Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-12-22
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edited by his father, Rev. J. l. Miller, of
Luray, Va. The Home is good family
journal, and is worthy of place in every
household.
The Sunday School of the NJ. Z. Church
ut Knoxville will have a Sunday School
exhibition and Christmas tree on Thurs
day evening, December 9th, at O'Clock.
A small admission fee will be charged.
All are invited.
There will be early services In the Re-
formed Church on Christmas morning at
a quarter before six o'clock. There will
also be a prayer meeting in the NJ. Z.
Church South at 6 O'Clock in the morning
of the same day.
Mrs. Conrad Smith, of this place, met
with severe accident on Monday last.
She slipped and fell, and dislocated her
shoulder, and also received some very
severe Commissions Of the face. Dr.. Butler
rendered surgical aid.
Be careful in addressing Christmas
presents that are sent through the mail.
No less than 60 SOS packages went to the
dead letter Office last year through defec-
tive addresses, and about 5000 of these
were Christmas presents.
BY the will of the late VIM. G. Harri-
son, of Baltimore, st. James College,
Washington County, Nd, is bequeathed
$4,000, TO be invested until u sufficient
sum has been accumulated for the cree
ton of college building.
THE members Of Mt. Nebo Lodge Of this
place will attend the Lutheran festival in
body aud take supper on next Thursday
evening. There will no doubt be large
crowd present to witness the gastronomic
feats of our Masonic brethren.
The town council having given permits
sion TO the boys to shoot lire-crackers, &C.,
during the holidays, Mayor Harrison has
| issued Il proclamation, which we print in
another column, stating when, where and
how the celebrating is to Sc done.
The dwelling and store house, with
contents, OF David K. Hcnkle, ut Marks
vile, Va, were destroyed by fire last Fri
day morning. The fire originated from
the sparks of freight locomotive of the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad. The loss
was about So, 900.
Tuesday evening, at lIaGcrstown, Thos.
earns, 4 young man employed rs brake
man on the Cumberland Valley Railroad,
while coupling cars caught his foot in
frog and was held fast. \ car passed over
his foot and cut it off. besides otherwise
injuring the young man.
Charles B. HardeSty, a Clarke county,
Va, cattle dealer, has received from Chi
cago during the last sixty days 800 head
of cattle, of which over 900 head were
sold to Clarke county farmers. Some will
be ted corn for the spring market, and
others will Craze next summer for the fall
markets.
Trussel q Hess seem to be the leaders
in low prices. They are now selling best
graduated sugar at Zoe, Prunes ut Sc,
Raisins 12t5c, Citron 25c, best Mince Meat
PIC, and everything else in their line
proportionatcly low. They reduced the
price of coal from - to SOC per ton. They
keep the peoples store and are the peo-
pies friends
The ladies at kearneysville realized
something over 800, clear of all expenses,
from the suppers held by them at that
place last week. The success of the en-
terpriSe was due largely to Mrs. Geo. l..
Hoffman, Mrs. IL. GetZendanner, Mrs. 5.
Roberts, Mrs. A. Trump and others.
Kearneysville sustained its reputation for
fried oysters.
The Western Maryland Railroad will
have the cheapest Christmas rates that we
have heard of yet. Holiday excursion
tickets between all stations will be issued
at two cents per mile for the round trip.
They will be OH sale at all ticket offices
from December 22d, 1888, to January lst,
1881, and will be good to return until
January 3, 1884.
One night last week some person or
,,orsors Who ovidart,v w,rtel To cet on
good big drunk, broke into the whisky
cellar Of 4 Shephcrdstown saloon keeper
and c.rrieE otr several small casks of
whisky No cline bos beeu obtained but
tbc man who WAS robbed is watching to
COO uho csts the drunkest betwsen this
time and New Year.
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