Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-09-05
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The lovely moonlight nights which have
prevailed this week have been very con-
ducive to romance.
The Berkeley County Agricultural FAIL
will be held at Martinsburg, beginning
September 10th.
Mr.. VIM. A. Chapline has had new
roof put on the Lee Central Hotel this
week. Capt. III. F. Barnhart did the work.
Baker and McMurran are selling the
best remedy and preventive of hog cholera.
These who use it, say it is the remedy OF
all others.
Rev. James McLaren, Of the NJ. +.
Church, has had 4 very interesting meet
ing i'm progress at Mt. Wesley during the
present week.
There were three collisions in two days
last week on the Western Maryland Rail-
road. No very serious damage was done
by any of them.
Mr.. T. w. Latimer presented us with
some very large tomatoes this week. lie
is as good at raising vegetables as he is at
making political canvass.
The business of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal last week was the heaviest of
the season, l5o boats having left Cumber-
land, carrying IL, l0S.05 tons OF coal.
An agricultural fair will be held at
Roanoke, Va, on the 9TH, Sth, 9th ant
10th of October. 1t will be almost excln-
siveiy for the exhibition and sale of live
stock.
The new Democratic County Executive
Committee will hold meeting at Charles
town on Friday, September 12th, when
the new committee will organize by elect
ing new officers.
Mr.. John f. Hunter has recently thor
oughly repaired his residence Inside and
out. Besides being much more comfort
able, the building is very greatly i'm
proved in appearance.
The millinery store Of Miss Jennie
Grove, Of Martinsburg, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire Monday night, causing
loss Of $3.50, covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Hon. Louis Z. McComas has been unan
imously renominateG for Congress by the
Republicans Of the sixth district of Mary
land. Mr.. McComas was a most faithful
representative, and we shall not he sorry
TO see him reelected.
James Halfin, an employee of Robin
sons show, was severely cut in the body
nv Joseph Padgett, at Harper's Ferry, on
Thursday night of last week. PaGgett
made his escape after the cutting, before
he could be unprecedented.
The Democratic voters of kearneySvillc
and vicinity are requested to meet to-
gether on Saturday evening, the 9th inst,
at o'clock, for the purpose of organizing
II Cleveland and Hendricks club. Every
Democratic voter is requested to be pres
ent and join the club.
Mr.. r. Z. McGlincy, of Elgin, H., for
merly of this place, has been appointed
superintendent of the dairy department
of that State in the display which is to be
made at the Worlds Fair at New Orleans
the coming fall and winter.
The Cleveland and Hendricks Club of
this place threw to the breeze last Satur-
day a fine large flag and Cleveland and
Hendricks streamer. They hang across
Main street between Mrs. Sheetz's resi-
lu~oo on1 tho Mnul1er huilJinO
A man named Dallas Austin, aged 40
wears, was struck by freight engine on
Churchman'S bridge, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, east Of Martinsburg, on Tues
day, and death resulted two hours later.
From papers found on his person he is
supposed to have been from Wyota, Iowa.
The Republican Executive Committee
of this county has called convention to
meet at the courthouse i'll Charlestown
on Saturday, September 18th. 1t is the
intention of the Republicans to run
county ticket in opposition to the Dem
ocrats.
A Cleveland and Hendricks Club has
been organized ut Leetown, and is officer
ed as follows: l. HI Strider, President;
Jas. F.. Watson, John +. johnson and
Geo. ID. johnson, Vice Presidents; John
W. Firth, Secretary; Cecil II. Baker, As
sistant Secretary; James w. Chapman,
Treasurer; Eugene Baker, Marshal.
The conference OF the Young Mems
Christian Association held at Duffields
last Friday, Saturday and Sunday even
ings were well attended and very inter-
esting. A number of persons from this
place were present. Rev. j. A. Scott has
been continuing the meetings this week,
assisted by Rev. Charles Ghiselin, of
Shepherdstown.
We are under obligations to Mr.. II. l..
ID. Lewis, President of the Shenandoah
Valley Agricultural Society, for copy of
the catalogue for 1884 and u compliment
AIRY ticket to attend the fifteenth annual
exhibition of the society, which will be
held in Winchester October 18th, 18th,
18th and 18th. The fair will be up to ITS
usual high standard.
The Southern Soldiers Memorial Asso-
citation of Shepherdstown has contracted
with Messrs. Diehl Bros, OF Charlestown,
for the purchase and erection OF one hun
dred and fourteen marble headstones to
mark the graves of the Confederate SOL
diers in Elmwood Cemetery. Messrs.
Diehl expect to perform their contract by
the first of next wear.