Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-08-05
BRIEFS.

farmers.
The intense heat of last week was
broken by a cool wave on Monday
that was most welcome. Monday
night good rain fell, cooling the at
mosphere still more and doing i'm
mense good to the growing corn and
other vegetation.
AT recent meeting of the Farmers
Alliance OF Jefferson county the old
officers were reelected for the en-
suing year. 1t was decided to have an
Alliance picnic at Shenandoah June
ton some time in August, and com
mittee ofarrangements unsupported.
During the prevalence of the storm
on Saturday lightning struck in or
near large spring on the property
OF Mr.. Fred Frank, along the Fred
erick pike, and the spring has entire
ly disappeared. Who can account
for this singular freak?-Hagerstopn
News
Last Sunday evening Mr.. William
Cook, who lives in Maryland, was on
his way to Shepherdstown, on horse
back, with his little daughter riding
| behind him. Somehow or other the
child fell off and cut her head and
face rather badly. DR.. Butler fixed
her up.
The soup at Morgan's Grove will be
held on Saturday, August 18th, when
all the friends of the exhibition are
requested to assemble with the neces-
sary implements for cleaning up the
grounds and the usual ingredients
for the soup. A good time may be
expected.
The stone-crusher Of the Norfolk l.
Western Railroad at Shepherdstown
closed down last Saturday. The in
tense heat of the previous week had
completely played out the men, and
so many hands had quit work that it
was thought best to stop work alto
gether until the weather changes.
Tuesday evening as Mr.. S. w. Bratt,
OF Bakerton, was driving in a dog
cart one wheel ran on bank and up
set the vehicle, throwing Mr.. Bratt
out into the road. The horse ran of,
but was caught at Mr.. Stanley's with
out having done much damage. The
accident occurred near Col Morgan'S.
In difficulty with another colored
man, George Piper, colored, was
knocked off ballast train on the
Norfolk & Western Railroad near
Luray last Monday and nearly killed.
His assailant jumped off the train on
him and dubbed him till life was
thought to be extinct. The assailant
made his escape and is still at large.
At the match shoot held by the
Shepherdstown Rod and Gun Club on
Wednesday the Winchester team car
ried of pretty nearly all the prizes.
John Miller won the silver cup,
barrel of flour, 500 loaded shells, the
beagle hounds, forty dollars in prizes,
besides a number OF other premiums.
John was right in it.
If any one doubts the enterprise
and business qualifications OF our
townsman, Mr. G.. II. Hodges, he need
only go TO Kearneysville and examine
the improvements Mr.. Hodges has
placed there, among them an elevator
with capacity of seven thousand
bushels, with coal bins and every
thing necessary for the transaction
of a general warehouse business.
The ladies of the Lutheran Church
at Unionville will serve soup, Ice
cream and the usual accomplishments
TO all friends who will favor them
with their patronage at the hall ad-
Joining the church on Saturday even
ing, August 9th. Proceeds to be used
for the repair OF the church. Re-
freshments will be ready by four
o'clock and the prices popular
Mr.. William Melester and sons have
their steam saw mill in the old "oll
mill' woods on Mr.. John Aglionby s
place, about mile east OF town, and
are clearing out the timber i'll that To-
cality at a great rate. They are also
saving up the big trees along league 9
run. Mr.. Melester will furnish nre-
wood, sawed in stove lengths, and
will deliver it at three dollars cord.
If YOU need wood give him a call
Antietam Post, q. A. r., OF Sharps-
burg, will hold a reunion picnic OF
Cos. A and II, First Maryland Home
Brigade, in Smoketown grove, on
Antietam battlefield, two miles south
east of Sharpsburg, on Saturday
August 20. Prominent speakers Will
be procured and the Keedysville Band
will be present. An old time army
bean soup, with bareback, will be
held. All veterans and the public
generally are invited.
Two more homes made happy with
Shubert pianos. Mr.. Nelson Snyder
OF Shenandoah Junction, and Mrs
John A. Albin, of Wicklifre, have pur
chased fine Shubert pianos OF h
Mowery, of Martinsburg. Please cal
on II. Mowery, Of Martinsburg, or w
G.. Clipp, OF Charlestown, for bargains
in pianos and organs. They are
handling thirteen different kinds o.
the finest make Of pianos, also the
, Cottage and Estey organs.-Adr.