Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-02-28

beginning OF Lent
Fresh 5-cent crackers and snaps re-
csived every week. j. N. Trussell.
Fresh oranges and lemons expected
last Of this week. ]. N. Trussell.
carload of fencing wire and wire
nail. at Hodges. Prices lower than
ever
Dried cherries, silver prunes, apples,
Law, coffee, lake herring, at W. P.
L.,klijers,
" 7 Lickhder received this week
direct from England two crates of
white china.
c,ped lima beans, string beans and
s,,v June peas expected today. j.
\. russell.
H. Strider & Son are talking of
moving their cannery from Leetown
TO Caarlestown.
Thuty-fte peacocks were frozen to
death in single night, recently, at
Mr. : II. Higinbotham's "Wheatland'
farm.
Potomac Building Association No.
Swll meet at the Office of the secretary
on Monday evening next at Z o'clock.
Money to loan.
". P. Licklider is preparing for a
big spring trade and is receiving new
goods in every line and will sell at
the lowest prices.
If you neglect paying your corpo-
ration head-tax until after tomorrow
friday YOU cannot vote at the ap-
preaching election.
Elisha Locke, of the lower end OF
the county, lost thirty-tve lambs dur
inc the recent blizzard. Other farm
srs lost lambs in smaller numbers.
The earnings of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for last January Were
1886, 1889, an increase of$92, 64S.S9
over the earnings for January, 1894.
Handsome new signs have been
placed above the doors of NJ. S. Hite-
shew millinery store and the postof-
fee in the REGISTER building. w, R.
Miller painted them.
There will be another one Of the
popular B. & 0. excursions to Wash
ington and Baltimore on Thursday
March l4th. Round trip from Shen-
andoah Junction $1.90.
The ladies of the Baptist Church
Will hold festival in Blackboard s Hall
at Shenandoah Junction on Friday
and Saturday nights, March lst and
%. The public are invited.
Prof. H. Bronstein, the well-known
optician, who is giving great satisfac-
ton in adjusting glasses, will visit
Shepherdstown March 6, 7, s and 9.
He NAV be found at the Entler Hotel.
From the Charlestown Spirit The
especially pleasant expression on the
countenance of Mr.. John P. Hess on
Sunday was because of a new arrival
Oh East Washington street. 1t Is a
boy.
Vim. B. Page, who is wanted in
Clarke county for extensive alleged
forgeries, was arrested at Rockville,
Md, the first of the week and taken
to Berryville, where he was lodged IN
jail.
D. L. Rentch is now receiving his
spring stock of wall papers. He buys
from the factory and can sell cheap
Call and examine. Some few patterns
left over will be sold at great re-
duction.
The pipe organ which has been re-
Gently taken from the LutheranChurch
and which now stands in the parson-
age, is for sale. This organ will be
sold below its real value. Apply tc
Rev C. H. Rockey.
At the town hall one night only
Saturday, March 2d-the Boonsborc
Band with a party OF royal entertain
ers. Do not fail to see the street pa
rade Tickets at Gibson's drug store
Admission 10, 10 and % cents.
The Messrs. Meleester have added
a corn crusher to their establishment
near the railroad station, and are now
prepared to crush and chop all kinds
Of feed. Their steam saw-mill is al
ways ready to accommodate those who
may want work in that line.
During the past week the snow ha'
been nadually disappearing from the
fields and roads. The big drifts have
been melting slowly, however, and a
a consequence the roads are in very
bad condition. The dirt roads are be