Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-11-16

christmas is coming.
Circuit Court begins next Tuesday,
November 2lst
Mr.. Z. r. Crow is clerking in Mr..
J. \. Staley'S store.
4 pension has been granted the
children Of VIM. Kitner, OF Martins
burg.
4 new roof is being placed on Mr..
Thos. r. Lines Westinghouse on
Princess street.
Col. Roger E. Cook, a prominent
resident of Hagerstown, died last Sun
dav, aged 50 years.
Mrs. Rebecca Engle is having
new frame dwelling house built on
her land near Uvilla.
Butter Is selling at 20 cents Il pound
and eggs are 20 cents a dozen and not
very plentiful either.
Remember the dinner in the town
hall Oh Thanksgiving day by the la
dies Of the Reformed Church.
Mr. +. II. Davis wishes to inform
the public that he has on hand lime
for sale in any quantity desired.
The Hagerstown Globe refers to
funeral service as the last sad rights. y
That : one case where right was wrong
Muskrats caused bad break in the
tuwpath of the c. & .. canal at Will
Transport the latter part of last week.
Mountain buckwheat, new raisins,
citron. currants, mincemeat, new fat
mackerel, at j. y. Staley's this week.
\ Charlestown editor says he is
willing to fight the devil with fire, -
il his subscribers will furnish the
wood.
Rev. c. H. Hockey will deliver the
address al the Y NJ, G.. y. meeting
Sunday afternoon at 3.15 o'clock in
college hall.
The Charlestown Free Press is going
up higher that is. it is going tomove
from the second to third floor OF the
Carroll building.
Mrs Il. H. Alvey, of Berkeley cOun-
~, was thrown from a carriage while
returning from a funeral the other
day and had her arm broken.
Lost, on Monday OF last week. be-
tween Shepherdstown and kearneys-
Vile, brown shawl. The finder will
be rewarded by leaving it at this of
fee.
Mrssrs. Smith & Mowbray, who re
Gently bought the Martinsburg Herald
have dissolved partnership. Mr..
Smith will hereafter conduct the pa
per.
\ western paper sagely remarks
that reading your neishbor's news
paper is like the little boy sneaking
into the circus under a mans coat
tail
Mr.. and Mrs J. Louis Sheet have
moved into their home on Main street
the old home of Mr. Sheetz-and
nave gone TO housekeeping for them
selves.
The Martinsburg WOrid says the
partial closing of the Baltimore and
OHIO shops at that place will be the
cause OF much distress the coming
winter
all attempt was made by burglars
10 rob the Loudoun National Bank
at Leesburg the other night, but for
tuuately they were unable to get into
the vault.
Get your Thanksgiving turkey ready
for the 4th Thursday in this month
Page Corner. Why not wait until the
fifth Thursday, a. the President rec
Ommends?
The first snow of the season made
its appearance Tuesday night. The
roofs were covered with it Wednesday
morning. An iuch or more must
have fallen.
The Gi0Js says that sn advisory
board Of the Hagerstown fair is being
organized i'll Frederick county. The
board will comprise some OF Frederick
county most prominent citizens.
Mr.. f. Hess Reinhart is having
fine new stable and carriage-house
erected on his lot on New street. 1t
looks nice enough for people to live
in. Messrs. Maddox are doing the
work.
Wood Park, the home of the late
Or. j. Philip Smith, in Clarke county,
which is now owned by his son, Mr..
WiIloughby \. Smith, of Baltimore,
was totally destroyed by fire Saturday
morning
The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church will hold oyster suppers at
the Uvilla Hall tomorrow and Satur-
day afternoon and evening, Novem-
Der 18th and 18th. The public patron
age is invited.
Rev. Jacob \. Stuckey, living near
Johnsontown, died at his home on
Wednesday last. He was preacher
In the Dunkard church and was a use
tnl citizen and kind neighbor. His
age was y years, and his malady was
dropsy.-&atesman.
An exchange tells of woman who
bought a newfangled coffee pot from
peddler. In Intervening she showed
II to her husband, hardware dealer,
who told her he kept the same thing
In bis store for half the price she paid.