Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-06-12
BRIEFS.

IlChliNiCi'
Wedding and birthday presents at
w. p. Licklider's.
The matrimonial market continues
dull in Shepherdstown.
The Supreme Court of this State is
now in session at Wheeling.
Mason's fruit jars and preserving
sugars, at w. p. Licklder's.
Variability country hams and
shoulders, at w. p. Licklider's.
The green apple and the small boy
are having their annual contest.
Pants are worn longer this month
than they will be next-one day at
least.
The editor is not responsible for
ANYTHING in this issue that the reader
does not like.
w. p. Licklider has laid in a large
stock of goods for the harvest trade
all very cheap.
one round silver dollar will pay for
the REGISTER from now until the first
Of next January.
\ very large force of men is at work
on the canal repairs at Harper's Ferry
and Sandy Hook.
w. p. Licklider has received an
other supply of china, glassware and
crockery; also shoes.
The loveliest thing in dress goods
this spring-the charming young la
dies of Shepherdstown.
Cherries are very plentiful this
wear. and have been selling very
cheap on our streets this week.
The ladies of the town hall associa-
ton realized S1944 from the lunch
and strawberry festival held on dec
grafton day.
Col. John T. Gibson has let the con
tract for the erection of a new dwell
ing-house in Charlestown which will
cost about $4,000.
\ number of strangers have been
sojouring in town this week, attend
ing the commencement exercises of
Shepherd College.
Mr.. JAS F. Thompson is receiving
the congratulations of his friends over
the arrival of a bouncing girl baby
MqrtmSburg Statesman.
Confederate memorial exercises were
held in Stonewall Cemetery, Winches-
ter. last Saturday Hon. G. T. O'Fer-
rail- delivered an address
Mr.. d. Pratt Wright has purchased
from Mr. Lewis Frey the Morgan Mer-
curry at Berkeley Springs, and will
conduct it as an independent paper.
The showers of the latter part OF
last week and the heavy rain on Sun.
day were very beneficial to the corn
and wheat and vegetation generally
Mr. Wm. H. Anderson, a native OF
Jefferson county, died recently in
Glenwood, Iowa, aged 81 years. He
was one Of the wealthiest and most
influential men in that city.
The knights of Pythias of Sharps-
burg will have a memorial service
and strewing of flowers at that place
on Saturday, the 18th. There will
also be lecture in the evening.
The Catholic congregation of this
place return thanks to the firemen
for having so kindly granted them
the use of their hall last Sunday, also
TO those who assisted in the choir.
LOST on Wednesday, on the road
between Winebrenner's Cross Roads
and bspherdstown, a Smith & Wesson
revolver. The finder will be literally
rewarded by leaving it al this office.
We have received a copy Of the
UnirerSiy Daily, a very creditable pa
pers published during commencement
week at the West Virginia University,
and Of which Mr.. +. II. Vickers is one
of the editors.
Mr.. Frederic Carleton Crawford, a
well-known journalist of New York
CITY. and Miss Agnes Mcdowell Berry,
only daughter of Mr.. Alonzo Berry. OF
Washington, county, Md, were mar
ricd last week in Hagerstown.
\ one-armed German tramp tried
to get on a moving freight train al
Harper's Ferry, one day last week,
when he fell under the wheels. Both
legs and his remaining arm were cut
of. and in Il few hours he died.
The Charlestown and Shepherds
town baseball clubs had game at
this place last Saturday afternoon,
which resulted in victory for our
BOYS by score of &c to IA. Fayman
and Pierce were the home battery,
and Dunlap and Slifer for the visit
Ors
Circuit Court adjourned Thursday
OF last week. The motion TO quash
the indictment in the case of State
against l.. r.. Custer for forgery was
overruled and the case continued I'M
Ill next term. The prisoner was ad.
United to bail in the sum of : 500 for
his appearance.
An inmate of the alms-house, near
Hagerstown, named Jacob Noel, was
found in Albert Small's barnyard one
morning last week, gored to death 10y
bull. One arm had been eaten by
hogs. The old man had been i'll the
habit of prowling around barns al
night. and it is supposed he was at
tackled by the bull as soon as he eli