Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-08-17

uiture of every description. Call at his
Ware Rooms and examine for your
selves.
Rev. r. C. Holland will be absent
tomorrow, Sunday, consequently no
preaching at Unionville or shepherds
town.
Mr.. G. 7. Hodges, Merchant, has re-
turned from Baltimore with new sup
ply Of Groceries, &c
Mr.. G. T. Licklider attended Wesley
Grove Camp Meeting during last week.
Mr.. VIM. Byers, of Grafton, son of
Mr.. Joseph Byers Of this town, is here
visiting parents and friends.
The Grand United Order of Odd
Fellows. colored, will have Dinner at
Morgan's Spring, near town, on Thurs
day the 29,h instant. Lodges Of all the
neighboring towns are invited to he
present.
The campmeeting, under the auspices
of the NJ. Z. Church, South, Will be
held at Wadesville, August 23d to
30lh.
Whitman's fine Candies, fresh lot
just received at r. L. Magruder's Drug
Store.
Rev. DR.. Fair, of Baltimore, will
preach in the Episcopal Church in this
place tomorrow, Sunday, at 10 IL
o'clock, A. NJ.
Frazier & Stonesifer hereafter will
have Beef every Saturday morning.
G. #. Hodges has just returned from
the East with full stock of goods,
which he is selling at remarkably low
prices.
Nice lot of Fruit such as Oranges,
Lemons, Watermelons, &c, at G. I.
Hodges.
Great reduction in the price of Hard.
ware, at G. Il. Hodges.
The Berkeley Delegates to the Sena-
torial Convention are by large MAORI
ty in favor of Hon. E. Boyd Faulkner,
and Morgan county has instructed for
him.
A number of our Odd Fellows and
citizens attended the Pic Mic near
Keedysvile, Md, on Saturday last. A
very large crowd were assembled there,
and everything passed off pleasantly.
An examination for Teachers Certi-
fcates of Berkeley will be held on the
goth instant.
DR.. Z. #. Gold, resident Dentist,
requests us to inform the public that he
will hereafter visit the following named
places professionally: Dufiields, lst
Monday. Scrabble, 1st Tuesday and
Kearneysville, LIST Wednesdays OF each
mouth.
The Greenback Labor Party of Berke-
ley County will hold their County Con-
ven,ion, to day, 18th instant, TO nomi-
nate county ticket. The Greenback
Labor Party is getting to be quite
formidable in Berkeley County, as well
as throughout the State.
Mr.. David Billmyer is paying 90
cents for wheat here.
Major Ii. NJ. Billings, Druggist, of
this town, is visiting Orkney Springs,
for his health.
The candidate is abroad in the land,
and this is good time TO borrow five
dollars which you never intend to re-
turn.
The fifth annual tri-State pic-pic of
the Patrons of Husbandry and farmers
ofSouthern Pennsylvania, Maryland and
West Virginia, uEder the auspices OF
Cumberland county, Pa, Pomona
Grange, will take place at Williams
Grove on Thursday, August 10Th.
At the Democratic Conservative
County Convention held in Berkeley on
Saturday last, Edward Hoffman and A.
J. Thomas were nominated for the
House of Delegates, VIM. Colston for
Clerk of Circuit Court and Christian
Doll for Clerk County Court.
A large crowd attended the Pic Mic
at SoutEwood's Spring, on Saturday the
3rd instant.
The Moonlight Pic Mic at Morgan's
Spring, on Monday night last, was at
tended by large crowd, and everything
passed of pleasantly.
Our friends Messrs. John w. Grant,
Jr.. and John II. Shoppert of this town,
have received permanent employment
upon the S. V. II. X. Mr.. Grant is
fireman on the "Fairfax' engine, and
was the first man who put up steam on
her.
There is no longer any doubt in well
informed circles that the administration
has determined upon making war with
Mexico, and that it will be short, sharp
and decisive.
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