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old familg gunrnal.
May 90, 1850.
Mr.. $. V. Yantis has been appointed
postmaster at Harper's Ferry.
Read Kahn's new advertisement Read
every word of i, Il will pay You.
The dwelling of Mr.. David C. Fidinger
has been painted by Mr.. Brook Alder.
The corner stone for a NJ. E. Church, at
Kearueysyille viii be laid on Sunday, May
25th
An organ and bell-the latter weighing
$50 lbs-for the Catholic Church arrived on
Thursday.
The Cbarlestown Cornet Band and Fire
Department have invitations to Martins
burg's 4th Of July celebration.
Itis the ripeuiug Of strawberries and the
blooming of pretty girls at the same time
that makes the young mans pocketbook
grow limp and aabby
The Western Union telegraph office is
now located in the Law Building-iu the
Office Of Justice C. Frank Gallaher. Mr..
Walter Dunlap is operator.
Rev. Or. J. R. Graham. Of Winchester,
win deliver the commencement sermon be-
fore the Young ladies Of Stephenson Female
Seminary, on the 10Th of June next.
The Jefferson Guards are invited to par
ticipate in the memorial ceremonies at Win
chester on the 9th of June. Also to the
Sch Of July celebration at Martinsburg.
The ladies viii have a strawberry festival
at Summit Point on Friday and Saturday,
May oath and 25,h-proceeds for the benefit
Of the p E. Church The public is cordi-
ally invited.
". E. Chiffon, Esq. of Charleston, stu
art ". Walker, Esq, of Martiusburg, and
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson, Of this town, are ex-
pected 20 be the orators at Shepherdstown
ON Memorial Day, Saturday, June 1
To the Sunday School room of the Pres
byteriau Church on Wednesday afternoon
of last week the infant class and othor
young children Of the school were hand
somely entertained by their teachers.
The residence of Mr.. Geo. W. Thomas is
undergoing improvement by the addition Of
a Mausard roof and other changes Mr. 5.
Slower is doing the wood work and Mr. j.
W. Russell the tin work, and Mr.. VIM
Kimes viii DO the painting
The Craigbil farm of Mr. Joseph Starry,
near Bloomery, little over 1903 acres, was
sold on Tuesday last by Messrs. CIeon
Moore aud Joseph Tapnell, Trustees, DIr.
VIM. +. Anderson auc,ioueer for the sum
of $3.50 per acre-Nr. j. Frank Myers
purchaser.
Among the officers of the Trenton arrived
at san Francisco. from Samoa on Monday,
are r. NJ G.. Brown and b. O. Scott-the
former the sou-in-law of Henry G.. Davis
and the latter the husband Of Mrs. Scott,
who has been for months past sojourning
O.. Capt Geo. II. Flagg s, I'm this town.
The ladies of Oakland NJ. E. Church,
south. will hold Is Bazaar aud Strawberry
Festival a. llt Hope school house on Fri
day and Saturday nights, May 3lst and
June lst Should the weather be Indictment
{, viii be postponed unit, The following
Friday and Saturday nights, June 9Th and S,h
our venerable friend and subscriber Mr..
Washington Beuuer, in attempting TO get
ON a train of cars at Hal,town Wednesday
90 last week had q fall that inflicted severe
hurts. He has been tcuderly cared for at
the home of his sou-in-law, Mr. Frank
Weller. I'm this town. and is recovering from
DIS injuries
There wa. game of baseball In Charles
town 600 Saturday afternoon last 10y q club
from Capt. NcDaualds School at Berry
vile. and a Char.e-t0wu club. The score
-Chares,owu BerryyiuelS. Ofcourse
Che Char.ss,owu boy, were jus. extending
che hospltadti.- OF the season in the mos;
agreeable way
40 the School Election in Caare,town on
Tuesday the result was as follows.
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