Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-13
BRIEFS.

herdstown is 20 cents. The train
passes here at S51.
Mr.. Takeo Noya, of Japan, whose
interesting addresses in this place last
winter are by no means forgotten,
will deliver lecture in the Reformed
Church on Monday evening at s
o'clock. No charge for admission. All
invited
The Cleveland Democratic Club OF
Shepherdstown is booming. One hun
dred names have been enrolled up to
this date, and the meetings are very
interesting. Every Democrat in this
district should join the club and in
crease the boom.
Tom Gilmore, the Elocutionist, will
give an entertainment in Billmyer' s
Hall Tuesday evening, July 18th, at
$50 o'clock. Don't miss it. Let every
one come and enjoy a good laugh.
Tickets 25 cents, for sale at ID. L..
Rentch's book store.
Saturday, September Sth, the last
day of the Morgan's Grove exhibition,
will be Changers Day. a special in
vitation will be extended to each
Grange of this and adjoining counties
to take part. y Grange speaker will
be secured for the occasion.
Judge Clark, of Winchester, has de-
cided that II. A. Ridenour, who has
been convicted of the murder of his
friend, William Andrew Broy, twice,
and twice sentenced to be hanged,
shall be tried again in August before
Rockingham county jury.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, as attor-
ney and commissioner, will sell at pub
lie sale tomorrow two lots of ground
belonging to the heirs of Jacob Hill,
deceased, and the house and two lots
of ground known as the Baylor prop
erty-all III Shepherdstown. See ad-
vertiSement.
The Blue Mountain express recently
put on the Western Maryland Rail
road leaves Baltimore at 1926 p. H.,
and makes close connection with the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad at Ha-
gerstown for the South. Passengers
can leave Baltimore at 20 and arrive
in Shepherdstown at 6.52 p. ma
convenient, quick and agreeable run.
Mr.. j. Baker kerfott met with a bad
accident while coming to town Thurs
day morning His horse scared at
some object on South Queen street
and began TO run, and when checked
commenced kicking. Mr.. Kerfott
was thrown out and seriously injured
in the face, side and arm. The buggy
was broken and the horse caught near
the square NdrtinSbtTg Herald.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee of Berkeley county have
issued a call for district primary meet
ings on August II, to elect delegates
to the county convention which will
be held in Martinsburg Aug. %, 1888,
when the candidates for sheriff, two
assessors, two delegates to the Legis-
lature, prosecuting attorney and one
county commissioner will be nomina-
ted.
Under the laws of the State of Vir-
ginia the organization of the Mar
tinsburg and Potomac Railroad Com
pany was effected in Winchester last
Tuesday. Thos. b. Kennedy, of
Chambersburg, Pa, was elected presk
dent, and Messrs. Jas. b. Russell,
Holmes Conrad, DR.. K. w. Stone and
German Smith, directors. The object
is the construction of the road between
Martinsburg and Winchester.
Wednesday morning while Messrs.
Allen Lucas and James Wintermoyer
were catching driftwood on the Po-
tomac floating log upset their boat
and threw them both into the water
Mr.. Lucas swain ashOreiat the ware
house, but Mr.. Wintermoyer was car
ried down as far as the railroad bridge
before he succeeded i'll getting on dry
land. 1t was narrow escape, for
the river was running very high at
the time.
When hens get to laying eggs up in
the trees it's time to inquire, What 5
this country coming to? 1t is fact
that a hen on the farm of Mr.. John
w. Hill. below town, has been regu-
larry laying in the fork of a big tree
about twelve feet in the air. Each
day she flies up, lays an egg, and then
flies down again and cackles proudly
We don't know how it would have
turned out if she had Matched the
chickens up there.
Rev. DIR. John s. Martin, one of the
best known and most highly respected
ministers of the NJ f. Church South,
died in Baltimore last Sunday night,
in the I'D year of his age. DIR. Mar
tin was Presiding Elder of this district
for several years past, but at the be
ginning of the present church year
was appointed pastor of st. Pauls
Church in Baltimore. The funeral
took place on Tuesday, and was at
tended by ministers from all portions
of the district.