Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-11-14
BRIEFS.

high.
Persimmons are said to be very scarce
this year.
Wen punt the town red next Tuesday
night, sure.
Circuit Court begins next Tuesday, No
vember 18th.
The Circuit Court has decided not to
publish the names of the grand jurymen
hereafter.
.'Tanned kids" says 4 fashion paper,
are coming into style again. The small
boy will be sorry to hear this.
Mr.. John KidwelI is ahead on the beet
question. He has left one 1T this office
which weighs fourteen pounds.
Orange county, New York, grew l2O 600
bushels OF onions this year. We'd hate to
20 counting up in Orange county.
Potomac Building Association No.
will offer money to loan on Monday even
ing next ut = o'clock in the Council room.
The weather this week has been per-
feet, aud 4 walk in the country Is pleas
IRE only 10 DC appreciated by those who
try it.
Folks have been busy this week getting
rid of the dead leaves which have fallen
so thickly OH the streets. Burning has
been the most popular way OF diSposinS
of them.
The Town Council met on Monday
evening last, but transacted only routine
business, and the matter OF the grading
Of Church street was laid over for the
present.
Mr.. William Butler, of this vicinity,
has been in Wheeling this week attending
the mcetiug of the Grand Lodge and
Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Mason>, OF
this State.
j. 4. OSbourn, curator of the estate OF
John Ruse, ST., will sell AT the residence
of the late deceased, OIL Thursday, No
vcmbcr Goth, stock, farming utensils,
wheat in the ground, dc.
The rccently-elected SheriffS, Clerks of
the Circuit and County Courts, ProSecut-
ing Attorney, Assessors, and nearly all
the Justices of the Peace and COnstabe|,
qualified before the County Court last
week.
Mr.. G.. II. Licklider is having his resi-
dcnce on Main street bcautiticd by Il coat
of paint, which is being applied by MIR.
VIM. Il. Miller. \ similar dose would
not hurt some of the other houses in that
square.
Let every one, big and little, do their
utmost to make the procession and illumi-
nation next Tuesday grand success. We
don't have Il chance to celebrate often, so
wc should do ourselves credit on such oc-
caSionS.
Christmas will come on Thursday this
wear, aud is only a little over 4 month
ahead. The Sunday Schools intending to
have Christmas trees will have Il notice
able increase of scholars from this time
forward.
We have heard of so many more ru-
mored weddings to take place this fall
and winter that we have increased our
estimate from twenty-eight to forty. The
girls in this neighborhood know what
leap year means.
The lIagerstown Herald and Torch
Light, Republican, exhibited no less than
seven triumphant coons last week, yet the
only victory announced was that Me-
Comas was elected Bro. Mcntzer was
just little previous.
We hope our Democratic friends from
Charlestown, lIarper's Ferry, DuiiirldS,
Shenandoah Junction, kearneysville and
other precincts will come in and JOIN
with us next Tuesday night. We are
going to have a big time.
Mrs. G. +. Thomas, of CharlestOwn, has
gotten in her usual stock of fall and win
ter millinery, fancy goods, &C., and will
be glad 10 have the public Inspect her
stock. She has Il most complete supply OF
goods. See advertisement.
Messrs. Updcgraff & Sons, glove manu-
ldCluICIS, S'iPPN' -
worth Of gloves to Philadelphia alone on
one day recently. Tie purchasers were
Messrs. Cooper Il Conrad, otrawbridSe Il
Clothier and John Wanamaker,
1t is said that a lady in Williamsport,
Mo, tainted when she heard that Blaine
was defeated We have not heard OF any
of the Saephcrdstown ladies fainting, but
we know some who would like TO have y
real good scratch at Cleveland.
The students of IIampden Sydney Col
lese, Virginia, have revived the Hampton
Sydney Magazine, and issued the first
number in October. 1t is Il monthly of
30 pages, and rs literary journal is
above the ordinary college magazines.
The Charlestown Democrats announced
last night as the time for having their
grand illumination and procession, and
we suppose they had a big time. The
Democrats of Harper'S Ferry will cele-
brate in the same manner on Saturday
night.
The Week of PRAYER has been observed
by the Young Mems Christian Assoca-
ton of ShepherlStown this week. The
services have been of the most interesting
character, and the attendance has been
generally good. Several of the ministers
of the town lave assisted in the exercises.
The Potomac Synod of the Reformed
Church at its late meeting ut Hanover,
Pa, resolved to raise $50, 900 TO endow
,o.l,o, ,-o,a rsorSh;n il, the ThpoloUirrl