Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-07-30
BRIEFS.

l".' asxt Monday, August I'd.
CON-, aid for eggs and all kinds of
C' snnltry by Trusssll and Hess.
u" Gosh Cream Cheese and Bologna
ffes" Trussell & Hess.
sausage ,,s,,v.,
h \, Friday and Saturday evenings
W. ware of all kinds wholesale and
sum Trussell Il Hess.
retail. ,,;s v.s.
i'" c,nteloupes, and fresh lemons.
The corn is growing at a tremendous
There will be very large crop.
p,..bss. watermelons, pears, piums,
,as berries, &C., are very plentiful
' .p5 will soon be cheap
p,,,er and eggs are cheap now. The
mo, sells at 10 cents pound and the
I I,,ter at 10 cents Dozen
Are driving mare belonging to DR..
,.,an Of Middleway, injured herself
- ,6.t she died last week.
rsvsry cur in shepherdstown is to
49,. his dsy during dog days there will
10, be enough days to go around.
wu.feed and Roller flour made from
,,..h0at Lard wanted for cash or
trade.
T., rlepty of cucumbers, green fruit,
w,,ermelons, and you soon cease
S,ri,v with the heat-at least in this
world.
About six thousand people attended
hs Catholic picnic at Island Park last
saturday.
,b,nder storm of long duration
,,ongbt A big rain Monday afternoon
and night.
yr H. c. Marten, timer, has been
manufacturing tin cans by the gross,
and furnishing them and other tinware
10 the country stores.
" NJ. Clements, formerly Master OF
Transportation on the Baltimore and
Ohio road has accepted the position Of
manager of the Erie Express, alta salary
Ofsl?,OOO.
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p.psr snd thus cheat the editor out of
che reward for his labor? Do you think
this is square? Quit borrowing and
subscribe for the REGISTER.
Several engineers on the Valley
Branch Railroad toot the tune of the
sweet Bye.and-Bye" on their locomo-
tive whistles, to the delectation OF :ae
folks living along the line.
The tenth creamery In Loudoun coun-
w, Va, is now being put into opera
ton. Those that have been established
heretofore are making 1880 lbs. of but
ter daily, besides considerable cheese.
A. the residence of his master, Mr..
John II. Snyder, in Shepherdstown,
Barnie, a faithful! old horse, at the age
Of twenty-six years. Pink-eye was the
cause of his transfer to horse heaven.
says the South Branch Intelligencer:
Edwin Randall, the noted rock painter
and evangelist-more sinned against
than sinning-is spending few Gays in
ROmney. He is now a missionary in
Washington city,"
Theregular meeting of Forest Grange
will be held on Saturday morning Of
this week at 10 o'clock, instead Of Fri
dsy evening as usual. Members are
requested to note the change of time,
and all are urged to attend.
Potomac Lodge No. "a, |. o. G. z,
will have a meeting tonight to elect
officers for the ensuing quarter and rep
resentatives to the Grand Lodge, which
will meet in Martinsburg n ext month.
A full attendance Is desired.
At the last meeting of the Martins
burg School BoarG the levy was fixed
Tor The ensuing year. Owing to the i'll
creased amount of distributable school
fund the Board WAS enabled to reduce
be same from Is to 40 cents on the 800.
There will be novelty at the Nor
gan's Grove exhibition this year in the
shape of threshing machine that will
lhresh rye without breaking the straw,
and will besides tie the straw in bun
dies. This will be of great interest to
The farmers, and may prove of substan-
lal benefit 10 them.
Large quantities of Southern pig iron
nave recently passed through Shep
hefdstown from the iron furnaces in the
valley of the Shenandoah and below
Roanoke. The iron is bought by pud-
uIIng mills in Eastern Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. Harrisburg furnace men
are extensive purchasers.
treat excitement was occasioned in
Aarthsburg last week by the appear
.hse Of mad dog. Policeman Charles
Neal went in pursuit and chased him
I" The pOstoffice, where the rabid animal
sought refuge. Mr.. O'Neal followed
ihd shot him dead i'm the office, near the
money order window.
oh Sunday last a destructive hail
'orm visited the northern end OF Berke-
icy county, inficting serious injury 20
'ae corn crop in certain locality. For
'uhately it was confined to a very mar
TOW limit, but those who were so unfor-
'uhste as to lie in its track suffered Sc
'efely. The McGary farm. Mr.. j. NJ.
eelOert, Mr.. Jas. Miller and Mr.. Jas. l..
cunningham are the only sufferers,
whose names we have been able to
'earn.-&atesman.
attention is directed to the advertise
uent IN this waeG,s ;ssna IF Mr. Town