Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-15
BRIEFS.

| tOWu DtolucS.
The Morgan's Grove soup will be
held on the second Saturday in Au-
gust, when the usual crowd is invited
to assemble with the proper imple-
ments for putting the grounds in
order.
The teams Of Messrs. w. j. and A.
NJ Shepherd collided Monday night
as they were driving in opposite di-
rections on the pike, resulting in con-
siderable damage to the vehicles and
some injury to the horses.
While working in the field on Wed
nesday, hauling in hay, Mr.. Thomas
Callahan, who lives on Mr.. Coffin
bargar's farm, was overcome by the
heat and fell from a wagon. He was
| quite sick for a time, but is now much
better.
The prospectus of the Baltimore
| american may be found in another
column of this paper. The american
is one of the best and newsiest pa
pers in the South, and well deserves
the popularity it has throughout this
| section.
Mr.. K. s. NJ. Hoffman has begun
preparations for the erection OF
new dwelling house. 1t will be built
on the Princess-street front Of his lot,
and the present structure on the place
will serve as a back building to the
new house.
Mr.. G. Frank Engle, Of Halltown,
this county, has moved to Brunswick,
Md, where he will conduct general
merchandise store in q large new
building he has just built. Mr.. Lee
Moler, of this vicinity, will assist him
in the store.
Mr.. James Smith, living in the vi
cinity OF Wadesville, Clarke county,
died last week at an advanced age.
| Mr.. Smith was a former resident OF
this county, and years ago ran the
old Haines mill. He was worthy cit
izen and good man.
At the recent annual commence
ment of Franklin and Marshall Col
lege, at Lancaster, Pa, the degree OF
ID. d. was conferred on Rev. j. L. Ros-
sitter, pastor Of the First Reformed
Church of Baltimore, and former
resident OF Shepherdstown.
The Misses Mason, Of this place,
gave company last Friday evening,
at their home, to Mr.. Raymond Cook,
OF Washington, ID. c., and Mr.. Tom
Chapline, of Frederick, Md. A num-
Der of young ladies and gentlemen
were present and the evening was
very pleasantly spent.
Last Monday while Mr.. Charles +.
| Walters was cutting wood his axe
struck u box and glanced of and hit
him on the instep, cutting very
deep cash in his foot. He lost a good
deal of blood and will have lame
foot for some time-but he may be
thankful it was no worse.
We are informed by Mr.. Towner
Schley. secretary of the Washington
County Agricultural Society for JEFF
ferson county, that the following gen
tlemen have been added as members
of the board for this county: +. &.
Manning, Isaac II. Strider, John L.
Kearfott, J. G.. Hurst and r. w. Nor
row.
An aged couple of Sharpsburg dis
trict, wishing to enjoy as much as
possible of each others society, were
Joined in marriage recently. The
groom was Mr.. Royland Dayton, aged
SO wears, and the bride was Mrs
| Bruce. Together the couple have 2lS
descendants, IS children and 200 grand
children.-Hagerstoacn Herald.
The other day little Harry Turner
went a-fishing. Little Tom Fitzgerald
sat near him waiting to see him catch
something. Harry had a bite and
jerked his line out of the water. He
got no fish, but the hook swung around
and caught Tom in the lower lip. 1t
went in so deep that the boys could
not get it out, and they had to hunt
a doctor to remove it. Tom says he's
going to hit that boy with stone
first chance he gets.
At the meeting of the Board OF Re
gents of the State Normal Schools at
Wheeling last week Mr.. Charles }.
Miller and Miss Pearl Hosie were re-
elected teachers in Shepherd College,
and Miss Ella Fordyce again appoint
ed to have charge OF the musical de-
partment. The election Of princi-
pal for Shepherd College was deferred
until the latter part OF this month.
The executive committee appointed
for the school was Messrs. G.. Nj. Beltz-
hoover. w. n. Lemen and f. Hess
Reinhart.
Shepherdstown is to have its blue
laws" enforced. Complaint was laid
i'm against a local dealer for selling
and delivering ice-cream on Sunday,
whereupon the Council at its meet
ing on Monday last ordered the
Mayor to strictly enforce the ordi-
nances relating to Sunday traffic.
There is to be no delivery, even, OF
ice cream, no shaving, no selling OF
cigars, no business OF any kind is to
be transacted. We do not know
whether Mayor Ray will shut up the
postofiice or not.
Mr.. J. II. Livingston. Supreme
Master, j. w. Weeks, Supreme Treas
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