Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-07-03
BRIEFS.

| the american, and it is deservedly one
of the most popular journals in the
country.
Mr.. Towner Schley has our thanks
for neat little pocket book, an ad-
vertisement of the Chesapeake Guano
Co., which Mr.. Schley so ably repre-
sents. Mr.. Schley will have a column
advertisement in next weeks REGIS
TER, telling of the merits of these re-
liable fertilizers.
1t has been officially announced
that Gen. Jubal A. Early has accept
ed the invitation of the monument
committee as orator on the occasion
of the unwilling Of the Jackson mon
ument at Lexington. Va, July 2lst.
His subject will be the military
| achievements and character of Gen
eral Jackson.
The silver medal contest conducted
by the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union Of Sharpsburg was partic-
ipated in by eight persons, all of
whom delivered creditable orations.
The judges were Messrs. d. H. Wyand,
Chas. w. Adams and Frank Turner,
who awarded the medal to Mr.. Roger
L. Edmonds.
The farmers will not be pleased to
hear that the price Of fertilizers has
advanced from $500 to $3.50 a ton.
Such is the case, however, and they
will have to pay the increase on the
next lots they buy. AS it has been
pretty conclusively proven that fertil-
izers are necessary to raise crop, the
only thing to do is to grin and bear
the new burden.
Nothing is more important to com
munity than good health, and this
can be maintained and perpetuated
by proper care and timely efforts
Wet, damp, filthy cellars and filthy
yards and muddy places breed disease,
and the people inhale it. Cellars
should be we'll ventilated and purified,
and other filthy places should receive
prompt and proper attention.
Mr.. c.. 3. Wentzell made good driv-
ing time from Washington TO this
place on Thursday He left the city at
4 a. IN, with double phaeton drawn
by one horse Cthe team being the
property of Mr. Thos. s. Smith, owner
of Rattling SPRING., and reached Har-
per's Ferry at p. NJ, making a stop
of four hours en- route. The distance
by rail is 80 miles. -Harper's Ferry Sen
tineL
The bicycle meet OF the League Of
| American Wheelmen at Hagerstown
this week is notable and interesting
event. and today and tomorrow, the
Sd and 4th, splendid programme Of
races will be carried out. The races
will be run on the track at the fair
grounds, and besides contests Of speed
| there will be trick and fancy riding.
We are indebted to Mr.. Samuel G.
! Miller for courtesies extended.
One day last week George Beaner'
colored, was hauling cement from the
Potomac Mills, below town, with Mr..
! Trussell's two-horse team. When he
reached the culvert over leagues
Run at the foot of the big hill the
! horses for some reason began to back.
! George tried hard to stop them, but
| ii was no go, and the whole business
went over the steep embankment
into the big hole at the mouth OF the
culvert The new wagon was smashed
into everlasting flinders, but, strange
! to say, the horses were not injured at
all.
On July Bird and 4th the ladies of
the Episcopal Church will give an en-
| tertainment in the College yard, at
which ten nations will be represented
| i'm national costumes, and will serve
the best of ice cream, soup, cake, cof-
fee. tea, lemonade and many other
good things. If you wish to be waited
on by beautiful girl from America,
Germany, Italy, Japan, France,
Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, or sever
al other countries, come tothe Meet
ing of the Nations" in the College yard
on Friday and Saturday evenings of
next week, July 3rd and 4th.
At 2 o'clock last Thursday morning
the BODY of Gen. Stonewall Jackson
was taken by order of the committee
i'm charge of the monument from the
grave in the Lexington, Va, GENE
tery. where il was inferred at the
time of his death, and placed in the
vault over which the monument is
now building and which will be un-
yelled the 2lst of July. The vault
was sealed up permanently. 1t was
Mrs. Jackson's request that the body
be removed in the night and that no
one should know of it but the COM
mittee IN charge. This request was
complied with. The collins of her
little child and his daughter, Mrs.
Christian, were also removed to the
vault.
Ayalued subscriber to the REGISTER
| living i'm Baltimore writes the follow
ing kind words: "ln renewing my
subscription to your good paper per
nit he to say that it is quite pleas
ure to me to do so. Yours is clean,
wel-conducted, healthy paper, and
should and doubtless does exert a
strong influence for good in your
county" He also speaks of our mad
eauate railroad facilities, and very
truly says it is a great disadvantage
+onsosa town He thinks our time