Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1882-12-16
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MI Incl, deep.
Christmas IL coming. Only one week
from next Monday.
Hymn Books for use Of III. L. Church
South 1T Lloyd Licklider's.
Ladies' Rubber Footho'ds and strap
Sandals At lloyd Lickiiler's.
The average small boy is now attending
at least three Sunday Schools.
Mrs. Mary Larkins diea in Baltimore
recently in the 1881 year of her age.
The yonth who permits his sweethear.
to rule him is misguided young man.
Wil!iamsport, Md, has organized al
association TO relieve the wants of the
poor.
Read the new advertisements in this
Issue before you purchase your Christmas
goods.
The Sunday Schools are down to hard
work practicing Tor their Christmas enter
tainmeEts.
Senator Davis has introduced bill pro-
posing reduction Of letter and newspa-
per postage.
The fire company have rented the room
under the Entler Hotel for the purpose OF
drill hall.
OF the six lrt,er-carriers just appointed
for I.ynchLurg, Va, four are colored and
two white.
Hon. A, X. Botaler Is said to be looking
after his chances as successor TO Senator
Henry G.. Davis.
Go to Lloyd LiekliGers for Bibles and
Testaments for Christmas presents. He
has nice stock.
Scarlet fever has broken ont in the
mountains around Samples Manor, Wash
inglon County, Nd.
Senator II. G. Davis and family are
lomicilcd for the winter at the Arlington
Hotel. Washington, d. c.
Next Ash Wednesday, the beginning of
Lent. will come on February Z. Easter
Sunday VIII iail Oh MIfcu 20.
Counterfeit 81 900 bills are in circrla-
ton, so it will be we'll for every one to be
careful witt, their small change.
The time is arriving for forming good
resolutions for the new year. We wonder
how many will abide by them.
Mr.. Lewis Baker, of the Wheeling Reg
ister, is mentioned for the United States
Senate to succeed Hon. II. G. Davis.
The SUNDAY School Of the Vi. L. Church
South will Eold their Christmas entertain
men. The day after Christmas, Tuesday.
Miss May Perry, of Cumberland, has
presented to Emanuel Episcopal Church
i'm that city handsome communion table.
Vennor, the weather prophet, keeps up
his cold weather in December, and on the
10th and 18th there will be heavy snow
storms.
In one day this week there was shipped
by express from this place over eight hun
drc.l pounds of dressed poultry 10 the city
markets.
A new bridge has been put over the
Opcquon at the crossing near Scrabble by
the jefferson and Berkeley County au-
thorites jointly.
Vanderbilt holds fifty-fve millions of
government bonds, the interest wherein
is two million dollars year. He is still
4 little ahead of us.
We are told that a young lady in Shep-
herGstowm baked cake and set it out over
night so that it would be frosted. Which
one of you was it, girls?
The Rev. E. J.. Wilson, of Gerardstown,
will preach in the Presbyterian Church
OH Sunday morning at IL o'clock, and at
Kcarncy>yille ut 3 p. m.
The Hon. Daniel b. Lucas, of this coun-
", SAYS lie would not accept the position
of Clerk OF the next House of Representa-
tives if it were rendered him.
One hundred and fifty millions of dol
lars will he needed this year for the Pen
sion Bureau, and Commissioner Dudley
wants to enlarge the system.
Freight trains on the Shenandoah Val
lev Railroad are low "dOubled''-two
engines being attached 10 each train, thus
saving The expense Of one crew.
d. ). Eichelberger, Jr., of the Martins
80, Coz, 1.,
past two weeks, and he is yet unable to
resume his duties at the office.
Dr.. J. V. Simmonds, of Charlcstown,
has completed the fshway over Dam No.
4, in the Potomac River, above this town,
for " hich he contracted 4 short time ago.
A lady of our town was offered 4 seal
skin cloak if she wouldn't speak for an
/ hour. At the end of seven minutes she
exclaimed: "Mind, it's got to be a $3.50
ONE
Some of the ladies' of Sharpsburg were
in Shepherdstown Tuesday asking doua-
tionS for the Good Templar's Fair 10 be
held in the former place during the Holt
days.
The time has come when the overcoat
again hides the patches ia the pants, but
the vest must be good, as the overcoat is
still worn open to show the brass watch
chain.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of Charipstown will hold an entertain
ment, consisting Of dinners, suppers, and
japanese tea parties, on the 27th, 2sth and
29th Of this month.