Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-12-21
Briefs.

22d to January 81.
The Postoffice will be open on Christ
mas and New Years Day only for the
delivery of mails. Jefferson Savings
Bank will be closed on both days.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Fannie V. Trump to Mr.. j. Ellis
Seibert The ceremony will take place
next Monday evening in the Reformed
Church at Kearneysville.
The Baltimore Sun has just donned
an extremely handsome new dress of
type, which makes it easy to read and
pleasant to look at. There are no
spots on the Baltimore Sun.
The ladies Of Engle's Switch have
arranged for a Christmas service at
! the schoolhouse at that place on
! Christmas Eve, and will also hold an
entertainment on New Years Eve.
DIR. Henry I. Talbot, of Washing
ton, son of Mr.. II. a. Talbot, Of
Charlestown, and Miss Lillian b.
| Hedges were married at the home Of
! the bride in Frederick last Saturday.
| The Statesman says: Miss Mai Faux
ner met with quite painful accident
on last Friday, by running hat pin
entirely through her hand, entering
the palm and coming out at the back.
! We are indebted to our handsome
and kind-hearted friend, Thomas w.
| Leggett, for lot of excellent sausage
sent us few days ago. Tom says he
didn't have any putty-keg hogs this
year.
To-day is the shortest day of ali the
year, and it is hours and 10 minutes
in length. The days will remain the
same length until December 2Sth,
when they will slowly begin TO in
crease.
| We understand that the Standard
Lime Company has superseded Mr..
| William Engle in burning lime at En-
giles Switch, and is running the kiln
on full time with Mr. Samuel Bratt as
manager.
! The musical classes of Prof. j. ).
Renner at Browns Crossing, Bethes-
| da and Uvilla will hold concert i'll
the near future which promises to be
unusually interesting. Further notice
will be given.
! Mr.. G.. l.. c. I.ampe, of Frederick,
Md, has caused the arrest of TWO men
composing the commission firm of
Carus Il McClea, of Baltimore, who
refused 10 pay him for shipment of
| butter made to them.
Hon. VIM. II. Travers, of Charles
| town, who was one of the electors on
| the West Virginia Democratic ticket
at the recent election, received a
| greater number of votes than any
other elector on the ticket.
There will be an entertainment and
Christmas tree at the Methodist
| Chuch at Unionville on Thursday
night, December eth. Doors open
at o'clock, opening chorus att Adj
mission 10 cents, children cents.
A little two-and-a -half year old
| daughter of DR.. S. H. Redmon, of
Upton, Mo, and granddaughter of
! the late Capt. Jno. CT. Cockrill of this
| county, choked to death whilst eat
ing "a piece of chicken, a few days
ago.
An effort il being made by the peo-
Pile of Vanclevesville to pay for a
union chapel recently erected at that
place, and they will hold an oystersup
per and concert there on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday nights of this
week.
/ Old Mr. Salmon, of Frederick, lost
/ enough money by sharpers the other
day to have paid for good newspa-
per like the REGISTER for 522 years
and months He didn't read the
newspapers, though, and was conse
quently buncoed.
Rev. J.. G.. Bowman, of Hanover,
Pa, made the address at the funeral
of Mrs j. F. Welshans last week, Mr..
| Bowman was the former pastor of
/ Mrs Welshans Every store in town
was closed while the funeral services
were being held.
BY the new schedule on the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad the afternoon
mail now arrives at 3.2O p. III, instead
of 6.52 Philadelphia and Washing
ton mail arrives on it, but we no long
err get the New York papers the same
day they are printed.
We learn that Mr.. NJ. NJ. Moler, of
| the neighborhood of Engle's Switch,
/ has purchased of Mrs. Il. Is. Hooff her
valuable farm "Araby," situated p
miles from Alexandria. Va. and 4miles
FROM Washington. The farm is said
to be very finely located.
Mr.. j. \. TrusSell has had placed III
his charge by Thrush, Perlett x
Slough u very handsome lot of cutter
sleighs, which he will dispose of on
reasonable terms Mr.. Trussell will
| be pleased TO show the cutters to any
one thinking OF buying.
If you want to give Christmas
| present that will be appreciated every
week in the year, subscribe for the
/ REGISTER for some friend or relative
| who does not now take it. And if it
don't please those TO whom it is sent
we will not charge penny for it.
! The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
will sell Round Trip Tickets from and
| To- ELL rnNnlar stations al one fare