Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-08-16
BRIEFS.

Mr. A. Trump is building himself a
ow house at Kearneysville.
The wv" on the wings Of the locusts
This year probably stands for wet.
The Lutheran Sunday School had
80 nicnic at Lemen's Grove on Thurs
day.
1fall minors are true, there will be
-ooular revival of weddings this
fall.
Go TO Rentch's and try a milk
,roke-a cool and delicious summer
drink.
Sweet potatoes, watermelons, can
.o,oupes, fruit, etc, at K. Nj. Bill
myers.
Inst received at Rentch's Book
c+ore a full line of j. G. Blair's writ
ing tablets
RM. Billmyer has just gotten in a
new supply of good shoes. II will pay
YOU to buy Of him.
An infant child of Mr.. William
Rntler. near Shepherdstown, died last
Friday, aged five days.
John F. Smith, of Harper's Ferry,
has been granted a patent for feed
ing tank for locomotives.
Mr.. G. r. Hodges has had his dwell
inc and store touched up with paint.
Mr. NJ. G. Bast is the painter.
United Brethren bush meeting in
Mr. Aglionby's woods at Shenandoah
junction on Saturday and Sunday.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the REGISTER. You can get it from this
time until January LIST for so cents.
Mr.. Edward T. Licklider is again to
no congratulated. An eleven-pound
hoy is the latest addition to his fam
lily.
Rev. T. ]. Wilson will hold services
in the Catholic Chapel on Friday, the
2Sd instant, at s o'clock in the morn
ing.
The NJ. f. Church South gave the
church a thorough cleaning up on
Wednesday. They surely did make
the dust fly.
If the weather is favorable the rain
bow reception will be held on Satur-
dav evening. 1t will be very inter
esting affair.
Mr. Herbert Johnson has resigned
his position as telegraph operator on
the Shenandoah Valley Railroad at
Charlestown.
The Board of Education of Charles
town district has ordered a new
school-house TO be built at Shenan-
doah Junction.
Mr.. J. w. l.. Baker and family, OF
Martinsburg, will move from that place
TO Clarke county, Va, where he has
bought farm.
An infant child of Mr.. Thomas
Jones. of Harper's Ferry, was buried
in Elmwood Cemetery, Shepherds
town, last week.
Rv reference to advertisement it
will be seen that the Winchester
Academy opens September 9th. This
is a first class school.
The County Court has appointed
Mr.. Lewis Dinkle, of Charlestown, in
spector of weights and measures, vice
V. NJ. Firor resigned.
There was an old-time rain here on
Tuesday evening For about half an
hour the rain fell in torrents, flood
ing the streets from curb to curb.
Mrs. j. S. Pierce has had work COM
menced on the foundation for her
new house to be erected on her beau
tifully situated lot east OF town.
Services will be held in the Re-
formed Churches of Shepherdstown
and Kearneysville on Sunday, August
18th. by Rev. q. Ct. Everhart, of Bal
timore.
The Harvest Home of the Nj. +.
Church at Jones's Spring last Thurs
day was largely attended and success
full financially and in all other re-
spects.
A number of Pennsylvania farmers
are after land in the Shenandoah
Valley. They are negotiating now
for some fine farms in Shenandoah
county, Va.
The Standard Oil Company has
purchased grounds in Hagerstownfor
the erection of warehouses, and Will
make that place a southern distrib-
uting point.
Two well known citizens of Wash
iDgton county died on Friday-Mr.
Eli Heller, of Clearspring, aged ~,
and Mr.. John Eckstine, from near
Hagerstown, aged 76 years.
Get your cabbages and your pump
kins and your corn and your beets
and your cakes and your bread and
your fancy articles ready for the
Morgan's Grove Exhibition.
Towner Schley of Shepherdstown
doesn't mind being turned down on
the postoffice racket so long as he
can help the farmers, by his fertile
ers, to turn up good crops,-free
Press.
There is every reason to believe
that when certain Shepherdstown
gentleman who is now travelling IN
the West returns home he will bring
charming and accomplished wife
with him.
Mr. El,..ul NJ Vnnn0PSt