Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-01-25
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C;rcuit Court begins February 18th.
county Court begins next Monday,
the 18th.
The sun rises to-day at ia and sets
n5.1S o'clock.
lanes Yontz, OF Martinsburg, has
neen granted pension.
Mumps are going the rounds OF the
.hilaren of Shepherdstown.
The Unionville folks have begun
,,ork on their new town hall.
Nsw subscribers are as welcome as
sovers that bloom in the spring.
There is to be another wedding in
Shenberdstown before very long.
Some one says that duck OF a
,ornet" sometimes makes a goose"
ola woman.
FOR SALE.-A Gold Watch and
Chain Price s12. May be seen at
I'D. Billmyers.
The coal dealers looked more cheer
OIL this week than at any time during
the winter so far.
Water was turned on the new
Potomac pulp mill at Harper's Fer
- on Thursday OF last week.
". return thanks to Auditor Duffy
and State Superintendent Morgan for
copies of their biennial reports.
We are indebted to Hon. B. d. Glib
son of the House of Delegates, for a
number of interesting documents.
The postmasters are required TO
weigh every particle of mail matter
that pas,e. through the offices now.
II is rumored that the white Caps"
are about Martinsburg. We suppose
W. will soon hear of them in this To-
cality.
A new postoffice has been sstab-
lished in Berkeley county. 1t is called
Holton, and Isaac s. Holton is post
master.
The Harper's Ferry Sentinel says
that two horses were stolen from the
stable of Mr.. Jacob Henkle one night
recently.
Mr.. Jacob F. Engle, of Charlestown,
Ia. been appointed as an assistant
clerk in the House of Delegates 1T
Charleston.
The BOYS had their first chance At
eossting this week. 1t goes without
saving that they fully improved their
opportunity
John Wanamaker spends $4,000 a
week in advertising. We wish there
we're Just about three such merchants
in Shepherdstown.
Potomac Building Association No. 3
will offer for sale several shares OF
stock next Monday evening at 7 o'clock
in the REGISTER office.
The Frederick Times speaks of
promising candidates" Most oil
candidates are of the promising
kind-bsfore election.
1t will be III years before 1888 is fol-
lowed by another year in which there
will be three figures alike-1999.-Page
Courie What's the matter with 1911?
4 new parsonage for the Presbyte-
rian Church at Berkeley Springs Is
being erected to cost $4,000. Although
built OF wood, it will be very hand
some structure.
The official Congressional vote In
the Second district is as follows: Will
son, Democrat, 90, 400; Flick, Republi-
can, 2O,O91; Wilson's plurality 37S, as
against 80 two years ago.
The Unionville singing class have
presented their teacher, Prof. ). y.
Renner, with handsome fur collar.
The Moler's Cross Roads class also
gave MIN a pair Oh gloves
Do you intend having public sale
this spring, II you do, call at the
REGISTER office, and see il we cannot
please you as to price, workmanship
and satisfactory advertising.
Now is the time to get bargains in
boots and shoes. r. M. Billmyer is
selling them at very low prices. He
don't want to carry any over the win
ter, so will sell cheap to make room.
1t is said that the girls have taken
to embroidering their monograms on
their stockings. We suppose the
only way to find out the truth of this
assertion is to watch the clotheslines
closely.
Messrs. f. r. Hill, J. r. Kidwiler, A
I. Hill and w. III. Hill, living near
town, have formed the "Elmwood Or
chestra, and can render music lnvery
good style. They serenaded the edi-
Tor on tuesday evening.
Mr.. B. s. Pendleton shipped bar
rel of walnut kernelds to the city
market the other day. He has been
paying 10 cents pound for them, but
there has been a big drop in price,
and now he can only give cents
pound.
Bernard c. Coulehan died in Cum
berland on Monday, at the age OF 80
Years. He was a resident of Harpers
Ferry at the time Of the John Brown
raid. and was the first citizen captured
by Brown and imprisoned in the en-
gine-house.
The gross earnings OF the South
Branch Railway for last year were
sl4,O22. As and the expenses were Sll,-
1889 The increase in freight ton
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