Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-04-06
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Inc l)elllOCThtlC Olup licSts VII So'
urday afternoon i'm Fireman's Hall at
3 o'clock.
. Mr.. j. Will Taylor held his birth
day dinner last Saturday, at which a
number of his friends held the fort in
becoming style. Business prevented
We editor from doing his share of de-
molishing.
Quite number of new subscribers
have taken advantage of our low
offer. which still remains open. Re
member, we will send you the REGIS
TER from now until the first OF next
year for one dollar cash.
Mr.. William Grimes, brother of
the wife of DIR. Chas. F. Russell, of
Sharpsburg, was killed near West
minister, Md, few days ago, by the
running away Of his team Of horses.
He leaves wife and four children.
1t looks pretty bad for dry town
when prominent citizens take to tum-
bling into cellars promiscuously We
don't mention any names this time,
but if it occurs again we will hew to
the line, let the chips fall where they
may.
Miss Gussie Sherman, daughter of
Mr. John II. sherman, of Luray, died
suddenly in Philadelphia last week,
where she was pursuing musical stud
les. Miss Sherman had number Of
| friends in Shepherdstown, where she
used TO visit.
The season for the free use OF paint
! is about to open up, and you will find
it will pay you many fbld to apply it
| literally. Nothing so improves the
/ appearance of town as nicely
painted dwellings, and nothing so
preserves wood or ironwork as few
coats of paint.
From the edition of Geo. p. Rowell
& Co. American Newspaper Direc-
tory, published April I'd its twentieth
year. it appears that the Newspapers
and Periodicals of all kinds issued in
the United States and Canada, now
number 1890 showing gain of 500
during the last 10 months and of 7, 13G
in 10 years.
Dr. J. q. Gibson has purchased of
Capt II. L. Barnhart the dwelling
house on New street occupied by the
Captain, the price paid, we under
stand, being 81, 100. DR.. Gibson will
probably remodel the house before
moving into it. Capt. Barnhart will
move into the home property on Prin-
cess street.
An exchange says another scheme
has just been evolved by a sharper
doing business with the farmers.
They now make their notes read not
transferable" In short time, how
ever, il is found in the hands of
another party with an ''e'' added to
the not" which makes it read note
transferable.
Mr. John II. little, of this place,
was called to Frederick county, Md,
on Sunday by the serious illness of his
brother, Capt Horatio little, who
had received a stroke of paralysis
on the day previous. Captain little
died on Tuesday. He was So years OF
age. and leaves a wife and five chill
dren.
Last Sunday was a perfect day sc
far "a the weather was concerned
and all the churches had large con.
gregations. The Reformed, Lutheran,
Episcopal and Southern Methodist
Churches were most beautifully deco
rated with flowers. In the evening
the Sunday Schools of the Lutheran
and Reformed Churches had interest.
ing Easter exercises.
The home paper is the poor mans
library and children's fount of knowl
edge. Books soon become monoto.
nous to children. By subscribing for
/
rents would soon discover how much
faster their children increase their
stock of knowledge. 1t is fresh once
week, and is looked for with as much
interest as promised present.
1t is said that the 81, 500, 900 obtained
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, through the sale of the
bonds some days ago TO the New York
syndicate, is TO be expended in the
completion of the double tracking OF
the Metropolitan branch from Wash
ington TO Point of Rocks, to improve
the Philadelphia division, and to pay
for three steamships now construct
ing at Barrow, England.
The late postal laws are such that
newspaper publishers can have ar
resed for fraud any one who takes u
paper and refuses to pay for it. Under
this law any man who allows his sub
scription to run for some time unpaid
and then orders it discontinued, or
orders the postmaster TO mark 1t re
fused, and TO send postal card mott
flying the publisher, lays himself liable
/ TO arrest and fine, the same as for
theft, etc.
Miss Kate Glover, who has been
helpless and confined to her bed for
the past thirty-one years, owing TO
spinal affection which originated from
a fall received when she was II or -
wears old died at her home in this
place last Saturday night at the age
of 50 years. Her sufferings, which led
| to a contraction of the muscles, We're
often intense, but she met them with
a patience and cheerfulness that We're
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