Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-20
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borhood.
A splendid line of ladies' fine shoes
at Hodges.
The baseball excitement is raging in
ShepherdstOwn.
A baseball nine has been organized
at Martinsburg.
Hams. dried beef and bacon of all
kinds, at Trusselrs.
We are indebted to Senator Kenna
for public documents.
The public schools of Washington
county have closed for the season.
Plum pudding, canned apricots and
dried fruits of all kinds, at TrusselGs.
D. l.. Rentch has just received
new line of window shades and cords.
G.. II. Hodges is opening a nice new
stock of dry goods, groceries and
shoes.
You will find a nice line of samples
of wall paper al Rentch's. Gold paper
very cheap.
There are fifteen applications to sell
liquor in Martinsburg before the Berke
ley county court.
r. NJ Billmyer is still headquarters
4 for fresh fish Call at Harris Corner
for your supplies.
No bass have been caught in the
Potomac yet. The water has been
both muddy and high.
Fenton Riley caught carp in dip
net at Harper's Ferry the other day
that weighed 13l pounds.
Mrs James IL. Walker, of Martins
burg dropped dead last Friday while
she was eating her dinner.
Read the change of advertisement
of j. ID. Swartz, merchant tailor, Ha-
gerstown, in another column.
Jno w. Fisher, of Sharpsburg, a
survivor of the Mexican war, has been
granted pension by the Government.
The Council of Martinsburg have de
4 termined to light the town with cleo
5 tric lights and the contract has been
ordered.
TRY Trussell's Best" roller flour in
one-eight and one-siXteenth, pink and
blue sacks. 1t is the highest grade of
patent flour.
d. l.. Rentch has made arrangement
to take orders for all kinds of flowers
mot already on hand. Call and exam
inc stock on hand.
The stock of groceries, provisions,
notions, shoes, &c, of II. NJ. Billmyer
has just been replenished and is now
full up. He sells cheap.
Several of our friends have sent us
new subscribers this week. We hope
Others may put in a good word for the
REGISTER now and then.
The sooner you subscribe for the
REGISTER now the better the bargain
you will get. Only one dollar from
now until January LIST, 1889.
The Vanclevesville folks are making
an effort to build public hall. We
hope they will be more successful than
Shepherdstown people have been.
The Y NJ c. \ will hold special
service for children in Billmyers Hall
next Sunday afternoon at half-past
4 O'Clock. All are invited to attend.
The REGISTER office has been turn
ing out printing of every description
the past week. Send in your orders
and we'll try very hard to please you.
Work has been commenced on the
railroad from Berkeley Springs to AL
pine Station on the b. Il O. Railroad.
1t will be finished as soon as possible.
The Republican Mayor and the
Democratic Council a; HagerStown
are having serious disagreement. The
latter refuses to confirm the official
appointments of the former.
We understand that Judge Rogers,
of Kearneysville, stands an excellent
chance of being appointed Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court We con
gratulate YOU in advance. Judge
The meetings of the Democratic Club
are held on the second and fourth
Thursday evenings of each month.
The next regular meeting is announced
for next Thursday evening. April 26th.
DIR. Frederick Dorsey, who moved
from Hagerstown to Los Angeles sew
eral years ago, hoping thereby to ben
eft his health, died at the latter place
place last Sunday. He was "a years
of age
Mr. Flick'S condition is steadily i'm
proving, and he is gradually recover
ing the use of his left arm and leg. If
no ipfavorahle turn occurs in his dis
ease he will be able TO sit up in a short
.-StateSmaa
According to the monthly report of
the Agricultural Department, issued
last week, the condition of winter
wheat is unfavorable, standing at 50, |
ioweraverage than in any year since |
1880 The condition of rye is favora-
ble-S25.
While i'll Philadelphia recently
representative of the REGISTER called
TO see Mr.. Harry c. Nicely, formerly
oil THIS county, who is with Eli Keen's
sons at 62 y. Second street. Mr. Nicely
showed us through the immense es-
Establishment, which is devoted to the
wholesale and retail hat trade, and we
doh think we ever saw so many hats