Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-11-12
BRIEFS.

lions. Tney are SAID 10 DC popular.
Pork is so scarce In this locality that
or butchers cannot buy enough hogs to
make pudding and sausage. Conse-
quently the provision dealers are sup
plying these articles from the Baltimore
markets.
The colored Methodists have been
holding a revival in their church in
Shepherdstown. There have been sew
eral conversions, but somehow they
don't get up to the glorious pitch of
olden times.
The members of the Mecklenburg
Literary Society are requested to meet
at Mrs. Doctor Reynolds this Friday
evening for the purpose ofreorganizing
the club for the winter season. All are
asked to be present.
The enthusiastic Republicans of
Sharpsburg had jollification on Mon
day night. They boiled several kettles
of soup in the public square, and cele.
brated their recent victory by getting
gloriously full-of soup.
A new schedule of passenger trains
on the Shenandoah Valley Railroad will
60 into effect on Sunday. 1t is rumored
that the evening south bound train will
be later than at present, and that the
other trains will remain on about the
same time.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is re-
ported to be doing good business at
the present time, boats being in demand
to meet the requirements of shippers.
The traffic is not confined alone to coal,
but includes considerable local ship
ments of grain, &C.
Don't forget the fircmen's fair during
the Holidays. Everybody in the town
and country around are expected to
help along tho good work. The ladies
can begin already to make fancy arti-
eles. All will be fish that comes to the
net of the firemcn.
The Shepberdstown Cornet Band has
ordered four new silver horns from
Pepper, of Philadelphia. The band has
recently added some new members, and
is once more becoming one of the best
musical organizations in this section.
We hope it will continue to flourish.
Mr.. Jas. Ii. Conklyn, of this county,
went to the Maryland University Hos
pital few days ago and had very
large wen removed from the side of his
face. Mr.. DanI Heflebower visited him
last week, and, as we are pleased to
learn, reports him doing well.-Spira.
Rev. James McLaren WAS in Martins
burg this week attending the preachers
convention for Cumberland district, NJ.
Z. Conference. On Friday he is expected
to read paper on "Systematic Benevo-
lence" at the Sunday School Convention
for Washington county now being held
at SharpsbIrg i'm the Reformed Church.
At Martinsburg, last week, a process
sion of over one hundred young Demo.
Gratis marched to the polls and cast their
ballots straight. The venerable John
NJ. Wolff, with his grandson, Frank De-
Grange, headed the procession, riding
in buggy. 1t was the first vote for
young Frank, and In all human proba-
bility the last for the grandfather, who
is in his Goth year.
When Shepherdstown folks awoke
last Sunday morning they found that
| there had been quite change in the
weather. The balmy breezes had given
place to chilling blasts, and the mercu-
~ was hunting the bottom of the Their
mometers. Sunday afternoon there
was slight furry of snow, which re-
minded us that winter is coming. The
cold wave was general.
MARY" said Shephsrdstown lady to
her washerw oman the other day, "didn't
you formerly have a set of false teeth"
"Well, yes" said Mary, "but peddler
came along week or two ago, and l
thought my eyesight was worth more
to me than my teeth. so traded them
off for pair of spectacles." Since that
time Mary sees everything that goes on,
but she can't 10 much with tough meat.
At a regular meeting of the Leetown
Lodge No. AZ, l. o. G. T., held Nov. lst,
1886, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: E. G. Watson, e.
T.; He. EvaEs, T.; Geo. II. Rams
burg, X. Sec'y.; James w. Strider, F. S.:
Thos. II. Buck, Treas. Geo. 7. Watson,
Chap; Harry Stridsr, M; Harry N.
Watson, 1. g.; Chas. Jones, o. c.;
Geo. D. Johnson, Asst. Sec'y.; Chss.
Lee Baker. D. NJ; Jennie Wiltshire,
X. HIS; aud Katie Balch, l.. II. =.
NERVOUS Children" by DR.. Charles
l.. Dana. is one OF the leading subjects
i'm bABYHooD for November. Not less
important are articles by other we'll
known physicians OH 1.-The Fever Their
mometer in the nursery" popular
Fa.laces about Teething," Cautions
Regarding Children's Eyes" and
"Constipatiom." Marion Harland writes
on "Otner Peoples Babies" and the
general departments of the Magazine
abound in more than the usual number
of hints and helps in the care Of infants.
rl5 cents number, $3.50 year. D
Beekmsn ST., New York sa
Adyeriised Letters.-The follow
ing is list of letters remaining in the
postoffice at ShepherdstOwn Nov. /,
1886:
Anr;a Sawver Miss Kate Walker