Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-02-27
BRIEFS.

Be sure and pay your taxes.
The wheat is looking very well.
Large lot of choice clover seed at
Hodges.
Go TO the temperance meeting Sat
urday night.
Now let the boat-horn foot and the
canal mCles bray.
Chicken-p ox is said to be prevalent
among the children OF Martinsburg.
A Hagerstown man on wager Of
81, ate 90 oranges in fifteen minutes.
We are indebted to Mr.. John w.
Fawcett for copies Of st. Louis pa
pers.
He who has doubted the ground
hog heretofore need doubt him no
longer
II the grape vines have not been
trimmed the work ought to be done
at once.
The town clock is working first-rate
since Jeweler Lewis gave it an over
hauling.
The father of Rev. f. II. Delk, Of
Haserstown, died in Philadelphia
last week.
For Sale-A nice rosewood piano,
second hand, but well used. Apply
TO J. s Fleming.
In tipping your hat to a lady. the
correct thing now is to raise the hat
straight up from the head.
The BOYS are very busy playing
marbles nowadays-which is proba-
bly all indication Of spring.
Shepherdstown dealers are paying
from "a to Sc cents bushel for corn,
and 81 cents TO s1.00 for wheat.
Old Scott, the venerable family
horse of Mr.. I. Ii. Davis, died few
days ago. He was 25 years old.
The McLean-Prescott theatrical
company played at the Third Avenue
Theatre in New York last week.
If you do not pay your taxes by
next Monday you will not be allowed
TO vote at the corporation election.
1t is stated that the McKaig Iron
and Steel Shafting Works of Cumber-
land will be moved to Martinsburg.
Some of the corporation crossings
would be the better for a little at
tention. They are in need of raising.
The Masons of Charlestown had
very enjoyable banquet at Washing
ton Hall in that place last Friday
night
\ big pane of glass in the door of
Mr.. Jos. L. Cookus's meat shop was
accidentally broken Wednesday
evening.
While out driving near Martins
the other day Champion O'Byrne was
thrown from the vehicle and very
badly injured.
Prof. Lippman, a Frenshman, has
discovered a process by which photo
graphing in colors may be successful
ly accomplished.
The Ladies' Auxiliary TO the Y. NJ.
C. 4. will meet in the Association
room on Friday afternoon, March
9th, at o'clock.
Mr. Frank NJ. Logic, son Of DIR.
James Logic, OF this county, was ad-
United to practice in the Circuit Court
OF jefferson last week.
If some people in this world were
as big as they think they are, it would
take mighty tight crowding to find
room for the rest Of us.
People ought to eat turnips now If
they want to save money. Turnips
are only cents peck, while pota-
toes will cost you % cents.
Potomac Building Association No.
3 will offer for sale several shares of
stock next Monday evening at 73O
o'clock at the REGISTER Office.
Mr. Haggerty, of Sharpsburg, drew
very handsome slumber robe that
was Glanced off for the benefit of the
Catholic Chapel in Shepherdstown.
Mr.. James F. Thompson, of Mar
tinsLurg, we'll known here, has re-
Gently built handsome new house Ill
that place, and has just moved intoit.
4 small building has been put up
on the railroad company's property
near the river for the storage of dy-
Mantle and gunpowder used at the
stone crusher.
\ great deal of water :cress is be
ing shipped from this place to New
York City Most of it is obtained
from Morgan's Spring and the streams
that flow from it.
Mr.. +. b. Souder. has beautiful
live eagle, which measures seven feet
from tip to tip Of wings. 1t was shot
and captured last week by Mr.. Ger
ard Rissler.-Spd1t.
Messrs S. J. and Harry Il. Graham
have commenced the publication OF
The True Democrat" a weekly
newspaper, in Baltimore. Mr.. Il. H.
Graham is the editor.
There will be grand African con
cert in the old school-house Friday
and Saturday evening by company
composed of colored talent from this
place and Harper's Ferry.
There's great deal OF excitement
over the silver bill, but we are still