Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-09-01
BRIEFS.

9th of September, so it will be well to take
the flower gardens, &C., in doors by that
time.
Huntington is called the olive City OF
West Virginia." More than three hun
drcd houses are IN course of erection there
this year.
Mr.. j. ". Byers, near Scrabble, will
sell his personal property at public sale
OH Wednesday next, September 9th. See
advertisement.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Society will meet
in the room OF the Y. NJ. c. A. next Tues
day evening at o'clock. A good attend
ance is requested.
Fleming Il Snyder, real estate agents,
sold this week a part of l.. G. Brotherton's
lot, on Duke street, in Shepherdstown, to
r. D. Kerfoot, for $l65.
Rev. Richard Mccoy will fill the APP
pointmcnts of Rev. w. G.. Eggleston at
Unionyille and Bethesda tomorrow (Sun-
day. at the usual hours.
will reopen my school for children on
Tuesday next, September 4th. Persons
desiring to send pupils will please notify
me ut once. S. NJ. MARKELL.
An important disco gerry: About twenty
minutes after six o'clock OH Monday even
ing last little "Mike" - cut his first
tooth. We congratulate the fond parents.
Mr.. John Flanagan made The REGISTER
present of a nice lot of peaches on Mon
day, for which he has our hearty thanks.
We all enjoyed them, even down to the
"devil."
The Attorney-General, Auditor, Treas
urer and Secretary of State of West Fir-
ginia, and the Secretary Of State Of KEN
lucky are making valuation Of the B. d
0. Il. II. and its branches.
A number of prominent citizens of Ha-
gerstown are favoring the erection OF a
home for orphans and other children in
INDECENT circumstances, and active steps
are being taken in the matter.
The Winchester Light Infantry will be
ut the Masonic reunion ut Island Park on
"Wednesday next, September 9Th. Several
other interesting features will help to
make the occasion Il pleasant one.
Mr.. II. L. Smith has been assigned Mr..
o. Howard Rogers place rs general pas
scngsr agent of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad at IIagcrstown, Mr.. Roger hay
ing been transferred to Roanoke.
DR.. l. S. Tanner, of this county, has
been appointed Il member of the advisory
board for the Washington County, nd,
agricultural fair. General Gilbert 5.
Meem, OF Virginia, is also on the board.
Judging from the way Mr.. ii. c. Mar
ten has been receiving new stoves this
week, he must intend to supply the county.
As he sells for the lowest prices we sup
pose he will sell very nearly all the stoves
that are needed.
Mr.. John II. Schoppert is taking an en-
forced rest at present. While working at
=
Shops last Friday lie unfortunately had
one of his fingers caught in cog and
very painfully crushed.
DR.. n. d. Baker, of Martinsburg, has
been appointed by Governor Jackson a
member of the State Board of Health for
the End Congressional district, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation OF
DR.. George ii. Carpenter.
Mr.. W. p. Wiley, associate editor Of
the Wheeling Register, has severed his
connection with that journal to accept the
chair of history in the University of West
Virginia. He is son of ex-United States
Senator Mailman I. Wiley.
Roanoke, Va, comes TO the front once
more. y new military company has just
been organized there. The Leader also
says that it has reached the population
that entities 10 10 the name of city, and
application will be made for city charter.
About twenty i've members of the Shop
herd Fire Department of this place at
tended the pic mic at Potomac Isle on
Wednesday. They report u pleasant time,
though, owing to the threatening weather,
the crowd was not as large as haG boon
expected.
The peach crop In this section Is very
good one. We have noticed several
orchards where the trees were broken
down by the weight of peaches. Rot
withstanGing their abundance, however,
the prices are very high, 81 being paid
tor them.
Persons having stamped envelopes and
three-cent postage stamps on hand Octo-
Der LIST will have to hold them or lose tho
exchanging them. BY adding one-cent
stamp, though, they can be used for dou-
bic postage.
One Of the summer visitors at Duflields,
on seeing the feathers plucked from Il
goose, sympathetically inquired if the
poor, dear thing wouldn't catch cold.
This is almost as bad as the young lady
who wanted to see one of the cows that
gave buttermilk.
The prospects for the coming fair of the
Valley Agricultural Association OF Berke-
ley County are reported 20 be very en-
couraging; n general interest is being
manifested among farmers and others,
and friendly rivalry in every depart
ment is expected.
The New Dominion Paper Mill of this
place is running smoothly and comfort