Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-08-25
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will offer to redeem several shares of stock
on Monday evening next ut O'Clock.
At the festival At the Lutheran church
at Unionvile last Friday and Saturday
evenings something over fifty dollars was
realized.
The Secretary of State has chartered the
Falling Waters steamboat and excursion
company Capitol stock, $4,000, shares
800 each.
Master Rick Grow is the Agent for the
Harrisburg Sunday Telegram, and dcliv-
er. them on sunday morning to his GUS
toners in this town.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Soci-
city of the NJ. f. Church South will meet
on Thursday, August 3Oth, at p. M, at
Mr.. G. Il. Licklidcr's.
The young ladies and gentlemen OF this
neighborhood had pleasant pic mic and
moonlight dance last Saturday evening In
the grove near Billmycr's mill.
The ladies of the NJ. +. Church South
will hold yard party in the College yard,
on Friday and Saturday evenings next,
August 2lSt and September LIST.
The Sunday evening prayer meeting of
the y. NJ. e. y. is held at six o'clock p.
m. in the basement of the NJ. L. Church
South. All arc invited To attend.
1t is said that the Harrisburg anc South
Western Railroad of the Vanderbilt sys-
ten will bc built from Harrisburg to lla-
gerstown to connect with the Shenandoah
Valley.
Out of Sixty-four teachers recently cX-
amincd for certificates to teach In the
public schools of this county, four passed
perfect examination, answering every
question correctly.
The twenty third exhibition of the -tg-
ricultural Society of Frederick County,
Md, will Lo held October 9th, 10th, llth
and 18th. We return thanks for i copy
of the premium lists.
Jno. W. Grantham, Esq, hiss purchased
the farm of Mr.. 5. Il. Ridgcway, on the
Opequon Creek, near Middlcway, con
tanning BIG acres, paying therefor $3.50,
equivalent to cash.-SpWt.
The grand Masonic reunion to have
been held at Island Park, ilarpcr's Ferry,
on August 10th, but which was postponed
on account of tho rain, will be held on
Wednesday, September 9TH.
During the present year 50 persons have
met their deaths by drowning in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal between Cum
berland and Georgetown. This includes
those who committed suicide.
In the card published in our last issue
were two errors: "Falsc statements"
should have been "mis-statcmcntS, and
cat the distance of from 3 to Is miles"
should read sat tho distance Of from to
Is miles"
Tho Western Maryland Railroad is
doing All immense excursion business
now, carving from % to % carloads of
excursioniSts to Pen Mar every Cay. Low
rates and accommodating managers is the
cause of its success.
McsSrs. Blessing & Bellcr, of Charles
town, have contracted to erect the new
depot building ut Whcatlnnd, OH the Bull
skin, 5. V. Il. X. 1t will DC good sized
building, and will combine Il depot, store
room and warehouse.
Tho Western Conference of the Luther
an SYNOD of Maryland, ut its late session
at Boards Church, resolved to hold Lu-
thcr Reunion on tho campus OF the lln-
gcrstown Female Seminary, on Tuesday.
September llth, 1888.
Two young boys of lIagcrstown AIMED
Coon and Huyett have left home, and are
supposed to have gone West to fight the
Indians. They arc equipped with bows
and arrows procured from the Indian
children ut the Carlisle school.
A call has been issued by the colorcd
citizens of this State for convention to
meet at Kcyser on August 10Th, instant.
for the purpose of clecting three delegates
from the State to the National Convention
which convcncs at Louisville, KY, Sep
TENDER 24th, 1888.
At popular meeting OF the citizens of
Cranberry, w. Va, Friday night, it Was
unanimously agreed to change the name
of the town to Terra Alta, and standing
committee of five was appointed to inilu-
enco manufacturing and other enterprises
to locate there.
The work of repainting Shepherd Col
legc is now in progress, Messrs. Ferrells
of this place being the contractors. The
building will have a thorough painting
from the top of the steeple to the founda-
ton walls, and will add much to the looks
of the Main street.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad COM
pany thinks it is poor rule that works
both ways. Round trip tickets arc issued
from Hsgerstown to ShepherGstown for
81 cents, but cannot be bought from
Shepherdstown to llagerstown, travellers
being compelled to pay fifty cents each
way.
The fishway for the Potomac river at
the Great Falls is being constructed under
the supervision of Mr.. Marshall McDon-
aid, the inventor. Ii is said to be the
most improved fishway in use. Now let
the authorities see that tho 'iish-pot"
walls are removed and the 1ishways are
placed ut all of the dams, so that the fish
NAV have an unObStructed run.