Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-07-03
BRIEFS.

The canning factory at Leetown Is
ready for business.
Rowing parties on the river are
popular and pleasant.
The youths of Shepherdstown are
organizing another baseball club.
Raspberries have been selling at
% cents gallon in Shepherdstown,
Bacon, lemons, bananas, and full
stock of groceries, at w. P. Licklider's.
Mason's jars, tumblers, goblets,
gun rings, glassware and china, at
w. p Licklider's.
Spring chickens are on the market
and though high in price they are ex-
tremely toothsome.
The ladies of the Reformed Church
will hold a lawn festival in College
ward July 10th and 18th.
There's one thing about tits a
good deal cheaper to borrow news
paper than TO subscribe.
The story on the first page Of the
REGISTER this week is a strong pro-
duction of a master mind.
Mr.. Mayberry Beeler bought the
house and lot of William H. Nicode-
mus, in Sharpsburg, for $685.
John Kennedy, a native of Berkeley
county, died recently at the Insane
ASYLUM at Weston, aged 35 years.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Y. NJ.
c. \. will meet this Friday afternoon
ar o'clock in the Association room.
Mr.. d. H. Dodd has been appointed
principal of the fourth ward school in
Martinsburg, in place of j. l.. f.
Combs, resigned.
Shenandoah, Va, is to have a big
celebration on the 4th of July. The
Shepherdstown Band will make sweet
music on that occasion.
An Iowa telegram says corn grew
there three inches in one day recently.
We are afraid "old rye has some
thing TO do with this yarn.
Mrs. Mary Blake, of Martinsburg,
recently had a tooth extracted. Blood
poisoning set in and in few days she
died She was AZ years of age.
Mrs. Katie Cushaw, of Hagerstown,
cousin of Mr.. Jacob Wintermoyer,
OF this place. was paralyzed last Mon
day and is not expected to recover.
Mr.. Dallas Furr, one of the ''cattle
kings" of Loudoun county, sold up
wards of fifty beef cattle few days
since at an average of $50 per head.
Prof Luscomb, for many years in
structor of the Martinsburg City
Band, has resigned that position to
accept a similar one at Shelby, Ohio
Mr.. A. f. Lambert and Miss Kearns
were married in Martinsburg last
week, Rev. w. H. Chapman perform
ing the ceremony. Both are popular
residents of Martinsburg.
The country seems to be fairly alive
with cartridges, and those who know
say that there is an unusually great
number of young ones. Therell be
some fine sport this fall.
The Martinsburg Statesman says {:
the Joshua g. Tabler land was sold
Oh Saturday last by special commits
sioners Aler and Westenhaver, to E.
q. Tabler, for S12.5 so an acre.
While some young ladies and gen
temen were out rowing on the Poto-
mac the other evening a good sized
bass jumped into the boat. Next
morning it adorned a frying-pan.
If Uncle Jerry Rusk. the boss agri-
culturist, who is also chief weather
sharp, wishes to keep on the good
side of the ladies he will allow no rains
on Mondays. Monday is washday.
We are indebted to Mrs. Daniel
Link. from the neighbOrhood of I'm
ionville, for some very fine new pota-
toes and beets. They were large and
well matured, and, we think, pretty
hard to beat.
Mayor Doll and some aides were
fired upon while attempting to arrest
some disorderly colored excursionists
on Island Park Thursday of last
week. As it was twilight time and
the officers were not prepared for war,
the miscreants got away.-SentineL
Mrs. Annie Middlekauff. wife of Mr..
William Middlekauff and daughter of
Mr. Samuel |. Piper, of Washington
county, died last week of typhoid
malarial fever aged SO years, leaving
four small children. Mrs. Middle
kautf had number of friends in this
community, who greatly deplore her
uutimely death.
One of the results of the growth OF
Salem, Va, is likely TO be the selec-
! ton of new site for Roanoka Col
Il lege. The present site of nearly 20
4 acres at the head of College avenue
has become very valuable, and as a
ID larger and better site can be secured
on advantageous terms. the question
4 OF making this important change is
4 being seriously considered
q Ii is said that Cushwa & Bro, car
= penters, and Geo. W. Buxton, all of
4 Martinsburg have been awarded the
q contract for the contemplated addi-
ton and improvements of the school
building for the education of the deaf
and the blind children of this State,
3 located in Romney, for the sum of