Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-05
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| institution.
Town Sergeant w. L. Arthur says
that the tax-books of the corporation
are now ready, and the taxes are due.
He hopes the citizens will make
prompt settlement.
Miss May Marshall, of the Kear-
neysville neighborhood, received a
gold medal for proficiency in vocal
music at the Female Seminary at
Winchester which she attended last
year.
Hagerstown is all excitement this
w eek on account of the annual meet
of the League of American Wheel
men. Hundreds upon hundreds of
bicyclsts are there, and very inter
esting programme of races has been
announced for the 4th of July.
The Charlestown Free Press says
that Senator Kenna is about to build
"a sixteen or twenty thousand dollar
dwelling house in Washington City,
and has employed Mr.. Julius G..
Holmes of that town, ex-Supervisor of
Repairs of Public Buildings, to super
intend its erection.
Miss Emile, daughter of Mr.. Logan
Osburn, Jr., of this county, and grand
daughter of Hon. Logan Osburn, re-
turned from school at Mt. De Sales,
near Baltimore, last week. She bore
off the highest honors in her class and
received premium for uniform ex-
cellence of conduct.
In the death column of the REGIS
TER this week is recorded the third
fatality from whooping cough in the
neighborhood of Zion Church, below
town. This disease has prevailed in
that locality in an unusually severe
form, and number of children are
still quite sick with it.
Cadet Julian Latimer was on the
practice-ship Constellation when she
went ashore near Cape Henry a coup
lie of weeks ago, and was compliment
ed for gallantry on the occasion by
the commander in his report to the
Secretary of the Navy. Cadet Lati
mer is now at his home in Charles
town on furlough.
An exchange says no man should
deprive his wife or family of good
local paper They do not go out from
home to learn the news as does the
husband and father, and the paper
serves TO relieve the otherwise lonely
hours of his absence. 1t is the worst
possible economy to deprive the fam
lily of good local paper.
Work has been discontinued at the
Virginia ore-bank between Shepherds
town and Harper's Ferry, the Slavery
Company having had it stopped. The
washing of the ore discolors the
water so that the pulp mill could not
be operated A number of hands are
thrown out of employment by the
closing of the ore-bank.
The subject of buildinga road along
| the river from the foot of Princess
street, Shepherdstown, to the county
road at leagues Run, is being talked
Of. The road could be built at a
comparatively small cost, and it
would do away with the almost i'm
passable hill at Mrs. Pierce's lot.
We hope that some decided action
may be taken.
As we went to press Thursday morn
ing there were not many signs of the
Fourth of July in Shepherdstown.
The Shepherd Fire Department and
a number of individuals went to Mar
tinsburg to attend the big celebra-
| ton there, while another crowd went
to Hagerstown to attend the bicycle
races. Jacob WintermOyer's tub OF
lemonade was on tap as usual.
The New York World states that
Mrs. S. p. Pierce, daughter of the
late Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, of
| Martinsburg, who is now slowly re-
covering under the treatment of DR..
Lewis Sayre, has sustained with forti-
tude one of the most wonderful ope-
rations ever attempted. Every bone
in her body was broken, as means
of relief from the Justification produced
by virulent inflamInatory rheuma-
| tism.
Blackberry cordial for medicinal
purposes: Express the juice from
black berries, and to every pint of it
add three-quarters of a pound OF
white sugar. To every two quarts of
the Juice add Il quarter of an ounce
each of mace, allspice, cinnamon and
cloves, slightly bruised. Boil these
ingredients to II rich, heavy syrup,
and add, when cold, an equal quantity
of French brandy. Bottle and cork
tight.
DIR. G.. w. Chancellor, secretary and
| executive officer of the Maryland
State board of health, has returned
after an extended trip of inspection
along the Potomac river from Point
of Rocks to Williamsport, where con
siderable damage was done by the
recent flood. He reports that large
quantities of grain and other organic
matter are in state of decomposl-
ton. He advised general dlsinfec-
ton. Much trouble is feared from
the estuaries of the Potomac, and
the exposed bottom of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal, as it is covered
with decaying matter.
From California.
Nj. Edward H. Hoffman, who