Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-08-21
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spell of the jimjams at Harper's Ferry
one night recently. Next day he
jumped into the Potomac and
drowned himself
Aspecial meeting of the Town Coun-
ell was held last week, when the work
OF Fava, Neff & Co., the engineers
who made the grade survey Of the
town, was accepted, and an order
given the firm for it's money.
The other day at Lickliders store
Wilson Dunmore, the colored barber,
struck at bee that was botheriug
him. A razor that he held slipped out
OF his hand and cracked in hundred
places one OF the big glass in the door.
Judge Duckwall has decided that to
impanel petit jury was legal. The
legality of this has been questioned
by various judges throughout the
State, as the Legislature changed the
jury law last winter, and it has been
decided by some judges that no petit
juries could be drawn till 1892.
The Hagerstown daily Mail has just
made considerable increase in the
size OF its pages and also improved
its typographical appearance to a
considerable extent. We don't know
of an inland daily paper that i. more
sparkling or readable than the Mail.
It's no wonder the paper has proven
such a success-it has deserved it.
The Entler Hotel, which is con-
Quoted in such an admirable manner
by Mr.. j. n. Trussell, is full to over
flowing, and has been for several
weeks. Every room in the house is
occupied, and Mr.. Trussell has been
obliged to lodge a number of guests
in rooms in other houses. The Entler
is more popular than it has been for
many years.
Miss Ulrica Dahlgren, daughter OF
Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren, will be mar
ried AT Dahlen, on South Mountain,
to Mr.. Josiah Pierce, Of New England
on September 18th. Cardinal Gibbons
will officiate, and Ri. Rev. Bishop
Lane will assist, and the ceremony
will be stately and quiet. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce will reside the coming
winter in Baltimore.
There was big furry in wheat in
the cities last Saturday, and prices
went up like rocket. There was a
tumble again on Monday, however,
though not all of the advance was
lost. Corn and rye also advanced in
sympathy with wheat. Our dealers
offered S10O q S1.01 for wheat on
Thursday, an increase OF nearly ten
cents over last weeks prices. Corn is
worth GO 90 90 cents.
The fall term of the Mountain State
Business College, Fairmont, w. Va,
begins September 10th, 1891. Thor
ough instruction in Bookkeeping
Shorthand, Type writing, Penman-
ship and Telegraphy. Only telegraphy
school in the State. Personal instruc-
ton Rooms commodious. Board
cheap. Expenses low. Graduates
successful. Send for catalogue to A.
G. Sine, Principal, Fairmont. w. Va.
The opening Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal for navigation is neces-
sarily slower process than seemed
generally to be anticipated. The
water has passed to some depth
through it's entire length, but on test
Of water pressure it is found at vari-
Gus points that repairs are needed
there, so that the waterway will not
be opened to commerce for some days
at least, perhaps for a longer time.
The dredging work still goes on.
Mr.. John Stevens, citizen Of Shop
he1 dstown, heard the REGISTER press
running the other day and stepped in
to the office to see how it worked. He
incidentally remarked that he hadn't
been in a printing Office for over fifty
wears, which is rather a long time be-
tween visits. He hasn't been out
side of Shepherdstown since the war.
Mr.. Stevens is in the S5th year OF his
age, but is still able to get about in
good shape and is in fairly good pos
session OF his faculties.
The Shepherdstown Rod and Gun
Club had an interesting shoot last Sat
urdav at blue rock taagots Each
contestant shot at fen birds, making
the following scores: E. ID. Bowley,
Q: A. Spencer, Z; r. Gibson. 6; w. l..
Reinhart, 4; G. F. Engle, 6; A. ).
cambridge, z; DR.. Reynolds. 4; DR..
Stotler, 8. Capt. Spencer is from
Harper's Ferry and Mr. Engle from
Halltown. They are both good shots
and clever gentlemen, and were much
pleased with their visit here.
The Department OF Agriculture last
week sent up one Of its experts to look
into the disease of blindness prevail
ing among the cattle at the poor
house in this county, but the investi-
CATION elected very little in the way
of practical results. The disease,
though down in the books, is the first
case that has ever come under the OBJ
servation of the investigator. 1t is
superinduced by what, nobody seems
to know what. 1t is contagious; at
tacks the eye and destroys the sight.
The remedy suggested was: fattsn
and market the stock affected.
Mr.. G.. Il. Hodges, OF Shepherds
town, has purchased from Mr.. a. q.
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