Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-10-17
BRIEFS.

ming October 81.
Read the new advertisement of Lowen-
stein Bros. Hagcrstown, in another col
umn of this paper.
-Four bicyclists from Martinsburg rode
down to Shepheidstown on Sunday on
their machines and spent the day here.
The farmers have about finished seeding
wheat and cutting of corn, but this does
not imply that they now have nothing to
do.
Large numbers of cells arc being taken
i'm the fislI-pots in the Potomac river near
Shepherls,own. The river continues very
low.
Mr.. Levi Porter, of Bridgeport, has pre-
scntcd us with vegetable curiosity in the
shape of very large andcuriously shaped
beet.
This l. what may be called the shaking
season. Some shake with the aguc and
.ome shake carpels--twO disasreeablc
things.
The canal trade is becoming briskcr.
Over fifteen thousand tons of coal were
shipped from Cumberland 10y canal during
last week.
The Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Com
pamy has decided to give 81, 900 year to
the relief association of its road. y liberal
appropriation.
~ It'll lao q
aud provision store ia the >turC-rOOm OF
Mr.. William Right>tnc, on Main street,
Shcpherdstowu.
\ brass band has been organized among
the colorcd folks of CharlcStoWn. The
Shepherdstown band will have 10 look
after it, laurelS.
Nessrs. j. l.. Richard. j. +. WclShans
and W. 4. I.emcn, ShepherdStown mcr-
chants. are in the city this week buying
fall and winter goods.
The small boy is now dcvOting his spare
time to gathering in his usual supply OF
walnuts. There il large crop this year
in this neighborhO0d.
We arc under obligations 10 our old
friend John Hawkins, of South Carolina,
for copy of the Newbcrry O6S9rer. 1t
is a lively, spicy paper,
Quite Il number OF persons III this town
have been more or less indi>po>ed during
the past week or ten days. The changes
i'm the weather ncccssitatc carciulnesS IN
habits.
Rev. MILFORD Downs, wcll-known
minister Of the VI. T.. Church, died on
SUNDAY last, after Il long illness, at his
home in Baltimore. He was 4 native OF
Virginia.
The cool wave has struck lis 1T last.
Since Tuesday morning the weather has
been quite cool and Tuesday night there
was heavy frost, the first OF any conSc-
qucncc this season.
fthc dcaconS of the respective churches
will pass the contribution plates around
ON the sidewalks they may he able to scat
ter the crowd of young men who stand III
front of tie churches.
\ Dict of the Lutheran Church will be
held i'm Salisbury, y. c., November l2th,
1854. Rev. ID. NJ. MoScr, of Shepherds
town, has been chosen by the Virginia
synod as one of the delegates to the Diet.
Mr.. Geo. w. Fcidt, the Republican can
didate for State Senate, made speech IN
Shephcrdstown last Friday evening. His
effort is described as Il most "hcalthy"
one and did considerably more good for
the Democrats than it did for his own
party.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Conn
panv has dropped the name al "enSI-
ueer." when referring to their engine
drivers. Hereafter these individuals Will
he known and addressed rs "cngincmcn,"
a much more appropriate cognomen,
some think.
Those interested in the organization OF
an Agricultural and Stock Association
will meet next Saturday afternoon, 18th,
In Firemea's Hall for the purpose of or
ranizing permanently. Every one who
has an interest in the welfare Of this
county should attend.
The executive committee of the prohibi-
ton party call upon the people of the
country to observe Wednesday, October
both, 'as day of fasting, Humiliation and
confession, - that Divine aid may be given
TO measures which will result in the abO-
lition of the liquor traffic.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad will
issue round trip tickets from all stations
to IIaSerstown, during the fair next week.
\ special train will be run from Berry
Vile OH Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, leaving Berryville at $50 Il. m, and
IIa.erstown, returning, at $50 p. IN.
Next Wednesday, the 22G of October,
ncury 5. Neal, Solicitor of the Treas
ury, will sell oil the premises all the Gov
crnment property 1T Harper'S Ferry, con-
sisting of valuable wattr-powcr and
building lots. The act of Congress pro-
vides that the property shall not be sold
for less than $20,GU0.
\ very much incbriated individual was
in town Il few days ago with the avowed
purpose Of "painting the town red. lie
went to sleep on 4 dry goods box ana
when he awoke he found that instead OF
the town being carmine he himself was.
Some boys had artistically decorated HIM
with bottle of rcd ink.
lIagerstown is trying to get the Newark
Machine Works which removed from lhc