Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1883-04-21
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In a splendid line Of new goods. Read
his advertisement.
A new Methodist Episcopal Church is
to be erected in Sharpsburg. The sum OF
81 900 has been raised.
The population of Roanoke by the as
SCISSORS books is nearly 5000 souls. The
town Ia only two years Old.
Mr.. Henry Shepherd offers for sale his
fast trotting mare ''Follie." She is tp-top
stock for breeding. Price, 500 cash.
Mr.. Grit Burlington caught bass that
weighed four and a-half pounds last
Tuesday. 1t was caught on trot-line.
Tie Southern Soldiers Memorial Asso-
citation will meet at the Office Of II. NJ.
J.oyns OIL Saturday evening, April IS, at
o'clock.
A gentleman from Hagerstown INDUCED
in some very fast driving through this
town last Saturday, and paid three dollars
and costs for his fun.
A colored woman living on the farm OF
Mrs. McWilliams, near Vanclevesviile,
gave birth last woek to twins, each having
ten fingers, ON each hand.
An immense quantity Of new goods
have been received by the merchants OF
this town during the past week via the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
A meeting of the citizens of Charles
town was held on Monday for the purpose
of taking steps toward starting some kind
Of a mandatory in tina: town.
The monthly meeting Of the woman
Missionary Society Of the NJ. b. Church
South will meet next Thursday afternoon
at four o'clock ut Mrs. Hawn's.
Col. John NJ. Coyle has sold his dwell
ing property on the corner of Congress
and George streets, Charlestown, to Miss
Amanda Crow, for So, 900. -Spirit.
Messrs. John l.. Ricksrd, William L.
Lemen and William Ii. Billmyer have
been in the Eastern cities this week pur-
chasing their spring stock Of goods.
1t is reported that two hundred work
men, consisting Of carpenters, masons,
&c. are wanted to work OIL the hotel to
be erected at Pen-Mar. Wages from 81 to
$3.50 per day.
1t is said that owing to having matured
very late last year great deal Of the corn
Is unfit for planting. Our farmers Will
do well to carefully examine their seed
before planting.
Mr.. George w. Duke has sold his house
and lot next to the Lutheran Church to
Mrs. Mary +. Somers for $1,000. Mrs.
Somers resold part Of the lot to Mr.. !. Ii.
Cookus for $3.50.
Our readers will find an interesting
column of reading matter on the fourth
page of The REGISTER. 1t is our intention
hereafter to have reading matter on every
page of the paper.
A little son of Mrs. John Bateman, OF
Martin,burg, aged about years, ran
nail in his foot Saturday evening, which
resulted in death from lock.jaw a few
hours after the accident.
Thomas C. Steele, Grand Secretary OF
the Grand Lodge l. o. o. F. of West Vir-
ginia, died at his home in Grafton on
Sunday night, of Bright's disese. lie was
seventy-eight years of age.
At the meeting of the general council
of the new charge Of which the SharpS-
burg congregation Uutheran> forms
part, it WAS determined to give call to
Rev. Beard, of Burkittsville, Nd.
The Wheeling Sunday Leader did not
Join itself with the new evening paper
proposed in Wheeling. When it was de-
txrmined to make the paper Republican
in politics the Leader wasn't there.
B.F. Harrison, agent for the Fire and
Marine and Franklin Insurance Compa-
MES, Wheeling, last week paid to the
Shepherdstown Manufacturing Company
the amount of loss caused by the late fire.
The Martinsburg Light Artillery, four
guns, and the wrightsville Grays, one of
the crack companies Of Pennsylvania, are
going to the encampment, which takes
place in Frederick the latter part Of next
month.
Rev. J. A. Hof'heins, Of Martinsburg,
will preach in the Reformed Church in
Shepherdstow to morrow Sunday at ii
a. NJ, at which time the Holy Communion
will be administered. Preparatory SER
vices to-day Saturday at 3 p. m.
We call attention to the new advertise
ment Of H. c. Berry s. Co. Meal Berry,,
Of Martinsburg, in another column. We
are glad to learn that this firm is doing
fine business, and hope that Neal will be
2 second A. Il. Stewart some Of these days.
During the past two months 1906 per-
sons have started from Hagerstown for
the West, $50 Of them being residents Of
Washington County and the others from
adjoining counties; ,l29 left via the Bal
timere and Ohio Railroad and III via the
Cumberland Valley.
Stephen Gambrill, general superinten-
dent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
was in Hagerstown Fl iday in consultation
with President Smith. 1t was determined
to pay off the February bills, for which
purpose the payboat will lesve George
town OH the 23d inst The payments will
amount to about $35, 900.
The death of the wife Of Hon. William
Mines, at Mines, on Sunday Of last
week. makes the ninth victim that the