Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-10-24

Thursday night OF next week is MAJ
low Fen.
,rr,ss are selling at 20 and 25
cents busheI'
The price of wheat has been about
stationary the past week
County court meets November 4th
- circuit court November 10th.
The Citizens Fire Company of
ct,rrss.own offers for sale its hand
fre-engine.
The price of hogs is on the decline.
rt.v are worth but 81 cents per
pound gross.
lanes Lawrence Hooff, native OF
rI,rlsstown, is a candidate for post
master at Altoona, Pa,
Miss Ramsburg has been appointed
assistant teacher in the Leetown school,
taught by Geo. P. Shirley,
John Shanl IN old resident Of
sbarrsburg dis ct, was stricken with
,a,sl blindness Few days ago,
Local hunters are shooting a good
r,rv rabbits these days, 1t is said
that cartridges are very scarce.
Mr.. Edmund Blunt took seven pre-
NUNS at the Fagerstown fair last
week on his thoroughbred horses.
rsan i'll wind that blows nobody
any good. William Wells is doing
'srl-otfce busi IS hauling water.
The new winter schedule of the B.
20. Railroad went into effect last Sun
dav. There is no important change.
Contractor James Wintermoyer has
commenced work on the stone found
alton walls for the new college build
ing.
Who has Harry Snyder's hat p
ci~1estoun SPIRIT. Well give SITS
and an old hat to find the rascal that
took It
Numerous fires, started by sparks
from locomotives, are reported from
various sections of this and adjoining
counties.
New corn is selling in Shepherds
town at 25 cents bushel, and there
is not much demand for it even at
this price.
The REGISTER Office is printing this
week the minutes of the Sunday school
convention held in Shepherdstown the
past summer.
Mr.. Harry Lewis fell while crossing
a cattle-guard on the railroad few
days ago and skinned and bruised his
face quite badly.
DR.. Edward L. Strobe has resigned
as postmaster at Swan Pond, in Berke-
ley county, and ]. W. Sheckle has beer
appointed in his stead.
A colt belonging to ]. n. Trussel
was shot while in pasture field last
Saturday by some unknown person
but was not much hurt.
Some blockhead of a postal CLERK
carried the Baltimore mail past Shep
Leristown yesterday and it didn't ge'
back until $50 at night.
Nessrs. A. C. Yeaton and j. P
Bradley, well-known West Virginians
have been in town this week repre-
seut.ug the Mutual Life Insurance
Company Of New York.
Our friend James Lawrence Nc
Chan desires us to announce that ht
viii serve the public as auctioneer
and in order to get a start he vii
give bis services free for the present.
i number of young ladies and gen
t.eneu from this place went to the
mountains near Harper's Ferry fol
ches,nuts last Saturday. They go
about a quart Of chestnuts and bushels
oftun.
Nr W. H. Rodefer has the new
dwelling Sheriff Eugene Baker, neal
Leetown, ready for the plastering. Thu
main building is 81 K 40, with a wing
lSII6, with double back porches,
side porch SIX y and front porcf
SIX 26.-&pjrt.
Bya vote of A to SO, the citizens
Of Keedysville at a special election
voted not to purchase steam fire en-
gns for the town. The engine witt
hose would have cost from 1000 K
$500, necessitating an increase ofth'
tax rate to 60 cents on the 500.
The many friends of Mr.. Georg'
Wysong, who resides in this city. vii
regret to learn that he suffered a sever'
stroke of paralysis on Saturday nigh
last, and is almost helpless. 1t is t.
be hoped that he is not beyond re
eoyery.-Nartinsburg Free Lance.