Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-02-28
BRIEFS.


at Hodges c
Thieves are busy in the Charles
.,wn neighborhood'
solendid lot of choice western clo-
.or seed at Hodges
r,.h fish received several times a
.ial nv r. NJ. Billmyer.
Van are invited to attend the tenn
rance meeting tonight.
Tho Supreme Court of Appeals is
,ow in session at Charleston
NJ Cbas. R. Lee has been appoint
ID postmaster at Berryville' Va
r-asb shad and herring are now be-
.-.so,d by the Shepherdstown mer-
chants.
u n Billmyer expects some fresh
,nrinc vegetables from the city this
pOrning,
sli,ht fire occurred at Martinsburg
,..+ week. destroying a small dwell
inc on High street
Z G Bartlett, stationery dealer
N.rrinsburg, has made an assignment
1,r tbe benefit of creditors.
NJ Tbeo. Buser is to have the posi-
,ion Of assistant postmaster under w.
u II Flick, at Martinsburg.
psv n. C. Mcdaniel preached his
,..,wsll sermon in the NJ. E. Church
-, Sbepherdstown last Sunday.
Gentlemen, ladies and children
,bonld examine prices and quality OF
shoes at Hodges before buying.
The people of Harper's Ferry are
ewing TO raise money to build a new
,own hall by stock subscriptions.
Thomas Matthews, keeper Of the
bridge at Harper's Ferry, fell dead
on saturday while on his way to work.
The Shay House, Sharpsburg, was
offered at public sale and was bid up
S35l) but was withdrawn and not
sold.
new hotel is to be constructed at
ShannondaIe Springs, in this county,
bv contractor T. p. Lippitt, of
CharlestOwn.
Rev Geo. G.. Everhart will hold
service in the Reformed Church this
Friday afternoon at4o'clock. Please
note the hour.
The managers Of the Winchester
Fair have determined to hold their
next exhibition in September, be-
ginning on the 9th.
Mr.. James Randall has bought a
farm from Mr.. Fritz Baker, in Berke-
lev county. 1t contains 152 acres and
the price paid was $4,000.
For the past two or three weeks
whiskey has been flowing pretty free
" in Shepherdstown, and the evil
seems to be decidedly on the increase.
Some Of the leading citizens Of Ha-
gerstown and Washington county
are organizing a tariff reform club.
Same thing ought to be done here,
too.
TO to r. NJ. Billmyer for everything
nice in the way OF provisions and
groceries. He can keep your tables
well supplied with diversity Of good
things.
At most of the public sales held in
this section the.prices paid for horses
and cattle are somewhat lower than
usual. Live stock Of all kinds are
selling at low figures.
The old bark shed on the premises
OF Mr.. Thomas r. Line is being torn
down and removed to Mr.. McQuilkin's
place. Mr. McQuilkin bought 1t for
the lumber that was in it.
II you want tovote at the.approach-
ing corporation election you must
pay your head tax on or before the
first day OF, March. Tomorrow, there
fore, is the last day Of grace.
Wilson Dunmore has made quite an
in his barber shop.
The room has been newly papered
and newly furnished, and presents O
very neat and cosy appearance.
The dogs of Shepherdstown have
been having hard time Of it the last
lew weeks. Some one in the eastern
end OF town has been laying poison,
and dozens of the CANNES have been
killed.
Mrs Lewis Eichelberger, widow OF
the late DIR. Lewis Eichelberger, of
died at the home OF her
son in-law, Mr.. ID. II. Stevenson, in
Baltimore, on Monday. She was 6S
years old.
The citizens of Fincastle, Va, have
organized for the purpose OF building
a railroad from that place to Trout
vile, station on the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad, distance OF about
seven miles.
y Pittsburg young lady who is Wis
Hing in Harper's Ferry yawned a
few days ago and dislocated her jaw.
After suffering intense pain from the
dislocatiOn for nine hours, the jaw
WAS replaced.
The following is not generally
known TO be one of the postal laws
All letters addressed to girls under
u and TO boys under 81 years OF age
should be placed in the boxes OF pa
rents or guardians"
a fire i'll Winchester last Friday
night destroyed the upper story OF
The new shoe factory in that place.
The loss was heavy principally on &C