Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-05-08
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BRIEFS.

"a Barefooted BOYS have made their APP
nearance. Lookout for stubbed toes.
Mr.. l.. c. Little has been in Balti-
more this week buying new goods Tor
bis store.
Three strolling musicians discoursed
on our streets Wednesday, to the intense
delight of the small boy.
Trussell & Hess want fifty bushels Of
White Corn, for which they will pay
1lttle more than market price.
Read Pendleton s. Licklider's new
advertisement, and get the benefit Of the
PRESENT low prices by buying OF them.
Col. Frank Silvers, a well-known res
Rent Of Berkeley county, died at Ger
ardstown last week. He was 4s years
Of age.
Cheap postage is fast retiring the pos
AZ card. The sale last month was four
million less than during the same month
Of 1884.
The county is over-run with agents OF
eyery description just now. Farmers
should keep their eyes open If they
would not be "stuck."
n The Potomac Cement Mill below town
Is running at full blast now, and the
prospects are good for a prosperous sea-
non and continuous work.
4 LOST-A gold sleeve button, with a
bird engraved on the top of it. The
Under will please leave it at this Office
Ind receive suitable reward.
The annual conclave of the Grand
Commandery of knights Templar OF
west Virginia will be held in Charles
town on Wednesday of next week.
Potomac Building Association No. 2
Mill offer for sale several shares Of stock
'next Monday evening a. eight O'Clock
in the room under the REGISTER office.
The Luray Inn, Lursy, Va, which is
owned by the Shenandoah Valley Rail-
road. MAS opened last Saturday. 1t is
said that the Luray caves will be visited
by an immense number of persons this
Summer.
During the month of April the con-
1tributions of the Lutheran Sunday
School of Shepherdstown to the cause
of foreign missions amounted to s59.SO.
This 1, the largest sum ever contributed
I'm q single month by the school.
An exchange remarks that "a man
who owes back subscription on a
newspaper, asks the postmaster to send
it back refused would put tar in his
hat when taking up a church collection,
il. order to steal the small change"
We are glad to note another improve
ment in the West Virginia press. The
Grafton Standard has just enlarged to
M eight-column paper, having put in
new power-press. We congratulate the
Standard, and wish it long life and
prosperity.
Mr.. ~. HOmsher is the boss merchant
of Kearneysville. He keeps on hand
and sells more goods than any store in
the neighborhood. He is square man
to deal with, and you get tho worth of
your money every time. Read his ad-
verlisement this week.
We call attention TO the new adyer-
tsement OF Nr. j. L. Hagley, of Duff
fields, who has just gotten in his stock
of new goods for the spring and sum-
mcr. He has everything usually found
in well-regu!ated country store, and
sells cheap. Give him call.
The Middle Conference of the Mary
land Synod of the Lutheran Church,
representing the counties of Frederick
and Carroll, in Maryland, Gettysburg,
Pa, Loudoun county, Va, and Har-
per's Ferry, W. Va, will meet in semi
annual session at Adamstown, Freder-
lex county, Nd, on the 18th, 18th and
10Th of May.
Messrs. Harlan Long and George
Crone, of this vicinity, went to the Pc
tomae river near Shepherdstown, w.
Va, on Friday last, to fish. They re-
turned Saturday afternoon with three
hundred large black suckers, scarcely
any OF thcm being less than foot in
length. These fish were al, captured in
a dip net.-Xiddletopn Register.
The pay-boat Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal left Georgetown on Monday
to pay off the December (lSS4) roll. The
employees have had no pay since last
December, and about fifteen months
back wages are still due them. Most Of
the pay has, however, gone into the
hands of merchants, who have been
taking the "time" for supplies.
The English sparrOws give the gar
deners great deal OF trouble at this
season by cutting the young cabbage
plants all to pieces. Scarc-crows have
no effect upon them. The impudent lit
tie foreigners alight, and peck away at
the plants right before the gardeners
eyes.
A scientist has demonstrated to his
own satisfaction that there are 7SO, OSO
worms in every scre of ground. That
scientist mas never tried to dig worms
to go fishing with, or he would never
have made such n statement. We have
dug up whole garden frequently and
never found a worm.
Mr.. j. j. Watson, OF Williamsport,
will be the manager of Potomac Isle this
season, and efforts will be made to make
the place very popular as pic mic