Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-02-17
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sion again this week.
Girls, don't let your leap-ysar
chances like sunbeams slip away.
Choice line of canned goods, Of
every variety, at r. NJ. Billmyer's.
Bacon, lard, eggs and chickens want
ed by ]. n. Trusseli. Cash or trade
The corporation election is ap-
preaching. Candidates are not nu-
merous as yet.
An attempt was made to burglarize
the r. & o. Depot at Charlestown one
night last week.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel has i'm
proved itself by changing its form to
four-page paper.
Don't borrow the REGISTER from
your neighbor, but come and sub
scribe for it like man.
r. NJ. Billmyer has on hand a COM
plete stock of plain and fancy grocer
les, provisions, &c, fresh and good.
The sale bills posted in the Entler
Hotel of this place show that 1913 head
of horses and colts are offered for sale.
Last Sunday was a regular winter
day. Snow fell from daylight until
after dark, making depth of about
six inches.
The numerous SHOWS this winter
have made hard times for the crows.
Large numbers of them have died of
starvation.
No services were held in the Episco-
pal Church of this place last Sunday,
owing to the illness Of the rector, Rev.
l. K. Mason.
Our story on the first page this
week tells in an interesting way of a
Confederate prisoners escape from
the Yankees.
We are sorry to learn that two Of
the sons of Mr.. George w. Haines, of
the Charlestown SPIRIT, have recently
been very i'll.
The Baltimore Conference, NJ. T..
Church South, will meet in Martins
burg, w. Va, March 14th-Bishop
Wilson to preside.
William Brim, an industrious col
ored man of this place, has lost two
grown daughters by death within the
past couple of weeks.
We have been informed that good
prices are being obtained at the pub
lie sales in this neighborhood. Cattle
and horses sell very well.
A United States pension was last
week granted to Mrs. Julia A. Poffen-
berger, Of Hagerstown. The back
pay amounted to S1,964.07.
At Berryville, last week, the jury
failed to agree in the case of Josiah
and William b. Locke, on trial for the
murder Of VIM r. Jenkins.
The new Building Association books
have been received, and the share
holders can now get them at any time
from the Secretary, Mr. III. c.. Entler.
Some Of the young ladies on Ger
man street had nice tatfy-pulling
the other night. The taffy got away,
however, before they had chance to
eat it.
Mr.. Thos. L. Roberts has resigned
n. B. &. o. Railroad agent at Charles
town, and will remove to the West.
Mr.. A. D. Barr has been appointed as
the new agent.
Another box evaporated apricots re-
ceived Also penny and Florida or
anges, lemons, apples, cheese, maca-
roni and crackers, dried peaches and
apples, at Trusselrs.
FOR RENT-The two-story brick
house on New street, adjoining resi-
dsnce OF H. w. Potts. Possession
given April 1st. For terms, &c, ap-
ply to J. S. Bragonier.
The Baltimore Conference Of the
n. E. Church, will meet in the First
Church, ST. Paul and Third street, Bal
timore, on March 18th. Bishop John
F. Hurst will preside.
An Augusta farmer received from
the Waynesboro (Va.) Creamery last
year $500 net for the milk from fifteen
cows. This did not include the milk
or butter used in his own family.
b. +. Flora, brakeman on the
Baltimore q Ohio Railroad, fell from
the top Of a box car at North Noun
tain Monday morning, dislocating his
leg and sustaining painful injuries.
Harper's Ferry has sent out twenty
seven preachers of the Gospel--live OF
hem: Rev. Joseph McFaden and
four sons. Harper's Ferry has done
well-the McFaden family better
Free Press.
The Virginia Conference of the N.
T.. Church, i'll session at Berryvllle
last week, will meet in Roanoke next
year. The Conference has purchased
a lot in Roanoke, on which 1t will
build a seminary,
Messrs. Sam Huyett and Harry Tur-
ner had their buggy broken last week
when they were about eight miles
from home on a cold, dark night.
They carried the damaged vehicle
home ON fence-rail.
The McSherry land (134 acres, on
the east side of the Shenandoah river,
was sold last Friday, by Special Com
missioners Lucas, Baylor and Brown
to Mr.. 4. Spencer, OF Harper's Ferry,
al 81. so per acre.-Spird
IS. p. Humrickhouse y Son announce
This week n big reduction in the price