Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-05-11
8 p IEFS.

The finest assortment OF tobacco and
cigars in town at r. NJ. Billmyer's.
Twenty-Five years yesterday Thurs
day) since Stonewall Jackson's death.
Bring a dollar to this office and get
the REGISTER up to January, 1, 1885,
Virginia Chassis of the Reformed
Church will meet in Shepherdstown
May 23d.
Fresh vegetables Of all kinds at
NJ. Billmysr's Friday and Saturday
morning.
Rev. r. NJ Strickler recalls his APP
pointment to preach in Billmyers Hall
next Sunday.
The public schools of Shepherds
town district will close ab6ut the 23d
of this month.
\ fine lot of mems shoes just gotten
in at r. NJ. Billmyer'S. Call and get
fitted with pair
Read the new advertisement of Nal
colin ). Kelley on this page. He has
handsome line of goods.
The potato bugs are on hand as nu-
merously as ever. Paris green is an
effective remedy for them.
For Sale-A Newfoundland dog
puppy IA weeks old, weighs 40 pounds.
Call on or address, &. w Billmyer.
There is probably nothing on top of
this earth more lovely or more charm
ing than a Shepherdstown girl in her
new spring suit.
Hon w II. II. Flick, of Martins
burg, is still confined TO his bed on
account of the paralytic stroke re-
ceived some time ago.
a special meeting of the Shepherd
Fire Department will be held this Fri
day evening at halfpa.t seven o clock.
All members should attend.
Received this Thursday morning,
green peas, lettuce, radishes, onions,
rhubarb cabbage, pine apples, fresh
roasted peanuts j. y. Trussell.
Expected to arrive to-day, all kinds
of green vegetables, fresh bologna,
pine apples, dried beef, breakfast ba-
con, &c. j. N. TRUSSELL.
While Mrs. Norris, of Siding Hill,
Washington county was boiling soap
in her yard few days ago, her dress
caught fire and she was fatally burned.
Mr.. John w. Gallaher, aged 60 years,
died at the residence of his son, Mr.. G.
% Frank Gallaher, in Charlestown, last
Sunday. He was veteran of the
Mexican war.
A graduate of well-known college
the other day came to the conclusion
that three-eighths was more than one
half, but somehow the calculation
wouldn't prove itself.
Oscar Smith, colored, desires us to
state that he is going to Pennsylvania
TO obtain employment, but will return
in short time to pay off his indebt-
edness in this community.
Tremendous forest fires swept over
the mountains east of this neighbor-
hood the first of the week. Consider
able damage was done by the destruc-
ton of timber, fencing, sc.
Mr. Henry st. John Shepherd has
been appointed by the County Court
as a commissioner to represent Berke-
ley county in the State fair to be held
at Wheeling the coming fall.
Mr.. William II. Moore, well-known
citizen of this county and prominent
Democratic politician, died at his res
idence near Charlestown last week.
He was in the 18th year of his age.
y new and profitable profession has
been adopted by young lady of New
York. 1t is pulling of gray hairs
from the heads of fashionable women
who are over sensitive on the score of
advancing age.
\ new advertisement of Capt J. s
Melvin store at DufIields was received
on Thursday too late for insertion.
The Captain has in all his new spring
goods, and the advertisement will tel
YOU about them next week.
Secretary of the Navy VIM C.
Whitney. Senators Don Cameron, w.
b. Allison and NJ. c. Butler, with a
party of ladies, visited Luray this
week, going by special train from
Washington by way of Shenandoah
Junction.
The safe of the Hagerstown Spoke
Works was blown open early last Sat
urday morning. The Waterman heard
the noise, but before he reached the
Office the burglars made their escape.
They did not succeed in getting any
of the contents of the safe.
Received this week at Trusselrs
Grocery, California and Southern
Peeled Peaches, French Prunes Cos,
Evaporated Peaches, unpeeled, Evap-
GRATED Apples, Japan Rice, Cream
Cheese, Crackers and Snaps, Oranges
and Bananas and Lemons, Apple But
ter and Ounce Preserves.
Messrs. Forrest w. Brown and j
Garland Hurst, Special Commission
ers, sold on Monday to Abraham Dole
man, colored, 25 acres of land near
Summit Point, at $1,000 per acre
Messrs. Brown and Baylor, Special
Commissioners, last Friday sold the
HINES tract of land of VIM. j. Granth-
am to Capt. j. f. Smith, at S11 per
acre.