Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-26
BRIEFS.

Buy your nSrNost ""sNy ~
Central Hotel.
The small boy spends all his spare
tim. swimming now.
Mr.. 5. Myers turned out binders at
lively rate this week.
Our country friends reportlarge num-
hers of tramps these days.
Butter is selling at 10 cents pound
in shepherdstown Eggs are II cents
dozen.
West Virginia has 1900 Sabbath
schools. $1,000 teachers and l24,lls
scholars.
The Martinsburg Statesman appears
in a handsome new dress, which makes
IL look real sweet.
The track of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad is being relaid as rapidly as
possible with steel rails.
Mr.. Henry w. Castleman, a we'll
known and esteemed gentleman, died at
hi. home in this county last week.
We have bacon from &c. 10. up; lem-
ons. oranges, bananas, cheese and crack
ers just in. lrusscii q ness
II is stated that if burdocks are cut of
close and little kerosene poured upon
the roots it will decay and die. Try it.
Mr.. VIM. ii. Reynolds, Of Sharpsburg,
has filed bill in equity in court for a
divorce from his wife, Mrs. Ann Re-
becca Reynolds.
Isaiah stevens, engineer of the VIM
chester accommodation train, OH the
BALTIMORE and Ohio Railroad fell from
his engine OH Frid ay and was badly
hurt.
An excursion to Luray Caverns will
be given BY the NJ. E. Church Of Me-
chanicsburg, Pa, over the Cumberland
Valley and Shenandoah Valley Rail-
roads on the 9th of July.
The williamsport Transcript thinks
that a prompt-paying subscriber is the
noblest work Of God. Our esteemed
contemporary might also have added
that there are not many Of them.
Washington and Lee University has
conferred the degree of LII. d. upon
Bishop A. w. Wilson, of the NJ. E.
Church South, and the degree of ID. d.
upon Revs. w. A. Wade and John p
Strider.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad will
issue rounS-trip tickets to all station;
along the line OIL the 81 and 4th of July
at the rate of one fare for the round trip
Tickets will be good TO return until
July 9th.
One Of the cutest Of A B c books i;
the Household Primer" Each large
letter has all amusing picture and
pretty verse. The whole is Gaintily
printed in brown; and, best Of all, il
mailed free by D. Lothrop 81 Co., Bos
ton, on receipt of 2-cent stamp.
LOsT.-A small alligator-skin peck
et-book was lost last week between Mr.
Loyns' shop, in Shepherdstown, anC
Mrs. Craighill's gate, on the Charles
town road. The pocket-book contained
two banknotes and some silver change
The finder will receive thanks and re
ward by returning it to Rev. l.. K. Ma
SOL.
A new potato bug has made its ap'
pcaranee in the adjoining counties o
Maryland. 1t is smaller in size than the
original vine destroyer, but seems t
have equal, if not more power, as imme
distely after attacking the vine th'
plant becomes as if frozen. The colo
of the insect is red, and it would b.
well for vegetable growers to look on
for it.
1t NAV be true the Shepherdstowl
REGISTER couldn't get good snak
story; but, not to be daunted, it is on
in locust story. e.. that the locust
in that town are boring through bricl
pavements and the like. A hard story
in fact regular "brick" Of Il story. G'
up head, Brothers Snyder.-CharleStopI
Spirit.
Last Saturday morning, while Mr.
John Zeigler, a well-known livery maj
of Hagerstown, was driving in company
with William j. Mills, of Baltimore, to
wards Funkstown, he became suddenly
i'll, and expired before they reached
their destination. 1t is supposed he die'
of heart paralysis. He was sixty year
of age, and leaves wife and three sons
and one daughter.
The Martinsburg Statesman says tina
dogs got among the sheep Of Messrs
James Ysnmeter, John Shade and 9th
ers on Sunday night or Monday morn
ing, killing and wounding seventy-fiv'
for Mr.. Vanmeter. There ought to b.
SOME way by which such class of dog
could be kept from running at larg'
over the country. We think little ar
senic would stop it.
in order TO allow its patrons to 'isi
their friends, the Baltimore and Om'
Railroad will sell round trip tickets from
all points on its main line and branches
including The Pittsburg division, eXcep
between Baltimore and Washington
on July Sd and 4th, good to return unit
July 9Th inclusive, at greatly reduce
rates. These tickets will be recognized
upon all regular trains in either direc
tion that make the stops.
The Catoctin Clarion, Frederick coun
ty, Md, states that Mrs. Rena Roberts
residing south Of that town, was recent
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