Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-08-15
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Morgan's Grove Exhibition, and see IL
you cannot capture d few Of them.
You should try, at any rate.
We hope our readers will excuse all
imperfections in the REGISTER this
week. The editor has been to Allan
tic City, and it has been awfully hard
work to get down to business again.
There are several camping parties
along the Potomac river between
Shepherdstown and Mint Spring.
Unfortunately the river has been
cloudy for the past week, so there
are no big fish to report
George, son Of Mr.. John Cline,
while taking a free ride on the steam
-goround on Island Park,
Thursday, was caught in the cable
belt that turns the big circus and
nearly had his leg cut off.
The iron for the new bridge over
the Potomac at this place has ar
rived. The contractors came on Mon
day last and are now hard at work
putting the material together. The
work will be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible.
Hon. j. d. Butts, one of the Com
missioners from West Virginia to the
Chicago Worlds Fair, has appointed
Mrs. w. Newt Lynch, Of Wheeling, a
member Of the board of lady mana
gers to the fair, with Mrs. G. w. q.
Black, of this county, as alternate.
There were 100 votes cast at the
school election at this precinct last
Saturday. Two of these were against
nine months schoo oil and the rest were
for it. 1t is evident that these voters
have children that do not like to GO
to school, or else they are opposed to
educating their children.
The Messrs. Updegraff, of Hagers-
town, offer large hand-painted vase
to the handsomest lady at Morgan's
Grove on Maryland day, Thursday,
the 4th. The second handsomest lady
will be given very pretty cherry
vase Our young ladies will look
prettier than ever that day, we sup
p ose.
The barn of Capt. w. H. Myers,
about three miles from Winchester,
was struck by lightning on last Fri
day afternoon. The electric bolt
went down into the hay which was
set on fire, and it was only by the
most strenuous efforts Of bis SOILS and
neighbors that the fire was extin-
| guished.
Doctor and Reverend Levi Hess, the
oldest son of David Hess, deceased,
who formerly resided near Uvilla,
died suddenly in Winchester last week.
His remains were inferred in Boons-
boro, on Monday last. A number Of
| friends and relations from this vicin-
! ity attended the funeral. The de-
| ceased was well known in this vicin-
ity as teacher of writing, physician
and minister.
Three vehicles full Of people, said to
be summer sojourners at Harper's
Ferry, passed through Shepherdstown
on their way to Antietam last Mon
day yelling and screaming like wild
| Indians. People ran to the windows
aud doors to see what was the matter,
nearly every one supposing that
whole lunatic asylum was on the ram
page. Some think so yet.
The Shenandoah Driving Park an
nounces its end annual race meeting,
to be held on its farm and track, near
Berryville, Va, on Wednesday and
Thursday, August Goth and 2lst, 1890.
The entries closed with rs nomina-
tions, among them number OF noted
trotters and runners. The purses ag-
gregate $4,000. We are indebted to
the management for a complimentary
ticket to the races.
! There is no clue as to who set fire
TO the stables of Mr.. J. NJ Stonebraker,
Mr.. George Turner and DIR. r. NJ.
| Marshall last week. OF course there
are suspicious, but there is no evi-
dence to back them up. Mr.. Turner
will rebuild his stable at once, but
the other two will not be rebuilt.
! The steam fire engine worked SPLEEN
didly, and the promptness with which
water WAS thrown saved the hand
some residence of Mr.. Fl. w. Potts.
The heat from the burning stables
was so great that the solder on the
spouting OF the house was melted off.
Mr.. J. w. b. Frazier, chief engineer,
and Mr.. r. G.. Miller, assistant, man
aged the steamer.
Mrs. Mary Daniels and her infant
and young lady had narrow
escape from serious injury or death
about noon on Tuesday. As they
were driving down street the tap fell
off the spindle and one of the wheels
came off the carriage they were in.
The horse started TO run and the
three persons were thrown violently
out in the middle of the street.
Strange to say, they received only
slight bruises, though in addition the
baby's face was skinned and scraped'
The horse ran the buggy into a post
and broke it rather badly, and finally
was caught near the railroad, him
self pretty well used up.
August, like July, owes its name to
| The Roman Caesars, the Emperor