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

On the sumInit OF the Aueghanles, 2S0O feet
above sea level, on the main line OF the
picturesque b. & y. K. K, from August 9Th
TO 2Srd. will be held the tenth annual session
OF this famous ChautauQua. with fifteen days
full OF the best things genius can devise or
money can procure. Or. W. l.. Davidson.
the superintendent. has prepared the pro-
gramme with great care. Leading platform
celebrities OF the country will appear from
day 10 day, while a score OF departments OF
study, under the direction OF the best In
structors. VIII do their helpful work for the
multitudes OF students. Professors from the
leading Universities will have charge. The
schools begin August End and continue three
weeks. Tuition Is very low. No programme
so rich in novelties, so strong IN music. SO
crowded with earnest attractive and helpful
lectures has ever been offered the patrons OF
Mountain Lake Park. For illustrated de-
tailed programme and all information adj
dress l.. A Rudisill, Mountain Lake Park,
Nd.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

A bashfula and youthful bridal couple
from the rural districts had painful
experience at Danbury, Conn, circus
day. The young husband wrote his
own name and his wife's on separate
lines of the hotelregister, and the pur-
blind clerk assigned them to separate
rooms. Each waited for the other TO
set the matter straight, but it was
only after a terribly lonesome hour
that the bride plucked up her courage
and her marriage certificate and de-
scended to Interview the clerk. She
held out the document mutely, and
the situation at last dawned upon him.
The banished Benedict was summoned
from his seclusion, and the curtain
fell amid profuse apologies.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
Hhiskey Causes a Murder.

The celebration of the fourth OF July
at Inwood Park, near Martinsburg,
eliminated in a bloody tragedy last
Monday, in which James Irwin, who
lives near Kernstown, Frederick coun-
ty, Va, stabbed and killed Barney
Watson, of Gerardstown, Berkeley
county. Watson and Irwin were both
drunk, and engaged in a quarrel.
Watson picked up an empty beer bot
tie, and struck Irwin n terrific blow
below the temple. Blind with rage,
Irwin pulled a pen-knife from his
pocket, opened the large blade, and
struck at Watson; the first blow sew
cred the artery in the left leg about
four inches below the thigh. He next
stabbed him near the fifth rib below
the heart, cutting terrible cash, and
Watson fell over and expired in two
minutes. After his rash act, Irwin
attempted to escape, but was run
down, and cries of Lynch him" were
heard from many people. Some Off
GERS, however, took possession OF him,
and took him to Martinsburg, where
he is now lodged in Jail.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

Youthful Eiopers.
Mr.. Elmer Blockley and Miss Elma
Richard, OF Winchester, Va, who
were quietly married in the parlor at
Hotel Hamilton, late Monday even
ing. by Rev. 8. z. Bateman, OF st.
Marks Lutheran church, turned out
to be an elopement. The young lady
was to have graduated on Tuesday at
the commencement exercises OF one
Of the best schools in Winch ester.
She was determined to have the
Young man of her choice and left
without consulting papa and mama
about the matter.-Hagersoscn Herald.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
School News.
The Board of Education of this dis

The Board of Education of this dis
trict has begun its school work for
the coming year. The levy made is
four cents for building fund and TWEEN
ty-five cents for teachers fund. One
more teacher tn an last year had to be
provided for. The salaries were fixed
at forty dollars for number one GER
tificate and thirty dollars for number
two.
A petition was received from pro-
spective patrons and others, asking
for school-house near the intersec-
ton of the Charlestown road and Hall
town pike, but after due considera-
ton the board declined to build the
school-house for very important rea-
sons stated in its reply to the petition
ers.
Mr.. Walter R. Hill was elected prin-
cipal of the Shepherdstown Graded
School, in place of Mr.. Geo. w. Banks,
who declined reelection. Miss Ella
Kelsey was made principal OF the pri-
mary department. Mrs. Ida Neill was
elected first assistant, and Miss Bette
Byers second assistant. The election
OF third assistant was postponed IN
til the board could obtain further in
formation in respect to the wants OF
the school and make arrangements to
meet them.
The following trustees were ap-
pointed Remnants, George w. Os-
bourn; Uvilla, Frank Jones; Duff
fields, Thomas Link; Edgewood, K.
L. Osbourn :; Oak Grove, Thomas +.
Jones; Shepherd Grade, H. c. Getz-
endanner colored school, Jacob Win
terlnoyer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

The Teachers Institute for Jefier-
son County will be held in Charles
town. July 18th, 1892, and will be con
Quoted by r. \. Armstrong, OF West
Liberty. The examination OF candi-
dates for teachers certificates OF the
first grade will be held in the stone
school.house In Charlestown, Tues
dav, July e6th For second and third
Grade certificates the examination will
be held i'm the same place. August I'd.
Remember that all candidates for
examination are required to present a
certificate OF attendance from some
institute held in the State OF West
Virginia.
GRo. II. RAMsBURG,
County Superintendent.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
The Glorious Fourth.

The GLORIOUS foVrm.
The fourth Of July was celebrated
in pleasant sort Of way at Shepherds
town. Fire-crackers were set of dur
ing the day and evening whenever
the boys could raise the money to
buy them, and a few fireworks on
'Tater Hill frightened up that end Of
town. Jacob Wintermoyer had his
usual tub Of lemonade, spiked and
uuspiked, but as the weather was
cool the run on him was not as great
as usual. The band and the fire
company went to Williamsport, where
there was quite a celebration, and
others of our young people went to
Pen Mar and Charlestown. Bill Blue
got into his usual state, and vas
given fifteen minutes to get out OF
town. When he had reached the
outer limit of the corporation he had
twelve minutes to spare, but he kept
on ira yelling.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
Jefferson Savings Bank.

The Jefferson Savings Bank OF
Shepherdstown started the new bust
ness year the first of July under very
favorable circumstances. The i'm
pairment of its capital stock by the
Nicholson failure in Baltimore has
been much more than made up,
nearly $4,000 of new stock having
been subscribed for and the first in
stalment paid in. The bank was re-
organized by the election OF eleven
directors, as follows: David Billmyer,
G. NJ. Beltzhoover, Geo. S. Knott, w.
n. Lemen, H. G. Marten, J. P. Kear-
fott, Henry Shepherd, d. Frank Bill
myer, ]. n. Trussell, G. L. Hodges
and Chas. J. Miller. The directors
afterward elected Mr.. w. n. Lemen
president and reelected MI. B. F..
Harrison cashier. The bank is now
discounting as usual, and its pros
poets are for a brighter era OF bust
moss than it has experienced for some
time. We trust that it may prosper
above all expectations.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

Mrs. John Boxmyer, who lives in
Marlboro township, near Freehold, n.
j., vent into the field Thursday to
help her husband. A baby was left
in the house in care of a three-year-
old boy. During her absence the boy
gave the baby the contents Of laud-
anum bottle. When Mrs. Boxmyer
returned she discovered the empty
bottle and was Mortified TO find the
baby in senseless condition. 1t died
in a short time. In response TO
question as to why he had given the
baby the poison, he said that he did
not want it around.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
Notice.

There will be an address delivered
in College Hall, on Tuesday evening,
July 18th, 1892, at 8 o'clock, by ]. II.
Livingston, Esq, Supreme Master OF
Shield of Honor. The public is cordi-
ally invited.
G. B. HUMRIcKHoUsE, Sec'y.
E. H. REINHART, w. NJ.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
sHEPHERDsToWN MARKET.

The Moler's Farmers Alliance meets the
first and third Friday In each month at $50
p. m.
Potomac Assembly No. 2O24, Knightsof La
Dor, meets every Monday night in the rooa
over Mr.. J. c. Lambed's store.
Forest Grange No. 90, I. OF II. will meet the
second and last Friday in each month At s.ss
ID, II.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

Augustus Rogers, an aeronaut, in
attempting to open the valve to his
balloon, which had assembled from
Boston Common and was going ocean
ward, last Monday, cut a rent in the
bag and the balloon descended TO the
water at a terrific speed. Rogers was
drowned, his assistant, Thomas Fen
ton, died from inhaling the gas, and
Delos f. Goldsmith, a newspaper man,
was nearl Y killed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
We Are Growing.
ne HT6 STOWWy'
PostmasterFaymanre received a pleas

PostmasterFaymanr received pleas
ant notification from the Postoffice
Department last week. 1t informed
him that on account Of the large in
crease in the receipts Of the Shep-
herdstown postotiice it had been
raised to the third class, and the post
masters salary fixed at 81, 100 This
makes the Office a presidential APP
pointment, and is a good thing for
the town and for the postmaster too.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
A Serious Accident.

SeTI0uS NCCIUeHt.
Mr.. Fred. l.. Weltzheimer was
brought to his home in Shepherds
town last Saturday night on stretch
er, with his left leg broken and his
head and body pretty severely cut
and bruised. Mr.. Weltzheimer has
been on an engineering corps in Nc
Dowell county, this State, on the
Ohio extension of the Norfolk & Yves
tern Railroad. Last Friday after
noon he and four other men were rid
ing on hand-car near Elkhorn, when
a locomotive came upon them sudden
lv and knocked them off the track.
Two men jumped and escaped safely;
two others were cut and bruised to
some extent A; Mr.. Weltzheimer was
thrown about twenty-five feet and
the truck rolled over him besides.
His left leg was broken above his
knee, and he received some painful
Commissions about the head. AS soon
a. arrangements could be made he
was brought to his home here, the
chief engineer, Mr.. Coe, accompany
ing him all the way. He is now doing
as we'll as could be expected.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

Lawn Pa1ty.
The infant class of the Southern
Methodist Sunday School will hsld
lawn party in front Of the parsonage
on Friday and Saturday evenings, the
18th and 10th. Ice cream, cake, cara
mels and an "old Virginia Brunswick
stew" will be served. The patronage
of the public is solicited. The pro-
ceeds of the entertainment are for the
benefit of the Missionary Society
Miss Bette Licklider and Mrs. j. K.
Van Horne will have charge OF the
party.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
Eternal NiQiIance

Is the price OF health. But with all our pre-
caution there are enemies always lurking
about our systems, only waiting favorable
opportunity to assert themselves. Impuri-
ties In the blood may be hidd on for years or
even for generations and suddenly break
forth, undermining health and Fastening
dec tn. For all diseases arising from impure
blood. Hoods Sarsaparilla Is tn 9 unequal ed
and unapproached remedy. II Is King OF
them ALI, for 1t conquers disease.
Four boys were drowned at Balti
more on Sunday last during a storm
by the upsetting Of a row-boat.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

George Benzer, brewery employe
at Louisville, Ky, playfully pointed
pistol at William Ochs and said,
jokingly: Lookout, I'll shoot you"
The weapon was discharged, sending
the ball through Ochs's brain. Ben
ger then, in terror, ran up stairs and
shot himself through the head.
Both died instantly.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
THE LADIES.

The pleasant effect and perfect safe
ty with which ladies may use the Cal
ifornia liquid laxative Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions, make it their
favorite remedy. To get the true and
genuine article, look for the name OF
the California Fig Syrup Co, printed
near the bottom OF the package"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

The Inmau steamship City Of Chi
cago went ashore on the rocks of the
Irish coast last week. All her pas
sengers were saved, hut the vessel
will probably be lost.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
Be Fair With Yourself
AND SEE OUR
...SPRING GOODS.

well. here we are again. but with our spring
and Summe- line. In these days OF the en-
done ON the modern plan. aud not In the an
Client WAY OF buying all classes OF goods from
one house. Buy groceries from a grocery
house. stoves from u stove house. drugs 'oni
A drus house, and
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

There was desperate fight on Wed
nesday between the strikers at the
Carnegie Mills, near Pittsburg, ana
tbs Pinkerton detectives. Ten men
were killed and twenty wounded.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

William g. Ferguson, brother OF ).
D. Ferguson, a banker, OF Roanoke,
died last week from drinking too
much ice-water.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
Clothes from a Clothing House.

Ana even then look out that YOU buy nom
such houses where you get the most for your
cash. We claim we can DO youa tremendous
LOT of good on
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
Clothing and Furnishing Goods.

II is your trade We want, be IL large or
small Every day the mails bring ms IN or
ders. our trade IL growing larger day 10y gay.
must read our advertisements II YOU class
yourselves among the progressive people Oh
to-day You may not need goods now, but
might before long. How often have you gone
to clothing houses and asked 10 bc shown
goods they advertise, and the reply IN we
are lust out" should you send us your or
dcrs or call at our store, You VIII nnd Just
what We advertise, and We feel certain you
cannot do this In other houses. our nght In
not with our competitors, for
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08
They are Simply mot In IT. y

our fight Is with the manufacturers-get-
ting our clothing at the right prices. We
have "A hard light VITA the manufacturers,
but we yet there. as the elegant CASH ac-
com lish what credit never can or VIII ac-
complish. Weguarantee you our & Gods IA Va
Mt cut, make, and our styles are the latest
and choicest To be found In the market.
There are number of manufacturers VINO
manufacture clothing expressly for auction
sales and In view OF the fact that they don't
deal direct with the retail buyer. the goods
are gotten up In such way that u In certain.
Is AN outrage that such madc-up goods should
md their way into the retail Stores, ioi
which the consumer pays his good chhh.
such merchants care nothing Tor THIS trade
The country IL full of them. Be sure mat
YOU get the cream OF the maTke (and not Tho
SKINNED milk at as low and positively low
or figures, providing you deal with the prop
or house and be sure Of getting siIes correct
I'm every respect. as we'll An the latest styles
combined with quality.
N.B.-Merchsnt Tailoring our Specially.
Thompson & Tabler,
Queen street, .hartinsbury. W. Va.
Ripans Tabulcs cure jaundice.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-08

Last Thursday morning at Shenan-
doah Junction Mr.. Jack Moore's horse
took fright and ran away with the
buggy hitched to it, carefully getting
outside the shafts so as to make it
more interesting. 1t collided with
DIR. Marshalrs horse and wagon, up
setting both of them, and then worked
itself out of the harness and had a
good run. Strange to say, scarcely a
dollar OF damage was done to the
vehicles.
Messrs. w. j. & A. NJ. Shepherd and
George w. Billmyer. of Shepherds
town, w. Va. THE City on the Cliff, y
made a combined business and
pleasure trip to Baltimore and Wash
lhgton last week. The Messrs. Shep-
nerd were engaged for several days
while in Baltimore selecting house
furnishings for their country home
near Shepherdstown, which they in
tend to make surpass in comfort and
elegance the famous "Wild Goose
farm, one OF the Shepherd estates.
winch is SO widely known through
out West Virginia. The three gentle
ueh, with an eye to business, made
several investments while in the
neighboring cities" The points OF
interest OF the capital city were visited
ny them, and on Sunday afternoon
,ney left for their homes In West
'irginia.-Sun.
People's voice., 1892-09-23
The Yankee Remained.

An American was recently in the
dining-room of hotel in Berlin, and,
observing that two young officers who
entered after him were served before
him, he expostulated with the waiter
very sharply, and was interrupted by
one Of the officers as il the remarks
were intended for him. 81 have not
addressed myself to you," said the
American, in fluent German, land
will thank you not to interfere" The
young officer haughtily demanded an
apology, and the American promptly
knocked him down. There was in
stantly general confusion, and the host
hurried into the room, begging the
American to leave, on the plea that
such an insult to an army officer would
ruin his house. The American ex.
planned and the host acknowledged the
justice of the explanation, but still
begged him to leave. Certainly" said
the American, ''if you wish. But
give you fair notice that I shall publish
a statement of the facts in every i'm.
portant newspaper in the United
States, warning all Americans to avoid
your house if they do not wish to be
insulted." The host ruefully begged
him then to remain and, wringing his
hands, departed. .-Harper's Weekly.
People's voice., 1892-09-23
CHAPTER TX.
GO UPON A JOURNEY.

All day | tramped the long, hard,
white road that seemed to stretch away
before me forever Hour after hour |
trudged through narrow, hot lanes be-
tween long lines of hedges or crooked
rail fences. Now and then passed a
farmhouse where all the children came
out and perched themselves on the
yard fence to stare at me in wonder,
while half-dozen dogs of various sizes
and breeds came out to bark themselves
hoarse at an apparition that ilust have
been truly astonishing. Occasionally |
passed traveller on horseback or in
wagon, some countryman going to mar
ket, and he gazed at me as he passed as
though | was quite an uncdnmon crea-
ture' turning his head to look back
after he had got by, until | had fears
for the safety of his neck. Two or
three times | stopped in shady places to
rest, and several times had asked at
farmhouses for drink of water, but
all day ate nothing, for | had no
money to buy food and | could not beg.
The sun was just sinking below the
far western horizon when came to the
top Of long, steep hill, and saw spread
out before me wide reach of level
prairie across which the white road
wound like narrow belt of ribbon. l
could see for miles ahead and on either
side of me, and nowhere was there
sign OF habitation. All about me, as far
as | could see, there lay only wild, un-
People's voice., 1892-09-23
COMEDY ON THE RAIL.
An Old Gentleman and Young Woman
the Only Actors.

An Old Gentleman and a Young Woman
the Only Actors.
A girl about eighteen years old sat
next the window in the rear cross seat
of an elevated railroad car the other
day. In spite of the steaming weather
she looked cool and fresh in her white
India muslin frock, and her large, blue
eyes looked out innocently upon hot
and profane generation. Upon her
head she wore big, wavy hat of white
Leghorn straw, around the crown of
which was garland of great flaming
poppies, which dangled loosely from
their rubber stems.
The car was an old one, and there
was no little fence to separate the per-
son sitting where she did from the per-
son sitting in the side seat next to the
cross section. The girl sat well into
the corner, and behind her, in the last
side seat, sat an old gentleman who had
taken off his hat, and whose large bald
spot was turned toward the girl.
Neither dreamed of interfering with
the other, but the motion of the train
set the poppies on the girls hat nod.
ding, and they tickled the old gentle
man on his bald spot He was reading
his newspapers, and made an absent.
minded pass and the imaginary fly,
with the result of giving the big hat
smart slap. The girl half looked
around to see who was jostling her, but
the old gentleman did not notice her.
She settled back in her seat again, and
again her poppies scratched the CLEAN
ing spheroid behind her
Again the man slapped at the fiv.
with much energy this time, and either
his hand or his shoulder touched the
girls shoulder. She was startled and
looked ready to run away, but there
were no empty seats near by, and she
hesitated. The old gentleman, on his
part turned around and regarded her
with look of momentary suspicion
which changed to puzzled surprise.
BY this time several persons sittinp
near the unconscious combatants wers
indulging in broad grins, which did no.
add to the peace of mind either of mar
or girl. But they gradually resumed
their former attitudes, and again tn.
poppies dangled against the skull of tn,
unhappy old gentleman, who turned
around sharply, when the trailing flower
brushed against his nose. With a loob
of mingled disgust and relief-becauss
he understood at last-he turned hi,
bald spot toward the window, while hi,
ueighbors smiled at the close of the
comedy and the girl continued to look
out Of her big blue eyes at world
wherein was much that she didn't know
Sbout-N. Y. Times.