Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-09-29

See his advertisement.
We return thanks to the officers Of the
Frederick County Agricultural Society
for complimentary invitation to attend
the exhibition at Frederick City, Nd,
which begins on the 9th Of October and
continues four days.
The second section of the Winchester
train on the Valley Railroad on Sunday
afternoon ran into portion Of the train
which had been cut loose for the purpose
of shifting on Il trestle west of larper's
Ferry. Two freight cars were wrecked.
The Lutheran Church Of Shepherdstown
has purchased of New York firm very
large aid excellent heating furnace, and
will have the same placed in position at
once. The new furnace Will heat the
church much better than the stoves for
merly used.
County Nevs.-We clip the follow
ing items from the last Charlestown pa
pers:
From the Spirit:
Mr.. L. w. Bedingcr has completed and
forwarded to the publishers the manu-
script of his Digest of the West Virginia
REPORTS. His work is unanimously and
highly complimented by the judges of the
Supreme Court.
Dir. Jas. II. Conklyn has secured new,
powerful traction engine, and now ira
verses our county roads, with the heaviest
loads in It's rear, drawn by its power with
the most perfect ease. Mr.. Conklyn in
tends to use it, we understand, both for
saw-mill and threshing machine work
and hauling.
At meeting of the Stockholders of the
jefferson County Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association on Friday the fol-
lowing directors were chosen: Jas. Law.
Hooir, Eugene Baker, III. b. Davenport,
DIR. |. S. Tanner, w. ii. II. Lewis, j. w.
Rider, f. j. Manning. Major Jas. Law.
Hooff WAS elected President, Y. NJ. Firor
Secretary, J. Garland Hurst Treasurer.
The following committee was appointed
to solicit stock: John II. Colston, Jacob
III. Engle, l. II. Strider, Daniel lletle-
bower, William Butler.
From the Free Press:
Mr.. Aaron Ward Morris, late of the 5.
V. X. R., has been appointed chief engl-
neer Of the CremOra mines, of Augusta
County, Va, and will also superntend
the building of about two and half miles
of railroad from said mines to the main
line of the 5. V. X. r. MIR. Ms friends
in this county will be pleased to learn OF
the above appointment.
II. Laurcns Hopkins, eldest son of Rev.
A. &. Hopkins, ID. D., left on Monday for
Texas, in which great State he hopes to
carYe out for himself fortune. He takes
to his new home an honorable name, and
we have no fear that he will fail to keep
il unsullied lie has the best wishes of
this community for the realization of his
highest hopes and the blessing Of health.
PersOnnl.-Mr.F Frederick L. Weltz-
hemer, of this place, has gotten position
us compositor on the Baltimore 4mcrican,
and is now ut work i'm Baltimore. Fred.
learned his trade in The REGISTER OFFICE,
and we hope he may do well.
Mr.. l.. +. Etchison, a former resident
of Shepherlstown but now employed in
the Government Printing Office Mt WASH
ington, has been spending few days in
this place, in company with Mr.. Elliott,
foreman of the stereotype department of
the q. T.. q.
George Billmyer, son Of Mr.. David
Billmyer, left on Monday last for the
Episcopal High School ut Alexandria,
where he will pursue his studies during
the coming year.
Mr.. +. w. Muzzey and family, who
have been sojourning this summer ut Col.
John +. Schley's, near town, have re-
turned to their home in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Middlekauff, of
Altoona, Pa, and Miss Laughty ID. Piper,
of Sharps burg, Nd, are visiting Mrs.
Henry 5. Baker, in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson, of Texas, are
visiting ut Colonel w. A. Morgan's, near
ShcpherdstOwn.
Mr.. c. A. Licklider, secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A. of Virginia, is here on visit to
his relatives.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beethoven, of this place,
spent few days in Carlisle, Pa, this
week.
Cavalry COmpany.-We are in
formed that active steps are being taken
by number of gentlemen in this county,
principally in the neishborhOod of Har-
pcr's Ferry, for the organization Of Il
cavalry company. A meeting will be
held ut lIarper's Ferry to-day Saturday
for the purpose of organizing and take
some steps towards uniforming. Under
the law the company cannot be organized
with less than thirty-two persons, but rs
nearly that many have already been OBJ
tanned there will probably be enough to
form Il company in a short time. We hope
the movement will succeed, and that JEFF
ferson County will soon be able to boast
of as gallant troop as ever drew saber.
Fnrew Rev. j. 5. Lafevre,
who has been supplying the Presbyterian
churches at this place and Kcarneysville
for the past six months, will preach his
last sermon at Kearneysville on Sunday