Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-07-18
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butter.
There will be a session of the County
Court on Monday, August 4lh.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoovcr, Esq, of this place,
announces that he is not candidate for
the LeriSlature--and he means it.
The fertilizer agent is abroad in the
land. He who advertises most will gather
in the greatest number of shekels.
Roasting ears have made their appear
ance OH the market. The first sold for %
cents dozen, and were very small.
\. Z. Miller successor to w. w. Oar
nelD will open his gallery in Harpcr's
Ferry July 10Th and remain three months.
The annual Church and Sunday School
pic mic of tho Reformed Church will be
held in Lemen's Grove on Thursday next.
Ii is said that all the boat yards in Cum
berland are closed. Business is so dull
on the canal that no new boats are being
built.
A valuable young COW belonging to
Mr.. JOHN ii. KeeSecker died few days
ago from the effects OF eating too much
clover.
The colored folks have been holding
their annual camp-mceiing ut Bcdington.
An immense crowd WAS present last
Sunday.
The repairs to the Chesapeake aud Ohio
Canal have been completed and naviga-
ton resumed The water was turned on
last Sunday.
Several shares Of stock will be offered
for sale by Potomac Building Association
No. , on Monday evening next at O'Clock
in the Council room.
A good rain is very much needed at the
present time. The farmers are making
good use of the sunshine, however, in
hauling in their crops.
Marlinsburg was glad over the nomina-
ton of Cleveland and Hendricks. y sa-
lutte OF fifty guns was fired by the Camden
Artillery to celebrate the event.
The colored band of this place, accom-
panied by Il number of cxcursionists, left
on Thursday for Harrisburg, Pa, on pic
mic. They will return on Saturday.
The President signed the bill for the
sale of the Government property at liar
per's Ferry-thc statements of several
newspapers to the contrary being in error.
DR.. f. T. Gold, former resident of
Shcphcrdstown, has lately returned to
I.uray, Va, where he has opened drug
store in company with another gentleman
y "pOund" has been built at IKE Jail by
the corporation authorities, and cows and
hogs found roaming the streets will be
kept in it until the ow lyerS shall 'po2y
up The fines.
The mail cstchcrs on the Western Mary
land fast mail train are reported as doing
perfectly the work required Of them. 1t
is said that thus far but one pouch has
been dropped.
We are Informed that hog cholera has
appeared among some OF the swine in this
neighborhood. In the vicinity OF Moler's
Cross Roads number OF hogs have died
from this disease.
Some villain or Villains recently placed
three railroad ties acrGsS the track of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad near Luray.
Fortunately they were discovered in time
70 prevent accident.
Major Blunt, proprietor of the Cement
Mill, came up last Friday and paiG off the
IH- III a. "A
welcome visitor, and left large amount
of money behind him.
The Hagerstown base ball club has been
disbandcd. There were number OF sal
aried PLAYERS in it, and the expenditures
were so much more than the receipts that
the club had to disband.
The pay-car of Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road visited this place on Wednesday and
paid of the employees at this point. AS
the car was considerably behind time its
visit was welcome one.
Col. james w. Davis, counsel for cell
cbratcd land case recently decided at
Charleston, w. Va, is said to have re-
ceived 500, 600, the largest fee ever al
lowed Il lawyer in this country.
The citizens of Charlestown have taken
the initiatory steps towards organizing
fire department, and will probably invest
in a steam firc-cugine. The recent con-
tlagrqtion stirred the people up.
Judging from the tone of the locals in
The wil!iamsport Pilot, mules must pas
turc in large numbers Oh the streets OF
that town. Citizens walking along the
streets arc kicked by stray mules.
Sunburnt faces are becoming all the
rage among fashionable young ladies' ut
the present time They are very easily
acquired, and are certainly more bccom-
ing and healthy than paints and powders
Read the new advertisement Of Lowen-
stein Bros, clothiers and tailOrs, of Ha-
gerstown. They are selling their stock
of spring and summer goods at 90 per cent
less than former prices, and bargains may
be secured.
Col. w. A. Morgan, with his family and
number of friends, including delega-
ton from Frederick, are camping out on
the banks of the Potomac below Shop
herdstown, taking their annual fish. The
bass are suffering greatly.
An excursion is announced for to-day
from points along the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad to Pen Mar. The rates are very
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