Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-29
BRIEFS.

sprouting up all over the State.
Tho dog days end with tomorrow, the
10th inst. The summer is almost ended.
Wanted to buy-a carload of choice
potatoes to ship Immediately. Trussell q
Hess.
The watermelon is singing to the GU
cumbcr: "Cramping tonight on the OLD
cramping-ground.
The Supreme Court of Appeals of this
State will meet in Charlestown on we'd
nesday, September Sd.
The rain which is so much needed has
not put in an appearance yet, and dust
and dryness still prevail.
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson addressed the
Cleveland and Hendricks Club OF Har-
per's Ferry last Saturday night.
Read the new advertisement of Beali
Bros. & Phillips, Charlestown, dealers in
hardware and agricultural implements.
The fishing in the Potomac river at this
place is most excellent just now. The
catching doesn't amount to much, how
ever.
Mr.. J.D. Rentch, the new teacher for
Edgewood school, near town, requests us
TO ask for him large attendance next
Monday.
1t is said that the chestnut crop i'll the
neighboring mountains will be IN enor-
nous one. This is considered an indica-
ton Of severe winter.
Mrs. Mary Clemmer Hudson (nee Amesl
well known in literary circles, died in
Washington last week. She formerly re-
sided in IIarper's Ferry.
The big pic mic to be held at Island
Park by the Democrats OF Maryland, Viz
ginis and West Virginia, will take place
about the middle of September.
Circus people are romantic as well as
any one else. Two of the employees OF
John Robinson's circus were married i'll
the Luray cave few days ago.
Rev. DIR. Warner, of Parkersburg, de-
liyered a temperance lecture on Wednes-
lay night last in College Hall to rather
small but appreciative audience.
A very handsome tower has just been
completed to the First Reformed Church
Of IIagerstown, taking the place Of the
one blown down some years ago.
Mr.. VIM. I. McQuilkin last week i'm
ported tw O very fine Ayrshire calves from
New York. They are thoroughbred stock
and cost one hundred dollars each.
Mr.. Louis McMurray expects to operate
his fru;t-canning establishment in Fred
eIick, Nd, ut the rate Of 100000 cans
day during the height of the fruit season.
The old County Executive Committee
was called to meet in Charlest0wn yester-
day. We did not receive any Information
as to what was done before going to press
Mr.. J. A. GARRISON, Of Baltimore,
commercial traveller, who was in Shop
herdstown on Monday morning, died the
same night in Charlestowm Of heart dis
ease.
BunC ltOOk, Il COlOlCh iteii N'"PA'' ~
Mr.. James Z. Barnhart, was kicked III the
face by Mr.. Barnkart's horse last week,
and his beauty was spoiled for several
days.
The lawn festivals held by the ladies
last Friday and Saturday evenings were
successful, pecuniarily and otherwise.
The total amount realized was something
over $75.
The West Virginia State Fair for 1854
will be held at Wheeling September Sth,
9th, 10th, llth, 18th and 18Th. The pros
poets for a good exhibition are very en-
couraging.
Wesley Seibert, the barber, has had his
shop neatly papered and otherwise repair
ed. and has added a lot of new articles to
his outfit. His shop is very neat and
comfortable.
Theo. f. Mace, recently of the Sharps-
burg Enterprise, is now business manager
of the Daily Patriot, published at Wash
ington, Pa. His paper floats the name OF
ST. John and Daniel.
Rev. W.G. Eggleston, who moved from
tins place to ReisterStown last spring,
sent us some potatoes from his garden the
other day that were the largest and pref
test we have seen this year.
An old subscriber being handed his
paper right from the press, asked why
the paper was so damp. The editor said
he didn't know, unless it was because
there was so much due on it.
A stated communication of Mt. Nebo
Lodge No. 81, a. F. & a. NJ, will be held
Monday night, September lst, at 100
o'clock. All members are requested to
be present. VIM. BUTLER, w. NJ.
Rev. Jas. McLaren, of the NJ. Z. Chnrch
of this place, will begin protracted meet
ing at Mt. Wesley on Sunday, the 3lst
instant. Services every night during the
week, Except Saturday at half-past seven
o'clock.
Mr.. Philip L. Moler called to see us on
Wednesday, and Informed us that the
cholera is killing nearly all The hogs in
the Uvilla neighborkood. Almost every
farmer in that neighborhood has lost the
greater part of his pork.
The Lutheran Sunday School of Shep-
herdstown will have its pic nic in Lem
ems Grove, near town, to-day. Efforts
were made to go OH an excursion, but it
was impossible to make anything like sat-
isfactory arrangements.
An AldeneY bull belonging TO Mr.. Sam