, admins
traitor of Archelaus Stanley, decd, will
sell personal property at public sale on
the farm of B. S. Pcndlcton, near kcar-
| ncysvile. See advertisement.
Paymastcr Gambrill of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal this week paid OF the
canal employees for March of last year
and April of this year. He was accom-
panied by President Smith and others.
Mr.. j. S. Fleming is selling Hccker's
sclt-raising flour, something new in
Shcpherdstown. For quick baking this
is simply perfection. Try a sample pack
age of it, rs it only costs 81 cts. package,
The first new wheat of this season WAS
shipped from here last Friday. Mr.. G.. II.
Hodges and Mr.. W. n. Lcmcn, grain
dealers, each shipped 4 carload 10 Baiti-
more. The price for new wheat now
ranges from 81 .02 to $l.0j.
Mr.. Charles Smith, Il moulder at the
machine shops, received very bad burn
on Monday by having melted iron run
into his shoe from a leaky flask. He is
getting along as well as could be expected,
although it WAS 4 most painful accident.
The Lutheran congregation Of Martins
burg will shortly commence tho work OF
improving their church ediiicc. Il is pro-
posed to enlarge the building by an addi-
ton OF about ten feet in the rear, and
building up the front even with TIE pave
mcnt.
An empty canal boat, in passing through
z lock in the canal below uarpcr'S Ferry
on Friday of last week, became fastened
in the lock-gates, and Il couple OF them
were torn of. The boat was also dam
aged, and sank to the bottom. Repairs
| were Immediately Instituted.
Capt. Josh IIamul, OF Kcarncysvillo,
has commenced his campaign, and is now
! ready to buy all the wheat that is to be
disposed of in his ncighborhood We are
privately informed that he has his war
paint on, and intends to do the largest
business in this end of the State.
Mr.. w. G. White, for two sessions past
assistant teacher at the Charlestown Acad-
envy, has left to take up his residence at
! IIampden-Sydncy, Va, for the purpose of
attending the Union Theological Semi
nary 1T that place, with a view to enter
| ing upon the Christian ministry Spirit.
The following officers have been elected
by the Young Mems Christian AssOca-
| ton of this place for tho ensuing year !:
President, \. S. Dandridgc; Vice-Prcsi-
dent, d. J.. Rentch Recording Secretary,
B. 5. Pondlcton; Corresponding Sccre-
tary, T.. I. Lee; Treasurer, Edward r..
Licklider.
The most interesting letters the editor
gets, as rule, are those short pishy ones,
which simply say, "Enclosed please find
subscription price to your valuable paper
for one year" That out-wcighs Il dozen
pages Of "Rchcctions on the Dying Year"
or "Thoughts on Discovering the First
June Bug"
Mr.. J. S. Williams, formerly of Phila-
delphin, who has been associated in the
publication of the Hagcrstown Old FellOw,
sold out his interest in the paper, to the
publisher, and will return to Philadcl-
phia, to engage In job printing. Mr.. John
VI. Mentzer will continue the publication
of the paper rs formerly.
The Ilagerstown Light Infantry at a
meeting held on Monday evening OK
tended IN invitation to the Fifth Mary
land Regiment to take part III the military
encampmcnt ut IIagcrstown in September
next. Volunteer companies III Maryland
Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey are also invited.
Mcssrs. Fleming Il Snyder, real estate
agents, sold this week the house and
lot on Duke street belonging to Henry
| OSbourn, 20 Or. Allen 5. Reynolds, for