Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-04-04
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An Eastern merchant who never
advertised was found lying dead Oh
the counter in his store the other
day. 1t is thought the body had lain
there several days before being dis
covered.
Negotiations are pending with Bal
timore capitalists for the sale or
lease of the Shepherdstown Manu-
featuring Shops. Mr.. E. l. Lee was
in Baltimore this week looking after
| the matter.
Prof. j. s. Renner will give another
free concert in College Hall this Fri
day evening at 7.30 o'clock, to which
the general public is invited. He
will endeavor at this time to secure
enough scholars to justify him in
teaching music class in Shepherds
town.
The ladies of Trinity Episcopal
Church will hold an apron and dusk
cap bazaar In Billmyer's Hall on Mon
day next easter Monday from 10 a.
III. to 6 p. Ill. All are asked to come
and buy, and thus aid the Sunday
School to buy new library.
The Valley Convocation of the
Episcopal Church, composed of the
ministers from Jefferson, Berkeley,
Clarke and Frederick counties, will
be held in Trinity Church. Shepherds
town, on April 18th, continuing in
session several days. Bishop Peter
kin and about fifteen ministers will
be present.
Bishop Peterkin of the Episcopal
Church has revised his appointments
for this county, and the correct
schedule of his appointments is as
follows: April 9th, Summit Point,
Leetown and Middleway; 18th, Har-
per's Ferry; Goth, Sbepherdstown.
eth. Charlestown, Mountain Mission
and st. Phillips.
keeping the schedule in the church
directory accurate, because OF the
failure of the ministers to hand us
notices in proper time, that after
this week we will publish only the APP
pointments that shall be handed to us.
Notices must be sent in not later
than Wednesday of each week.
Rev. b. L. Bausmann, Of Arendts-
vile. Pa, formerly Of this place, in
remitting his subscription says some
kind words about the REGISTER. He
also says that Mrs. Bausmann is re-
covering from a severe illness, the
result of la grippe, but that his family
is otherwise well. They like their
Pennsylvania home very much.
For whitewash that will not rub
off, the Scientific american gives the
following formula: ITO half bushel
best lime, add quarts salt previously
| dissolved in hot water, Stacked with
boiling water, half pound whiting, p
pounds ground rice boiled to a thin
paste, one pound clean white glue dis
solved and boiled. Thin with hot
water and boil the whole. apply
warm
Read the new advertisement Of S.
| =. Humrickhouse d Son, merchant
tailors and gents furnishers, on the
| second page In addition to their
large and well-selected stock of peice
goods, this firm also carries full line
of readymade clothing, of the best
makes and latest styles. An e1amin-
alton of their furnishing goods will
| show that their stock cannot be sur
passed in this section.
The Baltimore and Ohio officials
have arranged for a home-seekers
excursion from all points west of the
| Ohio river to the Shenandoah Valley,
| Virginia, on April Is. The excursion
is gotten up for the purpose of ena-
bling people in the West to examine
! the country in this section with
view of inducing them to locate.
Tickets will be good for thirty days,
and will permit stop-over privileges
at any point east of the Ohio.
1t is stated that the Charlestown
! Democrat ha. been or is to be sold TO
Capt. w. b. Colston. of Martinsburg,
who will remove it to that place and
start a fourth paper in that town. 1t
! strikes us that the fed of journalism
is already pretty well covered there.
! 1t is proposed. of course, to make the
| new paper Democratic sheet, and
the natural consequence will be that
there will be two poorly-supported
| party papers where there is now one
well-supported and ably-managed one.
| According to the report of the FL
| nance Committee of the Town Coun
| ell. taxes to the amount of SS6l.o9
are vet uncolected and due the cor
poration. The total levy for the past
wear was only 81, 1t strikes us
that this isa very unsatisfactory state
/ of affairs for our town. If strict bus
mess methods were pursued every
cent of this money should be in the
town treasury. The taxes ought to
be collected promptly and our tinan-
cial affairs squared up at the end OF
each year.
The latest swindle out is carried
| on nv means of a double fountain
pen, one end of which is filled with
good substantial ink, and the other
with an ink that fades out in day