Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-12-10

The bows and girls are enjoying COAST
-,bese fine days aud nights.
Won will fnls nice assortment OF all
"a Of dolls at D. L. Rentch's.
rr.sb pork, sausage and pudding at
Trussell & Hess.
rnore was a special session OF the
,.a,,v Court at Charlestown OH Mon
day.
ur Elisha 5. Snyder, Of Snyder's
uv,. was last week granted patent
IAN insertible saw tooth.
Ear low prices boots, shoes, gum bouts
IA shoes of all kinds go to
Trussell & Hess.
The new style swell cutters, hand
.,o,a.t and best made, for sale, cheap,
Trussell & Hess.
urJ ;. Fleming sold five tickets to
,.rsons going West by the way OF the
p,,,;more & Ohio Railroad on Monday
last.
The Keyser Echo has recently put in
u engine. and now prints by steam.
Tho Echo is a well-edited and progress
i've paper.
Col. Henry Kyd Douglas is looming
noasa Democratic candidate for Attor-
rsr.Gsneral of Maryland at the next
election.
DON'T Judge a man by tho noise he
..Lss in this world. Two trade dollars
!, the pocket will make more jingle
,bsn 10000 in bills.
IF. Welshans desires TO call the es-
nsral attention of the public to his I'M
usually handsome line of jewelry for
The Christmas trade.
The wife of Mr. VIM. r. Alexander,
city attorney of Winchester, died sud-
5euly of paralysis Of the heart at her
home in that city last Friday.
Mr.. Chas. r. Hardesty, of Summit
Point. recently received one hundred
and twenty-five cattle (feeders)-tive
e,rloads-direct from Chicago.
The Potomac river was frozen over
mlidly at Shepherdstow the latter part
Of last week. 1t is rather early III the
season for the river 10 freeze over.
The Berkeley Zouaves. Of Martins
burg, were mustered out Of the service
Of the State Il week or two ago. their
time Of enlistment having expired.
You will find at Trussell d Hess as
fine and varied assortment of candies,
cakes. crackers, fruits and fancy gro
c.ries, as at any house in the county.
The Mechanics Band, of Martinsburg,
held fair last week, and realized 5000
ne. from it. Mr.. George Graves, Of
Shepherdstown, won two oil chromos
at the fair.
Pork has been selling in this town at
$3.50 and $500 per hundred weight,
net. Pork is a rather scarce article. but
the money 10 buy it with seems to be
even scarcer.
The white of an egg, 6 ,ablespoonfuls
Of powdered sugar, l tablespoonful Of
boiling water. mix all together without
heating, is said TO be an excellent icing
for Christmas cakes.
Read the REGISTER this week and you
will find where you can grit your
Christmas goods TO the best advantage.
The merchants of this community can
supply your wants. for they have splen-
dd stocks of goods.
Joseph 5. Mccartney and Samuel Me-
Creery have purchased for 50 900 the
oil Methodist Church property on jena
than street, HagerstOwn. They will re-
move the building and erect Oh the site
a fine business block.
Contributions are still rolling in for
the iremen's fair. Since our last report
som- extremely handsome articles have
been received. and the generous farmers
aud their wives are contributing liberal
ly OF their turkeys, chickens, butter,
eggs, cream, SC.
A slick young swindler euehered two
Hagerstown merchants out of some cash
the other day. He ordered some coal
sent 10 certain address, presented a
check for a considerable sum in pay
ment, received the change from 1t, and
then left the town.
A few days ago, Mr.. Joel Fahrney,
residing near st. James College, WASH
ington county, had the misfortune to
fall from an apple tree on hi. premises
and break his back. The entire lower
part OF his boCy was paralyzed. and it is
thought that he will not survive his
injuries.
Mr. Frank Willingham, of Duffields,
last week killed four hogs fourteen
months old that weighed respectively
$50, 800, 365 and 800 pounds; total D.,
i'5'5; average weight, 34324. Mr.. Jos.
Nlllingham also killed two hogs IL
months old, che of which weighed 423
and one Alp pounds.
An oak tree which grew on the farm
Of Mr.. Henry S. Eavey, near Cearfoss.
This county, was recently cut down by
AessrS. David II. Powell and Henry
Strife. The tree was worthy of special
mention, inasmuch as fifteen and half
cords of good fire wood were cut from
h-Hagerstoicn Globe.
Mr.. Emanuel Miller killed the boss
aog Of Shepherdstown on Wednesday
IL weighed All pounds net, and its three
companions weighed respectively 1861
9l}2 and aO6, total of 1885 pounds.