Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-08-07
BRIEFS.

The corporation authorities have had
the weeds on the streets cut down and
the cutters cleaned out during the past
two weeks. 1t Is an excellent improve
ment.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church
will hold lawn festival in Shepherd
College grounds on Friday and Satur-
day evenings, September 4th and 9th,
for the benefit of the church.
The ladies of Kcarneysville will hold
an ice cream and cake festival next Fri
day and Saturday evenings, in Mr.. p.
Kerfott's meadow, for the benefit of the
organ fund of the new church.
Martinsburg had distinguished Wis.,
itor last week in the person Of Judge
Harlan, Of the United States Supreme
Court. He was entertained by Judge
Faulkner and Hon. E. Boyd Faulkner.
The Postmaster-Ge has ordered
all the postoffices in the United States
to be closed on Saturday, August 9Th,
from one to five r. m. The funeral of
General Grant will take place at that
time. .,
The Reformed Sunday Schools of Mar
tinsburg, Hagerstown and Frederick
will have a picnic at Island Park next
Thursday. \ number of persons from
this place and Kearneysville expect to
join them.
We are informed that a reduction in
the force Of clerks and salaried officers
of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad has
recently been made which will have
the effect of reducing expenses to con-
siderable degree. .teE
Mr.. John Caster, car inspector on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad at
Mines, was severely injured last week
by having bar of railroad iron fall
upon him. He is at his home in this
place, and is improving.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will
hold their annual picnic at Mr.. Lemen's
Big Spring next Friday. We hope it
won't rain that day, for we have an in
vitation to interview some OF the Pres
byterian spring chicken.
The Burkittsville Female Seminary,
located at. Burkittsville, Frederick coun-
ty, Nd, was sold at receivers sale on
Saturday last, for $500, to Messrs. L.
NJ. and l.. A. Il. HORNE, of Burkittsville.
The seminary originally cost $4,000.
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson, of Charlestown,
has accepted an invitation to attend the
Farmers Picnic at Moler's Cross Roads,
on the 9th instant, and will deliver
an address. The buildings necessary
for the exhibition are being put up and
other necessary work done.
The "Harvest Home" festival of the
NJ. f. Church at Mt. Wesley was held
ut Jones' Spring, west OF town, on
Thursday, and the Reformed Sunday
School had its picnic at Mr.. Lemen's
Big Spring. AS the day was favora-
BILE one, we suppose all enjoyed them
selves.
There will be public exhibition iof
the Hayward Hand Grenade Fire Ex-
tinguisher i'm Shepherdstown on Satur-
day night, August Sth, at s o'clock, in
front of the REGISTER office. The pub
lie are invited to witness the test and see
for themselves the power Of this fire ex-
tinguisher.
A girl writes to the Cincinnati En-
ouirer that she has invented and wishes
TO patent a combination hustle and chair.
She explains the hustle is constructed
like the usual article, to be worn under
the draperies of the dress, but that
within are adjusted the legs and seat of a
chair, arranged so that when the wearer
bends to sit down they will automatic
ally drop into place to support her.
We are informed that a colored man
named David Jackson, living near Kear-
neysville, while under the influence of
liquor threw a butcher knife at his wife
and inflicted very severe wound. He
refused to give her any assistance what
ever, and the woman, bleeding terribly,
was forced to hunt upa surgeon her.
self. No attempt has been made to ar
rest Jackson yet, though all agree that
he should be punished for his brutality.
At the last regular meeting of Lee
town Lodge, No. AZ, l. 0. of &. IT,, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing tefmi Z. <. Dunaway, w. C..
r.; Katie Balch. w. Y. T.; George ii.
Ramsburg, w. Sec'y.; Geo. Watson, F.
Sec'y.; Thos. ii. Bucks, w. T.; Casper
johnson, W. c.; S. H. Watson, w. NJ.
Joseph Wageley. |. g.; Charles Jones,
o. c.; f. E. Watson, l.. D.; Emily
Balch, w. d. NJ; Viornia Wiltshire, X.
s.; Lucy Dunaway. L. S., and Nelson
X, Roberts, Assistant Secretary.
A number Of the Journal of Chemistry
believes hot alum water the best insect
DESTROYER known. 1t says; "Pnt the
alum into hot water and let it bon till
all the alum is dissolved; then apply it
hot with brush to all cracks, closets,
beds leads and other places where any
insects are found. Auts, bedbugs, cock
reaches and creeping things are killed
by it; while it has no danger of poison
ing the family or njuring property.
The material costs but little sum, and
| is perfectly harmless to human life.
Mr.. William T, Grove, of Broad Run,
in this valley, is the owner Of Maltese
cat which recently developed an unns-
ual freak. She haG a litter Of four kit