Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-10-02
BRIEFS.

in Shepnerus'o""'
Same new pavements. ought to be
"a b,fore winter sets in.
NJ w y. Lemen has treated him
.uto a new delivery wagon.
x,tice-Palmbsum's store, Charles
avn will be closed October Sd and
eth.
Tn. small boy has his eye on the
walnut crop, which is big one this
year.
Mr. JohnF. Lancaster, u wellknown
.+i,sn OF Berryville, died last week,
aged 50 years.
The river is low and clear-and lots
=, bass have been caught the past
couple OF weeks.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad is
bujlding for itself six splendid new
passenger coaches.
Read what J. ID. Billrnyer has to say
about his goods this week. You can
get bargains at his store.
meeting of the West Virginia
State Board of Agriculture will bs
held at Morgantown next week.
Mr.. George w. Duke has opened up
restaurant and lunch room in the
basement under the Entler Hotel.
Mrs. NJ. L. Harrington has gotten
in her new fall millinery and dry
goods. See advertisement this week.
Senator Faulkner was the orator at
the State Convention of Democratic
Clubs at Spokane Falls, Washington,
last Wednesday.
The engine attached to the morning
freight jumped the track near
Gr;mes's on Wednesday, delaying the
mail train over an hour.
Mr.. Fred. Futterer rode on bi-
cvcle from Hagerstown to Baltimore,
ssventy-two miles, in six hours, sew
enteen and one-half minutes.
Fresh bologna, extra dried beef,
groceries, sweet and Irish potatoes,
and the Kickapoo Indian remedies
all for sale at j. S. Jennings.
No Baltimore papers were received
here last Monday, careless postal
clerk having probably dumped them
some where else along the line.
A flock of cartridges came to town
Monday evening, where they spent
the night. They evidently felt cheer
full, from the way they whistled.
A colt belonging to Mr.. Berry f.
Carter got frightened and ran out Of
town Wednesday morning about a
mile minute. No damage was done.
Burning leaves and rubbish is one
way Of cleaning the streets. but the
dissgreeable smoke that fills the
houses is not as pleasant as it might
be-
Thompson & Tabler, the Martins
burg clothiers, have a new advertise
ment this week, which tells all about
their wonderful stock Of clothing.
Read it.
The State Board of Health for this
district will meet in Martinsburg on
Thursday, October .Sth, to examine
applicants for license to practice
medicine
Kingston H., Mr.. Lewis Getzen-
danuers handsome chestnut stallion,
died few day ago from the effects
Of burns caused by the recent fire in
Charlestown.
Thomas l.. Cropley, of Washington,
has presented Storer College, at Har-
per's Ferry, with a fine telescope,
which will soon be mounted on the
college chapel.
Several weeks ago Henry Shipley,
aged IL years, living at Dam No. A,
was kicked in the stomach by mule
Peritonitis set in and the young man
died on Saturday.
The Democrats Of the fourth Mary
land district have nominated Judge
Henry Kyd Douglas for Il full judicial
term. His opponent is Edward Stake,
Esq, also of Hagerstown.
All the breaks on the canal have
been repaired, and navigation is un-
interrupted along the whole line.
Boats are now running through from
Cumberland to Georgetown.
The first meeting the Teachers As
ISOLATION OF Jefferson county will
meet in the stone School-house at
Charlestown, Saturday, October Sd,
1891, at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Miss Ida V. Snowman, daughter of
Ar. Adam Snowman, of Shenandoah
Junction, was stung on the hand by
corn worm one day last week, from
the effects of which she suffered Sc
verely.
Mr. Edward Elliott has received bis
stock Of new goods, aid is now ready
Tor business on Shows corner. He
expects to start his bakery in full
blast OH Monday. Advertisement
next week.
While working on the new lime
Kiln building at Bakerton the other
day Mr.. Harry Huff fell off the
structure and bruised himself to con-
siderable extent. Fortunately no
bones were broken.
The retaining walls on either side
oil the National road, on East Main
street, Sharpsburg, near the National
Cemetery, will be improved with
coping OF North river blue stone.
T.