Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1892-02-19
BRiEFS.
Thanks, Mr.. Keyser Echo.

Thanks, Mr.. Keyser Echo.
Girls, girls, leap year is moving ON
apace.
81. Valentine 10 not as popular as he
used TO be.
In polite correspondence no abbre-
viations are tolerated.
Cbarlestown is now brilliantly
lighted by electric lights.
We are indebted to Senator Faulk.
csr for a lot Of garden seeds.
Did the grounding see his shadow
or did he not, That's the question.
The almost defunct Fraternal Cir
,Is has lots of victims in Martinsburg.
The County Alliance will meet in
Cbarlestown Saturday morning at 10
o'clock.
Moler's Alliance will have an oys-
tar dinner to-day at the hall at Mo
ler's Cross Roads.
The Rarig Iron Works of Buena
Vista, Va, made an assignment, with
liabilities at $4,000.
Uyou want the news, read the REG
1,rER-that is, read your own copy
not your neighbours.
A rod and gun club has been organ
ned in Charlestown, with Mr.. Arthur
Davenport as president.
Me,srs Edward Grove and John
w.g.msn are thinking Of starting a
newspaper in Sharpsburg.
The liabilities of Mr.. b. G. Washing
ton. OF Charlsstown, are said to be
$4,000. and the assets $4,000.
]. Monroe Sword, eI-member OF the
legislature from Washington county,
Nd. is dead, aged siIty-eight.
A eve belonging to MIR. Henry
Shepherd gave birth to four lambs q
few day. ago, all Of which are living.
Remember that corporation taxes
must be paid on or before the 1st
day Of March il you wish to vote.
We still have for sale some copies
OF the REGISTER containing an &C
count Of the recent tragedy in Shep-
herdstown.
Mr.. ]. P. A. Entler, Of Piedmont,
has rented the Allegheny House At
Mountain Lake Park and takes pos
session June l.
Mr.. John w. Barringer has built
himself q comfortable new dwelling
house at Shenandoah Junction, in the
McGsrry addition.
1t 10 said that water will be turned
into the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
about the LIST of March. The canal
is in pretty good order.
Mr.. George n. Duke, OF the Baker
ton neighborhood, desires Il good
tenant on his farm, which contains
about hundred acres OF land.
Mr.. Geo. w. Duke has rented the
room adjoining Seibert's barbershop,
and will remove to it his candy, cake
and cigar store, the first of April next.
Mr.. Charles w. Young, Of Charles
ton, our State Bank Examiner, has
designed a short method OF book
keeping that is said to be an excellent
thing.
A report was circulated in town last
Sunday evening that Mr.. Albert En-
gle had been killed. But Mr.. Engle
came to town Monday morning and
proved an alibi.
The leading shades in spring dress
goods will be iawn in light and dark
shades, elephants breath, pearls.
and grayish hues in Bedford cord
and Henrietta cloth.
Geo. s. Jennings, = Martinsburg
grocer, made an assignment last week
TO Stuart w. Walker for the benefit
Of his creditors His liabilities are
about $4,000 and bis assets 81, 300.
The World is hauling the Martins
burg Improvement Company over the
Goals on account of its unfulfilled
promises. 1t seems that none OF the
manufactures has yet msterialized.
Mr.. Grant Potter, former student
Of Shepherd College, will represent
the Republican club OF Morgan
county at the meeting of the State
League at Parkersburg on the 22d.
Mr. Isaac Malatt has moved from
Mr.. Daniel w. Staley's farm, west of
town, to Mr. Kerfott's farm, south
west of Martinsburg. Mr.. G. F. Byers
takes the farm vacated by Mr.. Mslatt.
While a number of young men
were skating on the canal last Salur-
Gay the ice gave way, throwing them
INTO the water. 1t was just deep
enough to make them good and wet.
Inc top OF a coal stove having mad
'eftently been left open on Sunday
nlght' two daughters Of Mr.. NJ. Scott
"eller-Misses Florence and Gussie-
were near being asphyxiated. Free
RrM.
Ihe death of Judge Duckwall has
brought the February term of our
circuit court to all end, and so Harry
F. Smooth will not be tried until May,
unless new judge should call a spe-
elal term.
Ihe NJ. f. Sunday school will give
cantata entitled The Four Sea
sons on Saturday, February eth,
I" LSO p. u, in the town hall. Ad-
I''slon 25 cents, children under II