Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-11-28
SHEPHERDSTowN. w. VA,

queer old Shepherdstown, cuddles
costly down by the Potomac. and is
one of the most delightful home towns
in the world. To get there from Bal
timore you stay up all night until a.
M, and reach there in time for break
fast, or you start late in the day and
lay over four hours TO buy real estate
in Hagerstown. The ride over the
Western Maryland is one moving
panorama of beauty; especially is
this true at this season of the wear.
when Dame Nature is on dress parade
in her gorgeous fall fashions, and on
the mountain tops the brilliant ban
ners catch the sunlight and wave de-
fiance to the coming winter. The
persimmons also are ripe.
At the Entler Hotel in Shepherds
town Mr.. Trussell has a great big room
waiting for you with IA cheerful fire,
and then having refreshed the inner
man you are at liberty to do as YOU
please, provided you please to do
right. If you are fond of fishing, all
you have TO do is TO drop a line to
the black bass, and they will bob up
serenely and take the bait. Or if you
are fond of boating you can use your
skilled skull in sculling.
If sentimentally inclined, you can
stroll by moonlight down on the
cliffs, where far below the glistening
river sings a song of peace and the
young people Of the town who are
suffering from palpitation of the
| heart stroll by with lingering feet
and listen to loves music sweet
! They also catch cold.
/ l. IN
! Just before and after the late Demo
| cratic election day. Just before"
! they were busy whooping it up, the
! bird of the free was soaring. the
| liberties of the people were at stake,
! the hard worked political speaker was
on hand with the eagle eye and frog
! throat worn out in saving the
country Just after roOsters were
at premium, glory was in the air,
| every body knew it was coming the
! brass band took a second wind, the
victors were smiling and the victims
! had all moved out of town.
Mr.. Steven cambridge, one OF the
| best men in the town. was elected
to the legisla ture, and the Hon. VIM.
| l.. Wilson's majority was greatly in.
creased These two fortunate nap
penings were enough 10 paint Shep-
| herdstown very rosy red.
Now, Keeter is a Prohibitionist, he
| knows no other party, but some how
or other when the Democrats win he
| hollers; | suppose it is from the force
Of habit.
With all the glorification there was
perfect order in Shepherdstown; the
reason for this was perfectly plain,
there is no intoxicating liquor sold
there and it costs 80 cents to go to
Hagerstown.
Years and years ago Mr. Rumsey
projected, invented and discovered
| the first steamboat in this town, and
on the bosom of the Potomac the first
steamboat in the world went its wild
way in eccentric circles, managed by
an eccentric man. They called him
Crazy Rumsey," and his boat the
"Flying Craft" That was many
moons ago, and there has not been
steamboat at Shepherdstown since.
There il boom just u booming in
this town, but they are keeping it
very quiet; however they have an
eve to the leeward. and will soon be
out with Il map and gilt edged.
Over at Shenandoah Junction the
other day 800 acres of land We're sold
at $500 an acre to u syndicate. That
means live town at the junction III
the not far distant future.
| found my old friend. the Rev.
George Everhart, preaching in the
Reformed Church here, and very hap
DIV in his new vocation. His many
friends in Baltimore, who remember
him so pleasantly as reader, will be
glad to know that he is doing grand,
good work, and is very popular.
went to hear him Sabbath morning
and as he read the beautiful service,
clearly, distinctly, and with feeling,
| thought how much better it would
be if we had more good readers in the
pulpit.
The LOCO people Of the town. have
eight churches to go to. Some go TO
sleep. Some 90 fishing.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation has few faithful workers
and it is notable fact that the Su-
perintendents of the Sabbath Schools
are active workers in the Association.
OF course Shepherdstown like all
old Virginia towns, has its war record,
its proud and sad war memories stu
ated right on the border it suffered
very much, and some of its best young
men gave their lives for their coun-
try.
The Shepherdstown Register is a
bright, clean, newsy sheet, no patent
inside or outside for the genial editor
Mr.. Snyder carries brains around with
him; his compositOrs have waXed
strong. and u blind Samson furnishes
the motive power for the press Mr.
SNYDER was little short on rOosters
this year. but what he lacked in rOos-
ters he made up in Growing.
Shepherdstown has an elegant foun-
dation for a City Hall, also a kiln of
bricks, and better than all they have
a determined. energetic hard work
ing band of ladies. who are striving
hard to build hall.
Mrs. farley exhibited her wax works
two evenings recently, for the benefit
Of the hall, to u large and apprecia-
tive audience.
Mr.. Hawks, her Baltimore mana
ger. was with her, and | had the
pleasure of meeting both Of them at
the hotel. The old lady had just re-
turned from Cumberland, where she
exhibited her figgers in the Opera
House.
Yours, Truly,
AMOS KERTER.