Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-05-17


Shepherd College commencement
will be held on June 18th
\ voting precinct has been estab-
lished at RipOn, this county.
Patronize the lawn festival at Mr..
T. H. Davis's Saturday night
Wheat took another drop this week.
1t is only worth 81 to 50 cents today.
Ivory starch, Lion coffee, apricots,
cracked corn, etc, at w. P Lickli-
der's.
The indications are that the wheat
harvest will be unusually early this
year.
In New York last Saturday wheat
sold down as low as sos cents a
bushel.
Cabbage, piueapples, tomatoes, ba-
uanas, oranges and lemons, at ". P.
Licklider's.
The last Saturday in May, the Goth,
has been fixed as memorial day at
Charlestown
The small boy rejoiceth in the fact
that school days are about over for a
few months
G. T. Hodges shipped about 1000
bushels of wheat to Georgetown by
canal this week
Herring, mackerel, new barrel of
pickles, hams and canned goods, at
W. ?. Eckliders.
The strawberry is with us once
more, and the price is getting down to
reasonable figure.
DR.. c. T. V. S. Butler has had a
new porch made Of solid locust put up
in front Of his Office door.
Put paint on some of these dingy
houses in Shepherdstown and see what
an Improvement it will make.
Ii is a wise man who insures his
property. The Jefferson County Mu-
,ual Is a good company and its rates
are low
Mr.. R. D, Shepherd, of this place,
has entered some of his horses for the
races at the Gentlemen's Driving
Park, Baltimore
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W, Gard
ner, of this vicinity, fine daughter.
Had it been boy its name would
have been Tariff Reform
About twenty-five persons from
; Martinsburg took advantage Of the
fine weather last Sunday and drove to
Shepherd'town to spend the day.
The victims of the fire in Shepherds
town last week request us to extend
general thanks to the public for as
sistance rendered in various ways.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson was in Charles
town last week, having arrived from
New Orleans Thursday night. He
returned to Washington on Monday.
Potomac Permanent Building Asso-
cation will meet next Monday even
ing at $50 o'clock in Firemens Hall,
when shares will be offered for redemp-
tIon.
The President last week appointed
Col. Buchanan Schley, Of Hagerstown,
10 be United States marshal for Mary
land. The office is worth upwards OF
5000 year.
Louis E. Brown, the popular con-
tectioner Of Martinsburg, has our
thanks for patent match safe IL
has luminous spot that enables one
10 find it in the dark.
Prof G. C. Pearson has been ap-
pointed secretary, examiner and treas
urer of the school board of Washing
ton county, Md. P. A. Wilmer has
held the office 26 years.
Mr.. Alex. Behrend came up from
Halltown on Monday of last week
md was stricken with paralysis. On
s Wednesday he was removed to the
County Infrmary, and died next day
Spirit
The commencement exercises of the
Shepherdstown Graded School will be
held in the town hall on Friday
evening at S o'clock. All the depart
lnents Will assist in the exercises. The
public is invited.
One day last week. while she was
eating supper at her home in Hagers-
town, some PARTICLES of food lodged in
the throat of Pearl Buzzard, twelve
year-old girl, and despite the efforts
of several physicians she strangled to
death.
A very enjoyable entertainment
was held in the town hall by the la
dies of the Episcopal Church last
Saturday night There was an ex-