Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-02
BRIEFS.


of the best, aud guaranteed to do the work,
call OH C. l.. Barnhart, Duifields.
The seventeen-ycar locusts are expected
this summer. We can get along without
them, however, If they should fail to turn
up.
Mr. I. H. Davis brought to our office
this week u stalk of rye which measured
eight feet three inches in height. Who
can beat it2
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
run excursions every Wednesday during
the summer from Washington to the Cav
ems of Luray.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment have Sc
lected Deer Park, Oh the Baltimore anu
Ohio Railroad, for their summer enoamp-
ment this year.
The dealers in agricultural implements
seem to be doing good business in this
county this spring, and the competition
has bsen lively.
The wife OF Rev. John w. Lea, former
rector Of the Episcopal Church at Mar
tinsburg, died At st. Adams, Kanawha
County, recently.
The farm of the lato Samuel Jarboe, In
Montgomery County, Md, will be sold at
public sale next Wednesday, June 9th.
See advertisement.
A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Association will be held in the room of
the Young Mems Christian Association
June 9th at p. IN.
The locust trees In this neighborhood
are fairly covered with blossom. Accord
ing to an old belief this indicates an
abundant crop Of corn.
Mr. Charles II. Pierce, well-knOwn
New York banker, died last week. lie
married a daughter of the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner, OF Martinsburg.
Read the new advertisement of Osbourn
& Barnhart, Duffields. They can furnish
you with anything that is kept in first
class country store, so give them call.
A Peabody Institute, conducted by
Profs. De Graft aud Wade ana the Hon,
B. l.. Butcher, will be hello in Martins
burg commencing on Monday, June IL.
Mrs. Ann V. Landstreet, mother Of
Rev. John Landstreet, Of Martinsburg,
died on Sunday before last in Baltimore
at the advanced age Of ninety-two years.
Jefferson County has never had better
set of clover than it has at present. The
season has been very favorable, and the
large acreage sown will yield all enor-
nous crop,
Harvest is drawing OH rapidly. We
have noticed number Of wheat fields al
ready in head, and if the present indica-
tons are fulfilled there will be bounti-
full harvest.
Next Saturday, June 9th, will be OBJ
served as decoration day in Charlestown.
| The church bells will be tolled ard BUSH
ness suspended while the graves are being
| streW with flowers.
We have received the first copy Of the
Jackson Bugle, a well-edited and neatly
printed paper just started at Ravenswood,
jackson County, this State. The Bugte
will be blown by Everett c. Smith.
Decoration Day exercises will be car
ried out to-day according to the pro-
gramme heretofore published in The
REGISTER, the procession forming in
front of Shepherd College at 2 O'Clock.
j. McCarty Duckwall, Esq, has been
appointed to the position Of Associate
Secretary OF the international Sabbath
Association, and expects to travel through
West Virginia in the interests Of the as
ISOLATION.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Morrison, Of Shen-
andoah Junction, celebrated their crystal
wedding Thursday night Of last week. A
number of their friends spent the evening
with them, and the OCCASION was very
plea3ant one.
1t is said that tho Norfolk and Western
railroad is to give way to the Shenandoah
Valley, and the traffic from the East Ten
nessce, Virginia and Georgia, which has
hitherto gone to Petersburg and Norfolk,
is to be diverted north at Roanoke.
Mr.. Hez. Jones, of this place, was con-
siderably surprised the other Gay to find
upon cutting into potato q peach stone
which the potato had grown completely
around. 1t isn't every potato that can
grow with peach stone in its heart.
Read Mr.. j. n. Trussell's new adyer-
tisement in another column. If he cam
not suit you in groceries and provisions,
which we :hink he is fully able to do, he
will be sure to please you with furniture
and carpets, both in price and quality.
According to the last census, West vir-
ginia has total population of 6lS,457;
males, 3l4 ,495; females, 30, 1863; native,
600, l63; foreign, 1926; white, 500, 537;
colored, 25,5s6; Chinese, 8; Indians, 20.
In 1870 the population of the State was
al, OLA.
A nine of youthful base ball players
from Shepherdstown went to Sharps5urg
last Saturday and played a match game
with the boys of that place. In four in
nings the Shepherdstownsrs made thirty
six runs to the Sharpsburgers' two, and
the latter gave up in disgust.
We had a call few days ago from Mr..
II. J, Homrich, with w. L. Jones, jew
eler, Of Martinshurg. Persons visiting
hartinsburg and in want of anything fine
in the jewelry line, will do well to call at