Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-20
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snlendid line of ladies' and chill
,nor.s fine shoes just received at g. Il.
Hodges
Dog days began last Sunday. Con-
Ginning six weeks, they will end on
August Goth.
lanes Foreman, of Harper's Ferry,
hos been granted pension by the
government.
T8e contract for the erection of a
Catholic Church at Charlestown has
been awarded.
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= cents from now until the first of
January, 1889.
The firemen had their steamer out
for practice on Tuesday afternoon. 1t
worked all right.
4 union camp-meeting is being held
nv the colored people at Shenandoah
Innction. this county.
Agent j. : Fleming has sold several
tickets TO the West by way of the b.
so. Railroad this week.
This is good time for business men
n advertise. Everybody reads and
hands around the papers.
Watermelons of very good quality
ARE being sold by the Shepherdstown
dealers AT moderate prices
We are indebted to Mr. Il. l.. Cru
lard. of Columbus Ga, for interest
me newspapers from that city.
Rev George V. Leech, of Frederick,
preached in the NJ. f. Church of
Sb,pherdStown last Sunday morning.
Tomorrow is the day for the pri-
mary election in jefferson county.
Every Democratic voter should attend
and east his vote.
The farmers have been busy haul
inc in wheat during the past week,
and some of them have commenced
10 thresh the grain.
Mrs. Mary Kline, of Smithsburg,
Nd. has just been granted govern
mrut pension. She gets $4,000 back
nav and SIP a month for life.
Mr. Taxed Nova, a japanese young
man. delivered an interesting address
tos large audience in the Reformed
Church last Monday evening.
Haserstown and Frederick City are
now lighted at night by the electric
Il. nd cit -
Iy proud Of the Improvement.
Within few weeks the Western
MARYLAND Railroad Company has
added twenty-one passenger cars and
three engines 10 its rolling stock.
Bishop Alpheus w. Wilson, of the
VI. T. Church South, has started for
Japan. in which country and China
h. will remain till some time next
year.
William Ernde. a Hagerstown labor
ius man. was crushed to death We'd
u4,day morning by big bank of sand
that fell upon him while he was work
il. at it,
Read the inducements offered by
George H. Hagley. Charlestown.
Twrntyper cent off is rare profit now
To buyers They will do well by see
ius his goods.
The latest thing out is a watermelon
trust" We now look for the Ameri-
can people 10 arise in their wrath
and wreak awful vengeance on these
combinations
Mr. II. c. Marten placed a new tin
roof on DR. J. CT. Gibson's house this
week. He also has the contract for
Iiu-roofing the new store of Mr.. Il. ID.
Lamar ar Molers Cross Roads.
Charles Doarnberger, Charles Oster
and Josephus Johnson were arrested
in HagerStown the other day for rob
bing tobacco store in that place last
March They were held for court.
The presidents of the several boards
OF education of Berkeley county have
elected Mr.. David ii. Dodd county
superintendent of schools TO fill the
uueNpired term of NJ. T. Bowen, de
ceased
The other day Mr.. George l.. Hotr-
man. who lives near kearneysville,
fell from "a stack of wheat head fore
most He was not mucn hurt, but he
made very narrow escape from seri-
Gus injury
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
viii run another excursion to Pen-Mar
ON Friday. July 9th The fare for
the round trip from Shepherdstown
will be 20 cents and the train leaves
here at s51
Tie growing corn is looking mag
niiicent since the rains of last week.
and the dark green appearance 1t
Presents i evidence of a vigorous
growth. There is fine prospect for
big crop.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
announces the Inauguration of daily
through Pullman palace buffet vesti-
buIe sleeping car service over its line
between New York and Memphis via
Chattanooga.
In Turkey, when man is caught
III lie, an official is sent around TO
paint the front of his house black
If this rule was put in effect in Amer
lea We know some towns that would
look mighty sombre.
Edward |. Lee, Esq, of Shepherds
'own, has been elected member oil
the board of trustees of the Theolog-