Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-05-10
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Short Items About This and That of Local
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June 18th.
Ten Fine Thrifty Steers for sale
II. zap. H. C. Getzendanner.
Nav 3Oth, national decoration day,
comes on Wednesday this year
The heavy rains of Sunday caused
q considerable raise in the river.
The Hotel Powhatan at Charlestown
has been leased to J. F. Graham.
Wanted 5 cans of lard and % BUSH
els potatoes, at W. P. Lickider's.
Try cream sugar corn, the finest
YOU ever ate, at W. P Lickliders.
There are 81 licensed saloons in
Hagerstown. The license fee is only
$50.
The reported death of Prof Gosh
aun, the mind reader, was incorrect.
He is still alive
Do not forget the lawn festival at
the home of Mr.. T. H. Davis on
Saturday evening, May 18th.
Large pickles, bologna, tomatoes 10
cents nrunes dried fruits. lima beans,
at W. P. Lickiders.
W. P. Licklder received another
new lot of slippers and shoes, which
viii be sold very low.
Several persons from this place
went to Charlestown Monday to hear
General Gordon's lecture,
Five o'clock tea kettles new after
dinner cohees and china and glass
ware, at W P. Lickhder's.
The May term of the circuit court
Of Jefferson county will begin at
Charlestown next Tuesday.
Washington & Alexander last week
satisfactorily settled the loss by the
fire at Mr. Dandridges house.
The ladies of the NJ. f. Church Will
hold festival on the evening of the
3lst for the benefit Of the church.
The Democrats of Martinsburg have
nominated Charles P. Matthaei for
MAYOR. He ought to be a winner
Mrs. T c. stotler's private school
closed on Monday with very enjoya-
bic entertainment by the youthful
pupils
VIII Johnson, colored boy, caught
a six-pound carp the other day-and
he was the proudest little darby you
ever saw.
Mr.. Samuel ]. Cost, a former resi-
dent of Shepherdstown, and Miss Uril-
la Valentine were married at Keedys-
Vile last week.
The Parthenian Literary Society of
Shepherd College will hold its ami
yersary exercises in the town hall Fri
day evening of this week at s o'clock
The public Is cordially invited.
News reaches us as we go to press,
Of fire which occurred at Middleway,
this county, on Tuesday night. The
Jennings mill with all its contents was
totally destroyed. The fire is sup
posed to be the work of an incendiary.
The closing exercises of the Graded
School will be held in the town hall
on Friday night. May 18th, beginning
at 5 o'clock These exercises will be
participated in by pupils selected from
all four rooms. The public is cordi-
ally invited.
Cards are out announcing the mar
mage OF Miss Virgie Bell COnard,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Con-
ard, formerly of this place, to Mr..
Joseph D. Roger. The ceremony will
take place at the home Of the brides
parents in Clarke county, Va, on
May 18th.
The ladies of the Episcopal Church
viii hold in the town hall an entertain
ment on the evening of the 18th of
May Luncheon and ices will be
served from 6 o'clock, and the laugh
able play of Freaks will be rendered
~ 5 o'clock. The public are most
.oslially invited. Admission 10 cents,
luch Is cents.
Editors should preserve the good
Will of their wives if they would sue
eeed There is very pointed moral
in the story of the editor of the Even
ING star of Bellevue, o., who gave MS
wife mortgage on his newspaper.
They quarreled, the wife foreclosed the
mortgage, and the Star wrinkles no
longer
Gen. John B. Gordon delivered his
famous lecture; 1.-The Last Days of the
Confederacy," in Charlestown, Mon
day night, under the auspices of the
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