Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-11-16
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local news IL very SOoiOS, sOhiShO"
or other.
Mrs NJ. l.. Harrington has lovely
Ior of millinery at her store.
Every body ought to bury their
sorrow-we mean their cabbage.
New Crop New Orleans Molasses
atJD. Bilmyer's, 20 cts. a gallon.
sweep up the dead leaves from
around your premises and destroy
them.
Mr.. Alex. Grimes, a well-known
character of Martinsburg, died few
DAYS ago, aged % years.
j. d. Billmyer has just gotten in
this week a nice supply of fresh raj
sins. currantS, citron, etc.
You will find a complete line of
ouecnsware and glassware at j. ID.
Bnmyers. All new goods.
Rev. II. c. Mcdaniel will conduct a
protractedmeeting in the NJ. f. Church
Of ShepherdStown next week.
II was a phrenologist that said the
reasoning power of the hen is dwarfed
because she does not cackle-late.
There will be at least two weddings
I'm the near future in which Shep-
hrrdstown persons are interested
Mr.. John w. Hill has placed us un-
der obligation by giving us bag full
Of very large potatoes and turnips.
The !. VI. G. y. has been observing
The Week of Prayer by holding servi-
ces every evening in Billmyer's Hall.
Thanksgiving Day is week after
ueNt-but Democrats are asking them
selves what there is to be thankful
for
There are twenty-five applicants for
the >hepherdstown postotflce so far,
and several precincts to be heard
from.
We have added the names of "a NUM-
her of new subscribers i'll the past
couple OF weeks. And yet there is
room.
Little Br-slyn HWnrickhouse had
the End Of one of his fingers mashed
of the other day by door slamming
upon il.
Capt. J. 5. Melvin, the Duf1ields
merchant. has just replenished his
store with new goods. See adver-
ti>-meut
our advertisers are crOwding us a
little this week, but we will soon be
able 20 give our usual amount of read
ins matter,
Now that politics has quoted down,
the Hog Committee of Moler's Cross
Road, will devote itself to the business
OF the season.
Rev. L. r. Mason, of Shepherds
town, has been conducting mission
down in Charlotte county. Va, dur
ing the past ten days.
An exchange says: If any mer-
chant thinks advertisements are not
read, let him advertise to give away
calico dress pattern"
The doors of some of our prominent
Democrats were adorned with Grape
last Friday morning. They took the
matter good-naturedly
\ mission will he held in the Epis-
copal Church of Shepherdstown next
month, commencing on December 4th
and continuing ten days.
Work at the Potomac Cement Mill
near Shepherdstown has been sus-
pended for the winter. The shut
down is much earlier than usual
Thanks, awfully, Sam Barnhart, of
Roanoke. for the deadhead ticket on
the salt river steamer. We had sew
cnteen others sent us, and yours made
eighteen.
The Martinsburg Independent says
that Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Thompson
came near being sulrocated by escap-
ing ga> from coal stove one night
last week
The weather up to Wednesday even
ing was simply perfect this week, day
and night. Rain fell nearly all of
Wednesday night. and this Thursday
morning is still coming down.
The Pullman parlor car heretofore
on the train passing through this
place southwark over the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad at $50 p. III. for
Luray. and returning at 9.15p p. m, has
been withdrawn.
Miss Alice Meade, eldest daughter
of Rev. DIR. w. H. Meade, formerly
OF Charlestown, was married a few
day, ago to Mr.. Robert Prince, OF
Petersburg, Va.
Rev. Mr.. Bausmann is being assist
ed this week in his mission services al
kearneysville by Revs. j. A. HOff
helms of Martinsburg and :. l.. Whit
more of Maryland.
Dir. j. n Trusrell was on Monday
night elected director of Potomac
Building Association No. to fill the
vacancy caused by the withdrawal OF
Mr. J. f. Welshans.
The boys of Shepherdstown have
been trying hard to trap rabbits the
past couple of weeks. They haven't
caught many cOttOn-tails, but they
have captured number of skunks.
Bermuda onions, Florida oranges
MesSina lemons, fresh cocoanuts, cur
rants, citron, raisins, cranberries,
sweet potatoes, Malaga cranes. hom-