Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-07-10

Early apples have made their appear
ance.
s.venty-five foxes were killed in
Berkeley county last year.
II costs one dollar to throw banana
sliu on the pavement in Charlestown.
7, is said that the 1T-year locusts al
w,vs bring with them cool summer.
Martinsburg is to have soap factory.
yvidently that town is getting ready
for the next political campaign.
Governor Wilson has appointed his
brother. Norval Z. Wilson, of Harper's
Ferry, to be his private secretary.
Romney, Hampshire county, is con-
sidering the practicability OF water
works, the source of supply being big
spring.
There will be an excursion over the
Shenandoah Valley and Western Mary
land Railroads to Pen Mar on Saturday,
July 25th.
The foundry, machine shop and en-
cine house of the West Virginia Central
Railroad have been located at Davis, in
Tucker county.
Nobody celebrated the 4th of July
last Saturday until nearly every one
wos asleep. Then there was fusilade
of ire-crackers.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of this place propose holding lawn
psrty in the near future. Further no.
tice will be given.
The farmers will be very careful in
gathering their crop of hay this year. 1t
is scarce article, and the price will
likely be very high.
Mr.. Charles l.. Miller, former resi-
dent of MartinSburg, died in Africa re-
Gently, where he had gone with the
Bishop Taylor party Of missionaries.
He died of fever incident TO that coun-
try.
Roanoke City has completed arrange
ments with the Standard tool works, Of
St. Louis, guaranteeing the removal of
that enterprise from ST. Louis to Roam
oke at an early day.
Professor John NJ. Klein, kentucky's
astronomer. has predicted the appear
anee of beautiful comet in the South
western heavens early in August or the
latter part Of July.
CIV. Carroll, of Troutsville, 4 brake
man on the Shenandoah Valley railroad,
received a compound fracture of the
left leg last week by jumping from 4
derailed train near Buffalo Forge.
DR.. j. 5. Jones, well-known drug
gist, died at his home in Washington
last week. DR.. Jones lived in Martins
burg before the war. His remains were
inferred in Greenhill Cemetery, at Mar
tinsburg.
The Keyser Tribune did not issue any
paper this week, the editor stating as
the reason that all hands wanted 10 eel
citrate the 4th of July. 1t must take a
long time TO sober up from keyser
celebration.
The Rev. j. 4. McFaden, OF Harper S
Ferry, member of the Maryland Con-
ference of the Methodist Protestant
Church, aud highly esteemed gentle
man, died OH Sunday night last. after !
lingering illness.
Samuel w. Kaufman, formerly Of IIa-
gerstown, has been sentenced TO three
years in the penitentiary for stealing
letters from the United States mails,
while postal clerk on The Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad.
The working hours of the employees
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shops along the line have been reduced
from nine to eight hours \ day. Some
time ago the hours were reduced from
ten TO nine. The new order will make
quite a difference in the pay-rolls.
The postage on newspapers sent from
the office of publication has been re-
duced one-half, but this is no reason
why subscribers should expect to have
She paper sent to them free. Some OF
our delinquent subscribers in other
:S.ates will please take notice OF this.
The travel TO PEN Mar was heavy last
Saturday. The excursion train from
Baltimore was run III four sections and
carried 1896 people. From HageI s.
town and other places in the Cumber-
land valley there were 1857 more visit
OrS, making total of G,l93 carried to
PeuMar by rail.
The government is still paying fol-
the early mail from Baltimore, but all
the same the early mail is allowed to
lay at Hagerstown more than three
hours before it is started on its Southern
journey. Why don't the Baltimore pa
pers kick now? Have they no interest
outside of Maryland?
The Hagerstown Globe says: lone
day last week couple at Pen Maj
waited for tlirty-fve minutes withou;
stopping. They were timed by the
leader of the orchestra" Several young
gentleman from Shepherdstown were
at Pen Mar last week. We trust they
will promptly step up and plead not
guilty.
The members of the finance commit
zee of the Potomac Agricultural, Live
Stock and Mechanical Association are
requested to meet At the Bank in Shep-
herdstown at 3 O'Clock Tomorrow (Sat-
urdav) afternoon. The name Of Mr..