Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-07-13
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Good growing weather
Early apples are on the market.
The corn is growing splendidly
now.
Read w. p. Licklider's new adver-
tisement.
Subscribe for the REGISTER-only
rs cents to January 1st, 1889.
For any sort of nice job printing
call at the REGISTER office. Neat,
cheap. prompt.
Miss Jennie NJ. Hill has our thanks
fGf nice lot of new beets sent us a
few days ago.
Two 500 Jefferson county 5 per
cent. bonds were sold at public sale in
Hagerstown on Tuesday at S1O4.
If anything of interest happens in
your neighborhood, send us the news
We are always glad to receive local
items.
Mr.. Philip Rhodes, for years the
keeper of the Green Hill Cemetery at
Martinsburg, died last week. He was
6 years old.
expect on Saturday canteloupes,
watermelonS, bananas, tomatoes, Gu
cumberS cabbage and new potatoes.
J. " Trussell.
Owing to i'll health, James a. Green
has resigned his position in the Har
per'S Ferry postofiice. He is succeeded
hv r. NJ. Loman.
The annual Lutheran reunion at
Pen-Mar has been fixed for Wednes-
dav. August 22d. The details will be
announced in due time
The large tannery owned by Rust &
Irwin. at Gerardstown, Berkeley
county. was burned last Sunday morn
inc. The loss will reach $4,000.
Rev. g. V. Leech, ID. d., will preach
i'm the NJ f. Church, Shepherdstown,
sabbath next at 1870 a. Ill. All are
cordially invited TO this service.
We are told that the smallest hair
throws shadow And SO it does.
II throws shadow over your appe-
lite when YOU find it i'm your butter.
Mr. NJ 7. Bowen, county superin-
tendent of schools for Berkeley county,
died last week, in the 37th year of his
aye. He had been ill for a long time
The Town Council of Charlestown
has fixed the corporation levy for
1888 at 40 cents on the hundred dollars,
capitation $3.50, dogs, 81, and gips
-.
Attention is called 10 the new ad-
vertisement of Lowenstein Bros. &
Co.. of Hagerstown. They are going
10 clear out 100000 worth of goods at
cost.
The Jefferson Guards, the new mill
tary company organized at Charles
town. have received their uniforms.
They will have a public parade on
July 18th.
\ Joint meeting of the Maryland
State Teachers Association and the
West Virginia Educational Associa-
ton will be held on July II, IS and 10,
al Mountain Lake Park.
Senator Charles James Faulkner
was confined TO his room at his home
i'll Martinsburg pretty nearly all Of
last week by spell of sickness. He
has fully recovered now.
Don't fail to attend the performance
by Tom Gilmore. the elocutionist, i'll
Bilhnyer's Hall next Tuesday evening.
II is for the benefit and under the
auspices of the Y. NJ G. A. of this
place.
The lawn festival for the benefit of
the Reformed Church last Friday and
Saturday realized over SO gross. The
ladies would express their sincere APP
probation of the generous patronage
which they received.
Rev. X. G. Holland, for a number of
years pastor Of the Lutheran Church
OF Martinsburg, has accepted call to
the Second Lutheran Church of
Charleston, ). G. His resignation will
take effect September Is,
The young gentlemen from Freder-
lex, Md, who are camped along the
Potomac near the Cement Mill, have
struck bad time for fishing. 1t will
be "a couple of weeks before the water
IL clear enough for bass fishing.
We are under obligations TO Mrs.
john H. Snyder for lot of excellent
roasting ears she sent us the first of
the week. Mrs. Snyder is generally
the first 10 have early corn, and what
Is better still she never forgets the
editor.
Mr.. Edgar Bowers, of Gerardstown,
Berkeley county, one of the two first
honor men of the recent graduating
class at Roanoke College, has been
elected Instructor in Latin and Modern
Languages, and will enter upon his
work III September.
The Pansy for July is as fresh and
entertaining "a ever Ii is a most eX-
cellrnt magazine for young folks from
eight to fourteen. Especially suitable
Tor Sunday reading. II a year. The
publishers, ID. Lothrop Company,
Boston. will send a specimen ON re-