Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-05-31

row Is Whit-Suuday.

The "seven starving weeks" are out
next Monday, and appetites will improve.
The final examination of the pupils OF
tn. Graded School will begin OH Monday
next.
There have been four hundred pupils
attending the several schools in our town
this year.
The fair recently held at Harper's
Ferry for the benefit OF the cavalry COM
pany was quite successful.
The boys have been enjoying themselves
by bathing in the river already, though
the water is a tribe "coolish."
A meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary AS
ISOLATION will be held in the Y. NJ. c. A.
room Tuesday, June Sd, at 4 p. IN.
Trespassing has been strictly forbidden
on the Shepherd College grounds. Where
will we have our lawn parties now?
After to-day it is not against the law to
catch bass in the Potomac. Therefore the
fishing tackle will be frightened up.
Treasurer Cushwa, of Martinsburg, rec
ommcnds the reduction Of the tax levy
from rs cents to GO cents on the 500.
The young man who expects to attend
picnics this summer is hunting for panta-
looms the color Of crushed custard pie.
There is no mistake about the fact that
summer has arrived. Last Friday the
thermometer registered 90 degrees in the
shade. Whew!
The rates of toll will be reduced on the
bridge across the Potomac at Shepherds
town OH Decoration Day, June 9TH, for all
classes of travel.
Mr.. David Couehman, well-known
snd respected farmer of Berkeley county,
died last week after IN illness of but few
days, of pneumonia.
George Briscoe, colored, had an arm
and side severely scalGed at the Halltown
parer mill OH Saturday morning last, by
falling into 4 tub of mash.
The flock of sheep of Mr.. A. II. Tan
quarry, Of this county, was raided by dogs
4 few nights ago, and thirteen sheep and
lambs killed and seventeen wounded.
Mr. VIM. II. r. Lewis, chairman OF the
Democratic Executive Committee OF JEFF
ferson county, has called Il meeting of the
committee at CharlestOwn for Friday,
Nay 30th.
Mr.. John G. Lane died ut his residence
near Fredericksburg, Va, on Saturday
last. Mr.. Lane married Miss Helen
Kerry. of this place, a sister of Mrs. Ma
tilda Butler
Strawberries have made their appear
ance in our market, the prices being from
Ii to 20 cents. Early vegetables are also
making their appearance, and VIII soon
be plentiful.
The old saying states that large bloom
Of the locust trees indicates large crop
of corn. If this is true there Will be
plentv of corn this year. 1t is not GER
tain sign, however.
Our Little Ones and the Nursery for
June has been received. 1t is charming
little monthly, beautifully printed and
Illustrated by tue Russell Publishing Co.,
Boston, at $3.50 year.
Virginia May, the ten-year-Old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Joseph Hopkins, superinten-
dent of the Hagerstown Sash Works, died
in Iagersto WI last week from the effects
OF excessive rope-jumping.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Kearneysville will have straw
berry festival for the benefit of their hall
OIL Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, June IL, u, l3 and IA.
We return thanks to Judge J. y. n.
Metcalf, of Palmyra, No, for copies OF
newspapers from that place. Judge Met
calf has become one of the owners OF
snleudid Touring mill in Palmyra.
Last Saturday that excellent publica-
ton. the Baltimorean, edited by Messrs.
Crutcatield 81 Haas, Baltimore, celebrated
its twelfth birthday and started in on its
thirteenth volume better than ever.
At the election held in Charlestown
last week C. NJ. IIough was elected Mayor
over Esrom Sifer, w. l.. Hedges was
elected Recorder, and Gustav Brown, DR..
w. f. Lippitt and r. III. Phillips elected
Councilmcn.
The mails now close at the Shepherds
town post-office as follows: For Baltimore
and the East and North, at 7.45 a. M; for
the South, at 2.40 p. m. Mail arrives from
the South at S.07 II. nj. aud from the East
at 1907 p. III.
Little Ralph Mackeldowney, son Of Mr..
Philip Mackeldowney, who lived in Shep-
herdstown q year or two ago, was in
stantiy killed at Roanoke, Va, last week
by a blow from a piece of timber which
fell upon him.
Mr. -. Manning, near CharleStown,
having given attention to the raising OF
fine horses, has been very fortunate at
the races ut Baltimore and Washington
this spring i'm winning stakes. One horse
has won $1,000.
There will be strawberry and ice
cream festival at Unionville on Friday
and Saturday evenings, June 18th and
18th, the proceeds of which are to be de-
voted to Sunday School purposes. The
public is invited to attend.
The prospects are that the harvest will
be very early this year. The wheat Is
nearly all in head, and in few weeks
will be ripened fully. There is every