Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-27
Briefs.
All there, Aunt Rena!

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The corn is growing with all its might
and main.
Mrs. Cleveland was "a years old last
Saturday.
The river has cleared up and bass
are again biting.
Blackberries are selling on the street
at 20 cents gallon.
Morgan's Grove Exhibition Septem-
her 9th, eth and Sth.
Peaches are ripe and have been sell
ING at % cents peck.
For 75 cents you can get the REGIS
TER up to January 1, 1889.
one of the infant girls of Mr.. Ed
ward Arthur died on Monday last
Mr.. J. w. Seftonpulled four-pound
bass from the Potomac on Wednesday.
If thirty-two is the freezing point
what is the squeezing point? Two in
the shade.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
will run an excursion to Pen Mar this
Friday morning.
Miss Sallie Hill, one of the friends of
,be REGISTER, has our thanks for a
basketful of nice apples.
The Changers picnic at Williams
Grove will begin on August 2Sth and
continue an entire week.
Winchester District Conference, NJ.
+. Church South, will be held at Beth
e,da August Goth to 3lst.
Dangerous counterfeits of one and
fye-dollar silver certificates are in cir
culation. Lookout for them.
The pay-boat went along the Chesa-
n4ake 4 Ohio Canal the first of the
week. paying off the employees for
last October.
There will be services in the Catho-
lie Chapel Sunday morning, July Goth,
and the following morning at "a quar-
ter 10 eight.
Any one wishing to purchase a tent
for the coming exhibition at Morgan
Grove can leave their order with Mr..
Robert NJ. Billmyer.
The Teachers Institute for jefferson
county will be held at Charlestown
next week, beginning on Monday
morning at 9 o'clock.
DR. r c. Stotler, Resident Dentist,
Of ShepherdStown, will make his reg
ular visit to Harper's Ferry on Au-
,u,t l2th. and will remain one week.
Rev DR.. David II. Riddle died at
hi, home AT Falls Church, Va, last
week. in the S4th year of his age. He
lived in Martinsburg for many years.
VA. Adams wishes TO inform the
public that he intends TO keep con
s-antlv Oh hand for sale fresh bread
and rolls. and asks a liberal share of
patronage.
Don't fail 10 attend the festival 10 be
held bv the ladies of the NJ. E. Church
thi, evening and tomorrow in the Col
l-,- ward. And be sure and see the
Art Exhibition.
There will be grand bush meeting
in Col Morgan's grove on Sunday held
by the colored Methodists of Shep-
h-rd>town, assisted by visiting broth
rem from other places.
Two colored ladies had little fra
ca, on the Main street one evening
last week. and they got so high that the
majesty of the law had TO be invoked.
\ slight fine was imposed.
Towner Schley says the cause of Mr..
Lees wheat yielding 294 bushels per
acre is the fact that the Chesapeake
fertilizer was used There is no doubt
that these fertilizers are first-class.
4 protection man is one who takes
lis home paper first before sending
hi> orders to distant places. The anti
protection man is he who supports
his local paper by borrowing it from
lis neighbor.
Mrs. Henry Shepherd entertained
most agreeably party of her friends
last Thursday evening. Mrs. Shep-
herd, Thursday evening entertain
meuts aremost enjoyable TO the young
ladies and gentlemen who attend
Them
DR. f. l.. Wager had valuable
mare sored TO death by bull few
days ago The same animal was at
tackled by steer upon our streets
about two years since, fortunately at
that time without serious injury. -
SPIRIT
Rev. r. ii. Hollis, pastor of the Col
or-d Baptist Church in Hagerstown'
was tried Monday before Justice Bit
her on the charge of stealing coal from
In" Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pany. found guilty and sentenced to
two months in the House of Correc-
ton
On Saturday William Keller, Balti-
more and Ohio freight conductor, had
his arm badly crushed between cars
while working in the yard at Cumber-
land, producing an injury which, 1t Is
supposed, will necessitate amputation.
lie was taken to his home i'll Martins
burg.
The young gentlemen from Hagers-
Town vino were camping near TINS
place struck their tents on Tuesday.
They only caught one fish, but they
enjoyed themselves to the utmost de
gree. They couldn't help having a