Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-13
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The supreme Court of West Virginia
.ow in session at Charlestown.
v.w stock of boots and shoes at
u,aces nj lower prices than ever.
vorare invited to visit our store and
40 the new fall goods. w. p. Lickli-
der,
Rsv l.. r. Mason will preach at DUFF
I'D ON Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock,
The summer visitors to Shepherds
town are rapidly leaving for their
city homes.
Raad the new advertisement of j.
u Myers. of Harper's Ferry, on the
second page.
The new bridge across the Opequon
Of Middleway will be completed about
october 10th.
Work is going on lively at both the
.ntietam and Potomac Cement
Works below Shepherdstown.
Beautiful tea and dinner sets, gold
hand and decorated, fruit bowls, oys-
fer bowls, casters. w. p. Lieklider.
You may not believe it, but the
nsople of the United States spend
;s5 OOO 600 year for baking powder.
W p. Licklider still leads in carry
ING the largest stock of china and
CLASS An immense stock just received
The estimated gross earnings of the
Shenandoah Valley railroad for Au-
gust. 1899, shows an increase of Sl4,
lO2.
Rev. James McDonough, local
minister of the NJ. E. Church, died in
Leesburg, Va, last week, aged 50
wears
Fresh groceries, hams, shoulders,
sweet potatoes. cakes, crackers, chloe
olate. cheese, bologna, etc, at w. +.
I.icklider'S
Beautiful parlor lamps and lamps
for all purposes, fruit jars, tumblers,
etc. yellow dishes and bowls, at w.
P. Licklider's.
The Williamsport Leader tells of a
sunfower in that town which meas
ures "a inches in circumference.
That's whOpper.
Mr.. J. II. Myers, who has for years
been in the merchandise business at
Scrabble. has moved to Martinsburg,
where he will reside.
The hog cholera is very bad in the
Charlestown neighbOrhood. The
Spirit says Mr.. John Il. Colston has
lost Is out of 1876 hogs.
Mr.. q. T. Licklider has our thanks
for hasketful of very fine apples,
Mr.. Licklider carried off the prize for
apples at Morgan's Grove.
William Spigler, of Hager+town, a
brakeman on the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad, recently had one of his
wrists broken while coupling cars.
\ man from up the river was in
town the other day with carp that
weighed 81 pounds and a box full OF
eelS. He had caught them in a fish
pot
Rain fell here all of last Friday after
noon and night and the whole oil
Saturday, giving the ground a
thorough soaking. The river raised
several feet.
We condole with Messrs. Hess Rein
hart and Harry Turner, who were
Just few hours too late for the baby
show. But both will take prizes next
year We hope.
We are indebted to the manage
ment Of the Winchester Fair for a
complimentary ticket to the exhibit
ton. which will be held this year
from October LIST to 4th.
Two iron rods on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad bridge at Shepherds
town broke last Thursday while
heavily loaded train was crossing.
Repairs were soon made.
Mr.. Rhodes, of Washington, re
GENTLY visited Antietam Cemetery and
ordered the removal of about seventy
five trees, including some shrubbery,
Tor the reason that they were too
thick.
Last week while Mr.. Mason Mar
shall and his family were at Morgan 5
Groye some thief entered the house
and stole some of Mr.. Marshalrs
clothes and few other articles OF
slight value.
The members of the Y. NJ. C.. A. are
earnestly requested to meet at the
room in the College building on Fri
day evening, September 26th, at 7.3C
o'clock. There is business of impor-
lance to transact.
by some inadvertance we failed to
acknowledge a present of some very
uhe roasting ears a couple of weeks
ago by our friend Mr.. John j. Byers,
lhe corn was of new variety, and
" was certainly first-class.
>. T. Humrickhouse & Son are get
,Ihg III splendid stock of new goods
!" readymade clothing, piece goods
ana gents furnishings this week, and
,uey invite the public to inspect them
'eW advertisement next week.
Ar Edwin G.. Engle must surely be
we ooss tomato grower. He brought
u another sample this week in the
'nape of a tomato, or a cluster Of
"eih on one stem, that weighed
pounds and Z ounces, ripe and perfect