Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-25
BRIEFS.

Tho HauIlls
-, :. shut down for the summer
r,o Martinsburg Chair Factory is
:, full blast, and is turning out
nov NOV. of every description.
On our first page this week will be
oI On interesting account of the life
iI s,ns late King of Bavaria
-, Lewis Getzendanner has opened
neral hardware store in the skating
ink building at charlestOwn'
,,s Of our farmers held 10 their hay
lar " hen it was SIG to SIS tor.
"a, ,bev are disposing of it at $40 to
sl2.
,r,. merchants of Martinsburg have
IL ~ close their stores at s O'Clock
:. - ,ne evening from now until Septem-
Der lst.
r,. commencement of the Stephen
rsmole Seminary at Charlestown
was held last week. 1t was extremely
interesting
The Free Will Baptist churches OF
v,rtinsburg and Hagerstown Will hoid
mn meeting at Bedington, on Sun
dsy, July 4th'
,lsvn festival will be held in the
-. grounds OH the 18th and 10Th
y, InIy for the benefit of Capt. Girls
Wells Cornet Band.
non5t forget the Rainbow Tea to be
held next Friday aud Saturday evenings
IN the College grounds by the Ladies OF
,bsM. +. Church South.
man breathes twenty times min
ME- except when he is about to put the
important question to his best girl.
rbsp he breathes twenty times second.
U,yor Hahn, of Hagerstown, has SUBJ
oir-qd ! financial statement TO the city
council that shows there is now on hand
handsome cash balance Of over SIC, 900.
The REGIsrER's old friend, Mrs.
Jobu W. Hill, has again placed us
under obligations for basket OF nice
early vegetables. The Hill family never
lorgets the printer.
A very enjoyable hop was given IN
the College Hall last Thursday evening.
Those present included a number of
Young ladies aud gentlemen from
Charla,own and Martinsburg.
Morgan county is to have an oldtash-
ionel Fourth of July celebration and
barbecue. to be held Ut Berkeley
springs ON Saturday, July Sd. Z. NJ.
P,udlcton is to be chief marshal.
The through freight traffic over the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad is heavier
At present than it has been for long
dime. Steel rails aud bridge iron form
the bulk of the south bound freight.
\ patty of young gentlemen of Shep-
herd .tOwn camped out at Mint Spring,
on the Potomac, last week. They had
splendid time, and caught enough
f,h 10 save t neighboring hen roosts.
4 snail child of Mr.. Taylor Whiting
ton, who lives near Marvin Chapel,
vas badly scalded one day last week. 1t
wa, Standing near the stove, upon which
Was a teakettle full Of water that boiled
over Oh the child.
Small lots of new wheat are being re-
eeiyed in Baltimore, but it has been
mostly wet and green so far. One lot
Of forty-fOur bushels in good condition
Was .old at Sl.l0 per bushel. This was
fancy price, however.
a number of leading attorneys and
judges Of the State have called meet
iag Of the lawyers of West Virginia, at
Grafton, on Thursday, July 5, to take
steps looking toward the organization
Oi State Bar Association.
An.ietam Post, No. II. G.. a. r., OF
ShmP.bGrg, is making preparations to
hold camp ire in the woods near the
Iuuker church, on the Antietam battle
ground, ia September. The members
are enleavoring to collect sufficient
tents TO shelter one thousand men, with
camp utensils and rations for the same
numher.
Alta regular meeting of Tiiluminar
Lodge, No. III, A., +. Il A. NJ, held
June 18th. in Middleway, the following
officers were chosen for the ensuing
term: VIM. d. Haylett, w. Master;
d. ". Clendenning, Sr. Warden; NJ. +.
russell, Jr. Warden; Thos. johnson,
Treasurer; DR.. 4. NJ. Evans, Sec'y;
y. X. Roberts, Sr. Deacon; Geo. ID.
Johnson, Jr. Deacon; Rev. Jas. II. Eu-
bank, Chap; and X. w. KeaIns, Tyler.
MIR. John L. Vanmeter, of Old Fields,
hsFdy county, has herd of the largest
la' cattle that has been in Hardy county
Tor years. The herd numbers ninety
head. and the average weight is 1885
pounds. With beef at cents pound,
'he ,aie OF these cattle will net Mr..
'anmcter the neat little sum of $3.50.
IhIs gentleman makes embarrassing
P'y handsomely. and has the well de-
'v'Ved reputation of shipping the largest
cattle from that section OF country.
Ar. W. c. Evans, and sister, Miss NJ.
Lillian Evans. of New York, stopped
THE 81. Clair on Monday evening,
travelling on horseback, having taken
Al equestrian tour from Kentucky.
Iney travelled by rail from New York
" hehlncky and there bought mag
"'hceE; pair of saddle horses, upon
winch they jOurneyed to this point.
ihey visited llarper's Ferry on Tues