Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-06-11
BRIEFS.

day Of last weeA'
"1 n.y., sonreme Court of Appeals is in
session at Wheeling
n.viled crabs, lemons, bananas and
..Ssass, at Tru.sell & Hess.
sav leather horse-nets at Hodges
ii y be sold at half their value.
p.odleton's advertisement is an in
..,s.ring one this week. Read it,
r.r,v gardeners are now reveling III
-, notatoes, peas. cabbage, beets, &c.
,,hss been rather cool so far, but the
have been bathing in the river all
the ssme.
lard. blackstrap, neatsfoot, machine
end all kinds of lubricating OILS at
Hodges.
There was a very nice hover on
Wednesday. 1t was good for the corn
and vegetables.
The corn crop has gotten good start.
rh., which was planted early is look
inc extremely well.
Rev S. A. Hedges, of MELVILLE, Pa,
,,e,cbed in the Lutheran Church of
hi. plsce last Sunday morning.
Cant Criswell's Cornet Band intends
,obsye lawn festival soon. Due no.
,ce will be given of the time and place.
strawberries have been very plenti-
mI this year and unusually large.
They have sold at thirty cents a gallon.
Prof DePierri has opened dancing
school in the College building. His
prospects for large class are flatter-
ing.
The Episcopal Sunday Schools of
Nntinsburg and other points in Berke-
lev county will picnic at Island Park
July lst.
The Board of Regents will hold their
meeting for the appointment Of teachers
for the State Normal Schools on July
10Th next.
From all over the State come reports
that wheat is looking splendid and the
prospects for tremendous crop were
never better.
The ice-dealers are complaining that
the weather has been so cool no one is
buying ice. Don't worry-the warm
DAYS will soon be here.
Mr.. G. Z. Hodges has ordered new
traction engine from the Prick Compa-
nv. and will be able to thresh wheat
in fine style this summer and fall.
Large numbers of bass have been
caught in the Potomac this week near
ShepherdstOwn. Four-pounders and
five. FOUNDERS have been common.
4 young mau wants to know what's
best 20 be done when person sits down
on 4 custard pie at picnic. We advise
him to sit still until the rest have gone
home.
TIE shepheIdstJwn Baseball Club
will 90 to ST. James College tomorrow
10 play with the club there. Boys, if
you get beaten again. don't return to
Shepherdstown.
The Ladies Missionary Society of the
Lutheran Church will hold their meet
lug at the church on Saturday after
nOOa At o'clock. All the members are
requested 10 attend.
Nearly all ths farmers i'm this vicinity
have provided themselves with self
binding harvesting machines, and as a
consequence there will not be much de-
mand for harvest hands.
Workmen are engaged ia cleaning ont
the outlet lock of the canal opposite
ShepherdstOwn. An enormous guam
Iity Of mud and debris bad been depos-
ited in it by the late Hoods.
Farmers shosM go TO Trussell & Hess
Tor harvest supplies, snch as fish OF all
Kinds, dried fruits, canned goods, rice,
cheese, syrups, teas, eofiees, sugars,
hsSOring extracts, sc. Lard wanted.
The canal seems to be in hard luck
this year. Last Friday night there was
another break on the seyen-mile level
near Hancock. IL was twenty feet long
ande eight feet deep. 1t was repaired by
The frs: of thisweek.
The ex-COnfederate soldiers Of Berke-
ley county have organized themselves
Into an association called "The Berke-
ley ex-CoBfederate Camp" Capt. w. B.
VolstOn was elected commander. Six
u members were enrolled.
VIM. Lusk and VIM. Fishback, of Ha-
gerstOwn, were arrested in Roanoke, OH
Monday, charged with the larceny of
W and gold watch and chain. Upon
further search goods belonging to
'erera! citizens Of that place were, it is
"'d, found 10 their possession.
Geo. P. Rowei1 Il Co.'S Newspaper
directory for 1886, copy of which has
Oeen received at this office, is useful,
handsome and immense. The book con-
'A'hs 1918 pages and names every news
paper In the country. The style Of the
DooS Is excellent and the print very
clear.
Inc Ladies' Floral Cabinet for June
has been received. AS its title indi-
'4'es 1t is magazine of horticulture
@Hu domestic arts. Refined AMI e,e-
A'ed IN its character, this magazine is
'"r'hy aplace in every family. Write
wi II to the publishers, % Vesey Street,
New York.
Inc Fourth Annual Convention of
'"e "oman's Christian Temperance
- "'oh OF West Virginia will be held at