Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-06-20
BRIEFS.

Circuit Court
o.. borrow. Saturday, is the longest
DAY Of the year
Is" ans lonesome in town since the
.,nools have closed
Tho Pen-Mar excursion season has
IN formally opened.
I.w subscribers are just rolling In
wsek-and let 'em roll.
~ ,,a 70 the REGISTER office for
~ printing of every character.
wbeot has been declining in price
baltimore this week, considerably,
The good gardeners are now revel-
,,in new potatoes, peas peets' etc.
Tho small boy is finding consola-
,;an in the cool waters OF the river
these days
n,rieI Dreamer, of Sharpsburg, has
-. heen granted a pension by the
government.
New York letter had to be
,;r,ed this week on account of a
". If other matter.
Mr. Aaron h. McGraw, OF Sharps-
won the first honors at st.
ybn's College at Annapolis,
Cartridges seem TO be more plenti-
,.,.bis season than they have been
ia long time, say the farmers.
The commencement exercises of
,bn Stevenson Female Seminary
r.,s held at Charlestown Monday
night
The sHagerstown Land Company
~. week sold about 200 lots, aggre-
.,,ins about $4,000, at from $3.50 TO
,9jOper front foot,
company to place advertisements
an the ceilings of barber-shops for the
,sru.al of men getting shaved has
bssn formed in New York.
Col. John II. Guy, II prominent law
,.r of Richmond, and a son-in-law of
v- lanes NJ. Ransom, of Charles
town. died few days ago.
Potomac Building Association No.
: will offer for sale several shares OF
sock next Monday evening at 7.3O
o'clock at the REGISTER office.
Mr. Thomas Blackford has bought
the grocery business of Mr.. II. NJ.
Johnson in Sharpsburg, and will
bsr.sfter conduct the business.
trampprinter came into our office
-ba other day and stole a cake of soap.
4, be needed it greatly, however, he
VA, allowed 10 depart in peace.
Compare the REGISTER this week
with the average country newspaper
and see if it is not deserving of the
hearty support of this community.
Those who claim TO know, say that
,beicemauufactured at Hagerstown is
not iir,t-class article by any means,
although first-class price is charged.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has
ordered. 80 it is said, 800 portable
houses for the use of their employees
and others at Brunswick Berlin,
Mi
The commissioners of Frederick
county. Md. have fixed the levy at
63c,nts on the hundred dollars. Lou
d0un county, Va, makes the rate 20
cents
Nr. John Mcclure, son of DIR. j. NJ.
Il. McGuire, of Berryville, was acct
l-ntauy drowned in Greenbrier
county. W. Va, while bathing, last
Monday.
Miss Clara Hamilton, daughter of
the late Ex-Governor Hamilton, was
married in Hagerstown Wednesday
evening TO Mr.. ii. ii. Eames, of the
I. ). Navy.
The President has signed the bill
providing for a $4,000 public build
.lg in Martinsburg, and there is now
10 doubt that handsome structure
will soon be commenced.
The REGISTER office was frightened
a,t week by beautiful and fragrant
bouquet Of flowers sent by Miss Kate
C. Hill We most highly appreciate
the kindness that prompted such a
lovely gift.
II seems to be necessary once more
t0remind our readers that we never
publish anonymous communications.
Neglect of this requirement has en-
fcheI our waste basket recently
Very much.
The fifth annual Lutheran reunion
VIII be held at Pen-Mar early in Sep
'rmber. In addition to the usual one
day gathering an endeavor is being
made TO arrange fora Lutheran Chau-
auqua at that place.
The new subscribers are still COM
'As III, and the REGISTERS subscrip-
Non list l. now larger than it has ever
07en-goOd subscribers, too. We will
send the paper until the first of next
January for one dollar
Lewis Bell, the popular Martins
Olrs barber, has gotten his place in
Splendid order for the summer, with
uo' and cold baths and all modern
improvements. 1t is a first-class es-
adjustment in every respect.
\ valuable COW belonging to Mr..
John W. Teator, residing on North
nigh street. was struck by lightning
during the storm on Tuesday night,
and Instantly killed. The strength
the shock threw the animal through