Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-29
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FRIDAY. MAY 90, 1891.
BRIEFS.

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w. p. Licklider's.
Sliced ham always on hand at r.
NJ. Billmyer's store.
w. p. Licklider has some bargains
in shoes. Call and see them.
grown strawberries are on
the market-and they are mighty
nice.
Mr.. Thomas Callahan is having his
dwelling-house painted by Mr.. Jacob
Ferrell.
Riverton roller -four, the best on
the market, is again sold by K. NJ.
Billmyer.
Morgan's Grove is flourishing-one
evidence of which is a ten per cent.
dividend.
The proceedings of the May term of
the County Court will be found in
another column.
\ new lot of shoes just received by
K. NJ Billmyer-all sizes and prices.
Call and see them.
The price of tea is going up. The
Wholesale price has advanced two to
four cents pound.
Now is the time to supply your
table with china and glassware. Call
AT W. p. Licklider's.
The cart lost at the Cement Mill a
couple of months ago was tished out
Of the river last week.
The wheat has improved very much
during the past two weeks-the result
Of the frequent showers.
X. NJ. Billmyer has a full line of
fresh canned goods, Harrisburg bacon,
fine groceries, provisions, sc.
The old stable on the property of
Mr.. Joseph Byers has been torn down
and new one built in its place.
Pickles, cracked corn, rice, dri ed
corn, bologna, beans, prunes, raisins
and currants at w. p. Licklider's.
Warmers safe yeast and Riverton
roller flour will make the best bread.
Both to be had at X. NJ. Billmyer's.
DESTIsTRY-I will be at Shenan-
doah Junction on June I'd. Office at
J. b. Furtney's. II. G. SToTLER.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Y. NJ.
c. 4. will meet in the College room
Oh Friday, June 5th, at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Mr. X. T. Keesecker was last week
elected superintendent of schools in
Berkeley county over Mr.. ID. H. Dodd
by IS majority.
If you want something particularly
fine in the way of coffee, call and get
some of the Mocha and Java mixed at
r. NJ Billmyer's.
Mr. r. p McGiincy has our thanks
for San Francisco paper containing
all account Of Hon. VIM. L. Wilson $
visit to that city.
\ boy in the country writes to his
sister in the city, thus: Il am having
lots of fun. Yesterday had horse
back ride on cow"
Potomac Building Association No.
3 will offer for sale several shares of
stock next Monday evening at $50
o'clock at the REGISTER office.
The ever-interesting Berkeley
Springs NeirS has grown. Last week
it came out in an enlarged form, and
more newsy and sparkling than ever.
The new bell of the Catholic Chapel
was swung into position last Satur-
day. 1t has a tone somewhat similar
to that of the Presbyterian church
bell.
The land Improvement company at
Frederick, Md, had lot sale on Mon
day. and $4,000 worth of lots were
sold. ranging in price from 500 to
$3.50.
Considerable improvement to the
looks of Main street was made this
week by number of merchants, who
had the mud scraped up and hauled
away.
Mr.. John K. McGraw has opened
what is known as the McGraw House
i'll the property on the northeast
corner of the public square in Sharps-
burg
The commencement exercises OF
Storer College at Harper's Ferry will
be held on Saturday of this week,
May 30th, and the programme calls
for a most interesting day.
Captain Edward Maxwell, aged IS
years, one of Martinsburg's best
known citizens, died last Friday night
after a lingering illness. He was a
prominent Mason for many years.
The Hagerstown Mail prints this;
Mr.. w. l.. Schlelch, OF this city, sue
ceeded in landing a monster black
bass at Peckham, on the Virginia side
Of the Potomac The fish weighs 7
pounds and 2 ounce"
Bear in mind the fact that the la
dies Of Duffields will hold a strawber-
~ festival at that place June 18th
and 18th, the object of which is to
raise money to pay off the balance of
the debt on the Episcopal Chapel. -
1t is surprising how few variety of
words people use. OF the 125, 900 words
comprising the English language,
Shakespeare used but $4,000 in COM
dosing his dramas. An ignorant per
son has a vocabulary of but 300 words.