Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-09-27
BRIEFS.

x.w corn is in the market. NOW
or corn cakes,
~ They say there will be lots OF chest
,c.s this year
,,of. J. S. Renner has organized a
Ho' sebool at Scrabble, in this
singing S'"'O
county :,
More bargains are announced In
Rillmyer's advertisement this
week. Read it.
We are indebted to superintendent
mas for a premium list of the
gsgerstown fair
last Sunday night there was frost
-, lowlands in this vicinity. 1t
20. light, of course.
II. lanes Cloud, who was SO years
months of age, died in Berry
lille Va, on Sunday.
Excellent pudding and sausage re-
;,sd fresh every Tuesday and Fri
d,y by R NJ. Billnyer.
IAN d. H. Hill, the Ex-Confederate
.,mmander died at Charlotte, n. e.,
~ Tuesday, aged IS years.
NJ W r. Deck showed us branch
cherry blossoms this week. He
ta.a tree well-filled with them.
Tain. 70 and from Winchester are
rpnning on schedule time over
-. Cumberland Valley Railroad.
The board of managers of the Ha-
.-town Fair will attend the Win
hester Fair in body next week.
Three fairs will be held in the Val
,.r If Virginia next week-at Win
.bs.ter Woodstock and Staunton.
Mr. John a. Hopkins,of Charles
Gown has accepted a position in the
nD 4 b. Institution at Romney.
small house in Charlestown be-
l,r,inr to Mr.. II. b. Sublette was
,artially destroyed by fire last week.
Inst in this week fresh supply of
,rcanvassed hams and full line of
the Harrisburg meat at r. M. Bill
MYERS.
Anumber of &. \. X. men visited
Harper's Ferry last week, and one OF
them stole a pig from the constable
Of the place.
The hog cholera seems to be get
ting worse. The farmers in this vicin-
ity have lost hundreds of their hogs
by the disease.
Go look at r. NJ. Billnyer's SPLEEN
did stock of boots for winter wear.
Strong. good and cheap. Also rubber
boots and shoes.
The Shenandoah Valley Railroad is
greatly in need of more motive power
II hasn't locomotives enough TO haul
the freight that is offered
DeVoe, the weather prophet, says
there will be sleighing on Thanks
giving. We have no doubt there will
be Shaving of turkeys about that
time.
Capt. VIM. p Lane purchased at
public sale on Tuesday the w. Z.
Stonebraker farm, in the townsville
.SLg.et of Washington county, for
So per acre.
Bra1ton Davenport OF Charlestown
i, appointed cadet at the West Vir-
giuia University from this (the 13th)
district. in which there yet remain
two vacancies.
Some of the fellows who have been
spending their money on picnicS TINS
summer will find they will have
picnic when it comes to paying for
their winter coal.
We regret to learn that our esteem
sd friend Mr.. John w. Hill, who lives
on the Shindler farm, below town,
has been quite i'll durin6 the bast week.
We hope he may soon recover
Scribner's Magazine for October is
asplendid number, full of diversified
literary matter of the most interest
iug and instructive sort. There is no
better magazine in this country.
Rev. Y. j. Richardson, who has been
in the active work of the Lutheran
ministry for over forty years, died at
his home in Smithsburg, Md, last
sunday night. He was seventy years
old.
TraIups are becoming very numer'
Gus in this place. The authorities
ought to provide a nice, large stone
pile where they could be put to work
when they ask for corporation enter
laiument.
Some of the boys Of Sharpsburg
made as much as three and four dol
ars selling battlefield relics to the
soldiers last week. Mr.. \. b. Cronise
sold several tablets of relics, one for
70, and another for IS.
Lost. by Mrs. George HINES, near
Mr.. Welshans' corner, a gold ring,
which she values highly. If the
Under will return it TO Rev L.. H.
Mason, or leave it at the office of Lee
cambridge, suitable reward Will
be given and no questions asked.
Did it ever occur to you as being
strange that business men go TO their
s'ace of business regularly every day
ala certain hour without being no
uhed, but when Sunday comes bells
must be pounded for an hour to warn
people that it is time to go to church!
Mr.. Thomas l.. Richard, formerly
o. this place. has associated himself
with Mr.. r. l.. Spangler. the popular
QrN goods OIL Iaolar nf Hal