Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-10-24
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Shepherdstown next Friday. Let
the Democrats give him a rousing re-
ception.
The cartridges are whistling mer-
rily in town and country just now
A few days more and they'll be whist
ling another tune.
An interesting story set to rhyme
will be found on the first page of the
REGISTER this week, telling some Of
the ancient traditions of old Mecklen-
burg, our modern Shepherdstown.
Mr.. VIM. E. Anderson, Of Harper's
Ferry, declines the nomination for
the Legislature rendered him by the
Republicans. Uncle Billy" says he
does not care for such empty honors.
Mr.. James w. Cherry, for twenty
years an employee of the Baltimore
Sun, died last week, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Cherry, who was a native of
Romney, was once a contributor to
| the REGISTER.
The sale Of lots has been in progress
at Hagerstown this week, and great
many have been sold at prices rang
ing from $3.50 to $500. Shepherdstown
was represented, and one of our citi-
zens bought five lots.
The annual reunion of the Sixty
seventh Pennsylvania Veteran Asso-
citation was held at Winchester Sat
urday night. The association went
to Winchester to revisit scenes of
some of the battles in which the reg
iment was engaged.
j. ID. Swartz, the reliable Hagers-
town clothier and furnisher, has a
novelty in the way of black linen
collars, cuffs aud shirts. These are
all the go just now among stylish
young men, and Mr.. Swartz says he
has sold great quantities
Mr.. Elisha Locke, formerly of this
county, but recently of Nevada, has
bought from Mr.. Shumate the old
Amos Jenney farm near Summit
Point, and will settle down again in
Jefferson. The farm, which contains
800 acres, was sold for $1,000
There was sharp advance in wheat
in the Baltimore market on Tuesday,
and prices went up to S1.07 as the top
notch, the range being fl ON S1.00 to
that figure. Our merchants here are
Offering as high as 99c to-day. Corn
and oats moved upward too in sym
pathy.
The Democrats over in the sixth
district of Maryland are more
thoroughly in earnest than they have
been for many years. There is at
the same time a strong undercurrent
against Mr. McComas that appears
ominous to his chances for re-
election.
Gov. David b. Hill of New York is
to speak at Democratic meeting in
Wheeling tonight. Saturday morn
ing he will come east on Il special
train, speaking at several points
along the line, including Martins
burg, Shenandoah Junction and Har-
per's Ferry.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Knott, who lives
few miles below Shepherdstown, will
be independent of the Mckinley tariff
bill so far as it relates to molasses,
anyhow. He raised a lot of sugar
cane this year, and the other day he
made himself about. fifty gallons of
molasses out of it,
1t is said that Mr.. Craven Trussell,
who owns a farm of upwards of 200
acres in the vicinity of Halltown, as
offered $3.50 per acre for it last week
by Philadelphia syndicate, which
offer is yet unaccepted. Large guam
titles of iron ore, of very fine quality,
is said to exist on this farm.
The latest styles in millinery, as
well as dry goods, fancy goods, no
tons, boys hats, etc, can be seen at
the store of Mrs. NJ. l.. Harrington, of
this place, who has returned from
Baltimore, where she has been pur-
chasing line of these goods. Every
thing new, stylish and cheap.
Benjamin Branson, who before the
"wah" belonged to Mr.. VIM. Hen
bricks near Unionville, and Rebecca
Walker just arrived from Philadelphia
were married on Monday evening,
October 18th They both propose to
soon go to Southwest Virginia into
the employment of Mr.. Samuel Wal
ton.-Adrocate.
The order of the Kings Daughters,
a benevolent association, at Martins
burg is raising funds for hospital at
that place especially for men injured
on the railroad. They already have
about a thousand dollars in the treas
ury. Last week the young ladies and
gentlemen of the town gave Il splen-
did rendition Of the oratorio Queen
Esther to further the cause, and "a
handsome sum was realized.
A very enthusiastic Democratic
meeting was held at Sharpsburg last
Saturday night, when addresses were
made by Gen. VIM. NJ. McKaig, Col.
Buchanan Schley, Mr.. Henry Win
CERT and Mr. Adam CARTS. The speak
ers delivered their addresses from a
bower of flags aud flowers that had
been arranged by the ladies. The
Shepherdstown Band and about thir-
| ty-five members of our Democratic