Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-01-23
FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1891.
BRIEFS.

A pension has been granted
Charles Zimmerman, of Martinsburg.
Luray is going to try another bank
"A national bank with $3.50, 900 capt.
tai
Hon b. ID. Gibson has our thanks
for nublic documents sent us from
Charleston.
The grand jury for Berkeley county
returned about fifty indictments at
this term of court.
Go TO Licklider's for dried and evap-
GRATED apples, green apples. oranges
70 cents per dozen.
The man who predicted that we
would have some sort of weather this
winter hit it exactly.
County Court meets next Monday
the Goth, and the circuit Court con-
venes February 10th.
Subscribe for the REGIsTKR-the
best paper in the three counties OF
the Eastern Panhandle.
The REGISTER Office has been hav-
ing a great rush OF job work recently.
But that's what we like.
Before the boom you could ride in
the Charlestown hotel hacks for 10
cents. Now il costs 20 cents.
You can get stone milk pots and
boots at cost Bargains in china and
glassware at w. p. Licklider's.
We are indebted to Senator Knott
and Delegate cambridge for copies OF
the Senate and House journals.
The flowers will bloom in the spring
ira la, before the sound OF the boat
mans horn will be heard, ira la.
There's something extremelyirritat-
ing about the monotonous Irregular
tvof the northbound passenger trains.
Henry Turner, well-known col
ored man of this place, has been
granted a pension by the govern
ment.
When you need choice fresh gro
ceries call at Licklider's, where they
sell cheap for cash or trade. He has
full stock.
There are over 10000 barrels OF
whiskey in the bonded warehouse OF
the Hannis Distilling Company at
Martinsburg.
Mr.. James Brannon, OF Harper's
Ferry, whilst coupling cars at Pitts
burg, had three fingers OF his right
hand cut of.
Mr.. John Brown, one Of the oldest
employees of the b. 4 o. shops at
Martinsburg, died last Saturday,
aged 81 years.
Mr.. Elmer Grim, who fell from
house in Martinsburg some time ago,
has died from his injuries. He was
"A years Of age.
Land must certainly be cheap in
Berkeley county. A tract Of 500 acres,
near Tomahawk Springs, was sold
last week for $3.50.
Several persons from this place took
advantage of the b. & O. excursion on
Thursday to make visit to Washing
ton and Baltimore.
Now is your chance for bargains.
You can get decorated chamber sets,
worth $3.50, for 40, and SO sets for
81, at w. p. Licklider's.
Mr. Robert n. Lemen is walking on
crutches just now-one OF his horses
fell upon his foot the other day and
injured it quite painfully.
There was grand legislative ball
at the capitol in Charleston Tuesday
night, and we are informed that JEFF
ferson's representatives slunga grace
full foot.
The fact remains that the REGIS
TER office is turning out the finest
sale bills in this section. And fortu-
nately for us the farmers are aware OF
this fact.
Oscar Smith, well-known colored
man, who has been on the verge Of
the grave, apparently, for a number
of wears, died last week from con-
sumption.
The MOrgan's Grove Agricultural
Exhibition will be held this year the
first week in September-Tuesd
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
the LIST, Cd, Sd and 4th.
One OF the REGISTERS subscribers
last week sent check to pay for the
paper up to May IS, 1898. And the
kindest expressions in regard to the
REGISTER accompanied the letter,
too.
An amateur minstrel troupe, com
posed OF young men from Shepherds
town and Sharpsburg, held an enter
tainment at Boonsboro the other
night and cleared thirty cents a
piece
Mr. Levi Porter has moved into the
bridge house, on this side of the river,
with his family, Mrs Chapline hav-
ing moved into part of Mr.. Gatrelrs
house Mrs. Jones moved into the
house vacated by Mr.. Porter.
The town Of Brunswick Is booming.
Contracts have been closed for the
erection of forty dwelling-houses, a
newspaper and bank are to be
started there, and it is said a bridge
will be built across the Potomac at
that place.
Levi Beebe, Of Lee, Mass, who