Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-03-15
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sunday is ST. Patrick Day in the
morning
last Monday was wet day in Shep-
herdstown'
The reign of the ground hog ends
on saturday
Rev l.. r, Mason will preach at
nnfieldsSunday ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The recent firemen's fair at Martins
-, took in over a thousand dollars.
Horse bills, sale bills and all kinds
- printing done at the REGISTER of
fee.
The Winchester Presbytery will
,oaet in Shepherdstown on Tuesday,
April 9TH
Read the new advertisement Of
THOMPSON s Tabler, Martinsburg,
thi. week.
II is expected that the Chesapeake
& Ohio Canal will be ready for bust
ness by to-day.
The bic sale of stock and farming
implements belonging TO Mr.. w. Man
,inr Lemen takes place to-day.
There has been a good deal of petty
thieving about town. Chicken-roosts
and wood-piles have suffered most.
II has been rumored that girls
.,bool is TO be established in Shep-
bsrdstown-but it is only a rumor.
4 canning company has been or
,.snized at Frederick to continue the
bu.ines, of the late Louis McMurray;
Richard Watkins, 17-year- old Ha-
g4rstown boy, left home two weeks
AGO aud has not been heard OF since.
Mr.. George Burkhart, formerly of
Uarper's Ferry, son of Philip and Ju-
liza Burkhart. died recently in Balti-
more.
new dance called the Chow
Chow" is described as "a waltz in
which YOU can hug four ladies in
rotation"
Mrs. Sallie Fleming. all aged lady,
died at the residence of her son-in-law'
Mr. Lewis Wilt, near Charlestown,
last Sunday.
Bishop Petsrkin will visit the Epis-
copal Church of Shepherdstown on
March 24th, and administer the rite of
confirmation.
An unknown white man was killed
bv aB. & O. train at Couchman's Cut,
near Martinsburg. last week. He was
not identified.
The public->pirited managers OF the
license ticket had TO go all the way TO
Haserstown To get their election
tickets printed.
William c. Hollis, formerly of Mar
tinsburg. died in Baltimore a few
DAYS ago from the effects of all over
dose Of laudanum.
Brakeman Riley, of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, was pretty badly
squeezed 10y the cars at Charlestown
one day last week.
During the past week Samuel l..
Fiery. George w. Kreps and Jacob
H. Sock have made assignments in
Washington county, Nd.
I'm an interview in the Washington
Post the Hon. James ID. Butt expresses
hi. approval of the Presidents inau-
gural address and of his cabinet.
Mr. Corbin. father-in-law of Mr..
Charles G.. Littleton, with whom he
now lives. on Thursday, 2Sth of Feb
ruarv. celebrated his Goth birthday
Free Press
4 slight earthquake shock was felt
throughout the middle State last Fri
day evening little before Z o'clock.
1t was noticed by a number of persons
in Shepherdstown.
Mr.. l.. c. Little has opened a meat,
provision and feed store in the large
building in which he resides on Ia
ter Hill" He proposes to keep fresh
meat on hand at all times.
Mrs. II. p. Allen and Mrs. Helen
Pendleton have been in Washington
for the past week, having been called
there by the illness of Mrs. A. X. Bote-
Yer. who is now much better.
Mr. GeorgeM Duke informs us that
Mr.. 10. eph Eichelberger, of this coun-
~ wa. 50 unfortunate last week as to
lose > horses valued at $3.50. They
died Of pneumonia. -SentineL
The small building formerly used as
all undertaking establishment by the
late II. T. Cameron is being remodeled
in,o n convenient dwelling-house.
Me.srs. Maddox are doing the work.
The Crane Machine Company
rich corporation from Baltimore, mas
leased the machine shops OF Mr.. Johh
Fiz in Martinsburg and Will extern
siyely manufacture a new agricultural
implement.
The weather this week has been
perfect-mild and warm and spring
Ike. ID has had the effect of starting
the early gardeners 70 work, but 1t Is
well TO remember that one swallow
doesn make summer.
Sheriff Miller and Officer O'Neal, OF
Berkeley county. were in Shepherds
town Wednesday evening looking al
Ter TWO prisoners who had escaped
from the Martinsburg Jail. They
found no trace of them here.
Tho RsIti,nora Conference of the Nj Il.