Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-05-29
BRIEFS.

district Will close next "eeh'
Mr.. John f. Keller has been granted
another patent this week on his grain
drill.
No matter if it is SO dry that yegeta-
bles cannot grow, the weeds flourish like
green bay tree.
Fresh pine apples, eocoanuts, oran'
pes. bananas and lemons received this
week by Trussell & Hess.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Stonebraker expects to
have a lot of new cabbage and tomatoes
on hand to-day or tomorrow.
The Presbyterian church in this
place has been improved by placing
fine new porch in front of it.
We hope that if any of our friends get
hold of u really good snake story they
will be sure to let us know Of it.
Strawberries by the carload have
been passing over the Shenandoah Val
lev Railroad bound from Georgia to
New York.
Mr.. VIM. II. Byers, of Louisville, kyr
has our thanks for some Louisville pa
pers. They have very interesting news
papers in that town.
The New Dominion Paper Mill was
not sold Oh Tuesday by Mr.. Sommer,
Trustee, as advertised. An injunction
was obtained and the sale stopped.
James Pickett, on trial at Hagerstown,
charged with shooting with intent to
kill Edward Gloyd, of Montgomery
county, Nd, has been acquitted.
Major j. II. Bristor, of Martinsburg,
and Miss Jennie Schrader, of MERGERS
burg, Pa, were united in the holy bonds
of matrimony last week by Rev. NJ. l..
Cutler.
Harrisonburg, Va, has voted, by
large majority, in favor of water sup
ply system, and the contract has been
given TO A. l.. Jones, of Philadelphia,
at $4,000.
1t is a singular fact that since the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad has been
il. the hands Of receiver the trains
have been running more regularly than
ever before.
Capt. Dunmore's Colored Band treat
ed our people in various parts OF the
town TO some of its excellent music last
Monday evening, which was apprecia-
ted by everyone.
Saturday, June 18th, has been APP
pointed as Memorial Day in Charles
town. The hours are from 10 5p. M,
and efforts will be made to secure dis
tinguished speaker.
The Parkersburg State Journal can go
up head on big fish stories. 1t tells of Il
fish caught in that neighborhood which
was covered with hair instead of scales,
was blind and had reddish teeth.
We call attention to the public sale
advertisement of Mrs. Helen ). Ryan
in another column. Valuable house
hold furniture will be sold on Wednes-
day, June 3rd, in Shepherdstown.
We are requested to state that the la
dies of the Catholic Church return their
thanks to Henry Shepherd, Esq, for
his kindness in allowing the use of Col
lege Hall for Bishop Keane's lecture.
Nr. Henry 5. Butts was elected SUI
perintendent of Free Schools for Berke-
lev county last week after quite an ami
mated fight. Mr.. Butts received 397
votes, d. II. Dodd 372, and NJ. I. Bowen
SIG.
We are under obligations 20 Prof.
Julius ID. Dreher, of Roanoke College,
Va, for an invitation TO attend the COM
mencement exercises of that Institution,
which will be held from juno 9TH TO
10Th.
The paymaster of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad passed through Shsp-
herdstown last week. The employees
were paid for April, which clears up all
back Indebtedness of the company to
the employees.
Admiral Fairfax will act as chief
marshal at Antietam on Saturday, and
will be assisted by the committee here
tOfore announced and the necessary
aids. The ceremonies Of the day will
begin at II o'clock.
We called on that live Charlestown
merchant, Mr.. Geo. II. Hagley, the
other day, and observed that he had a
very large stock of goods on hand, an
as he was counting box of money we
concluded that business was good with
him.
If persons i'm this community will
take look in the clothing stores
of Shepherdstewn they will be surprised
to see what excellent goods can be pur-
chased for small amount OF money.
Before you go away just look around at
home.
Mr.. John C.. Small died on Saturday
night at his residence in Berkeley coun-
ty on the Williamsport pike, about four
miles north of Martinsburg. Mr.. Small
had attained the good old age of 50
years lie had been for some years suf-
fering from paralysis.
If any one has been laboring under
the impression that the potato bug had
retired from business they are very
much mistaken. He seems 10 be getting
in his work fully as well as last year.
Sprinkling the plants with Paris green
water is the easiest way to get rid of the
bug.