Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-08-28
BRIEFS.

The Supreme Court Of West virginia
will meet in Charlestown oil September
LIST.
Illumination and balloon ascension
q, Morgan's Grove on the night OF Sep
TENDER 10th.
Mr.. Isaac Cronisc, a prominent far
,,sr Of Frederick county, Nd, died last
week of paralysis.
chickens are very plentiful now, and
are selling all the way from ten cents to
twenty-five cents apiece.
Col. Henry Kyd Douglass will de-
liver the address at the tournament at
Morsan's Grove September 10Th.
MIR. Crit. Burlington caught six
noupd bass on a trOt-line in the foto.
mac last Monday. 1t was "whopper."
Over 200 head of live stock have al
ready been entered for exhibition AT
Morqan's Grove September 9th and
10th.
Miss Kate Dawson, a blind lady, gave
a concert in Billmyer's Hall Wednes-
day night, but she was greeted by a mi
croscopic audience.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company has completed the switch at
Morgan's Grove, and is ready to ship
articles for exhibition.
Ex.Judge William Motter died at his
home in Hagerstown last Friday night,
after an ilness of several months. He
was in the Goth year Of his age.
The Consistory of the Reformed
Church of Hagerstown has decided 20
discontinue the ringing of the church
hell as an announcement of death.
The handsome saddle and bride to be
contested for in the tournament ut Nor
CAMS Spring September 10th is now on
exhibition at Mr.. ii. NJ. Loyns' shop.
The assessed valuation of the real and
personal property of Martinsburg is
81 ,6G6, 94S. There are l67 dogs listed.
Capitations, 1874 whites; III colored.
The BoonsborO Times, one of the news
lest country papers in existence, has
lust entered upon its sixth volume. Mr..
R.N. Monroe is the successful editor.
Tue prospects are that there will be a
large crop of corn in this eighborhood.
In some cases the stalks are not so very
large, but the ears are big anG we'll
filled.
Ex-Sheriff Jacob Marker, who resides
near Sharpsburg. is building fine
barn OH his farm. The ''raising" took
place last week. The new barn is 40 X
so feet.
Mr.. Josiah d. Flagg, who formerly
resided in this county, near Shenandoah
junction, died at his home in Martins
burg last Monday. He was seventy
years of age.
The REGISTER office has just been pro-
vided with bran new edition of Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary, so our
readers may look ont for some big
words shortly.
There will be another excursion from
points along the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad 20 Pen Mar tomorrow (Sat-
urday). The round trip fare from
Shepherdstown is 20 cents.
During an excursion of colored peo-
pie from Frederick to Harper's Ferry
last week bar-room fight occurred,
and Jno. Hill was struck with club
by James Hopkins and very badly in
jnred.
The poslofiices of Wheeling, Psrkers-
burg. Martinsburg and Charleston are
the only ones in West Virginia that
will have the benefit Of the special de-
livery system which goes into effect the
first of October.
Rev. Jno. p. Strider, ID. D., of Staun-
ton, Va, formerly of this county, has
been elected Professor of Moral Philoso-
ply and Belle-Lettres of Washington
aud Lee University, vice Rev. j. l..
Kirkpatrick, ID. D., deceased.
The recent invention of Mr.. Kiracofe.
oil Leetown, w. Va, a complete corn
harvester will be on exhibition at Nor
CAMS Grove, September 9th and 10th
aud trial will be given it in field
near the grove during the exhibition.
The following letters remain UNI
claimed and uucalled for in the postof-
flee at Shepherdstown, August %, 1883 :
Miss Minnie Cipperd, Mr.. c. c. Craw-
ford, Henry Haines (2), Mrs. Susie
Robertson, J. ii. Shockelsford, Miss
Mary Washington.
The Cornerstone of the NJ. E. Church
South at Middleway will be laid, with
Masonic honOrs, OH Saturday, the 9th
OF September. The ladies will prepare
Dinner and Refreshments, which will
BE- disposed of at reasonable prices for
| the benefit of the church.
Some good speeches will be delivered
at the exhibition at Morgan's Grove
September 9th and 10Th. Among the
speakers are Ex-Gov. Hamilton, of
Maryland; Prof. A. j. Smith, Presi-
deut of the Maryland Agricultural Col
tegc; Hon. A. r. Boteler, and others.
Oak Hall Lodge, G. U. of o. F.. (col-
oredJ will lave grand dinner and pa
rade at Col. MOrgan's grove, near Shep-
heristown, on Thursday, September 3d'
At night lawn festival and cal;c walk
are announced as attractions. EXenr-