Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-17
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FRIDAY. APRIL II, 1891.
BRIEFS.

Large checks are fashionable-in
law suits.
Whitewash and plenty of it is sea
souable now.
Garden-making is the order of the
day at present.
There are So saloons over in Wash
ington county, Md.
Forepaugh's circus will exhibit in
Martinsburg May list.
Chicken thieves are at work in the
Charlestown neighborhood.
Mrs. w. w. WentZell, of Bolivar, has
a talla lily plant bearing double bloom.
The Masons of Hagerstown are
thinking of building u fine new tenn
gle.
The record was kept up last Satur-
day by the usual steady downpour of
rain.
The man who has been wearing a
straw hat all winter will soon be in
-A'''
style.
II j. said that there are $4,000 mem
beers of the Farmers Alliance in West
Virginia.
Mr.. G. r. Hardesty is making large
shipments of export cattle from Sum
nit Point.
liza lovely woman smacks you on
one cheek you should turn her the
other also.
There seems TO be regular cpl
drmic of Opponents from Virginia to
Ha.erstown.
Fresh fish in any quantity at r. NJ.
EHImyers Also full line of white
wash brushes.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
ard d. Moore, of Charlestown, died
uu the 4th inst.
Master Harvey Greenwood has gone
into business-he is clerking in Mr..
Irudleton's store.
The school election will be held on
the 10Th of May. 1t will not be held
uuder the new law.
The bass have been biting this week
and some fine ones have been offered
for sale on the streets.
\ new glass company has been or
sauized at Hagerstown. We hope it
will not be easily broken.
The Town Council is certainly do
ins the right thing i'll requiring that
bad sidewalks be repaired.
They say that one reason that
Washington never told a lie was be
cause he never went fishing.
Weatherwise old folks say that the
Apri! moon is "a cold one this year
that is. it lies far TO the North.
The County Commissioners are con
,idering the feasibility of heating the
courthouse and Jail by steam.
Jacob II. Cookus is now furnishing
tirst-class lime at the kiln in Shep
hrrdstown at 20 and - cents bushel
They say if you will chew couple
of dandelion leaves it will cause you
to sleep if YOU areinclined to be wake
iul
The April returns TO the Depart
meut Of Agriculture make the condi-
-fous of winter wheat 800 and of rye
gj.4
The sidewalk in front of the Parran
properly has been repaired and the
obstructive steps of the porch re
moved
Mr.. George Dukehart, prominent
citizen of Baltimore, is dead He was
a brother of Mrs. y. ID. Baker, of Mar
tinsbUrS.
Mr.. John Ii. Moler is opening VI
the new road beginning near Mich
oils shop and extending p miles tc
EEgle's Switch.
The ladies Of the Episcopal Church
are making their plans for straw
berry festival as soon as the strawber
rir> can be obtained.
The REGISTER Office has Just gotten
in lot of handsome new type again
for Job work. We can do all sorts OF
printing in first-class style.
As may be seen by advertisement il
another column, the real estate OF
the late James Ii. Grove is TO be solo
at public sale Oh the Sth Of May.
No town ought to be without a fire
engine. Charlestown needed one
very badly last week-not for fire
but to pump tie water out of the
cellars.
Mr.. J. :. Bragonier is having a new
tin roof placed upon bis house OF
New street by Mr.. ii. c. Marten
Other repairs are also being made Il
the property.
Roger Chew. son Of Col. II. =. Chew
of CuarlestOwn, fell out OF the door o
the schooi-house at Berryville the
other day and broke his collar bone.
The composition" of the small DO!
on Soap" was rs follows: Soap /
put up in cakes that smell nice bu
taste awful My Pa says the rs
kimoze don't use soap. l wish wa
n Eskimoze.'
MIR. J. ID. Swartz, the old reliable
8agerstown clothier and furnlsher
has new advertisement on the sec
ond page this week. Mr. SwarH
never misses il when il comes to CIV
iug YOU a good lii. tie is reliable al
around.
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