Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-14

GASoTowN, Berkeley county,
Nnpamhar 10 1881.

November 10, 1854.
The political battle has been fought,
and we rustics, who do not need so much
excitement TO keep our blood in good
healthy action, can now take breathing
spell, conscious that the country has been
again saved for four years.
We have had quite Il protracted and Sc
we're drouth, which has not been fully
broken yet. Streams are still low, and in
some localities the water supply is exceed
ingly limited.
Wheat is coming up very slowly, and
some OF the earlier sown will hardly make
stand at all, and think that some has
been sown too late to do much. The corn
crop is not large, but the quality is en-
ceptionally good. Buckwleat and late
potatoes were light crops here this season.
There is not much complaint of malaria
or its attendant ills through our valley
this fall, but there have been some severe
cases of sickness, though not OF general
character.
Mrs. John d. Barney, Of Glengary, has
been suffering for some time with NOR
bid growth OH her right check, and 4 few
days ago she visited physician near
Washington, ID. c., who claims TO be 4
specialist in cancerOus diseases. Since
her return she has improved in health,
and we hope the treatment that she is now
using may effect Il cure.
Mr.. Henry 81. John Shepherd was in
our valley short time ago introducing
one of his Latest improved grain drills,
which | have been told ''takcs the cake"
in the field. We are looking for Mr..
Shepherd 10 again get to work in our coal
fields. His coadjutor, Mr.. Geo. Ii. Still
well, is going to work in few days to
get out some coal to supply the home de-
mand, lie having disposed of some TWEEN
ty-fivc tons ut the mine last season, get
ting 81 80 to SO per ton. The coal is of al
excellent quality of hard coal, and the
vein l. some four feet in thickness, with
several other undcvclOped veins lying
close around waiting to DC opened. In
fact, there is plenty of coal here for
branch railroad TO be extended up orr
beautiful valley, and get plenty of en-
ploymcnt in transporting coal and such
products rs lumber, shingles, slaves,
bark, etc, and the varied cereal products,
OF most of which we have a surplus. And
I,.n ala f,yn In of
cial fertilizers are used annually in our
MOUNTAIN bound valley, and all of thi.
must be hauled across Il mountain, ana
the larger part of it Il distance exceeding
ten miles. Thus you see that our trans
portation facilities need improving very
much
Agriculture in our valley is making
c0mmendablc progress. and | can notice
quite an Improvement in the four
and a-half years that have been residing
here. Our farms are cleaner, better titled,
fenced, ant. farm buildings are better
now than III former years, while more
ind better fruit is being raised. There is
considerable attention being paid to the
raising of poultry ant: production of but
ter. The market men gather up annually
more than Il hundred tons Of produce, of
Il cash value exceeding twenty thousand
dollars.
Now do not claim To he responsible for
all of this progress; in fact, for only
small portion of it, having only tried to
fulfill tie part OF \ good citizen, and |
think have helped along little by not
ing from time to time such improvements
is had been made, and You know that
most everybody likes TO be noticed in
print, TLMrLAR.
Two Fearful Accidents.