Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-01-09
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1891.
BRIEFS.

Wonder how those new resolutions
are holding out?
Now, girls, who will lead off this
new year with wedding?
The carpenters are hard at work on
the crib for the protection of Dam No.
4, on the canal.
jefferson Savings Bank declares its
usual dividend of % per cent for the
past six months.
The West Virginia State Grange
will meet in annual session at Charles
ton ON February 18th.
Send the editor the news of you
neighborhood and so make the REC
IsTER more interesting.
Mr.. Henry b. Rohrback, we
known resident of Sharpsburg, de
last week, aged IS years.
1t is said that there will be more
than the usual number of public sales
in this county this spring.
Natives Of Charlestown now living
in New York had d pleasant reunion
in that city the other night.
Don't you want to subscribe for the
REGISTER? You will get two dollars
worth of enjoyment out of it.
Mr.. Sam Hensell, of Knoxville
sends us the prettiest and most taste
full card calendar of the season.
The Statesman says that a bear was
y killed couple of weeks ago in Berke-
ley county, on Third Hill mountain.
Mr.. Walter Symons and Miss Kate
MYERS, both of Berryvile, ran away
to Hagerstown and got married last
week
Miss Lizzie Rohr, an aged resident
of Charlestown, died last Sunday
night after an illness Of ouly a few
hours.
A number of persons have begun
the New Year by subscribing for the
REGISTER. There's nothing like start
ing right.
The Masons OF this place hold their
annual banquet at the Entler hotei
on the evening Of December 27th' 81
Johns Day.
Remember that the REGISTER nee
is the place to get handsome sal 1ilIs
printed. We can beat the Jews ut
ing sale bills.
SOB, 900 worth Of winter goods le
greatest bargain sale ever of ID
Read Updegraffs' advertisemen'
to-day's paper.
Mr.. ID. w. Ramey has bought out
Mr. F. G. Buffers store at Hallto"n
and will go into the merchandise
bushes. at that place.
A colored man in Frederick county,
Md, was bitten by an Infatuated hog
and afterwards died of lockjaw The
wound itself was slight.
Mr.. Jacob b. Brown, a well known
citizen of Charlestown, formerly Of
Harper's Ferry, died on Saturday.
December eth, at an advanced age
The Alexandria Gazette has entered
upon its ninety-Second year, but rs TO
newsiness and general ability it does
not show the least sign Of decrepi-
tude.
Messrs. Blackford Bros, OF Shen-
andoah Junction, are putting up
neat Office for Mr.. S. j.. Williams, the
enterprising grain merchant of TIN"
place.
The bazaar held by the ladies during
the Holidays did pot come up to e1-
pectations pecuniarily. The ladies
however, did their part well, as thev
always do.
We are indebted to Washington 4
Alexander, the insurance agents al
Charlestown, for a lot of handsoms
calendars for 1891. They come il
very handy.
Misses Elise and Sallie Shepherd AM
Mr. Will Shepherd, of this place, al
tended the new year ball in Hagers-
town, which was, as usual, a very
brilliant affair.
Forest Grange will meet at its hal
this Friday afternoon at half past one
o'clock. All members are requested
to be in attendance, as there is i'm
portant business on hand.
The NaS wants the number of
State trustees of the State property
at Berkeley Springs reduced from
fourteen to smaller number. II
says the present board has the dry
rot.
Christmas and the Holidays passed
off very quietly in Shepherdstown
much after the usual fashion. On
Christmas day there was good fall
of snow, and the following week ex
cellent sleighing enlivened town and
country.
The Jefferson Permanent Building
Association has been char .ered by
the Secretary of State. Messrs. f
w. Brown, John A. Washington
Gustav Brown. r. A. Alexander and
other Charlestown men are the in,
corporators.
Sprague, tle nineteen-year old son
OF j. w. Bishop, of Martinsburg, met
with a horrible accident while play
ing polo with some friends in the rink
He was stru,k with one of the poles
and had oneeye knocked out Every
thing possible was done to save the
sight, but tits feared that it will be
DESTROYED.