Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-03-20
BRIEFS.

SnsnanuOac Vhiiey Rahfo"u'
Winter has been lingering In the lap
Of spring to an amazing extent.
Another small snow Thursday MORN
ing. Seems like winter cannot let 60
his grip.
The salaries of the bosses on the canal
have been reduced 10 $50, instead Of 80,
as heretofore.
4 The toothsome herring and the lus.
q eious shaG will soon occupy the place
= If honor on the table.
/, is estimated that the Baltimore and
Il Ohio Railroad made sick, 900 clear out
Of its inauguration trafic.
The sentence, ga quick, sly brown fox
h Jumped over the lazy dog" contains all
q the letters Of the alphabet.
s. Rev. James NcLarsn will return from
q Washington tomorrow. and will Ill his
Il usual appointments on Sunday.
4 Peterson's Magazine is unusually In
teresting this month, and We advise all
our lady friends to subscribe for 1t.
It's said that a new weekly paper 10
to be soon started in Sharpsburg, Nd,
by B. Flank WAKEFIELD, OF Williams
port.
The voter. Of Roanoke, Va, are to
vote on the 9Th Of April on proposed
subscription OF SIC. 900 to be applied to
drainage.
We regret 10 learn of the continued
illness of two sstimabls ladies near
town, Mrs. Elisha Snyder and Mrs. T.
p. Marshall.
Last Saturday was ST. Pstrick's Day,
but II St. Patrick depended for food on
the potatoes which were planted then
he would starve.
Mr.. James c. Wilmington has exc
changed his property at Zoar with Mr..
Charles J. Berry, for s43 acres Of land
near Summit Point.
Mr.. William u. Stalsy has just put
up small frame dwelling.houss for
John Dunmors, In the eastern end OF
town, OH High street.
The woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the NJ. E. Church South will
meet next Thursday afternoon at four
O'Clock ct The Parsonage.
Mr.. W. r. Duke, OF Harper's Ferry,
~as one of the clerks at the White
House whose services were dispensed
with. His salary was 81 400.
Mr.. Truslow has succeeded Mr.. Clarke
as agent of the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road at Charlestown. Mr.. Clarke will
resume his place at ST. James Station.
tits stated that Mr.. D. Clinton Gala
her. of Charleston, W. Va, and form
erly OF waynesboro, will be appointed
Private Secretary to Governor Wilson.
The farm Of John D. Small, in Berke-
les county, containing ITO acres, has
been sold to John NJ. Miller for $50 an
acre. Mr.. Small will remove 10 Kansas.
Messrs. Robert McCarrOll and John
-. Watson have purchased the store of
Mr.. J. G. Wyatt, near Leetown, and
will conduct the business AT the old
stand.
The Kearneysvillc folks are to have
the benefit of fresh meat market. Hr.
-Iohu Musgrove has moved 10 that VII
lage. andwill go into business as
butcher.
Mr.. John W. O'Nesl, formerly Of
Martin.burg, but recently of Baltimore,
has purchased and taken charge Of the
drug store OF the late c. W. Bowman,
OF Martinsburg.
A special session of the County Court
i. ordered for to-day, the 20th, to re-
ceive proposals for repairing the Court
house and wall around the Jail gard,
and other purposes.
The Young Mems Christian Associs.
zion has recently purchased 100 new
chairs. which they will utilize In sest-
ang Billrnyer's Hall, where services are
held every Sunday evening.
GOdey's Lady's Book for April has
been received, and as usual is filled from
beginning to end with matter oil the
greatest interest to the ladies. 1t Is
worth more than the subscription price.
The auarries at the Potomac Cement
Mill are being cleared of, and the mill
nd machinery being overhsuled ana
rep,. red. preparatory 10 the resumption
=, worry a. soon as the weather shall
permit.
We would cali attention " the adyer-
,is-m.nt of the Hoosier Corn-Planter
in another column, Of when MI
Towner schley 10 the agent Judging
from the Recommendations, IL must be
u first-class article
Last Monday large number OF our
people got out their smoked glass TO OBJ
serve the ennular eclipse OF the sun.
The sun was obseursd nearly all the
time by clouds, but the eclipse was OBJ
served through the breaks.
Ii Is said that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company have purchased the
Zirkls Caverns, near New Market, Va,
and will build branch railroad to
them, proposing TO improve aud beau
xify tho grounds ss a resort for tourists.
MraR. c. Hess has room just chuck
full of furniture Of every description,
and persons who will need anything In
his lius during the moving season. can
not do better than by buying Of him,
just 20 and zee tie stock bs has on
iaand.
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