Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-24
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two dollars
w. tally shepherdstown promises to
cory dull this winter
The grip still has number OF VIC
.,.,s in Shepherdstown-
=. u Bower has been appointed
D at Sharpsburg, Md
Pos can get any kind of printing
IL" nt ss the REGISTER office.
!oa on the Shenandoah Valley
a"aod are certainly uncertain.
ha,'' RIP Chew has our thanks for
, JJ documents from Charleston
,,ndent man is like a pin, his
y nrsyents him from going too
far u.,
We are indebted to Gov. Wilson for
,.of his message to the Legisla-
ture.
Inst a. likely as not there Will be
'n,v Of weather 'twixt now and
April
". are indebted to State Senator
raott for journals of the West Nir-
sinia legislature
:, Looks as though there will be
-, vacant ice-houses in Shepherds
,orn the coming season.
pav LR. Van Horn is conducting
n-otracted meeting in the M. L.
rbnr,b South in this place.
Tho Winchester Nsrs states that
,baB i O. Railroad will erect a new
passenger depot in that city.
pD Mclean and Marie Prescott
49,. nIaying this week at Harris's
Biiou Theatre in Washington City,
The Western Maryland Railroad
Company is putting steam heating
o,pararus in its passenger coaches.
Ifyou want the best printed sale
hills in this section, call at the REGIS
TER office. We never print 'em with
apple butter.
4 change in the time tables of the
Cumberland Valley and Shenandoah
Valley Railroads is likely to go into
effect shortly.
Hagerstown is trying to get the
government to refund the $4,000
which General Early collected as
tribute during the war.
The Charlestown Ice and Refriger-
ating Company has been incorpora-
ted 1t will erect and operate plant
for the manufacture of ice.
Senator Faulkner has secured a
favorable report from the Senate
committee on his bill for a 100000
public building at Martinsburg.
The Wrlty farm, near Funkstown,
Washington county, containing ia
acres. was sold at public sale Tuesday
TO W. \. Welty at S7l.55 per acre.
We understand that Mr.. Charles
Chase has purchased the Conley prop
erty. in which his parents now reside,
for the sum of one thousand dollars.
Mr. Robert l.. Billmyer, who lives
near Billmyer's Mill, fell from chair
on which he was standing and frac-
tured one of his ribs a few days ago.
Mr. Charles Spangler, one of the
Oldest merchants Of Hagerstown and
a well-kuown citizen, died at his home
az that place Sunday at the age OF
=.
While flowers have been blooming
under the balmy eastern skies during
the past week, heavy snow storms
have blockaded the railroads i'll the
West.
Two banquets in one week is rather
more than the Entler Hotel is used to
in these days. But Landlord Trussell
uet all requirements, and fully salts
lied every one.
Mr. g. X. Lewis wants the public
10 remember that he is still i'll the
field prepared TO do everything i'll the
leweler art with satisfaction guaran-
teed See advertisement.
There will be three eclipses this
year all invisible here. The sun will
be eclipSed Oh June nth and Decem-
Der llth, and the moon will be par
TALLY eclipsed November Goth.
Mr. Vim. f. Baker, a well-known
lawyer and former prosecuting at
torney OF Morgan county, died sud
denly from la grippe in Martinsburg,
IasJ week, aged fifty-seven years.
Dwelling houses that are for rent
are scarce in Shepherdstown-in fact
not equal to the demand for them.
Itwould probably pay to build on
some Of the numerous vacant lots in
town.
\ drunken man from Martinsburg
lei! into the town run near Mr..
"agners Monday night. He got a
Very cold bath, and he'll be lucky if
De gets of without serious illness
from it.
The people OF Morgantown, this
State, have subscribed $4,000 for Il
,o"h hall. If the people of Shep-
Aerdstown would show similar public
spirit our own town hall would go up
ina jifTy.
lie Joint meeting of the Parthen-
'ah and Ciceronian Literary Socie-
YES oil Shepherd College will be held
,nI> Friday evening in the College
naH at : o'clock. The public is in
Nted to attend
lie farm Of the late David NJ. Deck,