Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
BRIEFS.

Mr.. Henry st. John Shepherd and
Mr.. John Rice are prospecting for
oil in the neighborhood Of Shepherds
town. They have a machine that
smells the oil, no matter how deep
under ground it may be.
Little Bernard Fitzgerald and little
Tom Garrison were fooling with a
cutting-box the other day, when Ber-
nard got his finger under the knife.
Although not cut off entirely, the fin
ger was pretty badly lacerated.
A new brick pavement is to be laid
IN front OF the Episcopal Church in
this place. 1t is an improvement that
will be hailed with delight by the res
idents of that end of town, and will
add much to the appearance Of the
church.
The millers and manufacturers Of
Georgetown are at logRerheads with
the canal company because the latter
has cut off their supply OF water, and
damage suits will be entered against
the company. The trouble Is about
the water-rates.
Mrs. Lille Kretzer has brought suit
against the trustees OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal to recover damages
for the death Of her husband, who
was drowned in lock near Hancock
a couple Of months ago while trying
to open the gates.
Miss Willie Licklider brought a
great curiosity to the REGISTER office
the other day. 1t was four-legged
duck, that was as lively and clipper
as a duckling could be. Two of the
legs seemed to be for use and the 9TH
er two for ornament.
Do not forget the festival at Duff
fields on Friday and Saturday even
ings of this week. The ladies of the
Episcopal Chapel at that place will
conduct it, and ask for liberal
share of the public patronage. They
will serve the best Of refreshments.
The ladies of the Reformed Church
will hold their lawn festivals Friday
and Saturday evenings OF this week
in the college yard. Ice-cream, cake,
lemonade, soup, and all the seasonal
BILE delicacies will be served by pretty
girls. The patronage of the public is
solicited.
MIR. John G. Shirley is u candidate
for reelection as county commissioner
from Middleway district, and his card
may be found in another column.
Mr.. Shirley has served the people
we'll since he has been in office, and
he will get good vote In this end OF
the county.
There is no necessity for laboring
men being idle about town now-all
can find work who want it. The
building operations in progress, the
stone-crusher and quarries, the &C.
ment mills and the various other III
dustries, make demand for laborers
that can hardly be met.
The examination authorized by
Hon. WIN. L. Wilson for the naval
cadet to Annapolis was held inCharles-
town last Wednesday, by board con-
sisting Of Rev. DR.. G. n. Campbell
and Cruger w. Smith, Esq, and re-
suited In favor of E. Percy Jessop, of
Preston county. OF six candidates
the successful one stood 90 and his
highest competitor SS1.
The new military company at
Charlestown starts off with a mem
bership of forty-fve, and will be
named the "Stonewall Rifles" The
officers are j. E. Wyatt, capt; J. w.
Russell, 1st lieut.; A. s. Moore, End
lieut.; r. o. Vanvacter, LIST sergt.;
w. b. Dunlap, Cd sergt,; B. g. Rissler,
3rd sergt.; ]. N. Dunlap, 4th sergt.;
L. A. Diehl. 1st corp; ]. g. Elliott,
end corp; ]. A. Emmert, Srd corp;
Il. n. Walsh, 4th corp; II. g. Dooley,
musician.
Monday last large crowd witnessed
the laying of the cornerstone of
Jonadab temple to be erected by Po-
tomac Council No. IS. of Harper's
Ferry. Sovereign Chief j. j. Weed,
of Washington, d. c., conducted the
ceremonies. A choir of twenty-one
voices, led by Professor Kirby, fur
nished the music. Addresses were
pade by Sovereign Chief Weed, Owens
and Crocker, of Washington, d. c.,
and c.. O. Isaacs, of Baltimore. A col
lection was taken up and S152 realized.
Miss May Osbourn, OF Shenandoah
Junction. was one of the graduates at
Fairfax Hall Seminary, Winchester,
recently. Miss Osbourn won the high
est opinions Of her teachers during
the session just closed, and Miss Bill
ings says Of her that since October
last she has critically studied, re-
viewed and passed exhaustive eIami-
nations upon eleven studies OF the
course, besides performing double
work with the class in literature, and
has made very high averages in her
work.
The Ben Franklin Lyceum Society
will give debate this Friday even
ing at s O'Clock in the Y. M. G. A.
Hall at Kearneysville. Subject: Re
solved. that the negroes should not
be colonized in separate country"
John Lemen and j. A. Trostle on the
affirmative, E. D. Turner and L. II.
Magruder on the negative. The pro-
gramme on declarations will be filed
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