Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-06-20

quccHsWaTc anu glass csPcCidliy dudpLeu
to harvest use. Trussell s. Hess.
Mr.. B. F. Graves recently purchased
several Texas mustangs, and he now has
his hands full of business in his efforts
to break them in. They combine the stub
bornness of the mule with the activity of
CREASED lightning.
Mr.. VIM. III. Fayman has sont US map
Of the hotels at Manhattan Beach, L. l.,
of which he is one Of the managers. The
Manhattan Hotel is now opened, and the
Oriental will open June 24th. They are
both immense establishments.
A negro boy, Tony Brown, at the
Entlcr Hotel stables, OH Monday last had
three of his fingers torn off by the halter
strap which he held in his hand, caused
by the horse suddenly jumping, from
i slap given him from behind.
William II. Wilson, son Of our Con-
gresham, carried of the first honors of
the preparatory department of Columbian
University, at Washington, and pro-
nounccd tho valedictory. He also received
several prizes aud gold medals.
The Martinsburg Independent and States
man last week gave very full and complete
accounts of decoration day in Shepherds
town. The visitors from Martinsburg
were evidently much pleased with their
trip. We hope it will not be their last.
The family of Mr.. George w. Chase
were very much startled OH Tuesday
night about twelve O'Clock by the report
of pistol, followed by the crashing Of
the ball TIN ough their window. Fortu-
nately no one was hurt. Nothing could
be learned as to who fired the shot.
We call attention to the advertisement
of Mr.. Towner Schlcy, general agent for
Frazor IL Bishops fertilizer, in another
column. Mr.. Schley is n liberal adver-
tiser, and as a consequence sells an fm-
mcnsc amount of his goods, which, we
believe, is giving perfect satisfaction to
those who use it.
4 very large number Of self-binGing
harvesting machines have been sold in
Jefferson county this season. With these
, machines harvest is a comparatively small
matter with the farmers, and they need
hire no extra help for the work. 1t is also
said to be cheaper than tho old way of
harvesting the wheat.
Grease plate with lard and set it
where ants conSregate; place few bits
of wood so the ants can climb on the plate
easily; they will forsakc any food for
lard. When the plate is we'll covered
with them turn it over hot fire of Goals;
they will drop into the fire, and you can
then lcset the plate for another catch. A
few rcpctitions will clean them out.
The Secretary of State has issued Ger
tilicatc of incorporation to the liarper's
Ferry General Improvement Company,
which proposes to do all sorts of general
manufacturing. The corporators are h.
b. Chambers, G.. III. Trail, j, G.. Hurst, o.
Il. Kemp, w. II. II. Spangler, j. p. Schil-
ling, Geo. X. Marquette, Il. ii. Cavalier,
Rudolph Rau, Ed. Tearncy, all of lIar-
per's Ferry.
Mrs. ID. V. Dahlgren met with . serious
accident Wednesday evening whilst out
driving in the vicinity of her summer
residence, near Boonsboro. The pole of
the carriage broke, the horses became UNI
manageable, and running away threw the
occupants out of the carriage, seriously
injnring Mrs. Dahlgren, Miss Ulla Dahl
gren and the coachman. Mrs. Dahlg-en
had one of her ankles broken, and now
lies i'm precarious condition.
Bishop George W. Pcterkin, of West
Virginia, was married last Thursday
afternoon to Miss Marion NJ. Stewart,
daughter of John Stewart, Esq, of Hen
rico. Va. The marriage took place at En-
manuel Church, about three miles from
Richmond, In the presence Of large
number of persons. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DR.. Pcterkin, father
of the groom, assisted by DR.. Norwood,
pastor of Emmanuel Church.
Mr.. Lewis G. Smith, president Of the
Chesapeake aid Ohio Canal Company,
was visited while in Cumberland OH Mon
day by large number Of canal boatrcn
to urge Il reduction OF tolls on the canal.
They stated that the shippers declared tho
present tolls to be too high, and gave that
as d reason for not shipping more coal.
Al. A. al Ill 1n
reduced to twenty-five cents if the ship
pers would give a substantial guarantee
that they would ship seven hundred thou
sand tons by the canal for the balance OF
the season. The boatmen left without
feeling satisfied. The canal board meets
to-day.