Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1896-03-19
BRIEFS.

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Twenty per cent off Douglas Shoes
until April lst. ]. N. Trussell.
Lima beans, soup beans, hominy,
kraut and apples. j. n. Trussell.
Fresh candies, oranges and lemons
expected this week. ], N. Trussell.
Picked Potomac herring and shad,
small sugar-cured hams. ]. n. Trus-
sell.
A number of new subscribers are
added to the REGISTER again this
week.
DR.. Edward L. Strobe has moved
into his comfortable new home at Swan
Pond.
Apple butter, preserves and Jelly by
the pound, fresh crackers and cakes.
]. n. Trussell.
When an old blunderbuss goes of
it does more harm at the breech than
at the muzzle
The Martinsburg World was printed
on green paper Tuesday in honor OF
St. Patrick's day.
1t is said that the B. & o. tunnel at
Harper's Ferry, is to be arched with
brick all the way through.
The REGISTER has recently closed a
contract fol- printing that requires the
employment of two additional compos-
itors.
Town SergeantS. O. Dunn has moved
into the Adams dwelling-house on
Main street, vacated by Mrs, Melinda
Byers.
a party of gipsies have been en-
camped in Folks woods, two miles
west Of town. Tough weather for
camping out.
1t is stated that Mr.. Conn, from
Hancock, Nd, will open clothing and
dry goods store in the Lambert build
ing in a few weeks.
The old post fence along the Ha-
gerstown pike, at sharpsburg, is to be
torn down. 1t bears thousands Of bul-
let marks of the battle of Antietam.
The peach-growers over in Mary
land are complaining that the last
cold snap injured the buds to a great
extent. It's way the peach-growers
have
The Perrine comet that was to have
struck the earth last Saturday and
smash things up generally failed tc
arrive. 1t is now said that it IS scoot-
ing away from the earth.
Nh Braxton Davenport, formerly
of this county, recently passed very
creditable examination prior to add
mission to practise law in Cleveland
Ohio, where he will locate
Mems pants and shirts for sale OF
Saturday, the DIST, and Monday Odd
One pair of suspenders given away
with every pair of pants sold on the
above dates-at 7. B. Lines.
A great many chickens have recent,
ly been shipped north over the Nor
folk & Western Railroad. The Other
day nine carloads, 10000 chickens IL
all, passed through Shepherdstown.
March 8, 1896, at the home Of Rev
James H. Wolff, the officiating minis
ter, in Charlestown, Mr.. Harry II
Benner and Miss Annie V. Leslie, boil
of this county, were united in matri
mony.
The old established firm Of VIM
Phillips & Sons, Charlestown, has beer
dissolved. 1t will be hereafter con
dncted by Robert II. and Oscar NJ
Phillips under the name of VIM. Phil
lips Sons.
The loss sustained by the fire insur
ance company represented by Messrs
Harrison & Schley, of this place, oil
account of Mr.. Crabill's fire at Shen
andoah Junction, has been adjusted t
the entire satisfaction of Mr. Crabill.
The report that boat-load of Goa
belonging to Mr. Shipley had SUM
opposite Shepherdstown is untrue. Al
old empty boat, the one run by Nh
w. L. Arthur last summer, slmpl,
settled on the bottom when the waite
was turned in the canal.
The 18th of next September will b
a big day at Antietam. Marylan'
and Pennsylvania will join in a grea
demonstration on the battlefield. Th
Philadelphia Brigade will dedicate
$4,000 monument on that occasion
and many prominent speakers will b
present.
Mr.. John Porterfeld has purchase
of Mr.. Frank Ronemous the handsom
property of the latter Former Stove
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