Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-31
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BRIEFS.
This is the last day of August.

its picnic on Thursday.
For best and cheapest fertilizers of
different grades go to Hodges.
Don't forget the new fall goods that
have arrived at w. p Licklider's.
You can have the REGISTER from
now until January LIST for so cents.
Morgan's Grove Exhibition next
week-Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day.
The small boy contemplates with
sag ,ss the fact that school will soon
begin
The farmers say that there will be
big corn crop this year-more than an
average yield.
Mrs Charles Langdon, an estimable
Kabletown lady, died last week at an
advanced age.
Beautiful tea set Give styles, cham
Der sets, china and glass, all new, at
w. p. Licklider's.
DIR. John l.. Stefrey, a prominent
physician and surgeon of Hagerstown,
died suddenly last week.
Rev. Mr. Phillips, of Berryville, con-
Quoted services ia the Episcopal
Church of this place last Sunday.
We receive weekly sweet potatoes,
watermelons, cantelopes, bologna sau-
sage, cheese, etc. w. p Licklider
The Cleveland and Thurman Club
Of Shepherdstown now has over two
hundred names enrolled as members.
1t would be good thing if some of
the sidewalks in Shepherdstown were
improved before the fall season be-
gins.
You want school shoes at this time
Come and see what a large stock of
boots and shoes we have. w. p. Lick
lider.
Union Bible Society meeting in the
Episcopal Church of Shepherdstown
on sunday evening at half-past seven
o'clock.
The corporation authorities have
put in a box and waterstop for the
fire engine at the New street crossing
Of the town run.
A number of the prizes offered for
exhibits at Morgan's Grove next week
can now be seen at Mr. b. S Pendle-
tons Variety Store.
Mrs Hayes, of Baltimore, and Mrs.
Brown, of Virginia, will hold a public
missionary meeting in the NJ. f.
Church South tonight.
Ifyou want spices we have all kinds
and pure. Also tea at 80 cents per
pound and Tobacco at 30 cents per
pound, at w. p Licklider's.
There will be a meeting of the Exec
utive Committee and all others inter
eSted in the exhibition at Morgan's
Grove on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock.
The Changers exhibition at Viii
liams Grove is in full blast this week
The show is bigger this year than ever
y good many people attended from
this section.
Mr.. Newton Webb. clerk for Mr.. r.
H. Cavalier at Harper's Ferry, had
gold watch and chain stolen from the
top Of showcase in the store one
day last week.
Slate Pencils. paper and ink, fiber
buckets. rat traps, tubs, corn hooks
and cleavers, tar rope, baskets, stone
jars, coal hods, etc, just received at
W. p Licklider's.
The employees of the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal were last week paid their
wages for January and February, 1885.
and also a considerable amount due
prior to that time.
Mr.. Newton Argenbright has our
thanks for an invitation to attend the
unveiling of monument in memory
Of the Confederate dead at Staunton,
Va, on September 25th.
The District Conference for the NJ.
f. Church South has been in session
at Bethesda Church, at Moler's Cross
Roads during the present week.
There is a large attendance.
There will be an address at the tenn
perance meeting next Tuesday evening
in Bilhmyer's Hall that will be worth
your time TO hear. Tell your friends
10 come and be there yourself.
Mr.. II. ID. Lamar has moved his
stock of merchandise into the new
store room built by him at Moler's
Cross Roads. The new building is ex-
cellently fitted up for the business.
The Democrats of Browns Crossing
hoisted a pole in honor of Cleveland
and Thurman last Saturday. Hon,
James II. Grove, Forrest Brown, Esq.
and Col. II. p. Chew made addresses.
The ever generous G.. b. Rouss, of
New York. has been heard from again.
This time he has given $1,000 to the
Friendship Fire Company of Winches-
ter toward buying a new steam fire
engine.
y large force of men assisted i'll the
work of clearing up the Morgan's
Grove grounds last Saturday, and now
everything in that respect is in first
class order. The Grove is beautiful
this year.
We understand that Judge Rogers
of kearnevsville intends to compete
for the prize for the ugliest man at
Morgan's Grove Exhibition. There
will be no show for any one else if the