Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-23
BRIEFS.

Frank T. McFaden, of Harper's Fer
ry, member of the senior class Of
Hampden-Sydney College, is Editor-in'
Chief of the Hampden-SyGney Maya
zine this year. The boys publish good
literary journal.
During the storm on Monday night
of last week the observatory on Quirauk,
at Pen-Mar, was blown down. The
structure is a complete wreck, but will
be rebuilt in time for the opening of the
excursion season next year.
Our friend Mr.. George Licklider has
our thanks for some very fine epples
which he brought us last Saturday.
They were decidedly the best we have
seen this year, and if any one thinks he
can do better-why, bring on the APP
Piles.
The total receipts of the Frederick
Fair, held last week, amount to Sc, 900,
which may be raised to $1,000 by
amounts remaining to be collected. The
latter sum is 81 100 below the receipts
for the corresponding five days of last
year.
A meeting of great religious interest
is in progress at Mt. Wesley Methodist
Episcopal Church. The church is filled
nightly with large and deeply inter-
ested congregations. Five have pro-
fessed conversion and others are yet
seeking.
John II. Latham, ex-Deputy Revenue
Collector under Duvall, Pierpoint and
Mccormick, was indicted in the Federal
Court at Clarksburg last week for, it is
said, appropriating government money
to his own use. 1t is claimed he is con-
siderably short.
Partridge shooting is engaging the at
tention of on. sportsmen at this season,
although the birds are reported to be
scarce. We presume they will be scarcer
than ever now, as we saw Mr.. Dragon
Ter going out with his gun and double
barreled dog day or two ago.
A horse belonging to Jordan Norris,
colored, came near going to the equine
heaven the other night. He got loose
i'm the stable, and by some means be-
came tangled up with hogshead and a
feed-trough. In his struggles TO extri-
cate himself he was hurt severely. lie
was rescued next morning, and will re-
cover.
The report of the attendance at the
Shepherdstown Graded School shows
that there were enrolled for the month
of September l26 pupils, and the aver
age daily attendance was lis. The av-
erage after dance of each room was rs
follows: Grammar Department 24.5;
Advanced Department "a; Intermediate,
30.5; Primary, 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel G. Wyman, of
Boonsboro, Md, celebrated their golden
wedding OIL the evening of the 9Th inst.
The reception took place in the house
where the now venerable couple have
lived for forty-cight years. Their chill
dren, grandchildren and one great
grandchild were present, with other
relatives, making in all fifty-four per-
sons.
The project for building branch
railroad from the line of the Baltimore
and Ohio to Berkeley Springs has fallen
through, owing to the failure of the
Morgan county people to subscribe for
the necessary amount of stock. Seems
to us that the man in that county who
recently fell heir to million and a-half
dollars might build the road. He could
easily afford it.
The department of agriculture re-
ports that the yield of wheat per acre
for the area harvested is l0I bushels
and only 8 on the area sown, which is
nearly 40, 600, 900 acres. The area har-
vested will not excedd "a 100000 acres.
AS to corn, the indications point to a
Weld of 261. bushels per acre, which
would give yield of 1850, 900, 0OC
bushels. The oat crop exceeds COO, OOO,-
600 bushels.