Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-07-17
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FRIDAY. JULY II, 1891.
Briefs.


week.
There is talk of establishing brew
ery at Hagerstown.
There will not be another legal holt
dav until Thanksgiving.
There was another fine shower of
rain Tuesday afternoon.
Apples areplentiful and peaches are
beginning TO come into market.
The b. 4 0. Y. NJ. C. A. will have its
annual picnic at Island Park July cath.
The splendid Shepherd turnpike is
very popular drive these fine even
ings.
The iron fence surrounding the
Episcopal Church is being painted
black.
Its cheaper to borrow paper than
10 subscribe But who would be a
borrower?
Harper's Ferry has a uniformed
policeman, of whom the folks are
very proud.
The canal workmen are putting in
the new lock gates at the lock oppo-
site Shepherdstown.
Every family ought to have good
newspaper in it-one like the REG
I>rER, for instance.
The salary of the postmaster at
MartinSburg has been increased from
$500 TO $1,000 per annum.
Call at Lee i Dandridges and ex
anime their line of bicycles, which
they are selling at reduced prices.
Little Laura Reinhart, daughter Of
4 Mr. VIM. l.. Reinhart, fell from fence
some days ago and broke her arm.
\ Martinsburg woman recently
broke her arm while trying to scratch
n her back. Where was her husband?
The annual races of the Shenan-
4 doah Driving Park Association will
be- held at Berryville August 18th and
2Oth.
Its time TO be getting yo ur exhibits
for Morsan's Grove in shape. The
fair this year is going to be fine
& one.
Mr. Charles b. Humrickhouse is the
victim of big and painful carbuncle,
which has taken up its abode on his
forehead.
\ certain Shepherdstown woman
SAYS her husband is three-handed
man-right hand, left-hand, and lit
tie behind hand.
The soda water fountain at DIR. Glib
sons drug store has been started up
and YOU can get refreshing drink
there at any time.
The ladies Of the Reformed Church
q had charming weather for their lawn
festival last week. They cleared S54
from the entertainments
The first boat was loaded on the ca
ma in Cumberland, at the Consolida-
ton Coal COmpany's wharf on Thurs
4 day. since the flood in 1899
The old wooden bridge at Schop-
pert's Ford, on the Opequon, has been
4 torn down, and will shortly be re-
i placed by new iron bridge.
Mr. Brose Hendricks two-horse
wagon ran over Frank Morrison a few
days ago, but the only damage done
,,.... 4, gli,ht1,, hrnicaI loo,
Mr. William Updegraff, of Hagers-
town, with his family has started on all
other tour This time they will do
the New England States and Canada.
Mrs Mary Quigley has been i'll at
her home in Shepherdstov this
q week. Mrs. Lizzie Bell was also very
sick the first of the week, but is now
i better.
1t is said that the price of Mason's
and other popular makes of fruit jars
are 10 90 still higher, owing to the
great demand for them caused by the
biz fruit crop.
The County Alliance of Jefferson
county will meet at the court house in
4 Charlestown on Saturday, the 18th, at
4 10 a. III. Officers for the ensuing year
are 10 be elected.
Mr.. Jacob NJ. Seibert, who was for
number of years a magistrate and
president of the Berkeley county
court died at his home at Fallings
Il Waters last week, aged IS years.
Haserstown is considerably agitated
over her street railway project. The
mayor and council are wisely going
very slow in the ma tier of giving away
valuable franchises TO soulless corpor-
atoms
The town council of Charlestown
has fixed the corporation levy for this
year at 80 cents OH each 800 of per
Sonal property and real estate, Sl.5O
head tax, Sl.OO on dogs and $500 on
bitches.
The stone bridge on the Boonsbo
and Sharpsburg turnpike across the
Autirtam creek, which tumbled down
several weeks ago, and the old wood
en bridge in Keedysville, on the same
road. are to be replaced by iron struc-
Fl lures.
The fine barn of Mrs. Julia Bowie,
near Clarke Station, Loudoun county,
was destroyed by fire last week. The
farming implements, carriage and
sleigh contained therein were burned,
while the horses and other stock were