Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-17
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PARLIAMENTARY II, 1890
Briefs.

al he revived, dilei "''
rho coal dealers do not approve OF
iii weather in midwinter.
Whom the grip gets complicated
W suicide il generally proves fatal.
A., Samuel Farmer died in Charles
last week, in the S9th year Of
herage
". OIin Beall has removed with
=. family from Charlestown to
Roanoke
TRY the Alpha coffee at r. NJ. Bill.
rsr's If YOU once use it you will
have no other,
Mr. George Lee Stewart, native OF
ctarIa.town. died in Campbell county,
Va, last week
Rev H. c. Mcdaniel is conducting
nrotracted meeting in the M. +.
church of this place.
Mr. Alex Parks, Jr., of Martins
trr, was last week granted a patent
for LIQUID separator.
arte,ian we'll has been bored on
81. PROMISES of Mr.. VIM. II. Byers, of
Kentucky, near this place.
Warren Garrett, an influential Dem
ocrat of Washington county, died at
Sandy Hook last week, aged 10 years.
r VI. Bilmyer sells the Riverton
roller flour. which is guaranteed to
bq the best 1t always makes good
bread.
The machinery of the DeFrehn
chair factory has all been shipped
from Wiliamsport, Md, to Pennsyl-
yauia.
The Baltimore Sun Almanac, one of
tbe most valuable publications of its
kind that we know of, has been re-
ceiyed.
California apricots, dried fruits OF
NIL kinds, canned goods, candies,
fresh oranges. lemons, etc, at X. NJ.
BiIlmyerS.
The grip has slightly relaxed its
hold on Shepherdstown Victims
although there are still number of
cases here.
II ! said that the recent warm spell
of weather has greatly damaged the
prospect for peaches in the Pen-Mar
peach belt.
The corporation tax in Boonsboro,
Md. is but 81 cents on the hundred
dollars this year. This lays Shop
herd>town out.
II YOU want neat and attractive
sale bills do not fail to get them at
the REGISTER office. We print the
finest in this section.
Rev. Geo. r. jefferson, Of the Balti-
more Conference, NJ. f. Church
South. died at his home in Augusta
county. Va, January I'd.
For the best of groceries, provis-
ions canned goods, notions, boots,
shoes. and household articles gener-
ally, 90 to r. NJ. Billmyers.
Potomac Building Association No.
. will offer for sale several shares of
stock next Monday evening at 100
o'clock at the REGISTER Office.
Anumber of persons in this locality
have reported that the unseasonably
warm weather has caused their pork
TO spoil. This is very unfortunate.
The Odd Fellows of West Virginia are
talking about purchasing the Blue
sulphur Springs property, in Cabell
county, for ali odd Fellows Home.
Anumber of young men of Shep-
herdstown have considerably changed
the appearance of their physiogno-
mics by shaving off their mustaches.
The germs of influenza can be con-
veyed Oh greenbacks, the doctors say,
but nevertheless germs accompanied
by yreenbackS will be received at
hi, Office.
All the members of the West Nlr-
ginia Legislature from this county
left for Charleston the last of the
week i'm order TO be on the ground in
plenty Of time
Jacob \. Myers, Of Sharpsburg dis
friet, recently killed his four big hogs.
Their combined weight was 2,2S9
pounds and their average weight 1921
pounds. The largest weighed $685.
pounds
The indications are that there will
not be great many public sales IN
this locality the coming season. 1t is
said, however, that Berkeley county
will have an unusually large number
Of them.
Rev Harry b. Lee, formerly OF
Shepherdstown, but who is now sta
toned in Culpeper county, Va, has
accepted call as assistant rector OF
the Episcopal Church at Charlottes-
vile. Va.
). p. Humrickhouse & Son have
made sweeping reductions in the
prices Of certain portions OF their
stock, and it will pay to read their ad-
FertiSement on the second page OF
thi, paper
Mr. James Taylor, who lives near
BliImyer's Mill, few miles west OF
town, has just been granted pension
by the government. He got S1,13l
back pay, and will hereafter receive
IA a month.
Mr. George W. Harris, one of the
leading citizens of Hagerstown, and
manager of the Hotel Hamilton, in
tlat Il9.a hid 1n Thursday from