Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-16
BRIEFS.


straw hats next
~. wheat is looking beautiful
49,. ore biting now in the Potion &C.
D D has been brisk this
week. u,ur,o,
house & Sons.
yobby Norfolk Jackets at hu"r'0k-
house & Sons.
r,s first bare feet of the season were
-, last saturday.
Ralmyer Bros. have the "auken-
hist shoe for $40.
The Circuit Court of Berkeley County
began last Tuesday
pore Silk scarfs for 25 cents at Hum
,ieshOuse & Sons.
This il the time to advertise If you
want to catch the trade.
Baseball and football are attracting
Youthful attention now
Mem. and boys shirts for 40 cents,
At HumrickhOuse & Sons
r,.igbt business is very good on the
s,.n,ndoah Valley Railroad at pr esent.
The finest lot of Gents Neckwear to
..,sct from, in town, at Billmyer Bros.
n. James NJ. Ransom, Dentist, will
/. in shepherdstown next Monday
and remain the entire week.
There will be services in the Lutheran
rbnrch of Shepherdstown every even
ing next week at half past seven O'Clock.
Rev Mr.. Settlemyer, of Frederick,
M has been called to the pastorate Of
,bs Lutheran Church at Staunton. Va.
Pe,erson's Magazine for May has ar
.;vod and as usual is very interesting
,o,hs ladies. 1t is one of the best Of its
kind
Mr. James Gordon died at his home
IN this county last week after linger-
inc illness of consumption. He was %
wears old,
Dogs killed two sheep belonging to
Mr. FLOYD Watson, near Leetowh, last
week. Before further damage was done
the dogs were killed.
MA. S. cambridge, ST., an esteemed
citizen of this county, has been most Sc
riOusly i'll for the past couple of weeks.
He is now recovering.
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 s O'Clock.
DIR. J. W. McSherry has purchased
the old King Stree. Hall property, in
Martinsburg, from Mr.. A. Kogelschatz.
The price paid was $1,000, or its equiv
slent.
Mr.. John Pope, farmer Of Washing
ton county, Md, has calf which, in
stead of possessing a coat of hair, is
covered with Il coating Of wool, similar
10 that OF sheep.
Bishop Peterkin preached in the Epis-
copal church OF Shepherdstown last
Sunday evening to a large congregation,
and confirmed a class of six persons as
members Of the church.
Hon. c. L. Butler will deliver a lee
ture on the subject of temperance next
Sunday evening at half-past seven
o'clock at Marvin Chapel. The public
is cordially invited to be present.
A nine-year-old son of Mr.. Charles
Meter, OF Hagerstown, fell down
flight of stairs, last week, fracturing his
skull and almost completely scalping
himself. He is in critical condition.
Ii is said that tramp went to the
house Of Mr.. l.. L. Pitznogle, in Berke-
ley county, some days ago, and, with
threats, demanded of Mrs. Pitznogle all
the money she had. She was frightened
into giving the rascal $3.50.
We assert withou. fear Of successful
contradiction that our stock Of shoes OF
all kinds, for ladies, men and children,
unsurpassed in quality, style or vari-
ETY.. All new goods. Prices very low.
Trussell Il Hess.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Beltzhoover, Admins
traitor, will sell the personal property of
Conrad Smith and wife, deceased, in
Shepherdstown, on Saturday, April IL.
Also, al same time and place, the house
and LOT lately occupied by the decedents.
Jacob Wintermoyer, the boss clothier,
comes to the front with new adver-
usement this week. He has a better
STOCK Of goods this spring than he has
ever had, aud there is no necessity Of
going away 10 buy. Call and look ut
bis goods.
The Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad COM
pany has agreed to build and operate
aOranch road from the main stem to
Berkeley Springs, provided Morgan
county will subscribe bonds 10 the
amount of 10000. The people are very
much Interested in the railroad.
Several extensive creameries have
Oeen established in Loudoun county,
Va One at Hamilton having \ capacity
VIS,OOO pounds Of butter daily. The
farmers bring their milk to the cream
0!' where a separator making 5000
e'oluuoDs Il minute takes from it 991a
Per cent. of the cream, the farmer car
YIng the skinned milk back TO his
home.
Acolored fisherman from Clearspring
"ught In the Potomac river, Thursday.
"eAr the Four Locks, bass which