Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-04-26
BRIEFS.

The days Oh TIC oy e'ei ~ YIN
The April showers are bringing the
May flowers.
cows for sale by W. ii. Billmyer.
Willow Dale Farm.
R NJ. Billmyer has 5000 salted fish
for sale very cheap.
The latest song is Hold me closer,
darling dear" 1t is duet.
More spicy advertisements this
week. Keep it up, brethren.
The boom in weddings seems to be
obout over in Shepherdstown.
Mrs Elizabeth Pierce, of Berryville,
died last Sunday, aged SO years.
The boys did less egg picking dur
ing the Easter just passed than ever
before.
stewart Grant was instantly killed
- Winchester last Friday by falling
derrick.
Jacob Slime, of Martinsburg, has
b4en granted patent for a washing
machine.
Striped trousers, pretty wide, with
dark coats, are being worn by our To-
cal swells.
Warm and gentle rains on Tuesday
morning did the growing vegetation
lots of good.
Go and see the immense stock of
ladies. gents misses and children's
shoes at Hodges.
Fresh groceries, provisions, candies,
notions, queensware, glassware, &c,
at r. NJ. Billnyer's.
For Sale.-A fine large farm and
brood mare, with colt by her side.
Apply to j. G.. Reinhart.
Some very handsome Wagner
palace cars are being run over the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
The Lutheran Church of Sharpsburg
celebrated the 122d year of its organ
ization on Easter of this year.
Life insurance seems to be on the
boom in Shepherdstown. Two agents
have headquarters here now.
The Y. NJ. c. A. will hold its regular
meeting this Friday evening, at which
time officers are TO be elected.
Quite number of young ladies and
gentlemen from Martinsburg spent
last Sunday in Shepherdstown.
The Jefferson Guards of Charles
town will attend the Washington CEN
tennial in New York next week.
Should be plunged in a gulf Of
dark despair" the fellow who brought
English sparrows TO this country.
The General Assembly of the Pres
bvterian Church in the United States
will meet at Chattanooga, Tenn, May
10th.
The fruit trees as general thing
are well-hlled with blossoms, and the
indications for big yield OF fruit are
good
Mr. Il. ID. Snowman, of Sharpsburg,
has planted about 1900 peach trees
Oh mis- farm near Antietam Iron
Works.
Ladies, if you want comfort and
wear go 10 Hodges and get his
Rochester shoes. Every pair war
ranJed.
The men at work on the new road
al Sharpsburg have unearthed large
she'll and other smaller relics of the
late war.
The Postofiice Department is now
working the guillotine on the fourth
class postmasters at the rate of about
80 day.
John Williams, colored, has been
taken TO Charlestown from Martins
burg to answer charge of outrage
Gus assault.
The biz stock of shoes at K. Nj. Bill
myers store is going very rapidly.
Call and look at them before the bar
gains are gone.
Don't fail to attend the meeting of
Stockholders of the Morgan's Grove
Association on Saturday afternoon.
See advertisement.
For SALE-A fine young mare, also
a good young horse. For further i'll
formation call on or address j. {.
Unger, Dufiields, w. Va.
The members of the Confederate
Memorial Association are requested
to meet on Saturday afternoon at
o'clock at Mr.. Loyns's shop.
1t is said that the recent decision of
the Virginia Court OF appeals will re-
suit III the sale of the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad at an early date.
We are indebted to Mr.. VIM. III.
FaynIan, of New York, for COPY of
the programme of the ceremonies at
tending the centennial next week.
Mr. Leo Wheat, the well-known mu-
slcian, assisted by several Washing
ton artists, will give a concert i'll
Charlestown on Friday evening, May
10Th.
Aunt Mary Wicks, wife of I'm
Gle Billy Wicks, colored, died very
suddenly last Sunday, having been ill
only Il few moments. She was about
% Years old.
\ little daughter of Thomas Drake,
OF Berkeley county, was badly burn
ed last week, her clothing catching
IRE from burning brush about which
She was playing.
Don't forget that the REGISTER Of
nee is prepared to do all sorts ofprint-
ny. Note heads letter heads, bill