Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-02-08


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Hodges is still offering some special
bargains in children's shoes.
The DAYS are getting considerably
longer, but the sun gets up pretty
early still.
Every man owes something to him
self; but what he owes other people
is what bothers him.
There has been q considerable
amount Of sickness in this community
the past week or two.
There is a good deal Of petty steal
ing going on. 1t is wise to keep
everything well locked up.
The mumps are becoming prevalent
in this town and vicinity. Uncle Bill
" Kerney has 'eIn, OF course.
The Jefferson Circuit Court begins
at Charlestown next Tuesday. Petit
iurymen are called for Wednesday.
Swope & Frazer expect to put up
an ice factory at MartinsburS with a
'apacity Of fifteen to twenty tons a
day.
No. z arrived at the home Of our
friend Sam Loudoun the other day,
and he is as much ticklsd as il it were
No. l.
Hagerstown has seventy-two liquor
saloons and Martinsburg has twenty
two. There are two in Shepherds
town.
n. II. Chenowith, q native OF Berke-
ley county who moved to Ohio sixty
years ago, died in Dayton last week.
He was SO years old.
The cold spell the first Of the week
made ice . couple OF inches thick on
the ponds, and some persons have
partly filled their ice-houses.
Pay the printer, pay the printer;
'Tis an honest, faithful debt;
For (we'll put it in italics)
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The peanut performance in the
town hall Tuesday evening was quite
al enjoyable entertainment, and the
receipts amounted to about $25.
The regular prayer mseting Of the
Y. n. c. A. will be held in the college
chapel Sunday afternoon at g. Is. The
young men are especially invited.
Prof Cyrus Flock has disposed of
his entire newspaper plant, the Guide,
published at Mysrsville, Frederick
county, to Mr.. D. H. Mowen and son.
Major James o. Moore, Of Balti
more, died at Hancock. Md, last Fri
day. He was a civil engineer, and
did great deal OF work on the b. &
o. Railroad.
The REGISTER office turns out the
most attractive sale bills in this sec
tion-clean, attractive and business
like. And our prices are made to
suit the times.
Mr.. Robert l.. Billmyer, who lives
at Billmyer's Mill. was pretty badly
hurt yesterday evening by being
kicked in the face by horse. DIR.
Butler was called in.
Buttermilk soap, dried apples, evsp-
GRATED apples, peaches. prunss, apri
cots, mincemeat, mountain buck
wheat, country apple butter, cram
berries, plated teaspoon in every
package Of Atlas coffee, at J. A. Sta.
lsy's.
Friday morning last Mrs. Geo. Kerns
and her fourteen-year-old daughter
were burned to death near Whiteacre
postoffice, in Frederick county, Va
They were spending the night at the
house OF Mr. VIM. Brsnnan, which
was burned.
Prof. j. F. Kimler, principal OF the
Williamsport High School, and
brother of Prof. A. G. Kimler, OF this
place, has been appointed mail clerk
between Baltimore and York, Pa
Mr. H. l.. Rinehsrt will succeed Prof.
Kimler as teacher.
Mr.. John Williamson died near
Broad Lane, in Berkeley county, re-
Gently, in the house in which he vas
born and lived seventy-ssven years
He had never been away from his
home TO stay more than week eI-
cept on one occasion.
The Martinsburg Statesman hasn't |
made its appearance yet this week
and there's no telling when it will !
come. Editor Moler is so busy with |
a fine new son, his first, that he hasn't |
time for newspaper work. Auctioneer |
J. w. Dodd is also the proud father
OF twelve-pound son.
THE Wanderers Return" q drama
in four acts, founded upon Tsnnyson's
poem OF Enoch Arden, will be given |
in the Uvilla Hall on Thursday even
ing, February 22d, bya company COM
posed of young ladies and gentlemen
of the Bakerton nsighborhood. II
promises to be a very interesting per
formancs. Admission 25 cents. Chill
drsn 10 and 10 cents.
Subsequent to the attempted bur
glary OF the residence Of Mr.. j. j. Hill
leary, at Ripon, an account of which
we gave, a stone was thrown through
the window OF Miss Mary Hilleary's
room, striking her with violence.
Darkness again shielded the scoun-
drsl, but white man by the name
OF Manuel Plotner has been arrested
on the charge Of the attempted house
breaking and committed to Jail.