Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-09-25
BRIEFS.
Roller flour s.. 80 and $3.50 at

Baker & McMurran have just received
a very large supply of stationery, which
they arc selling remarkably cheap.
Be sure and buy AL Olin Spring Tooth
Harrow, they are the best in use; for
sale by j. S. Myers, Shepherdstown.
The two new public school houses in
this district, one at Duffields and the
other in Lemen's grove, are nearly
ready for use.
Jefferson county bonds of the denom-
ination of 81 ,OOe, bearing five per cent.
interest, due in 1906, sold in Hagers-
town Tuesday for SOL.
The Graded School is daily increasing
its number OF pupils and all the teach
ers are kept busy teaching the little folks
and arranging them in classes.
ON TIME.-Trussell s. Hes, received
this week several carloads of anthracite
coal. They also have several hundred
cords seasoned oak wood. Lay in your
winter supply now.
Mr.. Rentch held a big court in the
Council Room on Tuesday last, which
was largely attended. The case was
James p. Comfy rersus Theo. Homsher
for breach of building contract.
Shepherd College has gotten fully
started OH its new year, and now has
fifty-tive pupils in attendance. The STU
dents seem to have gone to work in
earnest and arc much pleased with the
management of the school.
The Silsby Steam Fire-Engine Com
pany have lost their big suit against the
Chico, California, corporation, for the
recovery of the price of an engine fur
nished the fire company of that city,
that did not prove to be satisfactory.
The many children on our streets hur-
rying to school in the morning gladden.
the hearts of our people and as they come
home in the evening gaily chatting
about the days work they have done,
we are reminded of what good work
our schools are doing for the young.
The following letters and postal cards
remain unclaimed and uncalled for in
the postotiice at Shepherdstown, Sep
TENDER 25, 1885: James Ashley, Tinsley
Jeter, Miss Mary Holmes, j. w. Patter-
son, Mrs. VIM. Z. Taylor, A. ii. Wor-
rest, David Il. Hof, William Lyle, Esq,
John Marten & Co., Martha Smith.
The following persons, having an eye
to economy and being fsvorably impress
sed with the merits of the hedge fence
of the Dayton Hedge Company, have
| given orders for the same to Mr.. r. d.
Lamar, the agent for this county and
Washington county, Maryland: Mrs.
Z. 5. Shepherd, Col. w. a. Morgan, E.
IL. Reinhart, Joseph Reinhart, E. |.
Lee, c. d. Wysong, G. Il. Licklider.
This is one of the curious things float
ing about: Take Il piece of paper, and
upon it put in figures your age in years,
dropping months, weeks and days.
Multiply it by two; then add to the re-
suit obtained the figures 3,76s; add two,
and then divide by two. Subtract from
the result obtained the number of your
years OH earth, and see if you do not OBJ
tain figures that you will not be likely
to forget.
Arthur Stewart, aged twelve years,
was standing on one of the Baltimore ~
| Ohio tracks three miles east of Martins
burg, on Monday, watching for pas
senger train to pass. Just as the pas
| senger train whirled by Il freight train
| came along the track the boy was on.
| He was hurled from the track, and re-
ceived q fracture of the skull, which
will probably result fatally. The boy
was employed on Robert McWilliams'
farm.
An exchange says: "There is no &C.
casion for swearing outside of news
paper office, where it is very useful in
proof reading, and indispensably neces-
sary in getting forms to press. 1t has
been known also, to materially assist
the editor in looking over the paper af-
ter it is printed. But it is more useful
! to the poor compoSitor in setting up bad
manuscript than any one else. Other
wise it is very foolish and wicked
habit"
During the service of the First Re-
formed Church, of Hagerstown, Sum
day, Rev. DR.. Kieifer called attention
| to the fact that the bells which hung in
! the tower of the church were this year
one hundred years old, having been
cast for the congregation in Rotterdam,
Holland, i'm 1885. In the same connec-
| ton it was announced that the matter
will be referred to the church society
with the view of holding memorial SER
vices TO the honor of the bells ut an early
| date.
An exchange truly says; The local
! newspaper is the one identified with the
| interests OF your home. 1t is conducted
by those you know. Its column are
| filled with what is of special and partc-
ular value TO you. In its prosperity you
have vital interest, and to this pros
perity you can best contribute by giving
it your support and patronage. 1t
knows YOUR wants. Your interests are
| its interests. 1t Is your friend, your
neighbor. Your duty is first to it in
preference to any and all others. No
outside or foreign newspaper can posi-
! bly, have Claims on Won until your duty