Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-01-29
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Pendleton & Licklider.
These are dull times in the newspaper
as we'll as other business, and our read
ers will have to excuse the lack Of news.
Goods will be sold at cost, but we
have large stock to select from. Come
and get bargains. Pendleton & Licklider.
Tuesday night six-horse sled full OF
folks from Unionville were in town.
They treated the people here to some
music.
VIM. Motion, colored, was committed
to Jail last FRIDAY, on charge of steal
ing pig from Mr.. T. B. Moore, Of
Halltown.
Remember the lecture in Billmyer's
Hall tonight at O'Clock by Mr.. Bowly.
The band will play at the hall just
before the lecture.
The colored debating society west Of
town will shortly discuss the question,
(which is the most important article
in household, the broom or the dish
rag?"
w. 7. Lemen is selling off the goods
in his store at ShepherdstOwn posi-
lively at cost for cash in order to close
out his stock. Now is the time for bar
gains.
The wealthy of Gotham are luxuriat-
ing in strawberries at 81 per basket. 1t
will be at least five months before the
poor newspaper man can enjoy them at
10 cents per quart.
Mr.. r. l.. Magruder, formerly of Shep-
herdstown, has been quite i'll at his
home in Washington for several weeks
past. His sister, Miss Martha Magru-
der, has been with him.
Rev. DR.. Il. w. Dosh has received
and accepted call to the passionate of
the Lutheran Church in Burkittsville,
Md. He, with his family, has left Salem
for his new field of labor.
Nine shoats, belonging to Major Jas
Law. Hooff, residing near Cameron 3
Station, this county, were killed by a
Baltimore & Ohio train recently. They
were valued at Sc per head.
Mr.. l.. Dow Hess, who for long time
has been travelling for wholesa ale gro-
Gerry house of Baltimore, has gone into
business con his hook" in Winchester.
He keeps a general merchandise store.
Hon. d. B. Lucas has sold the lot on the
northwest corner of Main and Samuel
street to Mrs. Katharine III. Trussell,
who proposes 10 improve the same in
the near future. Price paid, $500
Sp,rit.
Reports from various Valley counties
state that there has been fearful de-
struction of game birds. Thousands Of
cartridges, pheasants and doves have
persisted by the cold, and determination
is feared.
Rev. b. +. Fox, colored, at one time
pastor of the Baptist church in Shep-
herdstown, now has charge of a large
and fourishing congregation in Salem,
Va. Mr.. Fox is worthy man, and we
wish him much success.
We call attention to the advertisement
i'm another column of the Baltimore
4merican-a first-class journal in every
respect. The publishers have recently
gotten in magnificent new Hoe press,
and their paper shows the marks of en-
terprise.
Rev. Francis Il. Leavell, Of Hedges
Vile, was married to Miss Elizabeth H..
Thruston, daughter Of the late Chas. NJ.
Thruston, of Cumberland, last week.
The father of the groom, Rev. j. Lea
veil, assisted Rev. p. n. Meade in per-
forming the marriage ceremony.
A carload of beer consigned to Roam
oke was opened 1t the Cumberland VAL
ley Railroad depot at Hagerstown one
day last wetk, and large quantity OF
the precious stuff was found TO be
frozen, and some barrels were bursted
and the contents frozen on the floor of
the car.
An exchange says: 1.-The line be-
tween propriety and too great familiar
ity might be drawn at three kisSes-one
to make the young man appreciate what
he is leaving, one to encourage him to
take another, and the third to carry
away with him to be returned at their
next meeting"
Bishop Peterkin, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in West Virginia,
has undertaken the work of founding a
hospital, orphanage and home in the
Kanawha Valley for the benefit of the
poor. sick and unfortunate. IL is to
cost $25, 900 aud the amount is to be
raised by subscription.
The Free viii Bap;ists have stolen Il
march on the colored BaptistS of Shop
herdstown who have been worshipping
under the minstratiou of Rev. w. j.
Barnett. The Free Will Baptists have
gotten possession OF the church building
and turned the others ont. Rev. MIR.
Barnett and his flock are in great trouo-