Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-12
BRIEFS.
las been hot this week.


Ito G. Il. Hodges.
Spring chickens are plentiful-why
NOT have picnic9
The firemen had their steamer out
for practice last Saturday.
The merchants have had a hard
time TO keep awake this week.
Rev. r. NJ. Stricken will preach at
RiImyers Hall next-Sunday morning
Mt 1890 o'clock.
The farmers have been busy this
week making hay. The crop is an
pnu sually heavy one.
Rev. J. r. Van Horne caught a
fve-pound bass from the Potomac at
Dam No. on Tuesday.
Shepherdstown has its usual quota
If summer visitors already, but there
will be many more later on.
The Martinsburg Statesman celebra-
red the 4th of July by coming out in
tbe national colors red, white and
blue.
The Hagerstown Globe says that the
WELD of wheat in Washington county
will not make more than half crop,
if that.
The Charlestown town council has
fixed the corporation levy at 40 cents
ON the hundred dollars-the same as
last year.
We are informed that Col. Morgan
owns a horse that eats chickens
feathers and all-whenever he gets an
opportunity
Three prisoners escaped from the
Hagerstown Jail Saturday morning
bv knocking the turnkey down and
taking his keys.
Rev. John w. Rauch will preach in
the Reform Church of Shepherdstown
on Sunday at 1890 a. III. and Kear-
neysville 8 p. III.
For Sale-The paling fence that
was formerly around the Episcopal
church yard. Apply to Geo. w. Hall
or J ). Bragonier.
During the past week horses have
been stolen from Rev. DIR. Hopkins at
Charlestown and Mr.. b. F. Yates at
Kabletown, this county.
Mr.. James w. Kerney has had a
new brick pavement laid in front of
his dwelling on Princess street. T..
w. Leggett did the work.
Don't forget the entertainment III
College Hall next Tuesday evening.
Ii will be one of character to which
the people here seldom treated.
The meat-house of Mr.. Geo. w.
Bower. at Browns Crossing, was en-
tered by thieves last Friday night,
and about five dollars worth of meat
carried off.
Mr.. Thaddeus Baney, an old and
well-known citizen of Charlestown,
died last Saturday night, aged about
- years, surviving his venerable wife
but five weeks.
No. , passenger traia on the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad was nearly
four hours late last Monday. 1t had
struck COW near White Post, derail-
Ing part of the train.
B.F. Harrison, insurance agent,
will insure your wheat for long or
short terms at the most reasonable
rates. This is an important matter
and should not be neglected.
Brickmakers, Attention. Proposals
are wanted for the manufacture OF
100000 brick at Shepherdstown at
once. Apply to G. II. Licklider, for
the Town Hall Building Committee.
There has been considerab BILE talk of
removing the b. & o. Railroad shops
from Harper's Ferry, and the Board
of Trade of that place istaking action
looking the retention of the shops
there.
NJ. 5. Hiteshew has reduced prices
on ladies hats, and flowers. If you
are in need of any thing in that way
it will be to your interest to call early
Will also offer inducements on slip
perS, &c.
The Annual Camp Meeting of the
Free Baptist Churches of Virginia,
West Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania, will be held at Shenandoah
Junction Grove, in this county, July
l4th to 21st.
Mrs. Hunter is having her house
repaired of the damage done by the
fire in the spring. Messrs. VIM. and
j. S Sheetz are doing the carpenter
work and Mr.. ii. G. Marten isputting
tin roof on.
At recent meeting of the 'Jeifer-
son Guards of CharlestOwn, Mr..
Chas f. Baylor, orderly sergeant,
was unanimously elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Captain VIM. Neill.
\ bush meeting was held at Nor
gan's Grove last Sunday by the col
ored Methodists of this place, Rev. a.
W. Brown, pastor. y meeting Will
also be held next Sunday, when visit
ing preachers are effected.
We are again indebted to Mrs.
Josephine Snyder for basket oil
green corn, the first of the season.
Mrs. Snyder generally is the first with
new corn in Shepherdstown, and she
always remembers the editor.
The eighth annual excursion of the
Baltimore & Ohio Y. NJ. G. A. to
Island Park, Harper's Ferry, will be