Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-17
BRIEFS.


doctors are in good humor.
Charlestown is agitating the question
Of . better system of water supply.
MFR. Daniel w. Fryall, once promi-
mont public man of Berkeley county, is
cad.
Mr.. James Hamill, of Kearneysville,
:, cIerkiug at the St. Clair Hotel, in
Martinsourg.
Fx-State Senator j. II. Farrow, of
Washington county, Nd, was married
IN BALTIMORE last week to Mrs. Sallie c..
Downs.
Miss Jennie NJ. Hill, of this vicinity,
has placed us under obligations by pre-
senting us with a basket of excellent
vegetables.
II is announced that the usual agri-
crItnral fair will be held in Martins
burg this fall, some time in the month
of October.
We are under obligations to State Sem
otor J. ;. Melvin for copy of the Acts
Of the Legislature of West Virginia for
the year 1885.
Mr.. Samuel Peacher, father-in-law Of
Mr.. Dennis Mcmahon, died suddenly,
near the Old Furnace, few days ago,
aged about 20 years.
Rev. d. L. Wilson, of Pulaski, Tenn,
formerly of Virginia, has received a
unanimous call to the Presbyterian
Church a. Waynesboro, Va.
The Virginia Register, newspaper
recently established at Falls Church,
Va. is one OF the neatest papers i'll the
State. 1t is a pleasure to receive such
sheet.
Peterson's Magazine tor August has
been received from its publishers. As
usual il is filled with reading matter Of
interest TO the ladies and all the latest
fashion news.
DR.. John II. Hunter has been APP
pointed by the Governor one of the trus-
tees Of Berkeley Springs in the place of
W. II. Travers, Esq, of Charlestown,
who resigned in favor of DR.. Hunter.
We called to see Mr.. n. 5. j. Strider,
the Uvilla merchant, last Saturday, and
he seemed to be doing Il first class bust
ness. Mr.. Strider is an enterprising,
reliable gentleman, and he certainly
sells his goods cheap.
We call attention to the advertise
ment, in another column, of Washing
ton and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
The Academic Departments, as well as
the professional schools of Law and En-
cheering, open Sept. IL.
Ten carloads of steel rails arrived at
Hagerstown, last Saturday, to be used
in relaying this end of the Western
Maryland Railroad Company's tracks.
When this work is completed the entire
road will be of steel rails.
We call attention to the summer an
nouncernent Of Lowenstein Brothers,
Clothiers, HageI stown, Nd. They in
tend TO sell their immense stock OF
Readymade Clothing at greatly reduced
prices, and persons who wish TO reap
the benefit should call on them.
The Baltimore and Ohio conductors
will shortly adopt the long trock coat
with the deep collar. The brakemen
will adopt the sack coat. The brass but
tons will be substituted by nickle ones,
and will bear the monogram of the COM
pany. Salaries will not be increased.
Baker 81 McMurran have splendid
line of fishing tackle. They have a fine
lot Of jointed rods which they are sell
ing at extremely low priees-lower than
they car be bought in the city. They
Lave also lots of hooks. floats, sinkers,
reels, flies, and everything fisherman
needs.
The highest honor at the worlds eX-
position for bookkeeping and general
business education was awarded 70 the
Commercial College of Kentucky Uni
versitv. 1t is the cheapest college with
the highest endorsement, and is situated
i'm the world-famed city of Lexington,
Ky. We refer you to the advertisement
I'm this paper, and advise you TO write
for circulars.
Grace Reformed Church at Kearneys-
vile be consecrated OH Sunday at 1870
a. m. Rev. L. w. Kremer, of Bedford,
Pa, will preach the sermon at that time
a well as at the night service. Rev. j.
a. Hoffheins, of Martinsburg, will
preach in the afternoon. Services Will
be held each evening of next week, fol-
lowed by the Holy Communion Oh sun
day, the Goth.
Elizabeth, wife of Rev. j. w. Norris,
pastor of the A. NJ. f. Churches in
Reading and Pottstown, died on sun
day, at the residence OF the family, NO
Bic Mulberry street, Reading. Deceased
was the daughter of Henry Wilkinson,
oi Shepherdstown, w. Va, and was al
es.inlable lady. She had been ailing FOL
about two years, but her illness did not
assume Sa alarming aspect until three
weeks ago. Her Geath resulted from
complication of diseases. She was 81
years of age and the mother OF two
Children Ottstoacn Pa Ledger.
Godey's Lady's Book for August is
delightful number, handsomer in APP
pearance, and more generally satisfac-
tory than any of its predecessors. Co.
dey's never looked better than it looks
now. In this lay, when so many old