Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-05
8RIEFS.

Inc Po
again.
The REGISTER Office prints the best
sale bills.
The new silver coins are being coun-
terfeited.
The corporation election is not so
very far of.
The artificial ice men will not be in
il next summer.
We are always glad to have news
items sent to us.
The canal company paid of its
debts last week.
Mr.. NJ. L. Dorm, Martinsburg tail
or, died last week.
There ale lots of public sales in
Berkeley county this year.
St. Andrews brotherhood will meet
in the Episcopal Chapel next Tuesday
evening.
Town Sergeant Show is just getting
ont again after very severe spell of
the grip.
Mr.. Charles n. Lloyd. Of this county,
was taken 70 the asylum at Weston
last week.
Mr.. Murphy Tabler, of this vicinity,
has recently been granted a govern
ment pension.
Messrs. Frazier g. Son have had
their meat shop greatly improved by
vainscoting it on the inside.
Ii is rumored that a new express
company is to be formed TO compete
with the Adams Express Company.
Mr. George r. Bowman, a we'll
known Hagerstown citizen, died
Wednesday morning, aged II years.
Jacob Mullendore has sold his farm
Of $50 acres in the Sbarpsburg dis
trict to Daniel Gloss for So an acre.
The girls do not seem TO have real
lied the fact that this is leap year
or maybe the men are uncommonly
shy
Oak Grove Grange will meet this
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All
the members are requested to at
tend.
The Kearneysville Alliance will hold
a social meeting on Saturday at the
home of Mr.. J. p. Kearfott near Kear-
neysville.
The Teacher Association OF JEFF
ferson county will meet in Charles
town Saturday morning at half-past
10 o'clock.
Mr.. VIM. H. Thomas, Of Porters-
town, bought Of DR.. Grimes, of Balti-
more, the DR.. Russell property in
Sharpsburg, for $1,000.
1t is said that third track will be
laid by the b. l. o. Railroad Com
pany from Martinsburg to Bruins
wick. 1t is badly needed.
Mr.. James C. Frazer has bought all
OF Mr.. J. b. Wilson's stock in the
Peoples Bank of Martinsburg, pay
ing, it is said, $l46 share.
Do not borrow your neighbours pa
per The neighbor doesn't like it and
you are taking advantage OF the pub
Usher. Subscribe for yourself.
Last Sunday was big day on the
b. g.. o. Railroad. By actual count
10 freight engines, drawing 2,773
cars, passed over the main stem.
Harry NJ. Chew, a B. & 0. brake
man, fell from his train near Wash
ington Junction few days ago, and
was so badly hurt that he died next
day.
Jacob Wintermoyer, the boss cloth
Ter, is selling of his heavy winter
goods at a big reduction, and offers
some fine bargains. Advertisement
next week.
Mr.. Thomas w. Hammond has
bought from the other heirs the
home farm near Kearneysville, con-
tanning III acres. The price paid was
$50 per acre.
Extra copies OF last weeks REGIS
TER, containing the full account OF
the celebrated tragedy, may be OBJ
tanned at this Office. Mail orders
promptly filed.
We are informed that there was a
big crowd of persons at the sale OF
Mrs. Byers's property on Thursday.
Horses sold rather low, but the other
property brought good prices.
The February number of "Our Lit
Tie Ones and the Nursery" has been
received from the publishers, SO
Bromfeld street, Boston. 1t is the
sweetest OF children's magazines.
Within the past two weeks the REG
IsTER has added nearly forty new
subscribers TO its list. The paper is
steadily gaining in popularity, as these
and other evidences continually show.
Lookout for burglars. A gang OF
them are working their way in this
direction, having started in Alexan
dra couple Of weeks ago. They
mostly choose stores and warehouses
for robbery.
There will be another Of those pop
ular b. & o. excursions to Washington
on Thursday, February 18th. The
round trip is only Sl9O from Shenan-
dOah Junction and tickets are good
TO Baltimore.
Mr. William Eli shot big wild cat
near Millar,S Saw mill on the Mary