Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-10-07
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The scholars of the Duffields public
school will hold festival on Satur-
day, October Sth, in the afternoon
and at night, for literary purposes.
The public is invited.
There will be an important meeting
of the Uvilla Democratic Club at
Uvilla Hall, Thursday night, October
14th. All members and friends are
requested to be present.
Mr.. Henry Shepherd has bought
two splendid st. Bernard dogs, a male
and female, which are not only ex-
tremely handsome themselves bat
have very fine pedigrees.
The students of Shepherd College
State Normal School will observe Fri.
day, October 21st, Columbus Day.
with appropriate exercises. Further
notice will be given. All will be in
vited.
| DR.. j. H. Luke has closed his dental
Office in Shepherdstown and moved
to Charlestown, where he will take
Dr. Davis's place in the practice Of
dentistry. Dr. Luke has many friends
here who will regret his departure
from our town.
Mr.. Wood Newton Page, formerly
of Virginia and now a resident of Mex
leo. and Miss Ella Chew Mason, of
| Charlestown, the daughter Of James
NJ. Mason and the granddaughter of
Senator Mason, of Virginia, were mar
ried in Washington on Thursday last.
In the REGISTER this week will be
found a supplement containing full
exposure of the nefarious scheme to
Africanize the State of West Virginia.
Also the Democratic platform, Mr..
Clevelands letter Of acceptance, Sen
ator Hills speech, and other inter
esting reading.
There will be partial eclipse OF
the sun October 90, visible through
out the United States. The eclipse
will begin at about 10 minutes past
II o'clock on the morning of October
goth and will continue nearly five
hours. The eclipse will be the great
est at half-past one o'clock.
Edward W. Rector died at his home,
in Loudoun county, last week. He
entered the Confederate army at the
l.. g I, l. /. l. . L..
| Bolts Gravs' from Charlest own.
Later in the war he joined Mosby's
| battalion, where he served with dis
tinction as sergeant Of Company a.
There is no improve ment in our
mail facilities. We still have to wait
until nearly noon for our morning
mail and daily papers because it lays
three or four hours in Hagerstown.
We ought to have star route from
Kearneysville. By this method we
could get the mail by nine o'clock or
sooner.
While Mr. Zeph Bane was thrash
ing at his farm near Charlestown last
week spark from the engine set fire
20 a rick of clover seed within about
twenty feet of the engine and entire
ly consumed it. Fortunately the
wind was from the barn and the
wheat stacks, or no human power
could have saved them.
We thank Mr.. James ID. Butt,
worlds fair commissioner from West
! Virginia, for an invitation to attend
| the ceremonies connected with the
dedication of the worlds fair build
| ings at Chicago, October Goth to odd
We regret that the high price of car
riages on that occasion-S22 day
will prevent us from participating.
s. p. Humrickhouse & Son have
opened up their fall stock OF clothing
for men, boys and children, and have
gotten in a splendid line of piece goods
which they will make up to order.
They have also a full supply of every
thing desirable in gents furnishings.
They solicit an examination OF their
| goods, and will guarantee satisfaction.
Last Saturday night "a predatory
'possum invaded the coop where MIR.
Abram Shepherd keeps his fine Ply
mouth Rock chickens. The chickens
souawked, the dogs parked, and Mr..
| Shepherd was awakened in time to 90
out and catch Br'er Postum at his
murderous work. One pullet had
been killed. but now the murderer is
fattening for revenge.
At a recent meeting of the Town
Hall Association it was decided to
give a series of entertainments and
suppers during the coming Christmas
HOLIDAYS for the benefit OF the town
hall fund. The Association believe
that the citizens in general enjoy the
use of such a comfortable hall, and
solicit contributions of all kinds to
enable them to make success OF their
Christmas Holiday efforts.
The election booths for the Austria
liam system of voting will be set up
in Shepherdstown on Saturday, and
voters will have an opportunity to fla
miliarize themselves with the new
method between now and election
dav. The court on Tuesday appointed
J. s. Bragonier, w. n. Lemen and
George w. Chase commissioners for
Shepherdstown precinct, and James
w. Kearney and George f. Turner
challengers.
There seeIus to be war OF eXter-
mination against bird dogs in this
community 4 few weeks ago Mr..