Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-03-20
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FRIDAY. MARCH 90, 1891.
BRIEFS.

Easter flowers, hats, and millinery
goods, at Mrs. NJ. l.. Herrington'S.
w. p. Licklider wants to trade for
80 small country hams, also onion sets.
1t will pay you if you need shoes to
call and get prices Of w. p. Licklider
1t costs the government $4,000 in
one wear for Irvine to tie up mail
packages
The ex-Confederates OF Berkeley
county will have reunion at Mar
tinsburg soon.
DIR. Tanners big sale will be held
next Tuesday a large crowd will un-
doubtedly be there.
J.. y. Trussell has twelve or fifteen
nice thrifty shoats of different sizes
for sale. Call early.
Mr.. VIM. l.. Arthur's new house is
under roof. Mr. Samuel p. Humrich-
house is the contractor.
Thread, linen, hand and machine
made laces, best blocked linen tape,
at Mrs. NJ. L. Herrington's.
Thank goodness-the ground-hog's
reign is over. We can do without
anykind of rain for awhile now.
Ferry's garden and flower seeds;
cracked oyster shell; forks, shOvelS,
hoes. rakes and nails, at w. =. Lickli-
ders.
IL has been discovered why II mans
hair turns gray quicker than his
moustache-it is about twenty years
older.
Green apples, cheese, maccaroni,
dried corn, dried fruits also tiae line
of tobacco and cigars, at w. p. Lick
lider's
One hundred and sixty bushels Of
choice seed oats, and four or five
horses and mules, for sale by VIM. H.
Billmyer.
Received this week at Trussell's,
Boston baked beans, dried beef, boz
logna sausage, 5. G. hams and picked
pigs feet.
1t is stated that three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars worth of gold
is put into the mouths Of people by
dentists every year.
Capt. Lee II. Moler celebrated his
birthday last Thursday by having a
big dinner, to which number of his
friends were invited.
Fresh layer figs, bananas, oranges.
lemons, crackers, syrups, \. o. mo
las.es. dried apples, and California
peaches, at Trussells.
All persons interested in the cause
of temperance are invited to meet in
the Y. NJ. c. \. room on Tuesday
evening next at O'Clock.
w. p. Licklider'sis headquarters for
china and glass. Call and see the new
goods he received this week, and see
how cheap you can buy them.
Two silk sun umbrellas have been
left at one Of the Shepherdstown
stores. The owners are requested 20
prove property and take them away.
w. p. Licklider received this week
two original crates Of ware, one as
sorted white granite, the other of dec
grated dinner, tea and chamber sets.
II the almanac is right, spring ar
rives here to-day at 90 minutes past
4o'clock. The days and nights are
now equal and the nerval equinox is
due.
Mr.. Albertus Spencer, OF Harper's
Ferry, will build house opposite
that place capable OF accommodating
a hundred laborers on the G. & o..
Canal.
New ginghams, outings, white
goods, best brands OF muslins,
bleached and unbleached, always in
stock; also sheeting, at Mrs. NJ. H..
Herrington's.
Haeley the Outftter, at Charles
town. is booming business. He has
his spring stock mostly waiting for
the clouds to pass by so the custo-
mers will buy.
The Martinsburg City Council has
granted the application of Geo. NJ.
Bowers and Stuart w. Walker for
permission to establish and operate u
street railway in that place.
Ferdinand, the fine imported
Percheron stallion belonging TO Mr..
J. Luther Ropp, of Berkeley county,
died last week, of congestion of the
bowels. The horse cost $1,000.
Front Royal and Riverton are to be
provided with an excellent system of
water-works. a contract has also
been signed for the early establish
ment OF a first-class electric light
plant.
Jacob IL. Cookus is burning lime
on the river hill, and is now ready TO
fill orders in any quantities. Salts
faction guaranteed. Farmers desir-
ing to lime their land should look af-
ter this matter.
There's something new under the
sun. Button hole parties are the
latest, and if all are as enjoyable as
the one held at the residence of Mrs.
Il. G. Marten on Monday afternoon
last they are destined to become pop
ular. The only objection to them is
that they are exclusively for the fair
sex. At Mrs. Martens the young
ladies worked So button-holes and
then ate a splendid supperprovided by
the hostess Miss Annie Licklider
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