Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-12-25
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entertainments, the baZar, and the
social gatherings arranged for, the
Holidays ought not to be so dull in
Shepherdstown.
The rates of the Adams Express
Company from this place to Balti-
more and Washington have been in
creased % per cent. The tariff was
high enough before, seems to us.
The Town Council has been stricken
with remorse, and brilliant light
has been placed at the entrance to
the new town hall. When the. ladies
say let there be light there's got 10 be
light.
The American Farmer which has
been published in Baltimore for a
number of years past, has been re-
moved to Middletown, Md, from
which place it will be issued in the
future.
The skunk industry is a growing
business atBridgepOrt, we understand.
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animals are being caught for the sake
of their hides, which bring excellent
prices from furriers.
Mr.. Fl. Winship, general manager
of the chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
has authorized the announcement
that the water will be drawn from
the entire line OF the canal next Wed
nesday, the 30th inst.
Mr., George Turner has bought from
the heirs OF Jacob Sheetz, deceased,
the house and lot at the south end Of
Duke street for the sum of five hun
dred dollars. The house is occupied
at present by Mr. E. X Weise.
The REGISTERS Carrier Boy will be
around this week with a well-written
carriers address, and he will be glad
to receive a generous supply of quar-
tiers. He will not get mad if any one
gives him more than quarter
AID error in the advertisement of
! corporation bonds for sale last week
described the bonds as 10-40's. They
are 1020's-that is, they are to run not
less than ten years nor more than
twenty. This is a good investment.
The whole community ought to be
liberal toward the town hall bazar.
The ladies have given us a building
that has been for years needed in
Shepherdstown, and they ought to be
handsomely encouraged in the work.
The town of Harper's Ferry has re-
Gently secured government deeds
for the following parcels OF ground;
Camp Hill Park, Union Park, Pine
Hill Cemetery and Jefferson's Rock
lot. These will not 90 to the Wo rid
Fair.-Sentinel
Taylor Powell thinks his pen OF
hogs deserves honorable mention.
Six of them weighed LIS pounds, as
follows: 307, sol, 204, $50, PA and 259.
Dave johnson, cOlored. killed two
nice porkers, the weights being 4s1
and $50 pounds.
Messrs. j. w. and H. l.. Snyder have
purchased from Mr.. b. F. Harrison
the lot on Main street, between his
dwelling and that OF Mr.. j. w. Grant,
for the sum of five hundred dollars
cash. They will build upon it a pref
ty little cottage as home for their
mother.
Three hundred invitations for the
annual New Years Eve ball, at Hotel
Hamilton, in Hagerstown, are being
issued. The committee on invitation
are Admiral Fairfax. Col. Douglas
Col. Schley, J. G.. Lane, w. p. Tow
son. Frederick McComas and Edwin
J. Mckee.
While making repairs to the old
stone building belonging TO Mr.. J. c.
Lambert, OH Main street, the work
men found two very old copper coins
One was of the reign of George ii and
was made in 1871, and the other was
of George III, dated 1913. Both coins
were well preserved.
Mr.. J. ID. Derr informs us that they
are having a dry time down in his
neighborhood-abo Unionville. The
cisterns are giving out, the wells are
failing and all the streams are very
low. Many of theresidents are obliged
to haul water for household purposes
and drive stock to water.
Seven young men of Shepherds
town had a high time last Thursday
night, and disturbed the peace OF
Morrison's livery stable and offended
the dignity of the corporation law.
warrant against the offenders, and
each paid the sum OF five dollars
good and lawful money into the town
treasury.
The case OF Randolph Strider's ad-
ministrator against the Baltimore y
Ohio Railroad Company was tried in
the United states court at martins
burg last Saturday and resulted in
verdict for the railroad company.
E1-Gov. f. w. Wilson represented
the plaintiff, and Col. John A. Hutch
inson, Of Parkersburg, and Faulkner
and Ingles the company.
The Secretary OF State has issued
charter to the Merchants and Farm
ers' Bank of Martinsburg. Twenty
five thousand dollar. has been sub
scribed to the capital and $4,000 paid
IN. Shares are SO each and the priv
ilege is granted TO increase the capl-
tai to $50, 900. The following residents
of Martinsburg subscribe five hundred
shares each +. w. Bishop, j. Nelson