Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-08-16
BRIEFS.

years.
A Martinsburg young man wrote q
note to lady asking her to 60 to an
entertainment. In reply he got a
note declining an offer of marriage
made by his rival. The correspond
ence was a little mixed
A lawn festival for the benefit Of
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Re
formed Church will be held in Sharps-
burg on Saturday evening, August
18th, on Mr.. Robert Groves lawn.
The public is invited to attend.
Mrs. J. S. Pierce gave very pleas
ant entertainment at "Airlie" last
Monday evening. In the afternoon
there was soup in camp style for
the young folks, followed by tea for
the older guests who were present.
Mr.. Vincent G. Moore, of jefferson
county, who was appointed under
Cleveland's administration as Post
office Inspector in the San Francisco
Call Division, was removed on the
LIST of August to make room for Re-
publican.
Mrs. Kate Buck, wife of Jerome
Buck, the well-known New York law
yer, died in Atlantic City on Sunday
last of blood poisoning. Mrs. Buck
was sister-in-law of Miss Amanda
Titus, who is so well-known in Shep-
herdstown.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. j. s. Renner, of Wheat
land, and Miss Rosa Lee Knott, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Samuel NJ. Knott. The
ceremony is to take place in Bethesda
Church next Tuesday morning at
halfpast o'clock.
Capt. S. w. Kennon, U. S. A., has
been detailed by the War Department
to visit all points of historic note in
the Shenandoah Valley to verify notes
and collected data in connection
with all battles between the Union
and Confederate armies in this section
of country.
a party of young men from Hagers-
town are encamped along the Poto-
mac river near Mr.. Blackford's. We
haven't heard the number of fish that
they caught, but they seem to be
having a good time. They accident
ally broken their bottle-their coal
oil bottle-on Monday.
Mr.. Towner Schley, one of the com
mittee on soliciting premiums for the
Morgan's Grove Exhibition, at Shop
herdstown, was in town to-day, and
succeeded in procuring several hand
some premiums to be awarded at the
coming exhibition from some of our
acknowledgement Globe.
The Colored Methodists of Win
chester, Charlestown, Shepherdstown,
J Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg and
Kearneysville, will hold Camp Meet
ing at Shenandoah Junction, COM
mencing August "a and closing Sep
TENDER 2. Special trains and reduced
fares on the s. V. and b. & o. rail
roads.
The Charlestown Water and Manu-
featuring Company have finished lay
ing the water pipes and turned on
the water last Saturday. The whole
system of works is completed except
the erection of stand-pipe. The
plant is estimated to cost $40,
The town is now well supplied with
water in case of fire.
The Winchester paper mills have
been sold to the American Straw
Board Company-the trust that con-
trolls nearly every mill in this country.
1t is stated that the present manage
ment will continue to operate the
mills, but Winchester will be very
lucky if the mills are not shut up like
the one at Shepherdstown.
Company b held its annual soup on
Saturday last at Morgan's Grove. The
boys had a very pleasant time, and
there was more ''soup" than enough.
Capt. II. F. Barnhart was the chief
cook, and he did his duty as we'll in
that line as he used to when he led
the boys against the Yankees. And
the boys responded just as nobly.
The Changers picnic at Williams
Grove will commence on Monday,
August 26th, and continue until Sat
urday, August 31st. The Shenandoah
Valley Railroad will run an excursion
train on Wednesday and Thursday,
leaving Shepherdstown at 10. 10 a. H.,
for which tickets good for two days
will be sold at $175. Tickets good
for six days on all trains will be sold
at $2.95.
At a recent meeting Of the Har-
per's Ferry Board of Education, Mr.
John Martin was chosen secretary.
Mr.. s. w. Lightner was reelected
principal of Bolivar Graded School,
and Mr.. j. r. Farmhouse and Miss
Rosa McGlone were re-appointed as
sistants. Mr.. Geo. j. Hill was APP
pointed principal of Harper's Ferry
Graded School, and Miss Kate Cham
beers assistant.
By reference to the list of prem
iums of Morgan's Grove Exhibition it
will be seen that the Messrs. Upde-
graft of Hagerstown again offer fine
prize for the prettiest lady on the
grounds on Maryland Day. Shep-
herdstown captured the prize last
wear and we reckon she has enough
pretty girls left to get it again. Look
your prettiest, young ladies. The
bandsomest man is also to get a prem