Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-08-06
BRIEFS.

. .Na Big Spring tomorrow
.,ors remember that G. T. Hodges
Ira facilities for furnishing you
r nii all kinds of fertilizers
a. milan Latimer, formerly OF this
NJ, has gone to take charge Of the
pl' "r,,ph office at Capon Springs
RI. Potomac has been like a duck
= This week. The bass are having
PUn" rest on account Of the muddy
\ water.
,r,orial tablet to the late Rev.
- strider, D. D., has been placed
'0. .Sa First Presbyterian Church OF
stsuntOn, Va
p.r.ons taking their advertisement
-, If q paper because business is dull
~ !" like tearing down dam because the
water is low. Amt it:
Potomac Building Association No. z
an offer for sale several shares OF stock
axt Monday evening in Mr.. Beltz-
lovers office at S O'Clock.
There will be just lots of good things
.,o,t at the lawn festival Friday and
S,mraav evenings. You can get the
Jelicacles and the substantials.
During the month of July 4S,oSS tons
q coal were shipped from Cumberland
Sr way of the canal. This was 2,s49
-. less than the same month last year.
This is the regular campmeeting sea-
AN and the camps at Wesley Grove,
Jackson Grove, Asbury Grove, Summit
Grove and other places are all in full
blast.
The Catholics of this place held pic
ME at the Big Spring on Wednesday,
.ndon Thursday the Southern Metho-
dit sunday School had its annual picnic
AZ the same place.
A new depot has been built at Ripon,
This county, on the Shen. Valley Rail-
road and is now fully opened for bust
ness, including the telegraph. Mr.. Nor
rs Dunlap is the agent.
An exchange says that "when lady
and gentleman are walking upon the
street the lady should walk on the inside
Of the gentleman. 1t didn't say how
abe was to get on the inside OF him
though,
The contract for furnishing the West
ern Maryland Railroad Company with
coal has been awarded to Messrs. Steffey
i Findlay and Victor Cushwa, shippers
Of the Consolidation Coal Conpany's
coal at Willismsport, Md.
Mr.. J. IL. feathers has given $500 to-
wards the erection Of the steeple to the
Southern Methodist Church in Martins
burg. asa memorial to his respected
father. This liberal donation was in
addition to 800 previously subscribed
10 the church.
A furious hail-storm visited small
section near Charlestown on Monday
afternoon of last week. The corn crop
of Mr.. w. F. Hemp, Messrs. Jacob Star
~ and Joseph Grandstaff, Mr.. Nit.
Moore, and perhaps others, was some
what damage d.-Spira.
The Temperance campmeeting at
Shenandoah Junction, from August
nth to I'D, promises to be grand sue
cess. A grand parade will take place
OIL the l4th. During the camp num-
Der OF fine addresses will be delivered
by well.knOwn speakers,
Excursions to the Luray Cnyerns are
Numerous now. The local trade does
not amount to much, but large e1cur-
sions are being drawn from the Cum
beriaHd Valley, Western Maryland,
Baltimore & Ohio and other connecting
roads. Excursions run weekly from
Philadelphia.
4 terrible accident occurred at No. 2
sater station on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad last Friday. G.. G.. Boogher, a
brakeman, fell from freight train and
vas instantly killed. Both legs were
cut of and he was otherwise mutilated.
lie wa, ! resident of Martinsburg, ard
leaves wife and five children.
Mr.. Enech G. Hedges, of Berkeley
county, WAS walking upon the track Of
The Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad last
NJ 1nday morning, when he was overta-
ken by All east-bound train, and step
ping a, cross on the north track he was
struck by freight train going in the
opposite direction. lie was seriously
injured.
woman VIII 0 accompanied an e1cur-
sion from Martiusburg to Mont Alto
last week jumped C1 the train at Cham-
Oersburg while it was running at fair
rate of speed. Her clothing became fas-
tened on the ear, and after being drag
ged for short distance she fell, her face
striking among the stones in the track
She escaped with slight bruises.
Two couples from Pennsylvania, and
who accompanied the excursion which
passed through this city en- route to
Anteiam Cemetery, ut Shsrpsburg,
thursday, stopped over in Hagerstown
aiew hours and were married. After
the ceremony had been performed they
followed the eXcursionists TO Sharps-
onrg, and enjoyed themselves in COM
mon with those who had gone before
Hagerstorn Globe.
Last Friday evening, says the Hagers-
'oWn Globe, Mrs. Elizabeth Rench, re-
uet Of the late Joseph Rench, celebrated
The eighty eighth anniversary of her
birthday ar har rasiJapnp on EsSt A m.