Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-11
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'@NAS io0eiNcu On reaper during
harvest.
Miss Anna Meade, daughter of Rev.
DIR. VIM. H. Meade, formerly pastor
OF the Episcopal Church at Charles
town, died at Roanoke last week.
She was buried in Charlestown on
Monday.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. Church
South at Unionville will have a sup
per and ice-cream festival at that
place next Saturday evening, July
18th, beginning at 4 o'clock. The
public is invited
Charlestown has fixed the corpora
ton levy at 40 cents on the hundred
dollars for the ensuing year. The
people will vote ON the question of is
suing $4,000 in bonds for town I'M
provements in August.
a party of ladies and gentlemen
had pleasant little picnic at the
Big Spring Monday evening. AL
though not in as good order as before
the flood, that charming spot is grad
ually becoming beautiful and grassy
| again.
The Feagans property was sold by
Special Commissioners Brown, Trap
nell and Baylor, as follows: Mill prop
erty, land and dwelling house to Wild
er G. Feagans, at SO, 100; and engine
and sawmill to T. A. Potts, at So, $50.
Spirit
Mr. Blackburn Hughes, a we'll
known lawyer of Martinsburg, died
at his home in that place Wednesday
evening after an illness of several
weeks. He was gentleman much
admired for his many excellent traits
of character
Mr.. William H. Roberts, former
citizen of Jefferson county, died in
Baltimore onJune Goth, aged II years.
| He was born near Leetown, and
lived nearly all his life in Jefferson
and Berkeley counties. He leaves
seven children.
The Fourth of July was very quiet
ly observed in Shepherdstown.
Jacob Wintermoyer, the clothing
man, had his usual tub Of lemonade,
few desultory tirecrackers were set
off by the small boys, a flag or two
was hung out, and that was all.
The enterprising citizens of Shen-
andoah Junction had quite celebra-
ton last Friday night. There was a
fine display of fireworks, a balloon
ascension and an excellent speech by
Mr.. Charles H. Chambers. Shenan-
doah Junction was just full of patri-
otism
Every town that would prosper
must give encouragement to legiti-
mate home enterprise, no matter
what it is. The people make the
town and it will be just what they
want it to be. Trade at home, me
chanics, and even give up your means
to build up the town.
The Martinsburg Herald says that
recently there was some trouble be-
tween two men on Back Creek and
a fight resulted. One of the men
went into the house of Mrs. Orr to
have the blood stains removed. The
shock paralyzed her with fright, and
she declared it would kill her. She
died shortly after.
Two cows belonging to Mr.. W. L.
Lemen strayed from the pasture Sun
day night and managed to get on the
railroad track near the bridge. a
freight train came along and killed
both of them. There were nineteen
carloads of watermelons i'll the train,
and the small boys were considerably
disappointed that no wreck en-
sued.
While c.. l.. Gaver and +. NJ. Rems-
burg, of Middletown, were at the
Reno monument, on South mountain,
a dav or two ago, they found tor
toise, on the under shell of which was
cut in plain letters the following;
s'ITnion Battery A, Co. A., 18th Regt.,
Ohio Vol, July 9, 1863 The tortoise
will be returned to its mountain
haunts.
The wheat market has been some
what better this week, having ad-
vauced several cents on Monday and
Tuesday. The market on Wednes-
day in Baltimore was firm, with No.
. red quoted at 90 cents. Some
choice lots were taken by millers at
06 cents. Corn has also IMPROVED in
price along with the wheat.
We are informed that Judge Duck
wall has bought from Mrs. Lucy New
ton formerly Lucy Crossman) her
tract of land containing l16l acres adj
Joining his present farm and that he
proposes in the near future to inclose
it and bring the arabic portion into
cultivation. We are glad to know
this. as this land has been lying in an
unproductive condition for many
years. Berkeley Springs Ne'os.
II. l.. Snyder, Esq, editor of the
Shepherdstown REGISTER, was in
the city Sunday. We are sorry we
did not get to see him, and angry at
him because he did not hunt us up
Pt. Pleasant Register. If Bro. Tippett
could have known the atfectionate
solicitude with which we made in
ouiry for him during our short stay
he would have been fully satisfied
that he is our candidate for Auditor