Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-12-27
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FRIDAY DECEMBER 81, 1889
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.r;andS on w euItsudy'
Tho man who is dead in love with
himself usually has no rivals.
Tickets for the town hall entertain
,,orts ON sale at Rentch's book store.
Tbare is no better time of the year
chan this to subscribe for the REGIS
TER.
twas a green Christmas, but we
hone there will be no fat grave
yard
The Williamsport Leader says that
Mr. Henry f. Grosh is happy father.
congratulations
Our merchants report that the Hol-
idav trade this year was quite as good
q, could be expected.
Express Agent Barnhart had his
hands full this week receiving and
sending Christmas boxes.
Mr.. John \. McCreight, former
well-known resident of Harper's Fer
~. died in Philadelphia last week.
Thomas Devonshire, a colored pen
.ioner of Shepherdstown, was last
week granted an increase of pension.
Get ready your resolutions for the
new wear. The old ones will do, pro-
,jded they have not been broken too
badly.
Rev. +. j. Wilson will say mass
next sunday morning at II O'Clock,
and on the following morning at s
o'clock.
Christ Episcopal Church at Win
chester caught fire from the furnace
last sunday, and was badly damaged
by fire and water.
The weather this week has been
very mild and balmy, the sun shin
ing bright and warm. a cold wave
j, now OH its way east.
We are indebted to Mess's. Wash
ington X Alexander, the Charlestown
insurance agents, for number of
very handsome calendars.
At the recent corporation election
in Sharpsburg Mr.. Il. w. Grove was
elected burgess and Mr.. VIM. f.
Blackboard assistant burgess.
Shepherdstown needs a new town
hall very badly. Therefore every
body should patronize the entertain
ments for the town hall fund.
Mr.. and Mrs John Keplinger will
celebrate their golden wedding on the
sth of January. They will have re-
ception at their home near town.
Remember young man that it is
better TO have loved and lost than to
be obliged TO get up at five o'clock on
cold winter mornings to start a
fire.
The Charlestown Spirit says that
the work of raising $4,000 for the
furniture factory goes on slowly.
About the half the amount has been
subscribed.
Joseph Worthington, a prisoner
before the court in Hagerstown last
week, has spent thirty-two years of
his life in prison-and he is not a very
old man, either.
DO not fail to attend the Dairy
maids Supper and the Sunhower
Chorus. Friday, Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday evenings. Proceeds for
the town hall fund.
Jack Barrett got into fight with
Harry Ross, cOlored, on Christmas
Day, and quite Il disturbance was
raised on the main street. Each was
fined dollar and costs.
Mr.. Franklin n. Moler has pur-
chased farm, 105 acres, adjoining
the properties of Mrs Virginia Thorn
son and others, of Mr.. j. Ed. Wyatt,
at S41 80 per acre-Free Press.
Read the advertisement of the
Philadelphia Times in this issue. The
Times is one ofthe best papers in this
country, and every department Is
complete liz costs but penny.
Monday night some rascal cut off
and carried away the awning rope
in front of Mr. NJ 5. Hiteshew' store.
Mr.. Hiteshew would like to see the
fellow hung with that same rope.
This week the usual collection for
Shepherdstown's two well-known
blind men was taken up, and our
charitable people contributed liberal
~ enough to provide for their wants
for another year.
Mr. Thomas Frazier recently pur-
chased a portion of the fine body OF
timber on the northeast side of the
Intersection of the Duflield's Depot
and Warm Spring roads, and is cut
ting it of rapidly.
The Tyrolean Queen, the operetta
given under the direction of Miss Ella
Fordyce last Friday and Saturday
evenings, was attended by good au-
dienceS 1t was very we'll rendered
by the young ladies and gentlemen.
Geo. Wright and wife, Katie
Wright, and Thomas Stevens were
arrested on the oath OF Harvey Long,
a railroader from Martinsburg, w.
Va, who charged the traversers with
having robbed him at the Wright
residence, on High street, OF about
>22 in money.-HdgerSto,Cn Globe.
On Monday morning Mr.. George
Eyster had several fingers of his left
hand mashed in the paper mill
machinery at Halltown. DR.. Perry