Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-08-12
BRIEFS.

hall on the evening of the eth of this
month, which will be participated in
by some OF the best musical talent of
the neighboring towns besides our
home singers. Particulars will be
given later.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. b. Frazier, of
this place, gave u party last Monday
evening at their home to their daugh-
ter Lena, in honor of her birthday.
Quite large number of young ladies
and gentlemen were present and
very enjoyable evening was spent.
The first annual meeting of the JEFF
ferson County Sunday School Con-
vention has been in session at Middle
way this week. Rev. Charles Ghiseiin
Rev. Geo. Ct. Everhart, Mr.. George
Leber, Miss Lottie Hout and Miss Ada
Brotherton attended from Shepherds
town.
The campaign on the part of the
Democrats was opened with great en-
thusiasm at Martinsburg last week.
Congressman w. ID. Bynum, of In
diana, Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson and Sen
atOr Faulkner each made addresses
During the speaking some fellow
stole Mr.. BynuIn's silk hat from the
platform.
Some New York ladies were
DESTROYS of finding out whether peo-
pie who sang in the streets made a
good living They adopted a suf
ticent disguise and, taking guitar.
went forth to try their fortunes :,
After singing and playing for an hour
and half, they had collected one
dollar and eighty eight cents.
A dispatch from Martinsburg to
the Wheeling Register says: 1t has
been discovered here that the Re-
publican State committee is sending
throughout the State man with
box of cigars and other samples,
presumably drummer, but whose
real business is to assess pOstmasters
and to receive contributions from
other Republicans for the campaign
fund. The amount of the assessment
asked for is from S25 to $500.
William Jones, a well-known citizen,
of Washington county, disdin Hagers-
town Saturday of gangrene from a
wound in the foot, in his ninety-first
wear. He was blacksmith by trade.
and until the close OF the war kept Il
tavern, which was a favorite stopping
place for teamsters and drovers from
Virginia over the national pike. or
the twenty five presidential elections
he voted for the Democratic candi-
date at seventeen of them. He be-
gan voting for Andrew Jackson in
1924.
Judge f. b. Faulkner, of Mar
tinsburg, was i'll town on Wednes-
day. The special term of court for
! August has been deferred and will
meet in October. Judge Faulkner
still has the case of Crumlish's admr.,
VS.. the Central Improvement Co.
| DIETER known as the S. V. r. K. suit,
! still under consideration. Thevolume
of matter which has to be reviewed
is so ponderous that he as yet been
unable to get through with it. HIS
opinion. when delivered, will be the
result of critical review of the
evidence, and, a forcible application
| of the law-AdrOCGte.
At the recent teachers eXamina-
| ton at Charlestown there were forty
applicants for first grade certificates
-twenty-four white and sixteen
colored. The following seventeen
passed: Misses II. Helen Bates, Meta
b. Shirley, Florence G. Snyder, May
Cockrell. Avery Tanquary, Edith
Lloyd, Belle Snyder, Bette Byers,
Mary Myers, Eleanor Cramer, Ella
Kanode. Bessie Albin, and Messrs. }.
Dean ZilOr, Charles Beatley, w. IT.
Cunningham, j. Albert Engle, Philip
Jackson (colored). Last year forty.
three teachers were examined and
twenty passed. A number OF our
teachers have State certificates, ana
q limited number have four years
certificates, which have not yet ex-
pired.
A few days since the people of Bun
ker Hill turned out en- masse to search
for child that had wandered from
it's parents home near Bunker Hill.
The child was the 4 year old son OF MIR.
Jno. Baiy. Mr. Bailey with an older
son started for a neighbor's place on
horse back. the road leading through
the woods. Uuobserved the child fol-
lowed its father and brother and upon
their return il was discovered by the
mother (who thought her son was
with its father that it had wandered
away. The alarm was sent out ana
searching parties organized woo
secured the country thereabout, but
their labors were not rewarded until
the next morning, when it was found
under cedar tree asleep. 1t was at
once restored to its parents, whose
thanks and gratitude were inexpress-
ible and whose anxiety of mind was
verging on distraction, rs was quite
misunderstanding World.
The Wheat Crop.
In carefully prepared editorial
the Neg York Sun gave the result OF a
thorough investigation of the extent
OF the wheat crop OF the whole worlu