Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-06-05
BRIEFS.
II paws to advertise:

Saturday is decoration day in Shep-
herdstown.
There has been a heavy drop in the
price of corn.
Its about time for the picnic sea-
son to open up.
\ drunken tramp was 10 dyed in the
Jail on Monday.
Good lunch for 25 cents on Saturday
bv the Town Hall Association.
A nice shower Wednesday evening
did growing things much good.
The Lutheran reunion at Pen Mar
will be held in August this year.
Corn is dropping lower and lower.
1t is only 60 cents bushel now.
The Jefferson Guards, Charlestown's
military company, have disbanded.
Mr. Daniel Hood. Harper's Ferry
citizen, is dead, at the age of 60 years.
Try the REGISTER from now until
the first of next January. 1t will cost
YOU but dollar
The REGISTER Office will be open
all day on Saturday-decoration day.
This is hint, of course.
Benjamin Malone, of Sharpsburg,
has been granted an increase Of pen
sion. receiving S72 per month.
\ patent has been granted AleXan-
der Parks, of Martinsburg, for u'iliz-
in. the waste of distilleries, etc.
The officials of Morgan's Grove are
having their printing done The
REGISTER Office is doing the work.
our esteemed friend, Thomas Leg
gett. is engaged in the turkey bust
ness. He will give further particu-
lars.
Berkeley Boy, fine young horse
valued at $500 belonging to Mr.. G.. a.
Weaver, of Martinsburg, died last
week.
The ladies OF Uvilla Hall will hold a
strawberry festival on Saturday, the
9th of June, for the benefit Of the
church.
Mrs. Annie T. Fox, eldest daughter
of the late James Bate Wager, form
erlyo Harper's Ferry, diedin Chicago
recently.
Mr. D. c. Moler is Dragging over
some of his "Lanminoor' pullets,
which are laying, though only five
months old.
Mr.. j. NJ. Slower, of Edgemont, cal
culates upon an average Of two bush
els from each of his peach trees. He
has 5000 bearing trees.
The commissioners OF Washington
county, Nd, have fixed the county
levy at rs cents on the hundred dol
lars, the same as last year.
Potomac Building Association No.
3 will offer for sale several shares OF
stock next Monday evening at 7.3C
o'clock at the REGISTER office.
Fresh sailed shad, sliced ham, Riv
erton roller flour, canned goods, fresh
groceries and provisions, candies,
crackers. etc, at Il. NJ. Billmyer's.
Mr.. Joseph T. Hoffman, senior
member of the banking firm Of Hotf-
man, Eavey L. Lane, died at his home
in Hagerstown on Tuesday, aged 81
years.
The purchase of several hundred
dollars worth of material for Job
work places the REGISTER office in
position TO do all sorts of work on
short notice.
The contractors who are rebuilding
the canal culvert this side of Harper
Ferry are getting their stone from
the fine quarry on the kloth farm OF
Mr.. Charles II. Knott.
Master Albert Cookus went out
with his little gun a few days ago and
came back with a big coon a few
hours later. He shot the animal
from the top of tree near town.
For decoration day you will want
new cabbage, tomatoes, onions, rad
ishes. cucumbers, pears, beans, ne"
potatoes, and strawberries-all OF
Which can be gotten at h. NJ. Billmy
ers store.
There has been some improvement
in our mail facilities. a pouch foi
western mail ON the Is. u Q. Railroad
i sent out from here at 4.55 p. III.
and one received from the same Ill
rection at 7.32 a. III.
Some weeks ago the REGISTER no
ted the fact that there was a plague
Of rats in this county. 1t seems tc
still exist, for tn, other day Mr.
Samuel L. Markle killed 104 OF the no
dents on his place near Middleway.
Diapers Dramatic Company, aeon
bination of Washington singers and
performers, gave two entertainments
here last week to big audiences. The
singers were particularly good, and
their music was of really fine order
The Freeport, ILL.,, Bulletin, in its &C
count of the sad death of Mr. jaime;
+. Porter, speaks of him IL the high
est terms. and also says that Miss Gil
bert, the young lady to whom he was
10 be married, is almost crazed witt
grief.
\ streak of luck has hit the news
paper men in Williamsport. The
publisher OF the Transcript has just
gotten q position in Washington, and
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