Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-25
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that one and maybe two Republican
dailies will quickly follow it.
Mr.. CharlesD. Wysong has declined
to be a candidate as County Commits
sioner from this district, at this time.
Mr.. George s. Knott is announced as
candidate in this issue, and has con-
sented to run. The fight therefore is
between Mr.. Knott and Capt. Moler.
Mrs. Briton, a resident OF this place,
is certainly the oldest person in the
county and probably in the State.
She is now 80, and week or two ago
she got on the train and went to In
wood, and finding no conveyance for
Gerardstown she walked, the distance
being three MISUNDERSTANDING States
man.
1t is stated that more than two
thirds of the people who were at
tackled by the grippe last winter are
still suffering in some form or other
from its effects. They lack elacticity,
buoyancy and strength, and creep
about their vocations. Its effects will
not pass away until the middle Of
August.
1t is hoped that the solicitors of ex-
hibits for the Morgan's Grove Exhibit
ton are doing their best. and that re-
sponses TO their requests will be heart
lily made. Better arrangements will
be made for the protection of goods,
especially in the Ladies' Department,
where all fine goods will be safe from
the dust, pilferers, handling, etc.
A recent decision of the courts
maintain that if a man wants to go
faster than another ahead of him on
the road he is going he has right to
pass, and if he is prevented by the
other, and an accident happen there
by, the man thus obstructing the
road is responsible for the damage
done. No man has right to infringe
on rights of others in trying to pass.
Owing to unavoidable circumstances,
the Dairymads' Supper, that was to
have been given this week, has been
postponed for the present. But there
will be concert in the College Hall
on the evening of August Sth, at
which time an interesting programme
will be rendered by home talent and
the strangers sojourning in the vi
cinity. Particulars will be given
| later.
The certificate of incorporation Of
the Harper's Ferry and Loudoun
Bridge Company has been received
from the Secretary of State. The in
corporators are Edward Tearney, j.
Garland Hurst, John Heflebower, j.
w. Rider Forrest w. Brown and
Charles III. Trail. The company
holds a meeting here to-day, and it is
stated by an interested party that
! the bridge will be rebuilt this summer.
The one span left by the flood will
be torn down and the new bridge
probably be built of iron.-Harper's
Ferry Sentinel.
4 special meeting of the Town
Council was held on Wednesday to
consider proposition from the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad in regard to
the crossing at the Charlestown pike.
The Council had said a Waterman
should be placed there, and the rail-
road company offered to put in
electric bells, claiming that they were
just as safe The Council finally &C
cepted the proposition, and we sup
pose that the bells will soon be put
up. The same arrangement ought
really to be put into effect at both the
other street crossings.
While repairing the Burnside's
Bridge, near Antietam battlefield,
one of the workmen found hole near
the western corner of the north wing,
over one of the arches, which looked
as though it were caused by ball or
shell thrown during the battle. Plung-
ing his arm into the aperture, he
drew out a fuse shell, that penetra-
ted the solid masonry without explod-
ing. He then re-inserted the shell, so
that it extends out several inches
beyond the surface of the wall and
fixed it securely in that position with
cement. The shell can be seen dis
tinctly from the road just before en-
tering upon the bridge, going south.
Hon. Moses S. Grantham, a we'll
known citizen of Berkeley county,
died suddenly last Sunday night OF
neuralgia of the heart, at his resi-
dence, near Shanghai, aged seventy
six wears. He was Democratic
member of the Virginia Senate prior
to the war State Senator in the
new State, West Virginia presi
dent of the county court of his native
county, Berkeley also, magistrate,
and an official member of the Presby-
terrain church for number of years.
He leaves widow, the daughter of
Hon. b. NJ. Kitchen, but no children.
He was large real estate owner, and
wealthy. He was known for his chart
ty.
Mrs. John Reynolds has just COM
pleted successful attempt at cult
waiting silk worms-an industry new
to this community. Mrs. Reynolds
received the silk-worm eggs from the
Agricultural Department in the
spring, and the last operation, that Of
steaming the cocoons, has just been
performed. She has over eight