Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-10-03
BRIEFS.
p.wnaws are ripe.

The Sultan of Turkey has 279 wives.
George L. Brewer. of Hagerstown,
49, made an assignment.
Can't. John Doll, of the Hotel Con-
NOR At Harper's Ferry, is very i'll.
,tbirty-acre peach orchard at Edge
Inf sold last week at $9S per acre.
Soreral more new subscribers this
ok You ought to try the REGIS
rry for three months-only fifty
cents
The largest greenback in existence
:. $4,000 bill. They can be seen
nv calling at this office.
Congress adjourned Wednesday
.rspinr at 6 o'clock, after one of the
,onre,t sessions on record.
Rerryville is to have new system
-, waterworks, and the company
chat will do it is advertising for bids.
The editor of the Harper's Ferry
Sentinel says there is to be no more
,olirics in his paper. 1t doesn't pay.
The farmers have been busy seed
-, wheat this week. The W Gather
bs. been perfect for that sort of work.
The REGISTER can do any sort Of
;ob work YOU may need. Do not send
away from home TO have your print
ing done.
barrel Of tar belonging TO Mr.. II.
& Marten fell out of wagon on King
street on Wednesday and made an
awful mess
Douot fail TO attend the Democratic
Climb meeting Saturday night. There
will be speeches by several gentlemen
from Martinsburg.
Can't. H. w. kearney, OF Alexan-
dria. Va, former well-known resi-
dent of this county, has been here
this week visiting his old friends.
Miss Annie Ridenour, of this coun-
~ has received an appointment as
copyjst in the Pension Office at Wash
ipgton at a salary of 5000 year.
The Bakimorean of Saturday last
contained excellent portraits of Gen.
Turner Ashby, Gen. Rosser and Col
RIP. Chew, with sketches of the last
two
The Georgetown millers, who are
lessees of the c. and 0. canal water
power, have petitioned the Washing
ingtOn courts TO protect their inter
ests.
Frank d. Byington, of this county,
has been promoted from copyist at
5000 to clerk at $1,000 in the Pension
office.
Mr.. Allen Entler brought TO the
REGISTER office on Tuesday the big
geSt apple of the season. 1t was a
talowwater, and it weighed fifteen
ounces.
An event in colored society on Wed
nesday was the marriage of Mrs. Fan
ME Dunmore to Rev. Mr. Lawson, Of
Baltimore, formerly presiding elder
for this district
Mrs. Martha Thomas, wife Of Mr..
J. w. Thomas, of Berryville, and
daughter of Mr.. Charles Langdon, Of
this county, died at Shannondale
Springs last Friday.
Frederick, Md, is trying to raise
$4,000 10 erect monument over the
remains of Francis Scott Key, author
OF The Star-Spangled Banner" who
lies in Olivet Cemetery.
Dr. j. A. Lemaster, of Berkeley
county, graduate of Shepherd Col
lege, and a well-known physician, was
married last week to Miss Maria Mar
shall, also of that county.
X. NJ. Billmyer's is headquarters for
boots and shoes and rubber goods.
His stock is now full up with every
thing you are likely to want. 90
now and make your selection.
Our Little Ones and the Nursery"
for October has been received from
the Russell Publishing Company, Bos-
ton. We do not know of a sweeter
fttle book for young children.
The directors of the company that
owns the iron bridge at Point OF
Rocks have declared a dividend of
5per cent, earned since the opening
Of the bridge less than year ago.
Capt. John Criswell has just added
to his threshing outfit a splend new
Victor clover huller, purchased from
WySong & Schoppert. The Captain
Is now prepared to thresh out clover
seed in the best style.
All persons who may desire to enter
articles for the Hagerstown fair, or
who may wish any information con
corning the exhibition, should com
municate with Mr.. Towner Schley,
secretary for Jefferson county.
John Ruse, Jr., young man about
l9years old, living near Shenandoah
Junction, met with very serious &C
cldent this week. He was engaged
In putting hay in the hay baler OF
Ar. r. l.. Wysong. While tramping
the hay in the baler his foot was
caught by the plunger and badly
crushed.
We understand from a reliable
source that a railroad will certainly
be built from Frederick city, Md, TO
Front Royal, Va. This road, but re-
Gently chartered, will run by way of
Harper's Ferry, and from the latter
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