Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-12-25
BRIEFS.
Hurrah for Santa Claus :

Go 70 w. p. Licklider's for holiday
bargains.
Merry Christmas and HAPPY New
Year to you.
Do not shoot partridges now Take
care of them.
Remember the poor at this happy
Christmas time.
Santa Claus is the greatest man in
the country to-day.
What will leap year bring forth in
the way OF weddings.
jefferson Savings Bank will be
closed Christmas day.
The Graded School closed on Tu es-
day until January 4th.
The State Bar Association will meet
in Parkersburg January
The annual week of prayer begins
on Monday night, January 4th.
II you want holiday or new year
present, go to w. P. Lickliders
Steaming the cheeks for the com
pleIion is the latest feminine fad.
w. p. Licklider wishes everybody a
merry Christmas aud happy new
year.
Christmas comes but once year,
but when it comes it brings good
cheer.
The greatest of these is charity
and it is doubly sweet at the Christ
mas time.
In order to close out chamber, din
ner or tea sets, will offer low prices.
w. p Licklider.
Remember that a years subscrip-
ton to the REGISTER is fine gift for
al absent friend
A number Of former residents OF
Charlestown held reunion in New
last Monday night.
The big-footed boy has his innings
on Christmas morning when he takes
down his stocking.
w. P. Licklider's is the place to buy
boots, shoes and rubbers. Special
bargains offered now.
The current number Of the New
York Dramatic Mirror contains por-
trait of Mr.. r. d. Mclean.
There is every indication of a green
Christmas at this writing. Hope
there'll be no fat graveyard.
Go to the town hall bazar every
evening, for evory evening there will
be an interesting programme.
\ car load of Oliver chilled plows
and repairs just received by Wysong
X Schopp ,rt, Shepherdstown.
Diamond, ruby, emerald, pearl rings
including solitaires and clusters, at
Browns, the Charles Town jeweler
Stamp, mint, match, bon-bon boxes,
gold pens, pencils and tooth-picks.
Visit Brown, the Charles Town jew
eler.
Messrs. Washington 4 Alexander,
the insurance agents of Charlestown,
have our thanks. for number of pretty
calendars.
Shepherdstown, so far, ha. been
singularly free from the grippe, con
.dering the fact that it is so thick all
around us.
The .suppers served in the town
hall during the holidays will be first
class. And % cents is cheap enough,
that's certain.
The Shepherdstown merchants W no
have expressed themselves to the
REGISTER are we'll pleased with their
holiday trade.
Shsrpsburg had town election the
other day. 1t wasn't done right,
though, and they will have another
on next Thursday.
Samuel Colbert, who lives at Mr..
Alex. Crows, near Sharpsburg, cut
his foot very badly with an axe while
chopping wood the other day.
Potomac Building Association No
8 will offer for sale several shares of
stock next Monday evening at 100
o'clock at the REGISTER office.
Mr.. J. Davis Billmyer hasa splendid
music box that will be given TO the
lucky person who guesses nearest
the number of seeds in big pumpkin
Souvenir spoons in solid silver
with John Browns scaffold etched in
bowl, just as it happened Dec. 2, 1852,
al Browns jswelry store, Charles
Town.
a Young colorsd man known as
''Top,e," from Harper's Ferry, was
killed at Sandy Hook one day last
week while he was under the influence
OF liquor.
4 New Jersey firm offers TO move
their knitting mills to Harpers Ferry
if the sum Of $4,000 is guaranteed the
enterprise. Seventy-6ve hands are
10 be employed.
Ice II couple of inches thick was
formed the past week-enough to al
low the boys little fun at skating
and 10 furnish the ice-cream dealers
with temporary supply.
G. w. Brown, the jeweler, offers
hi, entire stock of holiday goods to
Christmas shoppers at extremely low
prices-stock larger than ever. Visit
his store at Charlestown.
If anybody can beat Mrs. Laura
MOlsr at raising turkeys, let's hear