Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-06-21
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FRIDAY, JUNE 81, 1889.
BRIEFS.

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r.s strawberry has gone, but the
.,.nberry is ready to take its place
r,s Middletown Register, has just
- mon its 46th volume. We
congratulate it
NJ Billmyer has reduced the
"a Of the celebrated Riverton roll
pr -four. Try it.
The indications at this writing
,r,nrsdsv morning, are for fair wealth
or and mighty hot.
The Westinghouse of MIR. Jacob 5.
cLaotz has been neatly painted this
week by Mr.. NJ. g. Bast,
F. Young has been appointed
,ostmaster at Boonsboro and w. H.
Low at williamsport, Md.
The county road between Shop
,.rstown and Martinsburg is said to
hs in very bad condition.
Arrangements are progressing IA
.oblv for the big celebration at
Mortinsburg on the 4th of July.
Granulated sugar now re tails here
-, II cents pound, and the indica-
lions are that it will go still higher.
Fresh vegetables received almost
orarv dav by r. NJ. Billmyer. Beans,
tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, etc.
The editor of the Berkeley Springs
N,,cs is almost tickled to death be-
csuse the first baby has arrived at
his house
A full supply of Harrisburg meat
hams shoulders and sides-bologna
sousare. etc, on hand all the time at
R. NJ. Billmyer's.
George Hartman, an inmate of the
County Infirmary, from the neigh
borbood of Uvilla, died a few days
ago, at an advanced age.
The indications are that there will
be an unusually large number of sum-
mer boarders in Shepherdstown and
vicinity during this summer.
1t will be well to keep your eyes
open for the tramps who claim to be
victims of the Johnstown disaster.
Fiye-fiths of them are frauds.
Mr. J. w. DeGrange, of Martins
burg. has been appointed to position
in the Sixth Auditors Office of the
Postoffice Department at Washing
ton.
Henry Hamilton, aged thirteen
wears, son of David Hamilton, of Win
chester, was drowned few days ago
while bathing in pound near that
city
4 number of bass and other fish
have been caught by SEEMING in the
canal opposite Shepherdstown. Mr..
George Cross got over a hundred this
week
A large ferry boat has been built
at Harper's Ferry to serve the pur-
pose of the destroyed wagon bridge
across the Shenandoah river at that
point.
MeSsrs. c.. T. Smooth and S. w.
Lightner have been appointed to as
Nayt the County Superintendent in
he coming examination of teachers in
this county.
r. NJ. Billmyer's stock of groceries,
provisions, candies, notions, wooden
ware, queensware, etc, is kept up to
meet the wants of all customers.
Give him call.
The commissioners of Washington
county, Md, have fixed the levy at
sc cents on the hundred dollars,
which with the State tax of III makes
total of S1.033.
Rev. Charles Armand Miller, son of
Rev. j. |. Miller. was married in Luz
ray last Thursday evening TO Miss
Mamie Sherman, daughter Of John
H. Sherman, Esq.
Since the flood swept the bridge
away a number of new rowboats have
been built by persons living near the
river. There are now almost enough
TO pontoon the stream.
In view of the fact that so many
wonderful fish are being taken from
the Potomac we confidently expect
that the sea serpent will put in an APP
pearance before the summer is over.
\ few days ago Mrs. Philip Entler,
who resides in THE Neck" above
town, was seized with a CONFUSION,
during which she dislocated her low
err jaw. DIR. Butler put it in place
again.
The county levy for Berkeley county
has been laid at As cents on the hun
bred dollars. The road levy is as fol-
lows: Mill Creek 10 cents, Gerards-
town -. Arden 10, Hedgesville ~,
Falling Waters 10.
We are indebted to the manage
ment of the panorama of the battle
of Bull Run for a compile of compll-
mentary tickets of admission to this
most wonderful work of art, which is
now on exhibition on 18th street, in
Washington.
Since the recent flood, the Potomac
Pulp Mill Company, located at Dam
No. ., are considering the advisable
ity of removing their machinery to
some point on the river where wood
suitable for their use can be found
more conveniently.
AT the civil service examination
Tor the railway service, held in
Martinsburg last week, Messrs. G. j.
Thomas, A. G. Clendenning and Chas.