Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-01-15
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sion ~ Winchester.
It is said that there is a case OF
smallpox near Martinsburg.
DIR Reinhold J. Hahn died in Ha-
serstown last week, aged Il years.
Mr. A. Kogelschatz, of Martinsburg,
has been granted government pen
sion.
II is said that the glass works at
Buena Vista, Va, is in financial diff
Guilty.
The only persons that make light
NJ the grip are the ones who haven't
had it.
There is a great deal of sickness in
town and country. The grip has
many victims.
The Hagerstown biscuit factory was
sold atpubic auction Tuesday to John
Spit Imam for $1,000.
There was enough rain Tuesday and
Wednesday nights TO drown a miller.
IT 'ust poured down.
The BOYS and girls had lots of fun
the past week coasting and skating
on the Reynolds pond.
The civil service commission will
hold railway examination at Mar
tinsburg on January Goth.
Harrison l.. Glove, a former resi-
dent of Harper's Ferry, died in Will
minston, n. c., last week.
The County Alliance will meet in
Charlestown on Saturday morning,
January Esd, at 1890 o'clock.
We are indebted to our friend Sam
mel D. Barnhart, OF Roanoke, for in
teresting newspapers from that place.
Its hardly necessary to call atten-
ton TO the big advertisement of the
w. l.. Douglas Shoe Co, 1t speaks
for itself.
II. 5. Hyde, Of Martinsburg, has
purchased the Vanmeter farm, near
Vauclevesville. He will make a fruit
farm Of it.
The Baltimore Sun Almanac for
1892. one of the most useful Of publ
cations, has been received from the
publishers.
Charles G.. and Thomas Il. Lemon
have dissolved partnership In Mar.
tinsburg. The former will continue
the business.
Mr.. d. II. Funk has sold the Han
cock Star TO Frank l.. Carl and Lewis
H. Hewitt. They will run the paper
in the future.
Mr.. Arthur Hawks, OF Baltimore,
will give his "Deestrict Skule' en-
tertainment in Shepherdstown some
time next month.
The new subscribers are still coming
in. The subscription list OF the REG
IsTgR is now way ahead of anything
in its past history.
Johnston & Co., wholesale paper
dealers, of Harrisburg, Pa, have sent
us what is by long odds the hand
soonest calendar OF the season.
Subscribe for the Neps. the besi
paper in the Valley Winchester Netos
Say next TO the best, and well come
pretty near agreeing with you.
Mr.. b. +. Harrison, cashier Of the
Jefferson Savings Bank, was laid NJ
with the grip this week. Mr.. w. y
Lemen took his place in the Bank.
Col. George A. Porterfield has dis
posed OF his farm in this county, nea
the Bower" $40 acres, to Mr.. Georg
Washington, of this Press
Mr.. John Wells, foreman Of thu
passenger car department OF the Roa
noke Machine Works, died suddenl.
while on his way to work a few day
ago.
IL the REGISTER is not as bright a
usual this week. blame it on the grip
Its mighty hard to get out an inter
esting paper with the grip a-grippinl
you
The town clock was stopped all the
past week at 20minutes past 9 o'clock
and it was so ashamed of itself it KEEP
its hands before its face all the time
1t started off again on Wednesday.
Father Wilson has been in oul
midst only about seven years-CharIes
torn Spirit. The secret is out at last
Now we know why it took so much
goods TO make Brother Haines q
vest
L. ]. Orine and G.. G. Mines, two b
80. brakemen, were arrested at Har-
per's Ferry last week, charged with
having broken into house at heysei
last fall. They were taken TO keyser
by all officer
A number OF Young ladies and gen
tlemen of Harper's Ferry are re
hearsing a very interesting drama
entitled THE Woven Web" which
they expect 20 play about the middle
OF next month.
Thirteen pounds each was the
wr.ght of eight head of cattle deliver
elat the y. & w. station here last
week by Mr.. Lee Shirley. Gooo
Ste0<s for somebody Free Press
Morr ike a bad miss-steak, We think
Lest bat not least OF the big hogs
comes Mr.. Lou Titles porker. 1t /:
the biggest hog yet reported from
this ueighborhood, for it weighed %
pounds net. Mr.. Frank Hill also
killed good one last week-weigh'