Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-10-15

this district. is brother-in-law Of Mr..
G. T. Hodges of Shepherdstown.
Thursd sy morning, as we went to
press, it looked as though the drought
would be broken before many hours
The heavy storm that originated in the
South seemed to be moving this way.
Rev. Campbell Fair, D. D., who has
had charge of Ascension z. E. Church
in Baltimore for the last eleven years,
has resigned his position there to accept
a call to st. Marks Church, Of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
1t is stated at the Agricultural De-
partment that this years crop of wheat
will exceed last years to the extent Of
one hundred million bushels, and that
this years crop Of corn will amount to
one billion, six hundred and fifty mil.
lion bushels.
Martin Z. Carderman, living at Rocky
Spring. about five miles west Of Hagers-
town, hung himself to rafter of his
house with bed quilt last week. When
found he was dead, his feet resting on
the floor. He has been subject to de-
msntia for several years.
The new advertisement Of Msssrs. S.
P. Rumrickhouse & Son appears this
week. Their fall goods are opened, and
the public is invited to call early and
take it's pick Of the splendid line Of goods
offered for sale. They guarantee all
their goods to be as represented, and
will sell as cheap as anybody else.
There was a bad smash-up at Buffalo
Forge, on the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road, last Friday. Two locomotives
were pulling long cattle train when
one of them jumped the track. Eight
or ten cars were smashed, a hundred
yards of track torn up, and some Of the
cattle badly injured. All trains were
delayed by the accident.
The monthly report of Lemen's school,
taught by Mr.. r. NJ. Huyett, shows the
number of pupils enrolled for the month
ending October 7th to be 81, and the
average daily attendance %. The pupils
neither tardy nor absent were Rosa
F. Billmyer, Byrle II. McQuilkin,
Katie h. McQuilkin and Ella V. Staley.
On Monday while number of work
men were engaged in removing pump
from a well on the farm of Mr.. Samuel
d. Piper, near Sharpsburg, one Of them,
named Jerry Summers, colored, fell
from the top to the bottom, head fore
most, a distance Of GO feet. He broke
one Of his arms, and his body was badly
bruised, but his injuries are not serious,
and he is likely to recover.
st. Marks Lutheran Church of Luray,
Va, which is under the charge OF Rev.
j. /. Miller, D. D., as pastor, has re-
Gently been renovated and thoroughly
repaired and is now one Of the most
beautiful churches in the Valley VI Vir-
ginia, was consecrated last Sunday. A
large audience was in attendance, and
the dedcatory sermon was preached by
Rev. B. Sadtler, D. D., Of Baltimore.
The Democrats Of Sharpsburg, WASH
ington county, met at the store of X. w.
Grove OH Saturday evening last and or
ganized Baughman club, with men,
bership of 60. The following were
elected officers Of the club: President,
Jacob Marker; vice presidents, Henry
Shamel, VIM. Thomas, Milliard Snave-
ly, Samuel Highbarger, Thomas Mon
gan; secretaries, Charles Wade. 5.
Edward Grove.
Alta meeting of Shepherd Fire de-
partment Tuesday night it was resolved
that the Department hold fair during
the approaching holidays. An sxecu-
tive committee consisting of Messrs. c.
B. Rumrickhouse, D. L. Rentch, J. 5.
Myers, w. P. Licklider, j. w. Kearney
and III. l.. Snyder, was appointed to
have charge of tie arrangements and
make further preparations. Money is
needed to buy new hose reel and uni
| forms.
A rule of the Postoffice Department
requires a railroad company to deliver
the mail sacks at postoffices within four
hundred and forty yards of station.
At Shepherdstown the postoffice is less
than four hundred yards from the rail-
road station, yet it has taken the govern
ment i've or six years to discover this
fact, aud during this time it has been
paying messenger to carry the mail.
Hereafter the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road Company will have to deliver the
mail at the postOffice, as the following
order has been issued by the Depart
ment: EMAIL messenger service will be
discontinued in West Virginia on Oct.
% on route "a ,O35, Shepherdstown, JEFF
ferson county, from Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, route IL OIL"