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


Board of Examiners.
DIR. Warner, of Parkersburg, w. Va,
will address the people of Shcpherdstown
OH the subject of temperance the 9th in
slant.
The break on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal has not yet been repaired, and the
mules of the bOatmen are ''eating their
heads off,"
The Shepherdstown Base Ball Club
will go to IIagerstown tomorrow TO play
a match game of ball with one of the
clubs there.
Eight carloads of Tennessee marble
passed through here on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad a few days ago bound for
New York city.
There has been but one Sunday School
pic mic thus far this season from Shop
herdstown. This is very discouraging TO
the small boy and the sentimental young
lady.
\ Cleveland and Hendricks club has
been organized at MartiLsburg, with Hon.
f. Boyd Faulkner as president. A SINH
lar club should be organized in Shepherds
town.
Don't forget to attend the ice cream
festival at Shenandoah junction Friday
and Saturday evenings, August Sth and
9th. Everybody that goes there will have
good time.
The primary election passed off without
any disturbance last Saturday, although
around the polls the scene was lively.
Three hundred and scventy-three votes
were polled.
Up to this date l6l, 40 tons Of coal
have becn:shipped from Cumberland by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal-just half
as much as was shipped during the same
period last year.
We call attention to the advertisement
In another column of Prof. j. :. Pierce's
Shepherdstown Acadamy. The fall ses-
sion of this Institute will begin OH Mon
day, September LIST.
A locomotive on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad struck 4 cow on the track few
days ago and gave her gentle lift, hurt
ing her somewhat. The animal belonged
to Mr.. John r. Ray.
Capt. Dunmore's colorcd band Of this
place went to llagcrstown on Thursday
10 attend & celebration of the colored
folks at that place. An excursion was
run from ShephcrdStown.
The ice cream festival held at Marvin
Chapel last Friday and Saturday even
ings for the benefit of the Sunday School
vas very successful. The sum of SO was
realized clear of all expenses.
The town authorities have had the
crossing on Main street, at the Public
Square, improved so as to make good
crossing at that point. Other crossings
are also being made more passable.
We call attention to the advertisement
In another column of the Farmers Pic
Mic at Moler's Cross Roads the first Sat-
urday in September. The man who has
the finest colt will be the hero of the day.
Rev. T. II. Jones, of Sharpsburg, Nd,
preached q most excellent sermon i'll the
Lutheran Church in Shepherdstown on
Sunday morning last. The large congre-
CATION present were much pleased with
him.
The members of the Southern Soldiers
Memorial Association are requested to
meet at the shop of Mr.. II. NJ. Loyns Sat-
urday evening at o'clock sharp. All
the members should attend, az important
business will be transacted.
The circuit court of Washing ton coun-
ty, Nd, has disbarred a. d. Mcrrick
from practice at the bar. Merrick is said
to be one of the most brilliant lawyers in
the town, but habits of dissipation have
brought him down very low.
Now is the time to destroy weeds before
they ripen into seed-farmers and garden
crs should not leave one stand in their
fields or gardens to multiply and sap the
vegetable substance Of the soil which
would produce instead fine crop.
The County Executive Committee hold
meeting at Charlestown on Wednesday
and formally declared the persons who
received the greatest number OF votes at
the primary election on Saturday last to
be the nominees Of the Democratic party.
B. c. Lewis, a white man who at one
time conducted barber shop at lIarper's
Ferry, was found dead in his bed there
OIL Sunday morning last. He was man
of dissipated habits. lie was paralyzed
some time ago and walked with difficulty.
We have received from the Secretary
copy of the catalogue of the Frederick
County (Md.) Agricultural Society for
1884. The exhibition will be held this
year on October l4th, 10Th, 10th and 18th,
and will be of a very interesting character.
Tho ladies of the Town Hall and Lii
brary Association will hold a lawn party
and festival in the College grounds on
Friday and Saturday evenings, August
22d aud 23d. Every one is invited to make
point of being present on these pleasant
occasions.
Jacob f. Snively, a well-known citizen
of Keedysville, Nd, committed suicide
lsst Sunday evening by hanging himself
in the wash-house attached to his resi-
denee. He was 20 years of age, and had
been childish for some time. He had
wife and three married children.
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