Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-15
BRIEFS.
= ~ Hodges has the very best sifted


,.om.mber them substantially.
Corn pork and poultry wanted for
or trade. BY Truesell & Hess.
q r Hodges is crushing and grind
corn for feeding stock at his Ware
house.
1fvou have any books or magazines
,., Won wish bound, call at ID. l..
Rentch's.
IS Myers has on hand big lot OF
handsome cutters, which he will sell at
low prices.
yr lanes A. Triton, of this county,
has been given position in the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau.
Go TO Pendleton & Licklider's and Sc
o,-s beautiful China Tea Set at cost
for cash. Only four left.
The union meetings held this week in
lane. Church South have been en-
loved by large congregations.
We notice that Trussell & Hess are
doing considerable business shipping
noultry, eggs, pork and other produce.
Keep your feet dry by going to Pen
ale,op & Licklider's and get a pair Gum
Roots. Shoes or Alaskas at cost for cash.
We return our thanks to Hon. J. S.
Melvin for a copy of the Acts of the
legislature of West Virginia for the
year 1885.
One thousand bushels of corn wanted
bv G. Il. Hodges at oEce, for which the
highest price, either in cash or trade,
will be paid.
We write this to let Mr.. \. j. Hebb,
If Funkstown, Nd, know that we re-
ceiyed the money he sent us, and he has
our thanks for it.
The town clock has been frozen mp
hi. week. For the past month it has
been acting very queerly, striking just
whenever the notion seizes il.
We return our thanks TO the publish
ers Of the Baltimore San for copy OF
their Almanac for 1886. IL is valuable
as we'll as an interesting publication.
Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson, of the NJ.
T. Church South, has entirely recovered
from his recent severe illness. He
preached in Baltimore OIL Sunday last.
Potomac Building Association, No. 2,
will offer for sale several shares of stock
next Monday evening in the office OF
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, at Z O'Clock.
Mrs. Polly Snyder, aged 20 years, was
found dead at her home in Martins5urg
last week. She lived by herself, and
died o! hemorrhage with no one near
her.
The ministers who had appointments
iu the country last Sunday could not fill
them, as it was impossible to travel
over the country roads on account of
snow-drifts.
Speaker Carlisle has appointed Hon.
Wm. l.. Wilson one Of the board of Re-
gents Of the Smithsonian Institution.
Tie other members are Messrs. Single
ton aad Phelps.
Fairs seemed to prosper i'll Martins
burg during the holidays. The fire de-
partment and the Baptist Church each
held one, the former making s775 aud
the latter s455.
John Bruce, an old bachelor of Wheel
ing, died few days ago, worth 500, 900.
He gave Rt. Rev. Bishop John j. Kahn,
formerly of Harper's Ferry, about
$4,000 of his estate.
Postmaster Veazey, of Baltimore, has
made charges of neglect of duty against
Isaac T. Beard, postal clerk on the route
between Baltimore and Bristol. Beard
is from Williamsport, Md.
Manga flower that haG been carefully
transpianted in the fall, and carefully
nurtured ever since, will not "bloom In
the spring, ira Ia" for the cold snap has
killed them as dead as behring's.
The Berkeley Circuit Court began on
Tuesday. Judge Fleming, Of Fairmont,
will hold the term, and Judge Faulkner
will 90 to Clarksburg and hold term
ut the request of Judge Fleming.
One hundred and twenty-six build
ings, nearly all of them dwelling houses,
were erected in Hagerstown last year.
In 1854 the number built was 1877. The
estimated population of the city is over
1000.
Comparatively little sleighing has
been done so far. The country roads
shd turnpikes have not yet been broken
sufficiently for pleasure, ana the cold
weather makes folks prefer u warm
Preside.
The publishers Of the Wheeling Neg
''ier have sent out very handsome
almanac TO their subscribers, aud we
return our thanks for a copy OF II
Il Is worth preserving, and is evidence
OIL the enterprise of the publishers
Nessrs. russell It Hess hav,
bought from Mr.. w. n. Lemen his lot
lear the depot and opposite Snyder
blacksmith shop, paying for it $500
They will use il to store their lumber
ahd wood and for other purposes re-
CURED by their business.
The Fonrth Quarterly Meeting for the
NJ. +. Church South will commence a
.Shepherdstown on Saturday, 23d inst.
Al ii n. III. Love Feast Sunday, oath
81 $50 a. m, followed ny preaching
anu Communion. Rev. p. Ii. Whisner