Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-17
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s o'clock, at which time several
shares of stock will be offered for re-
demption.
a campmeeting will be held in Mr..
John Aglionby' swoods at Shenandoah
Junction September 18th to 10th by
the members of the United Brethren
Church. Excursions will be run by
both railroads.
On Saturday, near Oldtown, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Mollie,
ten-year-old daughter of Captain
Snyder, fell from his boat while under
way, and was drowned The body
was recovered.
At the request of a number Of our
subscribers we have agreed to give a
part of a column each week to the
temperance workers of this communi-
ty. 1t will be found on the first page,
commencing with next week.
Mr.. John Brown, of Brownsville,
Washington county, Md, a soldier of
1912, postmaster at Brownsville for 30
years, and one of the oldest men in
the county, died at his home few
days ago at the age of % years.
Mr.. c. III. Hawvermale, editor of the
Berkeley Springs Neps, and Miss Net
tie May Fleming, of Hampshire coun-
ty, are to be married on August 22d.
We send congratulations, and hope
that their only troubles will be little
ones.
Fifty-eight applicants for teachers
certificates were examined at Charles
town last week. The examination
was conducted by County Superinten-
dent Emanuel Schaeffer, with Messrs.
S. w. Lightner and G. T. Smootz DIS
examiners.
\ festival will be held at Swan Pond
on Friday and Saturday evenings,
August 18th and 18th, for the benefit
of the Swan Pond Grange. Refresh
ments of all all kinds both evenings,
and, in addition, supper on Saturday
evening The public is invited to at
tend.
From buck purchased by Capt.
Milton Rouss from Mr.. Thos. Lodge of
Belmont county, Ohio, twentyfour
pound fleece was clipped. This buck
was bred from Vermonter that Mr..
Lodge paid 81, 900 for and took second
premium atWheeling in October, 1887.
Free Press
Prof. Webb and Messrs George
Beall and Lacy Gibson, of Staunton,
Va, embarked in canoes at Mt. Craw
ford on Monday of last week, and are
making voyage down the Shenan-
doah to Harper's Ferry. Prof. Webb,
it will be recollected, made similar
voyage in July 1886.
Interesting missionary services were
heldin the Presbyterian Church of this
place Tuesday morning. DIR. Hop
kins, of Charlestown, delivered the
sermon in the morning and Rev. Mr..
Ould, of Frederick, Rev. G. n. Camp
bell, of Charlestown, and DR.. Hop
kins made addresses in the evening.
Mr.. j. w. Bane informs us that he
thrashed on Friday afternoon last
for Messrs. Heflebower and Conklyn
ZOE bushels of wheat, raised on 20
acres of ground, an average of 30
bushels and a fraction TO the acre.
A pretty fair yield of wheat, and an
extraordinary half days thrashing.-
Democrat.
Company b held its annual soup last
Saturday at the Big Spring. General
James r. Richard was the chief cook,
as usual, and made three big kettles
of the best soup that ever had a spoon
in it. The hungry veterans and their
friends fully enjoyed the soup, and
passed the day very pleasantly.
Rt. Rev. Bishop G. w. Peterkin is
compiling pamphlet giving the laws
of this State in regard to church prop
erty; the laws of the general church
council; the laws of this diocese and
statistics in regard to the Episcopal
CHI 1rch. The work will make about
one hundred pages, and will be of
great interest to all Episcopalians
The canning season at the McMur-
raw canning establishment, Frederick,
Md. has commenced. Corn from the
numerous farms of Mr. McMurray i'll
that county is being hauled in. The
capacity of the factory this season
will be about six million cans. There
will be an excess of about one million
five hundred thousand cans over pre-
vious seasons.
Mrs. Jno. Fl. Strider, near Halitown,
has guinea rooster that Is raising
and taking care of brood of young
turkeys. Well wager a nickel that
Brother Snyder can't trot out a snake
that can do that well.-SprH. Oh,
pshaw. Brother Haines. That's moth
ing. Come over here and we'll show
Won a water snake that has adopted
and takes care of brood of 81 young
catfish.
Senator Faulkner has introduced in
the Senate bill to provide for the
erection of public building at Mar
tinsburg. 1t proposed to put up
building that will cost 800, 600 for the
use of the postofficeiand United States
courts in Martinsburg. Mr.. Faulkner
also secured the passage of a bill to
tho trustees of the German Evan