Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-19
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1889.
BR IEFS.

Morgan's Grove ExhibltionSeptein-
,or Cd 4th, 9Th, and 9th.
p NJ. Billmyer's store is head
norters for shoes and boots, notions,
&c.
pay L. X. Mason will preach at
D.sields Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock
Tbare is a row among the faithful
. Nsrtinsburg over the distribution
of offices.
Carload of middlings just received
So G r. Hodges, which will be sold
very cheap.
The dog days began on Wednesday
- last week and will continue until
August 22d.
For Rent-A house and garden in
sbepherdstown. Apply to Jacob
Wintermoyer.
Liveryman Thomas Jones, of Har-
rar's Ferry, has recently lost two
horses by death.
The annual picnic of the b. l. o.
ornloyees will be held at Island Park
ON Tuesday next.
For the best groceries, provisions,
roller flour, bacon, canned goods, veg
erables. &c, call on r. NJ. Billmyer.
The gay and festive waterm elon
hath made its appearance in Shop
berdstown-long may it stay with
uS.
Mr.. William Lantz, a prominent
farmer, dropped dead while working
in a hay field near Hagerstown on
Monday.
Col X. p. Chew will address the ex
Confederates of Hampshire county,
at a reunion to be held at Romney
August 18th.
The Evangelical Sunday School, of
Hagerstown, will have its picnic at
Morgan's Grove, neutrality-suspicious.,
o.. Wednesday, July 31st.
The hands employed at the bark
mills of Geo. Campbell 4 Co. struck
last Thursday, and new workmen
have been ngaged.-Spirit.
The eleventh annual excursion Of
farmers and citizens to the wonderful
Caverns of Luray will take place this
season on Thursday, August 10.
Mr.. J. w. Trimble has disposed OF
his interest and good will in the Nor
gan Mercury to Mr.. Lewis j. Frey, who
thus becomes sole editor and propri-
etor.
All the officers and members of the
Ladies' Town Hall Association are re-
ouested to meet at the home of Mrs
Stonebraker next Monday evening at
s o'clock.
The excursion train for Pen-Mar
this Friday morning leaves Shep-
herdstown at 1906 a. ILL.,, and return
Ing leaves Pen-Mar at Up. III. Round
trip 70 cents.
The Signal Service officials are ad-
vertisins for bids for the construction
of a river guage on one of the piers OF
the Baltimore L. Ohio Railroad bridge
at Harper's Ferry.
The horse belonging to DIR. Hop
kins. of Charlestown, that was sup
posed to have been stolen, was found
dead in sink-hole in the pasture
field few days ago.
Mr.. A. G.. LADY, of Berryville, Va,
last week buried two daughters with
in two days of each other. One was
2l years of age and the other only Is.
Both died of consumption.
Work is progressing on the Island
Park bridge, and it is expected to
have the structure finished in the
course of week. The Island is be-
ing rapidly cleared of debris. -Sents-
nal
This is a gay week for Shepherds
town. A concert on Tuesday evening,
an assembly ball on Thursday night,
and a promenade concert for Satur-
day evening, are designations unusual
to our sleepy town.
The other day gasoline stove be-
longing to Mr.. Jos. NJ. Stonebraker
got out of order and when Mr. Stone
braker attempted to carry 1t out OF
the house he was burned very Sc
yerely about the hands.
Governor Wilson has pardoned
from the penitentiary James Carpen-
ter who was convicted of rape by the
Jefferson Circuit Court six years ago,
and who had been sentenced to the
penitentiary for fifteen years.
The Changers Picnic at Williams
Grove will begin ON Monday, August
26th. and continue until Saturday,
the 3lst. The Morgan's Grove Exhi-
bition will be held near Shepherds
town September Sd, 4th, 9Th and oth'
You can enjoy the concert Satur-
day evening and at the same time
help along the town hall fund. me
refreshments that will be served VIII
be furnished by the Ladies Town
Hall Association and the proceeds
devoted to that object.
Jacob Rideman, an inmate of the
Berkeley county Aims House, died at
that place on Wednesday, July Srd'
1886. The deceased was in his 9Oth
Year, having served in the war OF 1872.
He was very worthy old man, but
unfortunately became very poor.
Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, Trustee, VIII
sell lot of drills, plows, supplies, NC
on the grounds of the Shepherdstowh
Manufacturing COMPANY on Satur-