Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-07-01
BRIEFS.

,s,ants a pound this week.
now military company is to be
,,.ni,rd at Charlestown'
W Monday is July 4th. A little
.triotism ought to be shown any
how
u..or.town has fixed its tax rate at
.~nts ON the 800 for the current
year :.
,,or this summer than they have
han for some time.
Nm Roper, residing near Wageley's
.,on had a horse killed by lightning,
in hi. pasture field, one day last week.
Prof Tinsley has resigned as princi-
no,ofthe Charlestown Academy, and
giu be succeeded by DR.. r. X. Meade.
Ground has been broken for a new
,,rse that Mr.. Dennis NJ. Schoppert
;n,.nJs TO build in Trusselrs addition.
Most OF the farmers below town
have finished harvesting. Above
town. however, they are still hard at
IT,
Its lust six months until the first of
next January, and it takes just one
dollar to get the REGISTER until that
time.
The Charlestown AdrOcate is moving
il. office into the large Office building
ofthe Improvement company OF that
place.
The handsome premiums offered in
the ladies' department of Morgan's
Grove ought to bring out splendid
exhibit.
Cbarlestown will celebrate the 4th
Of July by having a firemen's parade
during the day and display OF fire
works at night.
C. Z. Baylor, of Summit Point, has
sold his trotting gelding Bright to Mr..
Buckley, purchasing agent OF the Bal
,jmore and Ohio Railroad, for 800.
Ii is said that Mr. George w. Banks
will not be an applicant for the posi-
ton of principal of the Shepherds
town Graded School the coming year.
Mr.. X. L. Spangler, well-known
Hagerstown merchant, who dealt in
dry goods and notions, has made an
assignment for the benefit of his cred
itorS.
Two horses belonging to Mr.. James
Lloyd. who lives near Leetown, were
struck by lightning during the storm
last Monday evening and instantly
killed.
The teachers institute for Berkeley
county will be held at Martinsburg
during the week beginning July 18th,
the teachers examination to be on
July 10th.
Tie big barn and the dwelling
house on DIR. |. S. Tanners farm
near Shspherdstown have been
handsomely painted by Messrs. Fer
rel l. Son.
Watermelons, new potatoes, ripe
tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, CLAIMS,
bananas. pineapples, lemons; also,
fresh candies and cakes, expected on
Friday, at Trussel's.
We are sorry for Martinsburg.
Vat town will simply be a way sta
ton on the b. & o. when our new
river road is finish ed, and Shepherds
town will be right in the swim.
Here's a little grammatical gem
from the critical Williamsport Tran
script: IF you are hesitating where
to 90 on the Fourth don't hesitate no
longer but come to Williamsport."
William Sheetz, who was born near
Martinsburg in 1898, and who was a
well-known WAGNER and teamster be
fore the days OF the railroads, died in
Jefferson county, Iowa, last month.
The n. & w. Railroad will sell round
trip tickets to and from all stations at
greatly reduced rates for the 4th Of
July. Tickets on sale July 2, and A;
good to return on any train till July g..
The Norfolk and Western Railroad
has contracted for the hauling east OF
fifteen hundred car loads Of water
melons. The first instalment Of five
car loads passed through Shepherds
town on Monday.
Since lit Washington county, Md,
has had but six county court clerks,
and last week portraits Of all OF them
were put up in the clerks office.
George b. Oswald, the present in
cumbent, has served for nineteen
years.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment, in another column, OF Messrs.
Lsgge & kerney, the new firm oflum-
Der dealers. They are getting in a
fine stock OF lumLer, and are now pre-
pared TO furnish all the materials for
house building little lower than they
can be bought elsewhere. They ask
the pnblic to ascertain their prices be-
fore purchasing.
On Saturday last the @. NJ, NJ. Il l..
Go. and Shenandoah Brass and Iron
Works completed the sale of the brass
works at Charlestown to Mr.. Victor
a. Harder, Of New York. Mr.. Harder
has already arranged for improve
ments to the buildings and machinery
and for increased facilities on Belt
Line, and proposes starting the works
at once with ali increased force
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