Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-08-15
BRIEFS.


town, and system of street construction
and Improvement commenced, which, it
is expected, will give the city perfect
roads. n section near the public square
which has been completed is greatly adj
nired by the citizens.
The Western Maryland Railroad off,
Gals report that their excursion business
this summer is the largest ever known in
tho history Of the company. Pen Mar is
the most important excursion point on the
! lire of the company, and it is visited by
thousands, not only from Baltimore and
other parts of Maryland, bnt also from
Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Conductor Frank Small, Of Gettysburg,
and fireman Fuller Thompson, of Cham
! bersburg, were killed by an accident to q
! train on the Gettysburg and Harrisburg
Railroad near Carlisle, Pa, last Saturday.
The accident was caused by the spreading
of the rails. Conductor Small! formerly
lived at Martinsburg, and his body was
taken to that place for burial.
On Saturday committee Of the indie
pendent Fire Company, Of Charlestown,
! w. Va, visited lIagcrstown and inspected
| the working of the large hand engine of
the First Hose Company. The result Of
their visit was reported to the company
upon their return to Charlestown and it
! was so satisfactory that the purchase OF
the engine was unanimously ordered.
The County Court of Berkeley county
has contracted for the building of an iron
bridge across the Opequon at Riley's
Ford The contract for the masonry of
! abutments and banks was given to Mr..
Michael GCheen at 81 per perch, and to
the Buckeye Bridge Company at $l3 per
lineal foot, to be under the supervision
! and inspection of James NJ. Billmyer and
W. II. Stewart.
DR.. w. X. Pendleton, the commissioner
appointed to procure the memorial stone
| for the Washington monument authorized
| by the last legislature of West Virginia,
was in Wheeling last week making ar
| rangements. The block will be Of West
! Virginia granite, highly polished. On
the outward face will be wrought the coat
of-arms of the State, and the stone vii! be
exceedingly handsome.
The following item has been going the
rounds of our exchanges. 1t is true that
the young men mentioned were here fish
| ing, but they didn't show that fish in this
/ town: "Thrcc young men, of Shippens-
burg, Pa, spent day last week at Shop
herdstown, angling in the Potomac for
bass, and caught fOrty-two very fine ones.
! The largest, it is claimed, weighed six
pounds fourteen ounces, and measured
| twenty-onc inches"
! The corner stone Of st. Paul's Methodist
! Episcopal Church, in llagcrstown, was
laid on Thursday afternoon of last week
! with appropriate services. The building
will be of the French Gothic style OF
architecture, crowned with n tower and
spire 10 feet high. The auditorium will
be u feet by 20, giving seats for 700 per-
sons. Adjoining it there will be chapel
for the Sunday school, and on the first
! floor large hall for the church sociables
and the PASTORS study.
Mr.. Otto Sutro, of Baltimore, whose
! family spend the summer at she house OF
! VIM. B. Page, Esq, near Bcrrygiile, has
kindly promised to interest himself for
concert to he given Friday, August 22d,
at and for the benefit Of the new Z. Il.
! Chapel at Summit Point. Miss Mamie
Kunkle, the favoritc soprano, Mr.. Louis
Blumenburg, the distinguished celloist,
| Mr.. Leo Z. Wheat, aud other equally cell
e5rated artists, will participate. The two
Young daughters OF Mr.. Sutro will also
| take part in the programme. Altogether
it will be an exceedingly enjoyable affair.
Personal.-Rev. B. f. Bausmann, of
the Reformed Church of this place, with
his wife, have gono to Lancaster, Pa,
their former home, to spend few weeks.
Rev. j. G. Bowman, formerly of this
place but now of Hanover, Pa, paid
visit to his friends here during the past
week. He preached q most excellent SER
mon in the Reformed Church on Sunday.
Miss Di Marshall, 4 charming and ac-
complished young lady from Fauquier
county, Va, is visiting the family of Col.
John +. Schley, near town.
Rev. Charles o. Cook, of Forrcstvillc,
Nd, formerly pastor of the NJ. +. Church
of this place, is here visiting among his
friends and relatives.
Miss Mamie Byers, near town, has re-
turned after an absence of some weeks,
bringing with her several lady friends.
Misses Salie Richard and Lille Stone
braker, Of this place, are visiting Miss
Lizzie Miller, in Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong, Of Baltimore,
are here on 4 visit to their son, Rev. j. +.
Armstrong, and family.
Mrs. DR.. K. N. Marshall and son are
visiting friends and relatives in Mont
gomery county, Md.
Miss Katie Hackney, of Washington, is
in Shephcrdstown, paying a visit to Miss
Annie Harrison.
Miss Mary B. Stuart, Of Hagerstown,
Md, is visiting Miss Bette Morgan, near
Shepherdstown.
Mrs. S. 4. Baldwin, OF Philadelphia, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ii. l.. Snyder,
in this place.
Miss Sallie keins, of Baltimore, is here
with her children on visit to Mr.. James