Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-06-07
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS.

tramps in Shepherdstown last Monuhy
night.
There will be services in the Episco-
pal Church at Duffields Sunday after
noon at $50 o'clock.
Did youget one of those 25-eent Der
nv or cream bowls, or lemon squeez-
err at Licklider's? Cheap!
Table oil-cloth 5-4 and Ga. Pants,
overalls, gloves and crash hose for
ladies and gents, at Licklider's.
Miss Grace DeSaules, of Washing
ton. is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. b.
Humrickhouse, in Shepherdstown.
w. p. Licklider keeps fresh lemons,
canned tomatoes and corn, succotash,
dried beef, bologna and pre- DIVISIONS.
We received this week another large
lot of queensware and glassware
cheaper than ever Call at Lickliders.
Ladies in want Of fine dress shoes
should go to Hodges, who has a
splendid large stock, and patent
button fastenings free.
Our slippers and low shoes are here.
Ladies slippers from 75c up, men's5 SOC.
A full stock of shoes for everybody.
Call on w. p. Licklider.
Try our New Orleans molasses, roll
ed oats sc per pound; cheese, prunes
&c per pound and raisins Sc per pound.
w. p. Licklider.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Harrington has now on
hand a splendid line of summer mil
linery, which you are invited to eX-
anime. New advertisement next
week.
Special examination of applicants
for railway mail clerkships will be
held by the U. s. Civil Service Com
mission, June 18th, at Martinsburg,
Charleston and Parkersburg.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroa d
has inaugurated the Pullman palace
car service between Roanoke and
Philadelphia via Harrisburg, and will
continue it during the summer.
Tobacco soc; Bedington roller flour;
whitewash brushes from 10c to Zoe;
garden hoes at cost, shovels, forks
and everything in stock at awfully
low prices. w. p Licklider
AT Trussell's Grocery yon will find
fresh cheese, macaroni, cakes and
crackers, roe herring, cocoanuts, pick
les, chow-chow, French prunes, Cali
fornia peaches and plums, preserves
and country vinegar.
Mr.. T. F. Fitzgerald, of the Shenan-
doah Valley Railroad, was run over
by truck that jumped the track up
the road a few days ago. He was
bruised about the breast and limbs,
but fortunately escaped serious inju-
ry.
Decoration Day at Charlestown on
Saturday, June Sth. After process
sion has moved over the principal
streets the usual exercises will be held
at Edge-Hill Cemetery. Capt. John
J. Williams, of Winchester, will deliv-
or the address.
Conductor McClelland set free
fifteen carrier pigeons at Shepherds
town on Wednesday morning. The
birds had been brought from Harris
burg, Pa. They made a bee line for
home, which they were supposed to
reach in about two hours.
Miss Gertie Nihiser, who is visiting
Mrs. John Fl. Snyder in Shepherds
town, had father and brother in
Inflated Johnstown. She has been
unable TO receive any word from them
so far, and is in state of terrible
suspense as TO their safety.
Commissions have been issued by
Governor Wilson, of West Virginia,
to General f. l.. Wood as adiutant
general, with rank of brigadier-gen-
eral, and ex-Congressman G.. p. Sny-
der as acknowledgements of the
National Guard of the State.
Last Sunday, as the river was fall
ing, tremendous carp Topped into
the road leading to the Cement Mill.
Before he could get back into deep
water he was seen by Mr.. Orrie
Waters, who jumped upon him and
held him fast. The fish weighed 149
pounds.
Mr. J. Elmer Hunter, who is one of
the guards at the West Virginia
Penitentiary at Moundsville, is home
on visit for the first time in several
years. Mr.. Hunter has charge Ofthe
mail department of the Pen" and
also looks after the visitors. He is
looking very we'll
The County Court has again given
tilt ~ u oiA iC ANo
town paper that was willing to do
the work for next TO nothing. The
people of this part of the county, and
other portions where that paper does
not circulate, can whistle for their in
formation as to the doings of the
Court.
Mr.. Il. II. Graham, well-known
Baltimore gentleman, has moved to
Shepherdstown with his family. He
has rented the Britner property, on
the pike, but expects to build if he
can find site to suit him. Mr. Ora
ham is very much pleased with Shep-
herdstown, and we hope that his
good opinion may improve.
Mr.. Joseph Mckee died at his resi-
dence in Washington G. H., Ohio, on
May 3lst, aged so years, months and
4 days. He was born near Union