Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-03-05
BRIEFS.

Twenty per cent off all Douglas
shoes. J n. Trussell.
A full line of Graichen's celebrated
gloves, at T. B. Lines.
W. P. Licklider will sell at half
price anything in his east window.
W. P. Lickider just received 800
pairs spring shoes, and prices very low.
Fresh candies, cakes and crackers
received this week at ]. n. Trussells.
Don't forget those fine percals and
unlaundried shirts, only SOC, at I. b.
Lines.
Full line of Helms catsup, sauces,
pickles and preserves, just in at j. n.
Trussell's.
expect more of those picked PO-
tomac herring last of this week J.
n. Trussell.
Mr.. G. T. Hodges has bought a new
coal delivery wagon from A, 5, Dan
bridge & Co.
Charles Drew, a worthy young col
ored man of this place, died last week
of consumption.
Dogs killed three ewes and Six lambs
last week for Mr.. William Myers, on
the WysOug place.
W. P. Lickhder has new dinner and
chamber sets. He offers 10 per cent
off many lamps in his stock.
John W. Cable has been appointed
tax collector for Washington county,
The place pays $500 a year.
The directors of the Hagerstown far
have decided to hold the next exhibit
ton October 20, 81, % and %.
wish to buy lot Of good, sound
merchantable apples Will pay high
est market price. c. D. Wysong.
A number of horses have been sold
the past week in this vicinity to
Washington dealer. Prices are low,
Edison prophesies that IN ten years
horseless carriages will be the rule and
horse-propelled vehicles the exception
Strawberries are coming into the
city markets. They are worth SIC
gallon. One is enough for us-one
berry.
Mr.. William NJ. Staley, who has
been in business at Brunswick, Nd
has located at KensingtOn, near Wash
ington.
The Crawford bicycle works at Ha-
gerstown employ 1900 men at pres
ent, and the daily output of bicycles
is four hundred.
Mr.. Thomas Z. Baumgardner, of
Halltown, is arranging to have new
barn built to replace the one recently
destroyed by fire.
We are sorry that the town council
didn't think of it in time and add an
other issue to the corporation ticket
for tower or against tower.
Mr.. B. S. Pendleton has been doing
rushing business the past week, and
has sold an enormous quantity of goods,
1t pays to advertise in the REGISTER.
March came in like a bear last Sum
day-sulky and gloomy. Then the
wind got up and hOwled, and ever
since it has been bowling at terrific
rate.
]. D. Billmyer is selling winter
goods at very low prices in order to
make room for new spring goods. Read
his new advertisement IN another col
umn.
Brakeman John Brown, Of the Nor
folk & Western Railroad, had one OF
his arms pretty badly crushed while
coupling cars at Shenandoah Junction
last Sunday night.
Mr.. Geo. H. Ropp has purchased
from Mr.. George GLADDEN. his farm
living in Gerardstown district, con-
tanning 1877 acres, for the sum Of
| S5,5OO.-.&atesmon,
The Town Hall Association is re-
ouested to meet at the home of Mrs
K. W. Reynolds on Saturday evening
March 7th, at 7 o'clock. A full at
tendance is of importance at this meet
ing.
A little son of Mr.. Frank Bowers
of Charlestown, placed loaded gun
shell on hot stove, when it exploded
and injured his left hand SO as to
necessitate the amputation Of three
fingers.
DR.. n. Mex. Wilson, of Sharpsburg'
has opened an office in Shepherdstown
for the practice of dentistry. He will
be here Tuesday and Wednesday Of
each week. HIS Office is next to Mr..