Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-10-09
BRIEFS.

Using.
The new postal cards are decided
;mnroyement on the old.
Timothy seed and glass fruit jars for
sale By "S''n =" A'
Hay is a profitable crop this year. 1t
!. retailing at from SIC to SIS pei ton in
this place.
What this country wants is a place
,rbere man can exchange linen dus-
ter for a good winter overcoat.
The dry goods firm of Spangler Bros,
uocerstown, is to be dissolved on ac-
mi If the bad health of the senior
partner
Town Sergeant Arthur is engaged ia
repairing German street by spreading
broken stone in the places where it is
needed.
Winchester, Va, was captured and
-ec,ptured more than any other city
durIng the war. 1t changed hands %
times in the four years.
Mr.. Ohio w. Heiskell, father of Capt.
II L. Heiskell, of this county, died at
his residence in Wheeling last week, in
the 18th year of his age.
The officials and directors of the Bal
+imore and Ohio Railroad are making
their annual tour of inspection over the
lines Of the road this week.
During September ASP boats, carrying
r774 tons of coal, cleared from the
mort of Cumberland on the canal. The
revenue was nearly $4,000.
Young lady wants to know the par
,icuIars of a handkerchief Irritation. 1t
i yery simple. 1t only requires two
fools and two handkerchiefs.
There are now in the penitcntiary PA
prisoners, as against 256 at this time last
wear. One-fourth of the number are
colored. Only six are females.
The Maryland Lutheran Synod re-
cantIv in session in Baltimore adjourned
last Monday. The Synod will meet in
Wavnesboro, Pa, the first Thursday in
October, 1856.
If you have need of any job work do
not send aw ay to the city for it. We can
do it Just as well and cheaply, and by
giving the work to us you keep the
money at home.
Mr.. John c. Raper, of Wytheville,
Va. who was mentioned last week as
being in pursuit of soma stolen cattle,
found the cattle in Chambersburg, where
they had been sold by the thief.
The postofiice at Shepherdstown has
been provided with the immediate de-
livery stamps. By paying ten cents eX-
ira letters will be delivered as soon as
they reach the city they are directed to-.
B.F. Lambert, of Martinsburg, tenn
porarily engaged as brakeman in the
Baltimore and Ohio yard ut Cumber-
land, was badly squeezed last Friday by
falling between bumpers while coupling
cars.
Mr.. Andrew G. Boyd, well-known
newspaper man OF Hagerstown. died
last Friday after brief illness, in the
Glst year of his age. Of late years he
has been special correspondent of the
Baltimore papers.
4 Western editor reminds his sub
scribers that now is the time to bring in
their big pumpkin lies, which must be
accompanied by the pumpkins, not nee
essarily for publication, but as a guar
antee of good faith.
Col. Lewis, United States minister to
Portugal, has presented the Shenandoah
Valley Agricultural Society with sew
eral implements of Portuguese agricul-
ture 300 years old. They will be eXhib-
tied at the fair ut Winchester.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
Company has contracted with the
Wavnesboro' Floral Company TO fur
nsh flowers the entire length of their
line for the ensuing year, TO plant beds
and have supervision OF them.
An old farmer says that this winter
will be an unusually hard one, because
the corn husks are thicker than he ever
saw them before. He says that for NIFTY
years he has seen the indications thrown
out by the corn husks veriticd.o
''Pronouucing matches" are said to
be new form of amusement that is be-
coming popular. If Il person wants to
fnd out how greatly he can be mistaken,
let him try to get the correct pronuncia-
ton of some of the words in the En-
glish language.
A local circle of the Chautauqua Lit
erary and Scientific Circle has recently
been organized at Charlestown with e..
L. Pratt President and Mrs. +. Il. Ham,
mond Secretary. The circle earnestly
Invites the interest and cooperation OF
all who aim at self-imprOvement.
Hot cakes and coffee will be furnished
free 10 the visitors To the Hagerstown
Fair this year, the managers having
made arrangements with the Messrs.
Hecker & Co., of Philadelphia. to fur
Rish the cakes and Messrs. Lowering *
Co., Of Baltimore, to furnish the coffee.
Mr.. Charles l.. Powell is in New
York this week laying in stock OF new
goods for his mattress factory. lie Is
also considering the subject of adding
another branch To his factOry-that OF
making comforts. He has recently
been filling some very large orders for
mattresses.
A gentleman who has been prospect
ing on the mountains near Middletown,