Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-05-24
BRIEFS.


Isn't the REGISTER full of local
, news this week.
The small boy is ubiquitous since
school has closed.
Read the latter part of j. d. Bill.
MYERS ad. this week.
The cool spell this week put the
seersuckers in the soup.
These are the housekeeping times
the saddest of the year.
Mr.. John H. Schoppert is clerking
in Mr.. ]. n. Trussell's store.
I'D. Wigginton has been appointed
nostmaster at Summit Point.
TRY dollars worth of the REGIS
TER, and see how you like it.
Sailed herring and lake herring re-
eeived this week by r. NJ. Billmyer.
Memorial day at Shepherdstown,
June / ; Winchester, June 6; Charles
town, June 8.
The new Catholic Chapel at
Cbarlestown will be dedicated on Sun
day ct II o'clock.
Governor Lee Of Virginia will deliv-
or the grafton at Charlestown on me-
mortal day, June sth.
Miss Ellen Homer has just COM
pleted a handsome dwelling house on
her farm near Leetown.
Did youget one of those 25-cent Der
~ or cream bowls, or a lemon squeez-
er at Licklider's, Cheap!
A nice assortment of ladies and
children's fine shoes and slippers just
received at j. s. Jennings
Hon. d. B. Lucas will read poem
at Norfolk, Va, on the 9th of June,
Confederate memorial day.
R. NJ. Billmyer is receiving daily
new cabbage, peas, tomatoes, beans,
pineapples, strawberries, etc.
Table oil-cloth ga and Ga. Pants,
overalls, gloves and crash hose for
ladies and gents, at Licklider's.
A check forger was in Hagerstown
on Monday and succeeded in victim
ling one of the merchants there.
Rev. II. J. Wilson will hold services
in the Catholic Chapel on Friday, the
Slst. at o'clock in the morning.
w. p. Licklider keeps fresh lemons,
canned tomatoes and corn, succotash,
dried beef, bologna and provisions.
Joseph l.. Cookus has his meat shop
in the basement Of the Terrell build
ING while his new house is being built.
We received this week another large
lot of queensware and glassware
cheaper than ever. Call at Licklider's.
The Republicans of Williamsport,
Md, will hold an election on Satu r
day to decide who shall be postmas-
ter.
Fresh groceries and provisions,
woodenware, willowware, queensware,
glassware, notions, etc, at X. M.
Billmyer's.
R. NJ. Billmyer's store is the place
to buy shoes. He carries a splendid
stock and his prices on all grades
are very low.
Mr.. c. B. Rouss, the generous New
Yorker, has sent a check for fifty dol
lars TO the Independent Fire Com
pany of Charlestown.
Our slippers and low shoesare here.
Ladies slippers from 75c up, mems sec.
A full stock of shoes for everybody.
Call on W. p Licklider.
Mr.. VIM L. Arthur has bought from
Mr.. R. d. Kerfott the fine building lot
Immediately opposite the home of the
former on Washington street.
The BaHimoreon, published by Messrs.
Crutchfield s. Haas, Baltimore, has
begun its eighteenth year. 1t is a
very bright and readable paper.
The wool clip in this county has
been gathered, and is a pretty fair
one. we understand. The price for
wool here is about "a cents a pound.
The barn of Christie Lease, in Berke-
ley county. was struck by lightning
Saturday night week ago, and was
totally destroyed, with all its contents.
Sunday will be observed as "Chil-
dren's Day" in the NJ. E. Church
South, and special services will be
held at half-past 10 o'clock in the
morning.
Geo. W. Smith, of Bolivar, and Ed
ward Alvey, of Harper's Ferry, two
respected citizens, have recently lost
their minds and will have to be sent
TO Weston.
Three Hagerstown boys started to
go out cunning last Friday, when by
some accident the gun was discharged,
instantly killing George Buchanan,
aged 10 years.
Another big lot OF queensware,
lamps, &c, in this week and marked
like the rest of our stuff. We are
headquarters for these goods now.
j. d. Billmyer.
Archibald w. Paul. of Wheeling,
was the only West Virginia who re-
ceived patent during the past week.
He obtained one for the manufacture
OF collars for jug tops.
a dispatch from Pittsburg states
that combination of glass fruit jar
and fruit jar cap manufacturers is
forming, and prices will probably be
advanced pretty extensively.
The small dwelling-house on High
street, belonging to the Entler estate