Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-10-08
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ed a discount OF two and a-half per
cent. Taxes are higher this year than
they were last year.
Rev. George w. Feelemyer, former
pastor, will preach in the Shepherds
town NJ. E. Church on next Sunday
morning at 1890 O'Clock. His old
friends and the public are cordially in
vited to come and hear him.
Some Of our citizens attempted to beat
the sharpers who followed the circus at
their own game on Wednesday. 1t is
needless to say that they were very badly
left. They do not get much sympathy,
for they ought to have known better.
The October number of the Y. NJ. G.
A. Messenger, published by the Young
Mems Christian Association Of Kear-
neysville, was issued from the REGISTER
office this week. 1t Is an extremely
handsome sheet geographically, and
shows what good work we can turn out.
From what we can gather in CONVEX
sation with some Of our leading farmers
the corn crop in this vicinity will be a
large one Notwithstanding the drought
in the latter part of the season. The
corn that was planted very late was
badly hurt, but taking the crop generally
there is fully an average yield.
Mr.. John S. Miller, native of Shep-
herdstown, who went to California in
1860, died in Sacramento September p,
1886. He was little over forty-nine
years of age. Re was brother of Mr..
Emmanuel Miller, of this place. For
some time past he has been i'll with
consumption, and that finally caused
his death.
A stranger giving his name as NJ. c.
Pennypacker, Of Washington, Penna.,
was found upon the floor Of his room in
d. Hearst's boarding. house at Hagers-
town last Friday and died shortly after
ward. He had been engaged in can
wasting for the sale of hog cholera
medicine. He was man Of unusual
height, gentlemanly in his appearance,
and about 80 years Of age.
The following is the report of visible
supply Of October I'd, as compiled by
the secretary of the Chicago Board Of
Trade: Wheat, 5l,22O,OOO bushels;
corn. l3, 395, 900; oats, 1905, 900; rye,
522 1000; barley, l,53s,0OO. Compared
with week ago these figures show an
increase of 100000 bushels wheat,
90, 900 bushels oats, &c. 900 bushels bar
ley, and a decrease of 900 bushels
corn and 900 bushels rye.
Messrs. S. y. Humrickhouse & Son
have opened their fall and winter sup
ply of Readymade Clothing, Piece
Goods and Gents Furnishings, and in
vte their friends and the public gener-
ally to inspect their stock. They sell as
good goods and just as cheap as can be
bought anywhere, and guarantee them
to be as represented. Their new adver-
tisement will appear next week, but in
the meantime they are ready for all GUS
toners.
On the 9Th Of September a lot OF sill.
verware was stolen from parties in
Washington, and information was sent
out to sundry places giving description
of the stolen property. Mr.. Daniel
Sloan, of Martinsburg, of the Baltimore
and Ohio Company, succeeded in tracing
the box containing the goods to house
at that place, and recovered the entire
lot, which he turned over to officer Mat
tingly, OF Washington. The thief, who
is known, has thus far eluded capture. :.
Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins, on last Sun
day morning, celebrated the completion
of the twentieth year of his service as
pastor of the Charlestown Presbyterian
Church with an appropriate, able and
impressive sermon from the last three
verses of the Goth Psalm. In the twenty
years of his charge here, DR.. Hopkins
has received 292 additions to the church
membership, performed 227 baptisms,
dismissed ll5 to other churches, officia-
ted ut 200 burials and l7o marriages.
Present number of COMMITMENTS, 275.
The congregation has in this period
contributed to church purposes over
SAC, OOO.- Charlesto,on Spirit.