Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-29
BRIEFS.

hot! hot" ho'!!'
Nv ;,s the town hall lawn fes-
hcaL
vatermeIons are becoming more
plentiful w.,,~ in ths town hall,
August l.th.
morrow night.
'" ,,,,,, Of the farmers are busy
,.bing their wheat.
u" or. YOU doing towards max
"y,r,..n's Grove fair SUGGEST
''r r,. river is pretty low just now,
,ha. been in good order for bass
fishing
,,;,e a number of patients are be
E,,.sted at the Kelley Institute at
Ha.rr,town.
,,.,r want to have a COED time,
IN. lawn festival Friday and
IN 10 Ali' -
saturday evenings
Many Of the best health authorities
that the less meat eaten in hot
.,ber the better.
rho Democratic primary election
I.0qr.on county will be held on
saturday. August 9th.
according to the AdrOcate, little
b crabs we're served at Ii spread in
cbsrlsstown last week,
The Boonsboro Band has just
,,..n- q fine new bandwagon, for
,bi,h they paid $500.
The southern Methodist Sunday
school held it's annual picnic at Nor
.,u. Grove on Thursday.
The Shepherdstown Band discours-
some fine music in the college
,.rj last Saturday evening.
The Iuwood Park Agricultural Ex-
rHftion. near Martinsburg, will take
Mae, ON september 20, 81, % and %.
TN. barn of John \. Nicodemus,
.. FI,-mont. in Washington county,
,.s. burned last week. Loss $1,000.
Wednesday surely was the hottest
l,ywr have ever experienced. The
thermometer registered 90 degrees.
Tine Bethesda Sunday school will
have its picnic in the woods at Mo
r.r, Cross Roads on Saturday of this
week
Remember that it takes money to
run newspaper in the summer time
d, well a. in winter. SO whack up if
youowe.
4 band of gypies passed through
Town on Wednesday. 1t is said they
are camped in the two-mile woods,
south of town.
strange disease prevails among
tbr horses over in Washington county.
Three deaths are reported and many
others are sick.
The picnic season is here, and most
everyday parties may he seen going
ont To enjoy day along the river or
engage in fishing.
session OF the County Court be
gin, at Charlestown on Monday, Au-
gust lst. This is the time to have as
,y,,urnt corrections made.
Mr. J. Albert Link has withdrawn
II. candidate for assessor in this
district. The fight is now between
Np>,r,. Trail, Melvin and Gardiner.
The Misses Magruder desire to e1-
pres, their thanks 10 the members of
hr fire company and others for their
.nirirnt services at the fire on Mon
lay night.
The w. II. Houghton Manufactur-
NJ Co. Washington City, has con-
racted to handsomely furnish the re-
uiIt cambridge dwelling at THE
}ower, in this county.
TIE wheat fields over in the Cum
,erand Valley are covered with
rain in stacks, the barns of the farm
- being too small to accommodate |
Ire vast production.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank |
4 Martinsburg has added to its regu-
ar banking business savings tea
urr, by which deposits OF sums as
ow a. % cents will be received.
We learn from an exchange that
ome citizens of Harper's Ferry are
caring up lot of old pavement
lrickS aud selling them to visitors
or relics of the original John Browns
ort
The extremely hot weather OF the
lo,t week has been general through
'ut the country. In Baltimore, Phil
New York. and other large
titles there have been hundreds OF
a>rs Of death from sunstrOke.
NrNt Thursday, August 4th, being
he day for the Lutheran reunion at
Pen Mar, the Norfolk IL Western rail
Dad will run an excursion. The
rain will pass Shepherdstown at 1O.l7
M, and the fare will be 80 cents.
ARE indebted TO II. {. Sellman,
"retary, for an invitation TO attend
he next fair of the Loudoun County
i've stock Association, which will be
I"id at Leesburg August 2a, "A and
p. The exhibition promises to be
irst class one.
\ thunder storm unusually well
locked with electricity passed over
his section last Friday night. The
Ia 1ft., 80 ,I,a linbtpipn mas almost