Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-08-21
BRIEFS.


The river Is enlivened with boats these
fine evenings.
Some one remarks that the Pink Tea
will be tea-lightful affair.
Growing vegetation looks green and
fresh since the heavy rains.
Flies teach an important lesson. They
never 90 to sleep in church.
Carload of middlings just received
and for sale at u. ho'ses'
Don't forget you can buy fertilizers
>, the lowest price at G. 7. Hodges.
The winchester Presbytery will meet
At Gersrdstown, w. Va, on the 10Th or
September next.
A man feels pride in being spoken
Of ,s some of the oldest inhabitants, :"
but woman never does.
C.P. Guard has been removed from
his nosition as postal clerk Of the Balti-
more and Grafton Railway postoffice.
The Charlestown firemen expect to
receive for trial the latter part of this
week . new Button steam fire-engine.
A very large number of colorcd peo-
nile attended a campmeeting held in the
woods at Shenandoah Junction last Sum
day.
congressman VIM. l.. Wilson has APP
nointed Jas. Edwin Chipley, Of Hardy
county, a cadet at the naval academy at
Annapolis, Md.
MFR. John Hart, a well-known citizen
Of Sharpsburg, Nd, died last week, at
the age of IS years. He was at one time
a bos. on the canal.
A Young lady Of Shepherdstown rays,
"Ice-cream with delight when l think
of the lawn festival this evening" She
will also take the cake.
Our friend Mr.. E. J. Simpson, of Mar
tinsburg, has been appointed Commits
sioner of the Court OF Claims for the
State of West Virginia.
The "Pink Tea" will be one of the
attractions at the lawn festival in Dam
bridges Grove tonight and Saturday
night. 1t ought to draw good crowd.
DIR. Geo. B. Fundenterg, for twenty
wears resident of Cumberland, Nd,
died OIL Saturday last. He was seventy
wears of age. He stood high in his pro-
fession.
Mr.. He. Martcn has the contract Tor
furnishing The tin roofing and spouting
for the new school-bouse at Lemen's
and Duffields, and is now at work on
the same.
Mr.. Chas. J. Swarlz, formerly we'll
known and popular young man OF Mar
tinsburg, died ut his home in Baltimore
on August Sth. His Remains were taken
to Martinsburg for interment.
Ed. Garrison, while employed by Mr..
Geo. w. Show In freezing ice cream
last Saturday, caught his fingers In the
cogs of the freezer. One finger was cut
of and two Others badly crushed.
Mr.. John ii. Duke will run his 'bus
10 and from the lawn festival in Dan.
bridges Grove, stopping for passengers
at the four corners of Main street. Fare
for the round trip only five cents.
The horse stolen from Rev. c. l..
Keedy, OF Hagerstown, couple OF
weeks ago, was found wandering along
the tow-path the other day near Will
Transport. 1t is supposed that the ami
NAL had been abandoned by the thief.
We have ordered to arrive this morn
Ing friday. melons, cantelopes, sweet
potatoes, eating pears, peaches ana
grapes. We insure our melons to be
ripe. IruSseil q ness.
wish to make a pleasant time fol-
customers during August. L am put
ting special prices on all summer goods
None shall be carried over.
GEo. III. HAGLEY.
There was wreck on the Baltimore
und Ohio Railroad hear Duffields last
week. Charles Ramsburg, of Vancleves-
willie, tad his hand badly crushed while
at work removing the wreck OH Satur'
day.
Don't forget to attend the lawn festi-
val in Mr.. A. 5. Dandridge's grove,
near Shepherdstown, this evening anG
Tomorrow evening. twill be recherche
affair. The Y. NJ. c. A. will receive
the proceeds.
Tie white marble goblet fountain IN
the pablic square 1T Hagerstown has
been demolished, in order to substitute
rockery, over which the water will be
allowed 10 fall gracefully and pass on
through the drain pipe, as formerly.
A man with flying horses has been
located in SbepherdstOwn during the
past week. Vi course he Sathereu III
all the nickels the boys could scrape to-
gett,er, aud he utterly ruined the finan-
eial prospects of al adjacent colored fes'
tival.
We are informed that \ cOlored man
was shot in the face with n load OF salt
few nights ago by MIR. j. L. kerfott,
near Kearneysville. The cOlored gen.
ilelnen WAS engaged in the chicken bus
iness at the time. Mr.. kerfOtts good
example should be followed extensively
Mrs. Elizabeth Kable, the venerable
aud belova0 mother OF Capt. VIM. IL
Kable, of stanton, Va, and MessIs'
John and Chas, II, Kable, of this coun'
ty, aud mother-in.law VI ttie Rev. john
i. Massey, of yirgipis, died NJ liable
town on Wednesday last, aged ~ years