Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-10-03
BRIEFS.

Candidates should remember tnat LIE
RrcIsrER OFFICE can print election tickets
neatly and on the very shortest notice.
A meeting of the Democratic County
Executive Committee is called for in
Charlestown to-day (Friday) at II O'Clock
q. NJ.
Trusscll Il Hess have just received
large lot of Northern Ice, which they are
selling in any quantity desired. 1t is Il
splendid article.
Potomac Building Association No. 2
will offer for sale several shares of stock
on Monday evening next at Z o'clock in
the Council Room.
4 very large crowd Of persons witness
cd the immersion of candidate for men,
bership in the colored Baptist Church last
Sunday in the river.
During the month of September Balti-
more dealers shipped TO points in Virginia
over the Shenandoah Valley Railroad ZIG
carloads of fertilizers, asgre eating 1850
tons.
We return thanks to Mrs. Edwin Engle
for an immense apple which she sent us q
few DAYS ago. 1t weighed one pound two
and a half ounces. 1t was regular
Jumbo.
Or. c. +. Butler has improved his resi-
dencc in town by having a neat porch
placed on TIE front and by cutting door
way and making an entrance through the
basement.
Fred Douglas, the negro, is campaign
Ing in West Virginia. He will not WELD
much influence, as he has even lost the
respect OF his own race by marrying
white woman.
Thieves broke into the mcat-houSc of
Mr.. John II. Show, in Shephcrdstown,
las: Friday night, and stole therefrom
eleven pieces of bacon. There is no clue
10 the robbers.
Riddle Lancaster, young man, while
spoutng a house in Berryville, Va, last
Saturday, fell by the breaking of the seat
fold. lie was badly injured and it is
thought will die.
An attempt was made to rob the post
Office ut KearncySvile one night last
week. The door was broken in, but the
thieves were frightened of before they
had stolen anything.
Mr. Joseph Yontz caught two bass in
the fishpOt below town on Wednesday
which weighed eleven pounds. They both
came into the fiShpOt ut once while he
happened 10 be there.
1t has been decided to christen the new
church at Kearneysville "Gracc Reformed
Church" As stated last week the corner
stone will be laid on Sunday at 1880 a. m.
with religious ceremonies.
Ella, 4 little daughter of Mr.. John
kablc. residing near kablctown, fell from
swing a few days ago and was painfully
though not seriously injured. DR.. w. w.
Brown gave her surgical attention.
Spirit.
4 vote will be taken in this county, ut
the October election, upon the adoption or
rejection of the "New Road Law" rs
provided in Chapter 81, acts of 1881. The
new law provides for working :hc roads
by contract.
Rev. J. c. Bowman, formerly of this
place, will preach the sermon ut the cor
mer-stOne laying of the new Reformed
Church at Kearneysville on Sunday morn
ing. In the evening he will occupy his
former pulpit in town.
Malarial fever and aguc are exceedingly
prevalent in Roanoke, Va. Several per-
sons from that place have Informed us
that large number of people are sick of
the disease. and describe it as 4 most I'M
healthy place at this season.
The Live Stock Exhibition takes place
nj Roanoke, Va, next week, October 9TH,
Sth, 9th and 10th. Every effort is being
made to make it excel, if possible, the
splendid exhibition of last year, and sue
cess seems to crown the effort.
The many summer visitors to Shepherds
town and vicinity are rapidly leaving for
their city homes, and Judging from the
expressions we have heard, many of them
will be glad to return next summer 10 our
congcnial climate and community.
Prince johnson, well-known and
much esteemed colorcd blacksmith of this
county, was killed by the cars near 1lar-
per's Ferry on Friday last-struek BY one
train whilst avoiding another OH the b. IS
o. double track, near Island Park.
We call special attention to the adver-
tisemcnt in this issue OF Mr.. Jacob VIM
termoyer, the live dealer in ready made
clothing and gents furnishing goods. He
has clothing for the young, the old and
the middlc-aged, and ut prices that cannot
fail to satisfy. Give him Il call.
Mr.. Cyrus ID. Hoover, member of the
IIagerStown bar, who recently left Ha-
gerstown for Colorado TO improve his
health, and who undertook to return last
week, died on Saturday in Ohio while Ell
route to that place. His remains were
taken to Chewsville for intermcnt.
Letters and postals in the post-ofticc I'M
claimed and uncalled for October 3; Mrs.
Salie NJ. GLENN, Mrs. Eliza Hoffman,
Miss Lydia Hosier ~, Mrs. Mariah Lom-
ming, S. Il. Auchars, Esq, Mr.. Richard
Kline, Mr.. ID. b. Nichols, Mr.. Top Strip
ling (colored), Samuel Jones, Mr.. Daniel
l.. Smith.
Information has been furnished the
Democratic committee that the Republic
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