Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-05-22
BRIEFS.

the Young men with sweethearts.
The Potomac river is very low for this
season Of the year. Only couple OF
inches of water is running over the dam
below town.
Butter is selling in Shepherdstown al
10 cents a pound and eggs at 10 cents
dozen. Hay is quoted at from $40 to sl5
per ton, and wheat from ~ cents 70
s1.03.
The printers devil has been sick this
week with a disease that seems to be
cross between pinkeye, rheumatism and
the mumps. A printing office is lone
ly place without devil.
We are asked to say that the toll ON
the bridge at Shepherdstown will be re-
duced one-half Oh May 30th, decoration
day at Antietam, and on June 9Th, dec
Grafton day at Shspherdstown.
The house on the pike, owned by Mr..
Jacob sheetz, has been painted by MIR.
Thomas Miller, its occupant. Lee Will
Jams has had his house, in the Same
neigh borhood, neatly weather-boarded
by Mr.. VIM. NJ. Staley.
Mr.. George Banks and his assistant
teachers have planted number Of trees
and rose bushes in the yard at the
graded school, and will endeavor to
make the grounds present more hand
some appearance. This is commenda'
bic.
The W;lliamsport Light Infantry
! Company and band will hold the first
! pic mic of the season at Potomac Isle,
near Falling Waters, on Whit Monday.
The Martinsburg Zouayes and Artillery
Company will, also, visit the Isle on
that day.
1t is said that the cottonwood trees,
from which the downy substance dies
in the spring, are very valuable as
health prescrvers. They absorb malaria
and other impurities of the air, and are
consequently protection from chills
and fever.
The May term Of the Circuit Court be-
gan Tuesday, Judge Faulkner presid'
ing. The grand jury found indictments
against Charles Wright for feloniously
breaking and entering into storehouse
with intent to commit larceny, anG
against Frank Flynn for unlawfully de-
stroying property not his own.
Right Rev. Bishop Keans, Of Rich
mond, delivered lecture in College
Hall Tuesday night to large audience.
His subject was "The Objections OF
Professionalism TO Catholicism" Bishop
Keane visited ct. Peters Church at
Harper's Ferry, on Sunday last. and
confirmed Il class Of sixty. five persons.
Another week has gone, and still
there has been no rain of any conse-
ouence. The effects of the drought are
becoming disastrous, as the wheat is
said TO be suffering very much for want
of rain and the grass crop also needs it
badly. All the garden vegetables are
about OH Il standstill, the ground being
50 dry they cannot grow.
A large fire is raging OH South noun
tain, in the vicinity of Black Rock, near
Boonsboro, Md. The fire originated on
the Frederick county side, AMI great
damage has already been done. A large
number of men are fighting it, but ow-
ing TO the dry condition Of the under
growth it spreads rapidly in all direc-
tions. The flames have been plainly
seen from Shepherdstown at night.
1t is said that change in the sched-
ule of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
will be made on Sunday. The Riverton
accommodation now leaving Hagers-
town at p. IN. will be changed into a
first-cla.s train, leaving Hagsrstown
about 40 p. M, and will run through
to Mines, making close connection with
fast train from Philadelphia to accom-
MEDIATE travel from that city to Luray.
Mrs. BERTHE Wood Hill, rather good
elOcutionist, gave an entertainment in
Billmyer's Hall last Thursday night
She repeated the entertainment on Sat
urdav evening. and her husband, Mr.
II. S. Hill, also participated, "deliver,
ing one piece" and winding up with q
temperance lecture and a denunciation
OF the Shepherdstown people because
they did not patronize them better, and
refused to be taken in by Mr.. Hill.
In the County Court last week, Capt
Jno. G. Cockrell was appointed a justice
of the peace to fill the vacancy Occa'
stoned by the failure Of John G. Molel
to qualify. The Court will receive pro-
posal. at the June term for building al
addition to the County Infirmary. The
county levy was laid at 80 cents oil
each 800 of real and personal property
and 81 capitation tax. A special session
of the Court will be held on Monday
the Sth of June.
Berkeley County News.-W'
take the following items from the --latest
MartinsGurg papers:
From the Statesman:
As Mrs. James GLADDEN. and daughter
were retr ming home from town on las