Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-07-26
Briefs.

.armelons are plentiful-but
I money is scarce
There will be an excursion to Luray
the 18th of August.
ar Ward Greer is being spoken OF
nostmaster at Martinsburg.
Ar r F. Graves, of Sharpsburg,
Lost a $50 horse last week. Collie,
can't w. w. Walker, well-known
uorerstown liquor dealer, is dead.
crssn corn is plentiful and is sell
at 70 cents a dozen on the streets.
Won can get the best roasted coffee
49, % cents package at r. NJ. Bill
myers.
I.is no sign that hen meditates
-, ~ her owner because she lays
for him.
:, Won want good bread and good
.ros Inv the Riverton roller flour of
R NJ. Billmyer.
The Methodist Sunday School of
.hi. Mace held its picnic at Morgan's
Grove on Wednesday.
colored boy from Clarke county
nod his leg fractured at Shenandoah
1unction last Sunday.
Always on hand at r. NJ. Billmyer's
t,s.h groceries and provisions and
bacon of the very best brands.
Roy T. ]. Wilson will hold services
- the Catholic Chapel on Tuesday
.,,,rrinc the 30th inst. at o'clock.
Mr. Levi Porter, of Bridgeport, is
-.huiIding that portion of his dwell
IN, that was damaged by the high
water.
Mr.A Spencer has almost completed
q large new store to replace the build
inc swept away by the flood opposite
Harper's Ferry
Weare informed that there will be
fine music and other amusements on
the shepherd College grounds on Sat
urday evening
Henry Geetle, a Martinsburg youth,
recently injured himself by heavy
lifting. and his death resulted few
DAYS afterward.
WIN. Coon has sold his farm of 434
acres. two miles from Westminster,
Md 10 John H. Baumgartner, of this
county, for -, 400.
The Sunday School Of the NJ. E.
Church South will hold its annual
basket picnic at Morgan's Grove on
Tuesday, the 3Oth inst.
Watermelons, canteloupes, lemons
and everything in the way of fruit,
vegetables and provisions, always on
hand at X. NJ. Billmyer's.
Potomac Building Association No.
3 will offer for sale several shares OF
stock next Monday evening at 7.3O
o'clock at the REGISTER office.
A portion of the family of Mr.. G. b.
Rouss of New York, took possession
Of their splendid new dwelling at
shannon Park, in this county, last
week
Work upon the kiln of bricks for
the Town Hall was begun on Monday
last and with favorable weather the
contractor hopes to make rapid pro
gress.
A special school election will be held
on Saturday, August 3rd, to take the
sense of the voters on the question OF
continuing the free schools nine
months.
The PostmasterG General has issued
an order that hereafter letters not
stamped will be forwarded TO those
addressed, from whom postage will be
collected.
Honors are sometimes thrust upon
people very thick. A certain Berkeley
county Republican is Constable, Sealer
Of Weights and Measures and Deputy
[. S. Marshal.
Henry White, Esq, who has been
the guest of the county jailer at
Charlestown for couple of months
has returned to grace Shepherdstown
with his presence.
Workmen are now engaged in re-
moving the drift and replacing the
stone rip rap which was washed from
around the piers of the railroad bridge
during the freshet.
The attendance at the colored
camp meeting at Shenandoah juno
ton last Sunday was very large.
There were visitors from every town
IN the valley nearly.
\ new porch is being built at Mr..
II. w. Potts tenant house on New
street. Mr.. Will Graves tumbled OIL
the top of it the other day while
putting on tin roof
\ Night-blooming Cereus belong
ING to Lee Williams had thirteen
flowers in full bloom on Tuesday
night and was greatly admired by
many persons who saw it.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad
viii run another excursion TO Pen
Aar on Thursday, August LIST. Fare
Tor round trip 20 cents. Train leaves
ShepherdStown 1906 a. III.
Lots of Shepherdstown house
Keepers must have cooked their own
ulnnerS on Sunday, for over one hun
uFed OF the colored population went
" The camp at the Junction.
Mr.. H. NJ r. Eakle, of Eakle's
Mills, purchased of Rev. Pilhower,
Washington county, Md, on Satur-