Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-11-02
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j. -. FlenlnS sells tne plSSesl Dot-
tie of machine oil in town for 10 cents.
Look at the date on your paper, and
# YOU owe anything come in and pay
il.
Next Friday, November 9th, is Ar
bor Day in the public schools of West
Virginia.
The oyster has at least one advan-
tase over the chestnut. There's no
worm in it.
TO TO hear the Mountain State
Choir" sing, Sunday evening in Bill
MYERS Hall at o'clock.
meeting Of the Ladies Auxiliary
Association will be held in the Y. NJ.
&. A. room Friday, November 9th, at
lp. III.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
The Lutheran Church will holdits usual
meeting on Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Burglars made an unsuccessful at
tempt to blow open the safe of Wash
iucton Bros, in Charlestown, last Fri
day night.
We understand that Frank Jones
only has one lung now, having yelled
the other one away at Charlestown
last week.
\ press of advertising this week
las obliged us TO leave out some inter
e>ting correspondence, rs well as
other matter.
When YOU come in TO town to vote
next Tuesday bring along enough
money to pay your subscription dues
10 the REGISTER.
Prof. Bush will talk on the prohibit
ton amendment at kearneysville on
Saturday evening at : o'clock. The
Mountain State Choir will furnish the
music
General GofT spoke in Harper's Fer
nv on Wednesday night of last week,
and the Republicans of the neighbor-
hood got up very creditable parade
in his honor
Lost. on the night of October 3Oth,
a Setter Dog. lemon color, with white
breast. and a scar over right eye. His
name is Don. 4 liberal reward will
Be paid for his return TO VIM. l.. Rein
hart.
DR.. John ID. Keedy, highly es-
1eemed citizen, and broJher-in-law Of
Mayor John II. little, of this place,
died at his residence near keedysville,
Md. on Tuesday night, aged about
IS years.
Mr.. q T. Licklider, Trustee, sold a
small brick house-the last house
within the corporate limits on the
South side Of main street-last Satur-
day. Mat Toliver, colored, bought it
a $3.50
The VI. f. Sunday School will hold
their Good Tidings Day on Sunday
evening at o'clock There will be
an Interesting programme, consisting
Of music. recitations, etc. All are in
vited 10 attend.
Doctor Harvey Black, Superintend-
eut Of the :. w. Insane Asylum at Ma
rion, Virginia, and well-known by
many Of our readers a. chief surgeon
Of Jackson's Corps during the late
war, died recently.
We call attention to the new adver-
ti,ement this week of $. +. Peregoy,
Jr. \ Co., Hagerstown. This firm has
a full line Of artists materials, and we
advise our talented lady friends to
buy their supplies of this reliable firm.
II has been discovered that rice is
an excellent substitute for popcorn
Rice i'm the hull, when heated i'll a
pepper like popcorn, bursts open
just like the latter, and not only has
the flavor Of the real popcorn, but is
cri>per and much more delicious to the
taste Try it.
The small boys and girls celebrated
Hallow Fen on Wednesday night by
throwing corn and indulging i'll mild
prank> suitable to the occasion. Later
the big boys who ought to know a
great deal better INDUCED in frolics
that in some cases amounted TO con
siderable damage to property.
Mr. X. S. NJ. HofTman's advertise
meut last week said that he was agent
for the Domestic sewing machine.
This was u mistake of the printer, as
Mr.. Hoffman is agent for the Davis
machine. Mr.. j. ;. Fleming Is the
only agent for the Domestic in this
place And he has a full supply of
them on hand now. to which he in
viteS the inspection of any one need
ing good machine.
The Grand Lodge of odd Fellows al
Huntington last week elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing year
Nrand Master X Alwander, OF VOL
cano; Deputy Grand Master, :. a.
Steele, of Weston; Grand Warden,
Godfrey School, of Wheeling; Grand
Secretary, f. a. Billingslea, of Fair
mont; Grand Treasurer, Henry Sea
mon, of Wheeling; Grand Represents
tive, q. NJ. Taught, of Parkersburg
Committee on Appeals, G. NJ. Taught,
). W. Mather and J. w. White. The
next session will be held in Wheeling
The 81 Tuesday in November, 1899.
The Democrats of Kabletown or
gained club on Monday evening OF
laSt week by the election of Mr.. j. Ii.
Conklyn as President, Mr. b. f. Yates
Nlce-President. Mr.. VIM o. Norris
Secretary, and Mr.. Daniel HefleboWer