Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-10-29
BRIEFS.

s,bnOts in Inc o'o
H , hunt Riverton lime by barrel
f .r,itv. Trussell & Hess.
r..n Cakes and Crackers of all kinds
fi 'Ssa this week by Trusssll & Hess
cO,u,y Court will convene at
,l iu next Monday, November
lst. $780,,
,r,,, geese have been flying toward
18th This is q sign that winter Is
near. ,,,,
-. night.hupters in this neighbor-
hood. -, C,.r,os,own
Va. granted patent this week for a"
icc-creeper.
rho Sbspherd.town merchants have
Ian receiving stacks Of goods Of all
,i,d.. Buy of them.
Tho ay is so weak he cannot pull
himself out of the butter nor swim
,cro., h cup of coffee.
Hons. Henry S. Walker, d. B. Lucas
ARP. Chew delivered political ad-
Eases in Charlestown last Monday.
lis estimated that 10000 people Wis.,
a.d the H.gerstown fair last week.
sb.Db.rdstown sent big delegation.
There has been more travelling on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad this summer
.ra fall than has been known since
1876.
News is very scarce these days, and
,be editor is put to his wits end to find
,omsthing he thinks will interest his
readers.
The headquarters Of the Republicans
n this district seem to be at Kearneys-
vile. Friend Homsher, watch your Ps
aud o..
The fremen's fair for the approaching
holidays is booming. IL is announced
that two balloons will be sent up during
fair week.
Corn. potatoes, apples. bacon, lard
and poultry wanted by Trussell & Hess
In exchange for boots, shoes, coal, gro
seriss, provisions, etc.
Circuit Court will begin at Charles
town on Tuesday, November 10th.
There are very few criminal cases to be
tried, we are informed.
Now that the agricultural fairs, ex-
cursiOns, pienics, and so on, are over
for the season, rural folks will settle
down again until spring.
Hugh Leayell, 4 student at Shepherd
College, fell and disloeated his wrist on
Wednesday. DR.. Butler made it all
right again in short time.
The Hagerstown Herald and Torchight
entered upon its sevsnty-third volume
last week. 1t is 4 first-class paper, and
Nc wiih its proprietors continued pros
p.rity.
Don't fail to attend the public speak
ing Saturday evening. Hons. VIM. II.
Trsyers, James II. Grove and Geo. NJ
Beethoven will address the voters Oil
the issues of the day.
Robert Gst, pitcher of the Westmin-
uG baseball club, broke his arm at the
hagerstown fair last week while throw
Ing ball at the colored mans head
which was stuck through a hole in a
canvass.
The Martinsburg Independent says
that during the recent term Of the cir
,ui! court in thar city, eight boys,
whose ages ranged from fourteen to
eighteen years, were sentenced to Jail
for stealing.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad had
nearly five hundred persons crowded in
four cars last Thursday on their way to
tue Hagerstown fair. Instead of being
accommodated by the railroad the crowd
was made very uncomfortable.
Rev. r. c. Holland, of Martinsburg,
formerly of Shepherdstown, will lec-
ture in the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall at Kear-
neysyllle next Wednesday evening,
November 3D.. on the subject, "True
Greatness" 1t will be an earnest, prac-
teal talk by which all can be benefited,
The pickpockets at the Hagerstown
fair last week reaped a rich harvest
They stole dozens OF pocket-books, and
in some cases got large sums. Miss
Ann Engle and Mr. James Staley, OF
this county, were among the unfortu'
natss-bOth having had their pockets
picked.
VIM. II. Darr, Of Williamsport, Nd
conductor Of a gravel train on the West
ern Maryland Railroad, at Shippsns'
burg, met with all accident that may re-
suit in the loss of his legs. lie was in
'he act of getting of his train to open
switch, when he fell and car passed
over him.
Ne'srs. John G. Mengel & Co., o.
Baltimore, have sent us a magnificent
specimen book Of the type, &C., which
They manufacture. 1t is equal to AM
Of the northern or western type fOun
0sF' books, and the printers Of our owr
section need not send away from hom'
Tor their material.
GEORGE Lewis, the thief who robbes
Tue house Of Mr.. Rentch, in Berkeley
county, and who broke Jail and was re
captured at Annapolis, Md, was ar
'lghed before Judge Faulkner in TIT
tfeult court at Martinsburg last week
ne plead guilty and was sentenced Z
'O"rteen years in the penitentiary.