Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-06-30
BRIEFS.

1raue on the CHcsapcnke ~ ohio N"""'
lie very brisk at the present time, and boats
are running lively.
O'Brien's Circus and Menageric will
exhibit in Hagerstown Friday, July 9th,
and in Martinsburg the day following.
"NOne but the brave deserve the fair"
and none but the brave can live with
some of them," says crusty exchange.
The pay car of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad passed through here OIL Tuesday,
making glad the hearts Of the employees
along the line.
Rev. George V. Leech, of the II. E.
Church, now at Martinsburg, has had the
degree of d. ID. conferred on him by CO.
lumbar University.
Mr.. John w. Garrett predicts that Hon.
Henry G. Davis coal property will ulti-
mately make him richer man than either
Vanderbilt or Gould.
Miss George Strider, daughter of John
III. Strider, Esq, of this county, graduated
at Fairfax Hall Female Seminary, Win
chester, Va, recently.
Mrs. Brown, widow of Ossawatomie
Brown, Of IIarper's Ferry notOricty, now
lives Oh the summit Of High Mountain,
near the village of Saratoga, Colo.
Persons having cuts or bruises on their
hands or faces should be very careful in
handling phosphates, cases Of 3lood-pois-
oning having been caused in this way.
The West Virginia State Educational
Association will hold its annual meeting
at Buckhannon, Upshur county, July II,
10 and 10. There will be reduced fares
over the railroads.
An effort Is being made by the members
OF the NJ. r. Church South Of Lectown
and vicinity to erect a church in that To-
cality. They are meeting with consider
able encouragement.
Jacob While died I'm Monroe county last
week in the Doth year of his age. He was
soldier of the war Of 1872, and the Oldest
citizen of the county. His wife survives
him at the remarkable age of 95 years.
Next Wednesday, July 4th, being II legal
holiday, the banks will be closed. All
persons having business notes or paper of
any kind maturing on that day must meet
their engagements on Tuesday, July Sd.
The Luray excursion train last week
made the run from Shenandoah Junction
20 Baltimore, by way of Washington,
about one hundred miles, in two hours
and twenty-three minutes, including
stops.
The Reformed Church of this place has
extended call to Rev. B. +. Bausman, of
Lancaster, Pa, to fill the vacancy made
by the resignation of Rev. j. c. Bowman.
No answer has yet been received from
Mr.. Bausman.
Benjamin May, employed for eight
years past as foreman at the lime-kilns Of
Beard 81 Co., of Williamsport, was drown
ed in the canal last week. His remains
were recovered and sent to Williamsport
for interment.
The legislature of Pennsylvania has
passed an act declaring war against the
English sparrow, and vigorous fight is
now being made against them. The spar
row is a bully and thief, and the sooner
we get rid of him the better.
1t is said that the apple crop will not be
large one this year. The fruit blossOmcd
well, but seems to have been injured by
the cold, wet weather that occurred about
the time the fruit was in blossom, as most
Of the young fruit is falling off now.
The Enterprise reports serious acct
dent that befell Mrs. John Domer, of
Sharpsburg, and enc which is likely to
result i'm tanning her for life. She was
walking across the back porch when, by
some means or other, she fell, causing
severe fracture of the hip joint.
The Third Annual Excursion of the
Cumberland Valley Editorial Association
will take place July 9Th, 9Th and Ith, and
the points visited will include Potomac
Isle, IIagerstown, Gettysburg and Pen
Mar. We return thanks to Mr.. K. Ii.
Thomas, Secretary. for IN invitation to
participate.
The Alexandris Gazette says that the
Georgetown dealers will be forced to stop
to some extent the shipment Of coal by
harlon1 tn fhaf prf IN
account of the difficulty in securing YES
sells to transport it to Northern ports. A
great deal of coal is now at Georgetown
awaiting shipment.
Letters from Upshur county, this State,
tell Of the discovery there of unmistaka-
BILE collaborating quartz. The find is Gre
ating considerable excitement in the vi
cinity. One correspondent writes that
he has seen a certificate of assay, which
was from a surface lead, from which it
was evident that gold in paying quantities
is to be found there.
About 10 o'clock on Saturday night
John Kahl, alias Bowers, shot and fatally
wounded William Leighton. at the resi-
dence of the latter, on South Potomac
street, lIagerstown. Kahl is alleged to
have been OH intimate terms with Leigh
tons wife. Kahl shot Leighton without
any warning while the latter WAS sitting
OH the steps of his dwelling. The assailant
was lodged in Jail.
Mr. A. c. Drawbaugh, Of Shenandoah
Junction, this county, has associated HIM
self with Mr.. Maurice Langhorne, AttOr-
ney, of Washington, d. c., in the pre-