Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-04
BRIEFS.


$by Trussell q Hess.
The County Court will hold special
term next Monday, September 18th.
TIE wheat crop in West Virginia this
wear is estimated at l, SOC, 900 bushels.
4 The schools begin next Monday. The
small boy thinks vacation is very short.
4 Summer visitors and migratory birds
are beginning to leave for their winter
homes.
Fresh Cheese, Bologna and Crackers
4 of all kinds received this week by Trus-
h sell Il Hess.
4 factory for the manufacture of ci-
gar boxes is shortly to he opened in
4 Hagerstown.
The West Virginia State Press Asso-
4 citation will convene in Charleston on
4 September I'D.
i Week before last there were nine
hundred and twenty-ninc visitors to the
B Luray caverns.
The farmers are grinding up surplus
apples into cider, and apple butter boil
ings are in order.
The Winchester District Conference
Of the NJ. f. Church South will meet ut
Strasburg, September Sth.
The Salvation Army is preparing to
make an attack upon Hagerstown. It's
a mighty big undertaking.
Among the recent appointments OF
West Virginia postmasters is that OF
Mr.. James Sheetz, at Romney.
The mail for the South will close
hereafter at 1850 a. m, while that for
the North will close ut ll.l5 IL. III.
Meredith Helm, Esq, an old and prom
inent citizen of this county, is lying
quite i'll at lis home near Leetown.
Mr.. John w. Fawcett will sell his
personal property at public sale on Sat
urday afternoon. See advertisement.
According TO the Page Courier, water
is selling in LurAy at from 20 to 90 cents
Der barrel. What must beer be worth !!
The report that a tramp was killed IN
Berkeley county a couple of weeks ago
By Dir. Daniel Snyder is said 10 be a
false one.
The oyster season has opened. and we
sincerely hope that the bivalves Will be
fresher than the jokes we read concern
ing them.
A competitive examination for one
Peabody scholarship for the State at
large will be held Ut Wheeling on Sep
TENDER Sth.
Read The rev advertisement of Willet
Il Libbey, lumber dealers, in another
column. They sell lumber at very low
rates, and are thoroughly reliable.
Maud, a little daughter of Mr.. George
Cross, residing near town, received
fall few days ago aud sustained 4 Sc
we're confusion of the elbow.
The Trustees of Marvin Chapel are
requested to meet at the church Oh SAT-
urday (Septe mber 5th) at lalf-past two
O'Clock =. IN. Business of Importance.
During August 800 boats. carrying
1882 tons of coal, left the port of Cum
berland on the Chesapeake ant Ohio
Canal. The revenue WAS about Sll 900.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will hold their lawn festival Iii the
Shepherd College grounds this evening
and tomorrow evening. Everybody is
invited 10 attend.
The infant department of the Lu-
theron Sunday School held picnic ut
the Big Spring on Wednesday and the
Episcopal Sunday School picnicked ut
the same place OIL Thursday.
1t is said that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company Intends 10 make
Romney. w. Va, u popular summer Ie-
sort by the building of large and
handsome hotel at that place.
Exhibitors at Morgan's Grove Sep
TENDER OH aud 10th will be furnished
with feed for their stock at net cost rates
by Mr.. G. Il. Hodges, aud visitors VIII
also DC supplied at reasonable prices.
The annual convention OF the Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia Bee
Keepers will be held in the Court house,
I'm Hagerstown, OH Wednesday, October
2lst, during the agricultural exhibition.
The Potomac Base Ball Club of Shop
herGstown will play II match game with
the Berkeley Actives, of Martinsburg,
next Wednesday afternoon at Morgan's
Grove. An interesting game may be
looked for.
Read the advertisement OF w. b. Il
W. X. Miller this week. These gentle
men are prepared to do the best work in
the way of painting, granting, mar
bling, paper hanging, &C., at the most
reasonable prices.
60 to the Photograph Gallery now at
Shepherdstown for all kinds of pictures.
Pictures OF horses and cattle. views of
houses. old pictures copied and enlarged,
and all work connected with photogra-
ply. Come rain or shine, don't put it
OF, but come ut once rs l make a short
STAY