Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-11
BRIEFS.

Choice Timothy Seed at Trusseii q
Hess's.
,overcoats have been unpacked to make
-, In the trunk for linen busters.
BEFORE you contract for your winter
.nlv Of coal and wood see Trussell q
Hess.
The fire boys had the steamer out last
r-;,ay evening exercising it and them
selves.
Cranes are ripe and are plentiful.
Some very fine ones are raised in this
section.
Sweet Potatoes, Lemons, Cocoanuts,
Currants, Pulverized Sugar, &C., &c.
a, Trussell & Hess.
Miss Virginia McGlincy will sell her
s,ock Of chinaware at public auction on
saturday. See advertisement.
BOLOGNA, Dried Beef, and Bacon Of all
Kinds. Try our Pouletts.
Trussell & Hess.
Fresh Soda, Water, Cream and Oyster
Crackers, also fine Cream Cheese re-
oeivad this week by Trussell & Eess.
Reports from all over this State are to
the effect that the oats crop this year is
immense. They are selling at % cents
a bushel.
Frank A. Robbins Circus and Menag-
erie will exhibit at Harper's Ferry Sep
TENDER 23d, and at Hagerstown Septem-
Der Goth.
Rev. Charles L. Fry, Of Lancaster.
p, preached excellent sermons in the
Lutheran Church at Shepherdstown
and Unionville last Sunday.
The population of ShepherGstown con-
,inues to increase. Three boys and one
Girl within the past week or so have
caused four fathers to wear smiles that
would do credit to the mouth OF river.
The rain drove the lawn festival of the
Pres5y terrain ladies indoors last Satur-
day evening, but Notwithstanding this
drawback the sum of over eighty dollars
was realized from the two evenings en-
tertainments.
1t is said that in the neighborhood Of
Middleway and the southwestern por-
ton Of this county the drought is still
prevailing. Farmers have to drive their
stock long distances to water, and in
some neighborhoods the corn crop is
total failure.
There was another good rain last Sat
urday afternoon. The seasOnable rains
in August and this month have put the
ground in splendid condition for the
fall blowing and seeding, and have
caused the prospects for a big corn crop
to be excellent.
Both the Graded School and the Col
lege closed their doors on Wednesday
and Thursday so that all could enjoy the
exhibition at Morgan's Grove. 1t was
a wise thing, for it would have taken a
derrick to have gotten any of the boys
inside school room at that time.
The city of Martinsburg has decided
not to accept the gift of the library of
the late Hon. Chas. j. Faulkner, which
that gentleman gave to the town on
condition that building be erected for
the library. The total value of the mis-
cellaneous and law books is 81, 1925.
The cornerstone of the new NJ. E.
Church South at Middleway, this coun-
ty. was laid with Masonic honors last
Saturday. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. DR.. John S. Martin and Rev. j. Z.
Hyde, of Winchester. The church is to
be Gothic structure, and will cost
about sixteen hundred dollars.
Near Shepherdstown, Aug. 25, 'S5.
Mr.. TowNER SCHLEY-DEAR SIR
can truthfully testify that out of all of
INV threshing this summer, wheat pro-
duced by Frazer & Bishops fertilizer
has made a better yield in proportion
to the straw than any have threshed.
Very .ruly yours, DAVIS NJ. GRIM.
Collector McGraw has appointed ia
cob Salisbury, of Clay county, Deputy
Collector for the Fourth Internal Reve-
hue Division, composed of the counties
OF Clay, Braxton, Nicholas and Roane,
with office at Clay c. H. land Lawrence
A. Montague, of Jefferson county, gau-
ger, assigned to the Hannis distillery,
vice n. B. MADEIRA.
Mr.. Joseph II. yesterday has made
she Independent Fire Company OF
Chaflestown the present of Il fire bell.
There is good opportunity for some
liberal Shepherdstown gentleman to
distinguish himself by doing likewise.
The Shepherd Fire Department needs
Ere bell, and the gift of one would be
az, 'reciated.
An. rty of gentlemen from Chambers
burg PN., few days ago undertook to
make the trip from Williamsport to
Georgetown On the Potomac in boat
1t was plain sailing until in the vicinity
of weyerton. VIII. ere the boat was over
turrad and ,be mn -ty made narrow
escape from drowning. A part 0, '"e''
cargo, valued at about 5, w. was 'o'' IL,
the stream, anC the trip wa, ao"'''''e0
DR.. Edwards, resident OF " e'ei'o"'
Nd, while fishing in the Potomac " 'e"
days ago, hooked 51aa-pound bass. III
removing the hook, a water-snake meas
urng fourteen inches was drawn from
the fish's stomach, and upon closer ex-
animation the fish was found TO contain
another snake eighteen inches in length.
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